Northumberland-based contractor J.O. Straughan & Co Ltd has fitted its new range-topping Fendt 1050 Vario – believed to be the biggest-wheeled agricultural tractor operating in the north east of England – with the largest set of Michelin tractor tyres available. Measuring 2.32m high by 0.9m wide, the AxioBib IF 900/65 R46 fitments offer a per-tyre […]
John Fagan is one of Ireland’s best-known farmers thanks to the success of the RTE show ‘Big Week on the Farm’, which was broadcast live from his farm in Gartlandstown on the shores of Lough Derravaragh in Co. Westmeath earlier this year. Having focused mainly on sheep over the past six or seven years, he […]
Michael Ryan & Son Agri Ltd is a third generation agricultural contracting firm based in Ballindoney, Ballywilliam in Co. Wexford. Offering a complete farm contracting service, Michael Ryan runs the business along with his wife Mary and son Micheal. It’s almost 40 years since Michael – then aged 17 – joined his father John’s agri […]
E&C Fitzgerald Ltd have been leading timber frame construction specialists for over 40 years. Based in Kircubbin, Co. Down, the family-run business works extensively throughout the UK and Ireland catering primarily for the agricultural sector, but also for the commercial and domestic markets. Headed up by brothers Eamon and Ciaran Fitzgerald, E&C Fitzgerald offers a […]
Ten prominent farm machinery dealers have lined up behind Fastparts – the parts and components division of farm machinery distributor Farmhand – to promote the latest ball–and–spoon hitch system made by Dromone Engineering of Oldcastle. The dealers concerned – each one supplied with a working display module demonstrating how the device operates – are Whelans Garage (Loughrea […]
The name Heathfield Agri Contracting is synonymous with quality around the Garvagh area and their dedication, commitment and reliability is second to none. Irish Tractor & Agri caught up with proprietor Brian Torrens who highlighted reliability as one of the key strengths of the business. The Torrens family members are well-known and popular amongst their […]
As renowned agricultural machinery manufacturer Belmac Engineering prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2017, we travelled to the company’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Belmont, County Offaly and had a chat with founder / proprietor Michael Gavin about the history and current well-being of this long-established, customer-focused operation. Belmac Engineering was founded in 1987, initially […]
Since 1998, Ryan Brothers Construction is a family-run business based in County Waterford that specializes in the design and construction of a full range of farm buildings. We travelled to their workshop in Ballymacarbry to meet with John Paul to discuss the full range of products and services offered by this family business. This company […]
Farming has evolved over the years to such an extent that technology and science play a massive part in the day to day running of any farm. Gone are the days when the stereotypical farmer is a guy who leaves school at a young age and carries on the same process that his or her […]
Wexford man Joe Healy is a third-generation pig farmer who runs both Healy Pigs Ltd. and Wexford Pig Development Ltd. He’s also chairman of the Mid region of the IFA’s Pigs & Pigmeat Committee. We travelled to the Model County to meet a man who’s been immersed in the pig sector for three-and-a-half decades. As […]
