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Innovation is the key for Stephen Robb

21 Mar , 2017  

A young farmer in Donegal says innovation is vital to the future of farming. Stephen Robb is a farmer from Newtowncunningham, Co.Donegal and earlier this year he won the Young Tillage Farmer of the Year award at the FBD/Macra Young Farmer of the Year Awards. The competition is organised by Macra na Feirme in partnership […]

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Case IH event. McGuinness farm, Co. Louth 9 March

21 Mar , 2017  

Farmers in Co. Louth were able to see some of the latest Case IH tractors in action at an on-farm open day with Mid-Louth Garage on March 9th. Held on the McGuinness brothers’ farm at Richardstown, near Ardee, it attracted over 60 farmers. A particular attraction was the multiple award-winning Optum 300 CVX, recently crowned […]

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King Agro opens new John Deere spray boom plant

16 Mar , 2017  

John Deere’s exclusive partner King Agro has opened a new facility at Picassent, near Valencia in Spain. This is dedicated to the production of the revolutionary carbon fibre spray boom introduced last year on the new R4050i self-propelled sprayer. Representing an investment of over €8 million by the company, the new plant will work alongside […]

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Matthews Partnership are high achievers

16 Mar , 2017  

Father and son partnership Ken and Richard Mathews from Killeigh in Co. Offaly have one of the top performing sheep flocks in the country and have the award to prove it. The Mathews’ ability to delivery excellence in sheep management and production saw them named as the Zurich Farm Insurance / Farming Independent Sheep Farmer […]

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James Angus & Partners Agricultural Contractors – a real family success story

15 Mar , 2017  

Looking for an agricultural contractor on the Ards peninsula? Get in touch with James Angus & Partners Agricultural Contractors who offer their clients a wide range of services. Irish Tractor & Agri caught up with Andy Angus. Farmers need not worry about taking time out from their busy day when they employ the services of […]

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Branagan’s epitomise quality

14 Mar , 2017  

The meat processing industry has stringent rules in place that ensure traceability on all products related to the sector. Over the years, major investment has been placed in facilities to ensure that the proper standards are met. One of the leading meat processing plants in Ireland is a family run business based in Rosemount Business […]

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Kildare’s premier potato producer

13 Mar , 2017  

For half a century, the O’Gormans in Kildare have been synonymous with producing high-quality potatoes. We visited their prolific and self-sustaining mixed home farm in the south of the county and caught up with Brendan O’Gorman – who oversees day-to-day activities alongside his brothers, John and Kevin – to find out more about the exceptional […]

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Racing to Glory

10 Mar , 2017  

Ireland has produced it’s fair share of horse trainers over the years and for this month’s edition of Irish Tractor & Agri, we profile the long-serving Pat Fahy. A life time interest in our four-legged friends has seen Pat work with horses for many years. Having initially started out as a jockey, the Carlow native […]

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Spreading the DeLaval gospel

9 Mar , 2017  

Backboned by their DeLaval agency, Portumna Farm and Dairy Services boast an extensive stock of farm and dairy products for your farm and full back-up with servicing and repairs. Irish Tractor & Agri caught up Tim Walsh, who runs the family company along with his brother Liam, to find out more. DeLaval is a world […]

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Engineering at its best

8 Mar , 2017  

For this month’s edition of Irish Tractor & Agri, we speak to JC Engineering Ltd managing director James Coyle about the success of the business and he explains to us how they have managed to continuously keep their customers’ happy. One of the secrets to the success of this Donegal based company is the ability […]