The potato plays a massive part in Irish history as it is the food most commonly associated with this country for obvious reasons. For centuries, potatoes have been the main part our diet and even today, where there are so many different choices of foods to choose from, the potato is still as popular as […]
At William Scanlan DairyTech, they bring world class dairy technology to your farm. The Cappoquin, Co Waterford-based family-run business can advise you on Dairy Equipment Design, Planning & Installation. Director Richard Scanlan tells us that no stone is left unturned when it comes to customer service. In 1969 William Scanlan began installing and servicing Alfa […]
The good work that farmers do more often than not goes unrecognised, but there are certain competitions out there that celebrate the work being done in the agricultural industry. The Zurich Farm Insurance Farming Independent Farmer of the Year Awards are all about recognising and rewarding the very best in Irish Farming. The Awards are […]
Celebrating 50 years in business, Riddell Bros. are one of Northern Ireland’s premier suppliers of new and used tractors and agricultural machinery, holding main agencies for Valtra, Tuff Mac and Hi-Spec. We dropped into their well-appointed Maghera, Londonderry base to find out more about the proud history and current well-being of this exceptional family business […]
Noel O’Rourke Plant Hire Ltd. provides exceptional tree cutting solutions and has been carrying out contract work for the ESB for 21 years. We dropped into their base in Ballinamore, County Leitrim and caught up with Owen McCarthy to find out more about the full range of plant hire and tree care / hedge cutting […]
Over the past 16 years, Colin Ramsey Agricultural Contracting in Co Derry has been providing a first class service for its customers all around the Coleraine area and beyond. The man himself was good enough to take time out of his busy schedule during silage season to tell us more. During the initial years of […]
Since taking over the family farm 20 years ago, David and Paul Hyland in Ballacolla, Co Laois are still doing what they love and milking all year round. Irish Tractor & Agri caught up David to learn more about the second generation family business. They say success breeds success. It seems to be the case […]
The Lamma show – a two-day event is the largest farm machinery, equipment and agricultural services event in Britain It had more than 900 exhibitors and attracted over 40,000 farmers, farm managers, staff and Agri contractors. This event took place recently at the East of England Showground in Peterborough. It was free to attend and […]
Stephen Scrivener has been appointed to the board of directors of leading farm machinery distributor, Farmhand Limited. Since returning from Canada in 2015, he has held the position of Marketing Manager and has had a leading role in introducing new IT systems for which Farmhand has invested over €500,000 over the past 18 months. A […]
Perhaps best known these days as one of the settings for the hit TV series Game of Thrones, Shanes Castle is a working Estate consisting of about 800 acres of farmland and 1,000 acres of woodland on the north-east shores of Lough Neagh between Randalstown and Antrim town. A farming enterprise first and foremost, the […]
