John Deere and soil cultivation specialists Bednar have set a new cultivation record of 769.4 hectares in 24 hours, beating the previous record set in 2007 by 125.4 ha. This result was achieved using the 691 hp John Deere 9RX 640 and a prototype of the Bednar Swifterdisc XE Mega with a working width of […]
As Ireland’s first Powered by Kramp retail store, BVS Parts in Athy, County Kildare is an industry-leading family-run business which supplies a comprehensive range of farm and garden products to customers nationwide. We touched base with general manager Declan Maher, who runs BVS Parts alongside his brother Alan, to discuss the dramatic increase in demand […]
More than 40 organic businesses, food producers, processors, and advisory services will be in situ at a dedicated “Organic Village” marquee at this year’s National Ploughing Championships in Ratheniska, Co Laois. Co-hosted by National Organic Training Skillnet (NOTS) and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, the Organic Village will be a one-stop shop […]
JDH Farms Ltd is a 370-sow enterprise run by brothers Dermot and Joe Healy near Tullow, Co. Carlow. While JDH Farms has been in business for less than a decade, the brothers are third-generation pig farmers. The Healy’s are one of just 230 commercial pig producers in Ireland who operate about 400 farms between them. Incredibly, these 230 producers support over 8,000 jobs […]
For a dozen years and counting, Cunningham Agri Contractors have been delivering a full range of prompt, efficient and professional agri contracting services to meet the exact needs of farmers within a 30km radius of Tuam in County Galway. We headed west and caught up with founder and proprietor Barry Cunningham to find out more […]
Operating out of Lusk, Co Dublin, Talamh Contracts Ltd is an environmental road maintenance specialist and contracting business renowned for its excellent service. Irish Tractor Agri & Plant caught up with company co-director Cillian Burke to find out what it has been up to lately. Business continues to go strong at Talamh Contracts since being […]
Thanks to the unprecedented range of generous supports available to farmers, there has never been a better time to consider combining farming and forestry. We touched base with Western Forestry Co-op CEO Marina Conway to look at the many benefits of farm afforestation and why it is imperative that farmers retain ownership of their land. […]
Panford Ltd has been providing grain handling and drying equipment solutions to farmers since 1965. Established by Liam O’Brien and now fronted by his son Fergus, Panford Ltd is a leading manufacturer of grain handling equipment, grain dryers, dust, fume and odour control systems, industrial fan applications and heating systems. The family-run business offers a […]
Recently appointed to the role of Farm Operations Manager at Salesian Agricultural College Pallaskenry, Rachel McNamara is imbued with a tremendous passion for and innate understanding of all things farming. We interrupted the Cork woman’s busy schedule to get an update on activities at Ireland’s premier working agri college. Nestling within a 550-acre estate of […]
These are exciting times for Hunter Kane & Son who recently added SlurryQuip, Indespension and Carter to their impressive stable of product lines, and received an award in November 2021 for being the largest Pottinger silage wagon dealer in the UK and Ireland, and fifth largest in the world. Based in Ballintoy, just outside Ballycastle in Co. Antrim, Hunter Kane & Son […]
