One hundred years of John Deere tractors will be on show at the John Deere 50 Celebration & Heritage Event at Langar near Nottingham on September 24 and 25, 2016, when John Deere Limited publicly celebrates its 50th anniversary in the UK and Ireland. John Deere customers and fans are invited to join the anniversary […]
With over 60,000 cattle and 40,000 sheep brought to be sold every year, the Clogher Valley Mart is the largest livestock market in Co Tyrone. Irish Tractor & Agri caught up with Harrison Boyd – one of the mart’s three directors along with Bryan Barnett and his brother Edwin – to find out more. The […]
With facilities in Cork and Bantry, Keohane Seafoods Ltd is a renowned family business run by Michael Keohane and his sons Colman and Brian. Supplying both fresh and frozen products to the national and export markets, the company is continually striving to revolutionise the seafood industry by reducing preparation time and making fish more appealing […]
Limerick-based Doosan Bobcat dealer, Adare Machinery, will be showing a wide array of Doosan and Bobcat equipment at the 2016 National Ploughing Championships, taking place in Screggan, Tullamore, Co Offaly in Ireland from 20-22 September 2016. The National Ploughing Championships is the largest Outdoor Exhibition and Agricultural Trade Show in Europe, showcasing a huge range […]
In conjunction with Bourns Sports Horses, Lisbeg Farms in East Galway is an exceptional, self-sustaining mixed farming enterprise, which develops premium quality sports horses, beef and sheep. We caught up with proprietor Richard Bourns via a transatlantic phone call to find out more about this outstanding family business. Four generations of the Bourns family have […]
Direct selling since 2008, Castlemine Farm is a wholly-independent, family-run enterprise producing and selling supreme quality meat. We travelled to Roscommon and touched base with Derek Allen to find out more about this exceptional operation. The lush grassland that is Castlemine Farm boasts a rich heritage in the heart of Roscommon. The Allen family have […]
Goff Agri & Plant Sales of Bridgetown, South Wexford has been appointed to represent the Zetor range of tractors by distributors McHale Plant Sales of Birdhill and Rathcoole. Owned and managed by its founder Damian Goff, Goff Agri & Plant Sales was established in 2013 with the aim of supplying quality new and used machinery […]
A second John Deere 8800 self-propelled forage harvester has been sold in Northern Ireland by dealer Johnston Gilpin & Co Ltd in Lisburn, to Hillsborough agricultural contractor McKelvey Brothers, who traded in their six-year-old John Deere 7750 SPFH in part exchange. McKelvey Brothers harvest around 5500 acres of silage each year and wanted to replace […]
Every farmer strives to get the highest milk yield from their herd, but to achieve this, a lot of hard work; dedication and science must be applied. Technology has become commonplace in the agricultural industry as revolutionary new machines have enhanced farming methods to give farmers every chance of reaching their ultimate goal, whether that […]
Owned by Irish Cement and located on the land surrounding the company’s factory on Castlemungret, County Limerick, Cooper Hill Farm is certainly a dairy enterprise with a difference. We caught up with farm manager John Holton to find out more about this unique enterprise. With production facilities at Castlemungret, County Limerick and Platin, County Meath, […]
