Wicklow Rapeseed Oil has earned itself a fine reputation since it first hit the store shelves two years ago. Irish Tractor & Agri spoke to its founder Keith Symes to learn all about the brand’s quality and its quick rise to success. Going out on your own may well have been somewhat risky for many Irish farmers back in 2013, but for Keith Symes the right ingredients to start his own […]
Despite mixed weather conditions Munster Agricultural Society’s Cork Summer Show 2016 was an epic event, drawing thousands of show goers from all over the country. With national agricultural competitions including cattle, sheep, goats and horse breeding, as well as the All Ireland Cook Off 2016 (Craft Butchers Association of Ireland) and the National Tug Of War Championships among others, crowds came […]
Despite being just three years in existence, Dúnmasc Genetics are no strangers to award success. The progressive business was nominated in two categories at this year’s Agrinusiness Awards while their roll of honour also includes the 2015 Emerging New Business (SSA Awards) and Ireland’s Best Young Entrepreneur (Laois) accolades. On Tuesday, December 8th last the cream […]
Part of the fabric of life in the dairy stronghold of Duhallow since 1928, North Cork Creameries Ltd was among the winners at the 2015 Quality Food and Drinks Awards ceremony which took place in Dublin’s Mansion House in September. Suppliers of high quality milk products, including milk powders, rennet casein, sweet cream butter, whey […]
Celebrating 40 years in business, PJ Dore & Co Ltd are pumps and irrigation systems specialists. The Pallaskenry, Co. Limerick-based company designs, supplies and installs a wide range of pumping and irrigation systems for domestic, agricultural, commercial, industrial and sporting applications all over Ireland. From a farming background, PJ began his working life as an […]
Duffy’s Farm, formerly Duffy Potatoes, is a young and vibrant potato and fruit & veg supplier based in Buncrana, Co. Donegal. The company has come a long way in just two years as managing director Christopher Duffy explains. The 27-year-old’s hard work, diligence, foresight and ambition were recognised when he was chosen as the Best […]
KC Agri Ltd offer the most extensive range of agricultural contracting services and solutions for farmers and landowners from the Hook Peninsula to New Ross and the surrounding area. Irish Tractor sat down with Kevin Creane to reflect on their years in business. With over three decades of farming experience, Wexford based KC Agri Ltd […]
In practically all walks of life, if you stand still, you will get left behind. You have to move with the times and, more often than not, that mean embracing new technology, new ideas and new strategies. The recent developments at Xtra-Vision is a clear case of technology driven obsolescence. Thurles-based Mid Tipp Mart certainly […]
For over a century, Gilligan Meats have reared high-quality, award-winning beef on the family farm in County Roscommon. Twenty-five years ago, they began butchering and selling their own succulent produce, thereby providing a complete service from farm to fork. We travelled to their base in Four Mile House on the outskirts of Roscommon town and […]
Dan Donovan & Co. Ltd. has been supplying customers from the Lee Valley / West Cork region with unrivalled agri services, general merchant, fuel and grocery solutions for almost seven decades. We met up with general manager Joe O’Herlihy to find out more about this wide-ranging, long-serving family-run business, which has become an inherent part […]
