Over the last four years, Donnchadh Doyle has established himself as Ireland’s premier young Point-to-Point trainer. We traveled to his well-appointed Monbeg Stables base in Ballindaggin, Enniscorthy, County Wexford to find out more about his exceptional operation. The battle for the 2014-15 National Handler’s Point-to-Point Championship went right down to the wire before it was […]
Glanbia Co-operative Society (‘the Society’), the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, Rabobank and Finance Ireland announce the planned creation of a new €100 million ‘Glanbia MilkFlex Fund’ (‘the Fund’). The Fund will offer flexible, competitively priced loans to Glanbia milk suppliers with loan repayments which can vary according to movements in milk price. The first fund […]
Salisbury-based Simon Jackson Contractors Limited has invested in 14 pairs of Michelin MultiBib tyres and two sets of AgriBib fitments after taking advantage of Michelin’s 0 per cent Flexelagri finance offer – enabling the firm to spread the cost across 24 equal monthly payments. Operating a 12-strong fleet of John Deere tractors, which are used […]
Attended by some 7,000 students in search of their dream job in the agricultural industry, the recent Agri Careers Fair held at the RDS, Dublin was seen by banana importer Fyffes as the ideal showcase for its popular graduate management programme. Described as a one-stop shop for those seeking to kick-start a career in the […]
For many years now, people have taken greater care of what food they eat as they strive for greater longevity in their lives, by trying to stay as healthy as possible. The same can now be said for livestock as farmers are taking far more care in what they feed their animals on a daily […]
The farming industry relies on a wide range of trailers to ensure that they can get through their daily duties with relative ease. From cattle trailers to grain and silage trailers, there are an extensive collection needed, but not all are easily sourced. However, one Northern Ireland based trailer manufacture is taking the market by […]
Wexford company Maizetech Ltd is one of Ireland’s leading maize seed, sprays and film suppliers. Maizetech, under the leadership of John Foley, works closely with seed suppliers and farmers to develop best practices for selecting and growing maize seed varieties to achieve the highest yield of maize for different areas of the country with varying […]
Farming in Donegal can certainly test the skills of farmers as adverse weather conditions can often subject their stock to life threatening situations, while there are limited windows of opportunity to get the necessary work like silage and slurry done when it needs to be. With fertile soils, a temperate climate and abundant rain water, […]
When it comes to business, Irish people like to deal with a familiar face and this is certainly the case when it’s spending large sums of money. Trust is a big issue for the customer and if they are not made feel welcome than they are inclined to shop elsewhere. Familiarity is another aspect that […]
In the five years since its inception, Tullyallen Agri Services has earned an excellent reputation across counties Louth, Meath Dublin and beyond selling, repairing and servicing agricultural machinery. We dropped into the family business’ well-appointed base in Tullyallen village on the outskirts of Drogheda and met Gordon Healy to find out more about the exceptional […]
