Everything from alternators and auger fingers to wheels and work lights can be found in John Deere’s first ever printed parts, service, equipment and supplies catalogue, mailed free by participating dealers. Just published for spring 2016, the 96-page catalogue features around 1000 items covering the full range of John Deere agricultural parts, attachments and accessories, […]
Based close to the village of Two-Mile Borris, Coolcroo Farm is renowned for the quality of its potatoes, which are naturally grown using traditional farmyard manure. The celebrated nature of the crop should come as no surprise given the Healy family’s All-Ireland winning pedigree! We visited the well-appointed family farm in County Tipperary and met […]
The award-winning Ballinadee Engineering reached the milestone of 30 years in business in 2015 and the Cork company marked the occasion with the launch of the latest addition to their wide and varied project range – The O’Neill Batch Feed Dispenser – at the Tullamore Show in August. Ballinadee Engineering’s total dedication to innovation, excellence […]
Livestock marts have made a vital contribution to the economy in towns all around Ireland for over half a century. We caught up with Ray Doyle, secretary of the National Marts Committee of the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) to discuss the ongoing battle to ensure that these marts remain open and continue to serve […]
Hundreds of thousands of people in Ireland make a living from farming and not all of those own land, have livestock or are agricultural contractors. Dairy, beef, sheep and pig farming all extend much further than from the fields that they are raised in. For this month’s edition of Irish Tractor & Agri, we took […]
A former chairman of both Carbery Group (an innovative and highly-successful confederation of four co-ops) and Barryroe Co-op, John O’Brien is one of the leading dairy farmers in West Cork. We met up with the irrepressible Barryroe man, who has evolved an exceptional enterprise in the face of tremendous adversity. John O’Brien has known adversity, […]
Millions of euro is spent by farmers each year on their farms as the necessity to have farm buildings that meet all regulation needs is essential. We all like our comfort and farm animals are no different and for farmers to get the best out of their stock, a proper housing environment has to be […]
Manna Organic Farm and Store in the Dingle peninsula is a true labour of love for husband-and-wife team Thomas and Claire O’Connor. We took a trip to County Kerry for a closer look at this exceptional enterprise. Located in the lush Gleann na Galt Valley near Camp, Manna Organic Farm is a 25-acre smallholding, which […]
Companies of all sizes, from all over the island of Ireland and from every sector have been invited to enter their innovative services or products in Innovation Awards 2016. Now in its seventh year, the Innovation Awards showcase and reward excellence in innovation, across a wide spectrum. From life-saving drugs and new medical techniques to […]
The Mid Ulster Model Show takes place on Saturday 12 March 2016 in the Mid Ulster Sports Arena, Cookstown, Co Tyrone. Doors open at 10am until 6pm and the even is in aid of Jennifer’s Journey and Stewartstown Primary School. For more information contact Phillip Armstrong – [email protected] or +44 (0) 7521 264 362 Facebook.com/midulstermodelshow
