Established in 1981, Forde Steel Buildings (FSB) specialises in the design, fabrication and erection of structural steelwork, roofing and cladding for the agricultural, commercial and industrial sectors. The Co. Cork-based firm is also the Irish distributor for Galebreaker products. Over the last three decades, FSB has firmly established itself as a leader in the farm […]
Grovemount Livestock is a family-run business providing livestock haulage services throughout Ireland and the UK. Earlier this year, the Parks family opened a state-of-the-art EU approved export assembly centre at their Co. Tyrone premises in Castlecaulfield, which is four miles from Dungannon. Located beside another EU approved export assembly centre which they opened in 2006, […]
Located in the Ards peninsula, Rowreagh Farm is one of the most progressive and impressive dairy farms on the island. We met up with 2012 UK Dairy Farmer of the Year Thomas Steele to discuss the history and current well-being of this exceptional family-run operation. From their base in Kircubbin, County Down – on the […]
Operating from Quigley’s Point, Co. Donegal, Greenhill Parke Engineering Ltd supplies and erects all types of farm buildings. The company was founded 18 years ago by Victor Parke, who is joined by his wife Olive and sons Keith and Adrian. Over the past two decades, Greenhill Parke Engineering has established itself as the leading manufacturer […]
Athy farmer Neil Thornton has become the first to specify a combination of VF 710/60 R42 and VF 600/60 R30 Michelin XeoBib tyres on a Fendt Favorit 716 – believed to be the largest set of Michelin tyres ever fitted to this model of tractor in Ireland. Designed to deliver minimum ground compaction, the XeoBib […]
Lavins Fruit and Veg Ltd. has certainly come a long way since it was established by Eamon Lavin and his wife Mary in 1986. Now employing 46 people and with a fleet of 17 vehicles on the road, this outstanding family business continues to experience impressive growth. We dropped into their Breaffy base to take […]
Celebrating 30 years in business, Eamonn Tarrant & Son Agri Contractors provide a complete agricultural contracting service to their many customers in Co. Cork. Billy Tarrant explains more about his family’s business. Eamonn Tarrant & Son was established in Kanturk by Eamonn Tarrant to service the needs of local farmers. Nowadays, Eamonn runs the business […]
Kilmore Potatoes Ltd is a third generation family business that takes great pride in growing a wide variety of the finest potatoes. The potatoes are sold in supermarkets, restaurants and chip shops throughout Ireland. Established eight years ago in the south-east corner of Ireland, Kilmore Potatoes Ltd is run by brothers John and Chris Fortune […]
Established as one of the farming community’s leading manufacturers of sheds and buildings, Halcon Steel has grown from a modest start of three employees in 2000. The company, under the stewardship of John Connell is celebrating its 15th year in business. Based in Ballymote, Tuam, County Galway, Halcon now operates from a 36,000 square foot […]
The Forager X10 is now a well proven, life-changing piece of equipment. Designed and manufactured by Blaney Agri in Co Antrim, the Forager X10 has become the most prized tool they own, being easy on the back and the pocket, saving hours of daily back breaking labour and reducing bale waste by around 20%. Blnaey […]
