Waterfall Farms Ltd is a family-run business specialising in the growing, harvesting and preparing of vegetables for the catering trade. Founder Declan Martin explains more about the thriving Co. Cork-based concern. Waterfall Farms Ltd was established in 1998, but the Martin family have been growing vegetables since the early 1970s. On a rundown neglected 50-acre […]
Gannon’s Eggs and poultry in Carrick-on-Shannon is the longest running egg and poultry business in Ireland. Managing Director Ray Gannon traces the company’s roots from its establishment all of 139 years ago right up to the challenges it faces in today’s ultra-competitive marketplace. Established by Michael Gannon in 1875, Gannon Eggs and poultry started out […]
Ireland’s agricultural machinery manufacturer Blaney Agri, who have decades of experience in design, development and manufacturing offer a range of hedgecutting machinery. Their sister company Quad-X had spent considerable time and investment in developing Power Shredding technology for a range of ATV mowers. With impressive performance and a fine chop from small 20 hp engines, […]
The Whyte family of the Naul, Co Dublin beat off stiff competition to be crowned Leinster winners of the FBD UN Year of Family farming awards at the National Ploughing Championships in 2014. Speaking to Irish Tractor & Agri, Ollie Whyte revealed the secrets behind their success as they go forward to contest the overall […]
The IntelliSteer™ smart guidance system from New Holland is helping ensure that 900 dairy cows and 135,000 revellers at the Glastonbury Festival can use the same fields without providing a serious risk to the cattle. Worthy Farm, the home of the world renowned Glastonbury Festival, is home to 900 dairy cows and 300 followers (heifers). […]
Within weeks of acquiring an RB150 New Holland baler, Scottish agricultural contractor Sandy Munro is convinced that his work-rate has increased significantly. Sandy Munro runs a family business which specialises in round baling silage, hay and straw as well as grass reseeding. From mid-June to mid-September Sandy will bale hay, straw and silage across nearly […]
Celebrating 20 years in existence this year, North West Forest Services Ltd. provides an unrivalled forest and tree management service in the North West and beyond. We travelled to the company’s Ballybofey base and met up with director Stephen Doherty to take a look at the history and current well-being of the progressive, multifaceted operation, […]
From 1st August, the New Holland range of construction equipment is available through a selection of New Holland’s extensive network of agricultural dealers. Over 20 agricultural dealers from across the UK and Ireland have signed-up to supply New Holland’s construction equipment with more dealers being added to the list in the coming months. The range of […]
Expanding the John Deere range of mid-size 6R and 6M Series tractors, a total of 14 new four-cylinder and large frame six-cylinder models with Stage IV engines from 110 to 195hp will replace the current Stage IIIB compliant models from the end of this year. Available from November 2015 (6R) and spring 2016 (6M) respectively, […]
As the first day of the Dublin Horse Show gets underway, the Road Safety Authority (RSA), Horse Sport Ireland (HSI) and An Garda Síochána have launched a set of guidelines for drivers and horse-riders on how to share the roads safely. The booklet was launched today on Simmonscourt Road near the RDS by Minister for […]
