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Michelin unveils new telehandler tyre for farmers

18 May , 2015  

Michelin has extended its range of BibLoad Hard Surface tyres, unveiled last year, with the introduction of the 500/70 R24 – a new size popular on telehandlers. Designed for working on dry, wet or greasy hard surfaces, the new tyre features diamond-shaped tread blocks with seven sides and 12 distinct bevelled edges. Coupled with an […]

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Fine foods for fine animals

15 May , 2015  

We all like fine foods that can have a positive effect on us in so many ways and livestock are no different as the better the food they receive, the more productive they become. Gone are the days when a bale of hay or wrap of silage was enough to feed cattle, while scraps done […]

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Jetwash is synonymous with the pig industry

14 May , 2015  

While Jetwash Ltd is involved in many sectors nowadays the pig industry is what it continues to be most closely associated with. Founded in Carrigallen, Co. Leitrim in 1980 by Mervyn Richardson, Jetwash Ltd is recognised as the country’s leading manufacturer and supplier of high pressure cleaning equipment for the quarry, agricultural and industrial sectors. […]

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A family business cast in concrete

14 May , 2015  

Longford Precast & Prestressed Concrete Products Ltd. has been one of Ireland’s premier suppliers of all types of concrete products since 1972. We caught up with director Damien Mulleady to look at the full range of products and services provided. Longford Precast & Prestressed Concrete Products Ltd. is a family-owned and –operated business which was […]

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Trail(er) blazers

13 May , 2015  

Started from humble beginnings back in 1958 by Samuel Cole, the name West Wood Trailers is synonymous with high quality trailers in Ireland. Offering the highest standard of sales and after-sales is at the core of the business according to Alan Cole. West Wood Trailers was established in 1958 and over that period the company […]

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Mushroom at the top

12 May , 2015  

When it comes to producing top quality mushrooms, Goldcircle Mushrooms Ltd. is in a class of its own. We dropped into the company’s flagship farm at Tiernaneill, close to Emyvale in north Monaghan, to discuss the success to date and future prospects of this progressive business with founder Kieran Walsh. Established in 1999 by owner […]

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New Holland donates a TD5 tractor to support missionary project in northern Uganda

12 May , 2015  

For more than 15 years Ugandan priest Emmanuel Maria Vura – more generally known as Father Natalino – has been working relentlessly at his mission: to reach out to the youths who served as child soldiers just a few years ago in a civil war that has caused so much bloodshed and devastation in Uganda […]

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A name you can trust

6 May , 2015  

Buy your new or second-hand Massey Ferguson tractor with confidence from Lunney Tractors Ltd. Based in the small town of Newtowngore, Co. Leitrim, Massey Ferguson dealers Lunney Tractors Ltd offers a comprehensive stock of new and quality second-hand tractors, agricultural machinery, spare parts, workshop servicing and repairs. Established over thirty years ago by Kevin Lunney, […]

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Best of the best

5 May , 2015  

One of the premier agri supplies businesses on the island, Joseph Walls Ltd. hit the headlines recently when selected as the Farm Supplier of the Year 2013. We caught up with Christopher Walls to get an insight into this long-running family operation. When you are chosen as Farm Supplier of the Year, then you know […]

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Clarke’s Fresh Fruit – a real success story

5 May , 2015  

When nine year old Pat Clarke received the gift of some strawberry plants, little did he know he was at the start of a journey which would lead him to becoming one of Ireland’s biggest strawberry producers with over 800 tonnes of strawberries grown last year, branching out into producing raspberries, blackberries and blueberries, and […]