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Codd Mushrooms growing on all fronts

29 Jun , 2015  

Celebrating 25 years in business, Codd Mushrooms is the largest supplier of mushrooms to the Irish market.  Based in Tullow, Co. Carlow, the family-run concern has plans for further expansion as founder and marketing manager Leslie Codd explains. Since its establishment in 1989, Codd Mushrooms has grown year-on-year to become the largest seller of mushrooms […]

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The pride of Rush

26 Jun , 2015  

Rush in Co. Dublin is synonymous with being the main production area for produce in Ireland. The area has been renowned for generations for producing quality produce, mainly attributed to, by the fertile soil. With 70% of all vegetables produced in North Dublin, and Rush being the main production area, it has been referred to […]

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Video: first cut silage with Bobby Hynes & Sons

26 Jun , 2015  

Here is a video of First Cut silage with Bobby Hynes & Sons picking with Mowing with a T6080 and T7.200 on kverneland Mower’s. A T6080 tedding and picking a Claas Jaguar and 3 New Holland T6080’s on Kane trailer’s. The video is from Conor Ryan in Galway Agri Videos.

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Design students present future tractor concept

26 Jun , 2015  

CNH Industrial N.V. its Design Department, New Holland Agriculture and the Domus Academy in Milan, Italy, launched a project to offer promising design students the opportunity to express their ideas on new agricultural product design. The purpose of the project, led by Amelia Valletta – Domus Academy faculty and Master Car and Transportation Design Course […]

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No.1 in Donegal for agri contracting and plant hire

25 Jun , 2015  

Alfred J Vance & Sons provides a keen agricultural contracting / plant hire service to customers throughout Donegal. We dropped into the company base at Carrigans, close to Lifford, to get an insight into the history and current activities of this successful family business, which is renowned for providing a prompt and efficient solution at […]

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Brilliant Agri videos from Paul Brennan

24 Jun , 2015  

Paul Brennan is an amateur videographer who enjoys making agri videos. Now, that’s Paul’s description of himself but here at Irish Tractor we’d describe Paul’s work as of a proffesional standard. Paul is based in the South East of Ireland and here are some examples of his work this year. They mainly feature two agri […]

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An award-winning contracting service

24 Jun , 2015  

Moloney Agri Ltd is one of Ireland’s top agricultural contractors and even has the award to prove it, having scooped the Farming Independent / Zurich Insurance Contractor of the Year award for 2014 in Dublin on May 9 last. The Clogheen, Co. Tipperary-based concern was one of three contractors shortlisted for the prestigious award along […]

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Annalitten Foods is Egg-tastic!

24 Jun , 2015  

For nearly 60 years, Annalitten Foods Ltd has been synonymous with the Irish egg industry. Run by the O’Reilly family near Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan, this thriving egg production, packing and distribution company has undergone major expansion in the past two decades to become one of the country’s leading egg producers. Annalitten Foods, which also trades […]

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Cookstown still sizzling after nearly 80 years

23 Jun , 2015  

Part of the KARRO Food Group, Cookstown has been one of Ireland’s leading pork producers since 1937. Its famous sausage sizzlers have been part of many family’s daily meals for generations. The brand really came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s when the late George Best declared Cookstown to be “the best […]

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A growing concern

23 Jun , 2015  

Swanlinbar Mushrooms was established in 1988 as growers of quality mushrooms. The family-run business produces approximately 17,000kg of mushrooms per week which they supply exclusively to Monaghan Mushrooms. Founder and managing director Danny Malanaphy started out with five small tunnels in Swanlinbar, Co. Cavan producing 6,000kg of mushrooms per week. Five years ago, he effectively […]

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