Massey Ferguson has announced the addition of a continuously variable transmission option for its best-in-class MF 5S series tractors. New MF 5S Dyna-VT models complement existing Dyna-4 and Dyna-6 versions and have been added to the line-up to meet growing demand for extra versatility and comfort from farmers. “Our multi-award-winning MF 5S series models have […]
Arable farmers adjacent to important habitats along Ireland’s south coast are being invited to take part in a landmark four-year initiative that aims to restore farmland habitats while delivering practical benefits for farm businesses. The Arable Coast Environment (ACE) EIP project, coordinated by SECAD Partnership in Cork, forms part of the European Innovation Partnerships (EIP) […]
Based outside of Navan, Co Meath, Carn Hill Agri Ltd provides its customers with a full range of exceptional agricultural contracting services. Irish Tractor Agri & Plant caught up with proprietor Aidan Halligan to hear about its impressive machinery fleet in the yard at Alexanderaide (Alexander Reid), as well as the overall state of business […]
Over the past 15 years and counting, Albrim Ltd. has forged a stellar reputation as the premier provider of farm and industrial buildings in the midlands and beyond. We touched base with founder Roy Fairbrother to get an update on this industry-leading operation, which continues to go from strength to strength on the back of […]
Following the successful NIGHT EDITION special editions of the ARION, AXION and SCORPION, QUADRANT EVOLUTION customers can now also combine an exclusive look with optimised efficiency thanks to the new MAXI CARE FOCUS range. The limited-edition special series for the QUADRANT 5300 FC EVOLUTION and the QUADRANT 5200 FC EVOLUTION with FINECUT cutterbar is visually […]
More than fifty apprentices have graduated from John Deere’s renowned Ag Tech, Turf Tech, and Parts Tech programmes, joining dealerships across the UK and Ireland as qualified technicians and parts specialists. The graduates, trained in partnership with ProVQ at the John Deere Apprentice Training Centre in Upper Saxondale, Nottinghamshire, were recognised at a special ceremony […]
It’s all go at Smith’s Farm Plastic Recycling & Agri Contractors in Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan – a double-pronged family enterprise that continues to go from strength to strength on the back of hard work, honest endeavour and outstanding service. Constantly reappraising, reinvesting and moving with the times, in the very best tradition of any family […]
Dooley Agri Contractors have been providing an exceptional service to a large and loyal customer-base in the midlands for over half a century. Based in Colt, Co. Laois, the third-generation family business specialises in pit and baled silage, umbilical slurry spreading, hedgecutting, corn cutting, dung spreading, mulching, ploughing, grass stitching and digger work. The Dooleys […]
Crecora Mills has been manufacturing and supplying high-quality animal feeds to farmers for over 45 years. The family-run business covers the Munster region with two locations in Co. Limerick and one in Co. Kerry. From humble beginnings in the early 1980s when John O’Connell started making animal feed to supplement the family farm, Crecora Mills […]
From Kilworth in North Cork, Conor O’Brien is an enthusiastic, energetic agri contractor with an immense passion and insatiable appetite for farming and machinery. The young Cork man genuinely enjoys what he’s doing, so little wonder Conor O’Brien Agricultural Contracting Ltd. has made such a big impression in the six years since its inception! Within […]