Thanks to the unprecedented range of generous supports available to farmers, there has never been a better time to consider combining farming and forestry. We touched base with Western Forestry Co-op CEO Marina Conway to look at the many benefits of farm afforestation and why it is imperative that farmers retain ownership of their land. […]
Panford Ltd has been providing grain handling and drying equipment solutions to farmers since 1965. Established by Liam O’Brien and now fronted by his son Fergus, Panford Ltd is a leading manufacturer of grain handling equipment, grain dryers, dust, fume and odour control systems, industrial fan applications and heating systems. The family-run business offers a […]
Recently appointed to the role of Farm Operations Manager at Salesian Agricultural College Pallaskenry, Rachel McNamara is imbued with a tremendous passion for and innate understanding of all things farming. We interrupted the Cork woman’s busy schedule to get an update on activities at Ireland’s premier working agri college. Nestling within a 550-acre estate of […]
These are exciting times for Hunter Kane & Son who recently added SlurryQuip, Indespension and Carter to their impressive stable of product lines, and received an award in November 2021 for being the largest Pottinger silage wagon dealer in the UK and Ireland, and fifth largest in the world. Based in Ballintoy, just outside Ballycastle in Co. Antrim, Hunter Kane & Son […]
Ward Waste Products Ltd in Tournafulla, Co. Limerick has been providing a professional fallen animal collection service for over 60 years. The family-run business also specialises in all aspects of waste management, including general haulage and skip hire. Operating all over Munster under the Department of Agriculture’s Fallen Animals Scheme, Ward Waste Products was established […]
GP Wood is one of Ireland’s largest suppliers of sawn softwood products and this past April saw a significant milestone reached for the Cork-based company. Therefore, Irish Tractor & Agri Plant felt the timing was perfect to profile the country’s busiest and most technologically advanced sawmill operation. The busy times continue at GP Wood where […]
A new report, by economists at Teagasc, provides an update on the forecast average margins and incomes which are likely across the agricultural sector in Ireland in 2023. Agriculture continues to face substantial input price inflation, much of it prompted by Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine. Agricultural production costs in 2023 look like they will […]
CLAAS is extending its combine harvester product range below the TRION and LEXION series with two new five-walker machines. Equipped with modern Cummins six-cylinder engines and the CEMIS 700 control concept, these compact machines take performance, convenience, flexibility and durability to a new level in this class. The EVION CLASSIC is a perfect fit for […]
Under the motto “Get more done together”, CLAAS has unveiled two new compact tractors with power outputs of 92 and 103hp, making them ideal for mixed and specialty crop farms as well as small-scale full- and part-time farms. The new AXOS 230 and 240 offer a host of different technical features relating to performance, power […]
McGuigan Brothers Agri Contracts have been providing an exceptional contracting service to farmers from their Middletown, Co. Armagh base for the past 40 years. Specialising in pit silage, whole crop silage, slurry spreading, ploughing, reseeding and shakerating / subsoiling, the business is run by brothers Malachy and Kevin McGuigan along with Malachy’s sons Mark and Padraig. Malachy and Kevin learned […]
