Road Safety Authority (RSA) and The Association of Farm & Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI Ireland) are advising tractor drivers that plough lamps to the rear of the vehicle should not be used when travelling on public roads. Work lamps, commonly known as ‘ploughing lamps’ are fitted to agricultural tractors and self-propelled machinery. These lamps […]
The past 18 months have presented Ballinasloe Co-operative Livestock Mart with unprecedented difficulties but manager Eilish Curley and her dedicated team have stood up to the challenges to come out the other end stronger and better equipped than ever to serve farmers’ needs. We touched base with Roscommon native Eilish to get an update on […]
Michael Ryan & Son Agri Ltd is a third-generation agricultural contracting firm based in Ballindoney, Ballywilliam, Co. Wexford. Offering a complete farm contracting service, Michael Ryan runs the business along with his son Micheál, wife Mary and daughter-in-law Sarah. It’s over 40 years since Michael – then aged 17 – joined his father John’s agri contracting business. The family-run operation has come […]
Brickmore Construction boasts an exceptional track record for successfully delivering a vast range of building solutions down through the years and has accumulated a wealth of experience working within the agricultural sector. We travelled to Fethard-on-Sea in the sunny South East and touched base with director Jack Waters to find out more about this industry-leading […]
Celebrating 25 years in business, Martin Walsh Agri is a leading agricultural contractor in the Claremorris area. Among the services he offers to local farmers are pit silage, baled silage, umbilical slurry spreading, grass reseeding, tillage, hedge cutting, crop spraying and fertiliser spreading. Committed to providing a top-class service and complete customer satisfaction, Martin has […]
As well as being one of Ireland’s most northerly agricultural contractors, Lyle Agri – from its scenic base at the mouth of the Inishowen peninsula – offers high-quality services with an emphasis on traditional values. We touched base with proprietor Joey Lyle, who has tailored his contracting business to match the exact needs of the […]
Coast-to-Coast Recycling has praised the longevity of MICHELIN’S RoadBib tyres, having clocked up more than double the mileage of any other agricultural tyre it has fitted to its JCB Fastrac fleet. The Easingwold-based business has just replaced its first set of 600/70 R30 RoadBibs, fitted on a JCB Fastrac 4220, having recorded over 60,000 miles […]
Fewer physical fences and better grazing management are on the horizon for livestock producers as virtual fencing technology company Nofence is named the winner of the 2022 AgriScot Innovation Award. Established in Norway in 2011 for mountain grazers, Nofence has recently become commercially available to UK livestock producers after more than two years of grazing […]
Providing a wide range of specialist advisory solutions to farmers across Donegal, Ards Business Services has established an enviable reputation as one of Ireland’s most reputable agricultural consultancy practices since its inception in 1997. We interrupted co-founder Brian Dolan’s busy schedule to find out more. Operating out of Creeslough in County Donegal, Ards Business Services […]
On 15 February, Kubota and Tevel received the DLG Agrifuture Concept Winner 2022 award for the jointly developed automated fruit picking system. The award was handed out by the German DLG –Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft, during an online session. Kubota and Tevel have combined their expertise to address the major challenge of labour shortages in fruit harvesting […]
