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Martin Walsh Agri celebrates 25 years

3 Mar , 2022  

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 […]

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Quality, traditional contracting from Lyle Agri

1 Mar , 2022  

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 […]

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Michelin Agri Tyres go the extra mile for Coast-to-Coast Recycling

24 Feb , 2022  

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 […]

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Nofence virtual fencing technology wins AgriScot Innovation Award

22 Feb , 2022  

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 […]

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No.1 in the North West for agri consultancy and advice

22 Feb , 2022  

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 […]

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Kubota and Tevel win DLG Agrifuture Concept Award 2022 for their jointly developed automated fruit picking system

17 Feb , 2022  

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 […]

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The fuel injection specialists

17 Feb , 2022  

Between investing in state-of-the-art technology and launching an e-commerce website (www.des.ie), Diesel Engineering Services Ltd is always ahead of the curve in the fuel injection market. The Shercock, Co Cavan based company has been servicing the needs of the local agricultural sector and beyond for over 50 years. Diesel Engineering Services Ltd has always taken […]

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Leahy Agri Business celebrates 15 years

15 Feb , 2022  

Celebrating 15 years in business, Leahy Agri Business Ltd is one of Kerry’s foremost agricultural contracting firms. The Causeway-based operation offers a wide range of services to the farming community, including pit silage, bale silage, maize, grain, sugar beet harvesting and reseeding.  Founded by Maurice Leahy and his nephew Kevin Leahy, the family business is also engaged in tillage farming and […]

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Anniversary year for slurry specialist

11 Feb , 2022  

Slurry equipment manufacturer and contractor Tramspread is still seeing increasing demand after 25 years for its contractor engine driven pump unit (EDPU). The Suffolk based company is also celebrating 15 years production of its popular random wrap hose reel. Managing director Terry Baker commented: “Tramspread started umbilical contracting 25 years ago with a single axle […]

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Scally Silage setting the standard through investment, efficiency and foresight

10 Feb , 2022  

Delivering unrivalled services to customers for three-and-a-half decades and counting, Scally Silage is one of Westmeath’s longest-established and most vastly-experienced agricultural contractors. We touched base with conscientious, meticulous founder / proprietor Paul Scally – who also fronts leading groundworks and steel fabrication company RKC – to find out more about his exceptional, forward-thinking silage operation. […]