Based 50km from Galway city, Mountbellew Agri College was Ireland’s first agricultural college having been established in 1904. Irish Tractor & Agri spoke with principal Dr Edna Curley recently to learn more about the courses on offer and how the college has been facing the challenges in these unprecedented times. With just some 900 students enrolled […]
It has been a case of so far, so good for McMullan Agri which has established itself as a leading supplier of new and used farm machinery since its inception in October 2019. Based in Armoy near Ballymoney in Co. Antrim, the dealership is run by brothers Laurence – a former Dealer Sales Manager of the Year Award […]
Operating out of Millstreet in Cork, Denis Quinn Plant Hire is firmly established as one of the Rebel County’s premier pit silage contractors. We returned to the banks of the Blackwater and touched base with the eponymous Denis to get an update on the magnificent fleet of machinery at his disposal to promptly, efficiently and […]
Established in 1982, Meade Farm Group is a grower, packer and distributor based in Lobinstown, Co Meath which has gone from strength to strength since it was founded by Philip Meade Sr over four decades ago. Irish Tractor & Agri touched based with Jeni Meade, Communications & Sustainability Manager, to learn all about this thriving […]
Operating out of Collooney, Co Sligo, Lawson Tyres provides its customers with tyre sales, fitting, call outs and puncture repairs. Irish Tractor & Agri touched base with owner and founder Alan Lawson to hear all about this young and thriving business. These are busy times for Alan Lawson and his business venture and the plan […]
Feltwell Growers has ordered four new Larrington Trailers specified with Michelin TrailXBib VF 560/60 R22.5 tyres and an AgriBrink central tyre inflation system (CTIS) after trials showed the superb soil protection qualities of the set-up. Part of the G’s Group – one of the largest family-owned fresh produce suppliers in the UK – the farm […]
The silage season was fast approaching when Irish Tractor & Agri touched base with Shane Nolan, the well-known County Clare-based agri contractor, in May and he was busy putting the final touches to his preparations. “We’re out the door getting ready,” he informed us. “Today I have five working with me, in the height of […]
Continental is working with several other leading agri businesses to raise awareness of soil compaction caused by heavy machinery and to highlight the simple measures that can reduce the problem. “The ‘stamp out soil compaction’ campaign has been launched to demonstrate how the right choice of tyres and maintaining tyre pressures can help to minimise […]
Welgro Produce located in Rush Co Dublin has been selected as the winner of the third Irish Newbie new entrant competition. Welgro established by Shane Halpin, Sean Weldon and Gary Weldon is one of only two commercial cucumber growers in Ireland. The local trio identified an opportunity to develop a business utilising glasshouses that had […]
New Holland continues its development in the field of mechanical weed control, with the introduction of a new cultivator model, the SRC SmartSteerTM with camera self-steering system. This new introduction complements the existing range of 4 to 18-row mechanically guided models, meeting the needs of large farms and contractors who value work output and comfort […]
