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“We have the men, the machinery and the equipment to get jobs done”

19 Aug , 2021  

Stephen Looney Fabrications SLF Steel & Plant Ltd is an established business with vast experience in designing, manufacturing, erecting and cladding farm sheds, warehouses and garages. Managing Director Stephen Looney outlined how the business has evolved since the early days back in 2006 and the services they currently provide to the local farming community. When […]

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Colin Casey Construction & Plant Hire for top class agri buildings

17 Aug , 2021  

Colin Casey Construction and Plant Hire is a construction and civil engineering contractor covering the North Cork and Cork City area. Irish Tractor & Agri caught up with the man himself to learn all about what is a thriving business down in the Rebel County. These are busy times at Colin Casey Construction and Plant […]

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New John Deere engine powers latest foragers

13 Aug , 2021  

John Deere has added two new models to its 9000 Series self-propelled forage harvester range. At the heart of the 9500 and 9600 is an all-new 18-litre John Deere engine producing 700 and 750hp respectively. The 9000 Series foragers are well known for HarvestMotion, the company’s unique low engine RPM concept which boosts productivity and […]

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Busy times at Goff Agri & Plant Sales

12 Aug , 2021  

Based in Bridgetown, Co Wexford, Goff Agri & Plant Sales supplies new and used farm machinery to its customers and also stocks a large range of products to cater for the farming and engineering sectors. Irish Tractor & Agri touched base with Managing Director Damian Goff recently to find out more about this thriving company. […]

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Leading the way in Cork for dairy and water systems

10 Aug , 2021  

Industry-leading specialists in fitting and servicing Dairymaster farming systems and EPS water pumping / treatment systems, Denis T O’Sullivan (Sales & Services) Ltd. have established a reputation for excellence over the past four decades. We travelled to Vicarstown, Blarney, County Cork and interrupted founder Denis’ busy schedule to find out more about this exceptional family-run […]

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Hillis Contracts moving with the times

5 Aug , 2021  

Newry-based Hillis Contracts is an exceptional fourth-generation agricultural contracting business which calls upon three-quarters of a century of experience to invariably deliver unrivalled solutions. We spoke to Ryen Hillis to find out more about this longstanding family operation which provides prompt and professional silage, baling, hedge cutting, ploughing and slurry services to farmers across counties […]

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New Holland launches new T7 Heavy Duty at INTELLIGENT FARMING ALL_WAYS event

3 Aug , 2021  

New Holland Agriculture presented the new flagship T7 Heavy Duty (HD) tractor to the European trade press in a virtual launch event. Under the heading “INTELLIGENT FARMING ALL_WAYS”, the event highlighted the brand’s vision of agriculture 4.0 and its commitment to making the advantages of intelligent farming technologies widely available to farmers. The  new  T7  […]

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New Massey Ferguson MF TH telehandlers lift comfort and productivity to new levels

3 Aug , 2021  

Massey Ferguson has announced the introduction of the latest MF TH telehandler Series, which features a completely new cab plus other significant changes that further enhance comfort, operation and productivity. Six models in the latest generation MF TH Series are designed to handle every job with ease. The line-up starts with the semi-compact MF TH 6030 and goes up to the […]

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John Deere launches biggest ever trailed sprayer

3 Aug , 2021  

John Deere’s new R975i sprayer is the biggest trailed model the company has ever produced. This 7500-litre machine will join the rest of the R900i Series line-up, with tank capacities of 4400, 5200 and 6200 litres, in 2022. As with other sprayers in the range, this new model benefits from John Deere Precision Ag technologies, […]

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The Finnegan way

3 Aug , 2021  

For many decades, the Finnegan family, operating as Finnegan & Sons Agri Contractors,  have provided their services to a large customer base that is located within a 20-mile radius of their homestead in Clonberne, Co Galway. Niall Finnegan’s grandfather Mickey Finnegan originally started the business as beet harvesting was carried out with a Major tractor […]