Cyril O’Sullivan Tractors & Farm Machinery (O’Sullivan Tractors) has earned an enviable reputation for supplying quality new and used tractors to farmers across Ireland. The family-run business also specialises in service and repairs, and provides a breakdown service in counties Cork, Limerick, Tipperary and Clare. Are you in the market for a premium brand used tractor with low hours, full-service history, is high […]
Well-established and with a wealth of knowledge to fall back on, Gamble Agri Contractors’ name is synonymous with dependability and consistent, quality work. Irish Tractor & Agri magazine spoke to Jonny Gamble to get an insight into the range of services that the Ballymoney, Co Antrim based contractors specialise in. Jonny Gamble is joined in […]
Waterford is known for many things, but one that not many may know about is the high-quality farm building contractors that operate in the region. For this month’s edition of Irish Tractor, we profile one of, or indeed the best farm building contractor in the county as we focus on Dermot Kiely Construction Ltd. The […]
The Chestnutt family have come up with a novel way to add value to their dairy business by installing a milk vending machine selling milk direct from their farm in Portrush. One of the first installations of its kind anywhere in Ireland, the venture has been a huge success since it was launched on July […]
From their base in Sion Mills, County Tyrone, LJ Millar & Sons Plant Hire Ltd have been meeting the needs of the local building and agricultural sectors for the past 13 years. Proprietor Jonny Millar provided Irish Tractor & Agri with an insight into the ever-burgeoning concern and the services it provides. Jonny Millar gained […]
As part of its continual commitment to improving dairy and beef genetics in the UK, Cogent has launched Primestart Colostrum, a water soluble, fortified colostrum product, which aims to ensure newborn calves are offered a natural, high quality colostrum feed at birth. Guaranteed to be free from TB, EBL, IBR & JOHNES, Primestart Colostrum is fully approved by the VMD (Veterinary Medicines Directorate), and gives farmers assurance that calves will be fed a superior colostrum product, whilst protecting them from […]
An in-depth study into the impact of traffic and tillage on soil compaction has found agricultural machinery running low pressure Michelin Ultraflex Technology tyres could boost farmers’ yields by 4 per cent, helping to ‘feed the world’ for years to come. Harper Adams University – a specialist provider of higher education for the agricultural and […]
As Italian-made Merlo telehandlers continue to gain in market appeal, yet another new model has arrived on the market here, this time a top-of-the-line TF65.9T-170-HF Turbofarmer variant whose appeal will be almost equally shared among farm buyers, industrial and construction users. Said by Denis McGrath, general manager of Merlo distributors, McHale Plant Sales to be […]
Celebrating 10 years in business, Tullyallen Agri Services in Co. Louth is a one-stop shop for all your agri contracting, servicing, repairs and reconditioned trailer / slurry tanker needs. Fronted by Gordon and Stephen Healy, Tullyallen Agri Services provides a complete agri contracting service which includes silage and whop crop cutting, slurry spreading, ploughing, sowing, […]
Agricultural Contractors play a hugely important role in the farming community, the services that they provide are an integral part of farmer’s lives as without contracting firms, farmers would have to make a huge investment in the necessary machinery to do this work and when certain machinery would only be used for two or three […]
