Based in Ballyshane, Co Kilkenny, Shay Malone Horizon Plant Ltd offers its clients a full range of services when it comes to plant hire. Irish Tractor & Agri heard more from the man himself recently about the company which recently marked 20 years in business. These are busy times at Shay Malone Horizon Hire and […]
In what represents a significant investment in their business, Wicklow Farmhouse Cheese has acquired a new Komatsu WA100-8 wheel loader that company founder John Hempenstall says will be an ‘essential link in our production chain’. Proving to be ‘just the cheese’ for the award-winning cheese makers, the unit is fitted with interchangeable loading bucket, silage […]
Ervine Plant Ltd of Banbridge, Co Down specialises in the sales of excavators, telehandlers and all types of heavy plant and construction machinery. They boast a proven track record, which spans over 30 years, of selling to a wide range of industrial and agricultural companies. John Ervine and his team of seven employees pride themselves […]
From their well-appointed bases in Inniskeen and Carrickmacross, County Monaghan, Dooleys Agricultural Ltd. provide farmers with the best animal feeds money can buy. We had a chat with general manager Joe Butler to find out more about one of Ireland’s premier agricultural merchants / millers, who have been delivering the goods big time for coming […]
NRGE (Nutrient Recovery to Generate Electricity) are Agricultural, Environmental, Engineering & Planning Consultants based in Lattin Co Tipperary. Need guidance and expert advice when it comes to achieving low carbon and reduced costs systematically, in a way that is repeatable and changes your farm for the better and for good? Then pick up the phone […]
Since its inception five years ago, Leinster Livestock has established itself as a leading supplier of top quality calves, weanlings, store cattle and cows and calves at foot at the keenest prices. Managing director Martin Joyce explains more. Leinster Livestock sources livestock throughout Ireland and assembles them at its state-of-the-art, disease-free facility near Granard in Co. Longford before delivering them directly to your farm. […]
Consumer pressure is dictating how livestock farmers, particularly in the dairy sector, are managing diets, and overall feed management systems, to meet growing environmental concerns. Demands from processors and supermarkets to reduce carbon footprints and develop sustainable practices, and alignment to the NFU’s NetZero goal by 2040, is adding further pressures on farmers to find innovative alternatives for dairy herds whilst maintaining […]
Regarded as one of Ireland’s leading providers of technical, electrical and mechanical support and installation services for Environmental and Renewable Energy projects, LSR is well positioned to capitalise on the projected future growth in the anaerobic digestion market on the island. Established in 2018 by Stephen Loughlin (Technical & Electrical Director) and Alan Sloan (Mechanical […]
Established in 2006, Damien Ryan Contracts Ltd has developed a reputation for providing a highly efficient and reliable service. For this month’s edition of Irish Tractor & Agri, we profile the South Mayo based company and speak to Nicola Burke the Financial Controller at Damien Ryan Contracts Ltd about the success of the business and […]
New to the market here and currently available to order is the new, smaller-size 2021 range of Komatsu Forest forwarders designed primarily for forest thinning applications which are distributed in Ireland by McHale Plant Sales of Rathcoole and Birdhill. The three-strong Komatsu Forest range comprises an all-new, smaller 9-tonnes 825TX forwarder. It is followed by […]
