Celebrating 10 years since its inception, Clarkill Farming Ltd is a small family-run business located outside Borrisokane, Co Tipperary which specialises in the producing of high quality Bord Bia approved potatoes. Irish Tractor & Agri learned all about the company from co-director Stuart Platt recently. Clarkill Farming Ltd was set-up by brothers Stuart and Mark […]
2019 saw Limerick’s Fiachra Liston earn the award in Excellence in Farm Safety at the annual Zurich Farm Insurance Farmer of the Year Awards. Irish Tractor & Agri caught up with the man himself to learn all about the success and his family’s farm in Banogue. “Farm safety has to be priority” – that’s the […]
Alongside his wife Susie, Lloyd Forbes runs an exceptional agri contracting operation from his base in Knockatoor, Carrigaline, County Cork. We interrupted the enthusiastic husband-and-wife duo’s busy schedule to discuss the history and current wellbeing of their popular enterprise, which has been going strong for coming up on a quarter of a century. Lloyd Forbes […]
Michelin is set to introduce the TrailXBib – a brand new range of agricultural tyres for trailers, spreaders and slurry tankers. Available on both the original equipment and replacement markets from July 2020, the TrailXBib will initially come in two sizes – VF 560/60 R22.5 and VF 650/55 R26.5 – with further sizes planned for […]
Diecast Model Show Feature Specialist, John Cusack from Fedamore, Co. Limerick will create a display on the first week of August that will be live-streamed in aid of Limerick Animal Welfare. The event is called “Kane Trailer Experience”. This will consist of 11 different brands of tractors which will be hooked up to Kane Trailers […]
Based in Ballydehob, Co Cork, Skeaghanore West Cork Farm is a family-run farm which milks cows all year round and also takes care of rearing and processing fresh and cooked duck for the Irish and Eurpoean market. Irish Tractor & Agri learned more recently from Daniel Hickey – the fourth generation of farmers in his […]
John Deere’s leading precision ag technology solutions for arable farmers and contractors are featured on the company’s virtual stand (525) at Cereals LIVE 2020 on June 10 and 11, alongside the latest new products. Making their event debut are the 7R and 8R Series tractors, including the brand new 8RX four-track tractors. Built in a […]
Fendt now offers 14 models of Tigo forage wagon with capacities of 22 to 45 cubic metres. The Tigo’s advantage is that it can achieve these capacities with a wagon that is up to 20% shorter than its rivals and still double up as a transport wagon. The compact design incorporates an innovative bulkhead above […]
The Ryall name has been synonymous with farm machinery sales and servicing in Cork and surrounding counties for nearly 40 years. Based in Watergrasshill, Ryall’s Farm & Industrial Equipment continues to go from strength to strength by providing top-quality products and unrivalled customer service. Founded by Robert Ryall in 1981, the company has the distinction […]
Continental has released its first single filament bead core combine harvester tyre. The CombineMaster tyre has a unique Hexa bead construction that is safer on the road and helps reduce soil compaction in the field. By using a bead core made of a single piece of steel wrapped around the circumference of the tyre up […]
