The Mental Health and Suicide Awareness Cycle in aid of Suicide or Survive (SOS), takes place each year in Lemybrien, County Waterford. The fundraiser is now in its sixth year and has raised €44,000 since 2015. This year’s cycle was due to take place on Easter Sunday April 12th but unfortunately had to be postponed […]
A partnership between two emerging agricultural technology companies is bringing together drone and satellite data in a crop scouting app. Skippy Scout, an app developed by Drone Ag, will be enhanced with satellite data from French technology pioneer SpaceSense. The collaboration will see the two technology specialists share data to offer Skippy Scout users the ability […]
Approaching 40 years’ in agricultural contracting, Patsy Nugent of Rathgormack, Co Waterford is name that can be relied on to get the job done right and on time. He prides himself on the services he provides the farmers who regularly avail of his services. Patsy specialises in a wide variety of farm contract work and […]
John Deere’s approach to connectivity is designed to make the most of machine, field and agronomy data in the decision-making process. This is based around the personalised John Deere Operations Centre, which is accessed through the customer’s MyJohnDeere.com web portal. Launched in May 2020, the newly designed MyJohnDeere.com landing page now provides an instant overview […]
November will see Philip Ireland Tyres Ltd celebrating 10 years in business, so Irish Trucker caught up with the man himself to learn all about the thriving Co Kilkenny company. These are busy times for Philip Ireland Tyres Ltd, with four vans on the road all over the south east, and the plan for Philip […]
Established in 2006, Ray Byrne Construction Ltd is a leading provider of farm and industrial buildings, concrete walls and floors in the South-East. Managing director Ray Byrne explains more. Based in Kildavin, which straddles the Carlow-Wexford border, the CE-certified company is a one-stop shop for all your farm building requirements. It also specialises in the […]
For the past 38 years, Ballinaskeagh Grains Ltd has been supplying high-quality barley, wheat and maize for use in animal feeds across Northern Ireland and beyond. This is a family business which was established by Pat Sloane. The roots of the business go back to 1981. Unsurprisingly, Pat hails from a strong agricultural background – […]
A new survey released today from the Agri-Food Diversity and Inclusion Forum developed by Bord Bia and Aon has revealed that 85% of business leaders in the Irish food and drink sector industry have stated that attracting and developing diverse talent within the industry impacts growth prospects. Four out of five CEO’s surveyed said they […]
Established in 1994, Grant Plant & Construction Ltd specialises agricultural and industrial buildings. Over the last three decades, the company has firmly established itself as a leader in the farm and industrial steel-framed buildings sector. Based in Magherafelt, Co Derry, the business is an expert in all types of buildings and can construct any type […]
John Deere has announced a number of updates to the company’s comprehensive compact tractor range for 2020, which includes 13 models in six Series from 25 to 66hp. The main change is prompted by the latest Stage V emissions regulations in Europe, which are designed to limit ultrafine particulate emissions in all engines above 25hp […]
