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New device weighs in for work

24 Mar , 2020  

A new load weighing device, from loading specialists Quicke, will help farmers accurately measure materials using a tractor mounted interface and a mobile app. Q Companion uses sensors mounted on the loader to accurately weigh the contents lifted by an implement. Each lift is displayed and can be recorded and aggregated on an easy to mount screen. […]

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Three decades of specialising in agricultural buildings

23 Mar , 2020  

Marking the milestone of 30 years in business in 2019, Doyle Farm Building are specialists in providing all types of agricultural buildings of any size. Everyone wants the highest quality at the best value for money and Eamon Doyle and his dedicated team can give you both. Based in Coolyhune, Saint Mullins, Co. Carlow (a […]

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John’s true passion for pig farming

18 Mar , 2020  

A director in the industry-leading family operation, Horan Pig Enterprises in Glin, County Limerick, John Horan has worked in the pig sector all his life, developing a keen passion and enthusiasm for the business as well as becoming an authority on pig production. Five years on from our previous meeting, we touched base with John […]

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Get the latest guidance technology for less

18 Mar , 2020  

Farmers and contractors are being offered the chance to upgrade their old John Deere StarFire iTC satellite receivers for the latest SF6000 guidance technology at a specially reduced price, from now up to the end of April 2020. The introduction of the StarFire iTC receiver in 2004 established John Deere’s industry leadership in automatic machine […]

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A famed nursery

13 Mar , 2020  

Annaveigh Plants Ltd, based in New Inn, Co. Tipperary lies just south of the heritage town of Cashel and is run and operated by Ireland’s most experienced nursery team – John Murphy, Grainne Murphy and Trevor Landers. With a combined experience of 80 years in the horticultural business, all have worked in many aspects of […]

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Quaile Machinery. Quality Products & Customer Care

12 Mar , 2020  

With an extensive brand portfolio that includes Pottinger, Kubota, Scanstone, Dewulf, WIFO and Javo BV, to name but a few, it will come as no surprise to learn that Quaile Machinery’s mission is to sell quality products they believe in.   The ever burgeoning company was established in 2012 by Kenny Quaile. The company, initially trading as […]

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The livestock transport specialist

11 Mar , 2020  

Michael O’Riordan Livestock Transport in Watergrasshill, Co. Cork provides a top-class livestock transport service to a large number of customers in the Munster region and beyond. Now 71, Michael O’Riordan was literally born into the business. “It’s been a way of life for as long as I can remember,” he explains. “I was born on […]

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New tyres reduce fuel consumption

6 Mar , 2020  

Continental TractorMaster tyres have been judged the most efficient in a European tyre performance review. The review was carried out by the German agricultural society Deutsche Landwirtschafts-Gesellschaft (DLG) and included a number of practical tractor tests to establish which agricultural tyres are the most efficient for tractor use. The TractorMaster tyre was the most fuel […]

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KUHN strengthens its presence in Northern Ireland

6 Mar , 2020  

KUHN Farm Machinery has strengthened its commitment to the Northern Ireland farm machinery market by appointing a dedicated territory manager and parts and amenity sales specialist for the region. Experienced area sales manager David Sharp will be supported by newly appointed parts and amenity sales specialist Rhea De Souza. They will work across Northern Ireland […]

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Dublin’s leading lettuce grower

6 Mar , 2020  

One might wonder how a business could survive just supplying one vegetable to what is a large customer base, but when there are many different varieties of that vegetable and you have a hard working team that will provide the best quality produce possible, then you are on to a winner. When Mark McCann of […]