Operating out of Kilmallock in County Limerick, Old Mill Contractors Ltd. is a relatively new agricultural contracting / plant hire business that has hit the ground running under the watchful eye of Feilim Reilly, for whom invariably delivering prompt, professional and efficient services is a prerequisite. For five years and counting, Old Mill Contractors / […]
Based on outskirts of Letterkenny, Co Donegal, THG Contracts are specialists when it comes to shuttering, tanks, sheds, concrete and milking parlours. Irish Tractor Agri & Plant touched base with proprietor Joe O’Donnell to hear more about the company’s services, projects and overall hopes for 2024. These are busy times at THG Contracts and the plan […]
Farmers will get their first look at John Deere’s new S7 Series combines at Cereals as the company showcases a whole range of product launches and updates announced in the past few months. Hugely popular across the world, four new models are now available to arable farmers from the 449hp S7 700 up to the […]
The Teagasc Pig Development Department held their Pig Open Day in two locations, Teagasc Animal and Grassland Research & Innovation Centre, Moorepark, Fermoy, County Cork on Wednesday, 22nd May and Friday, 24th May in Ballyhaise Agricultural College, County Cavan. Delegates were welcomed to the event in Cork by the Director of Teagasc, Professor Frank O’Mara. […]
Based in Bushmills, Co Antrim, McConaghy Contracts specialises in general contracting, silage, barley, ploughing and sowing. Irish Tractor Agri & Plant caught up with Andrew McConaghy at the start of the year to hear about recent additions to their machinery fleet and the overall state of business. McConaghy Contracts is a company which has seen its […]
R Hillis Contracts Ltd is a fourth-generation agri contracting business specialising in pit and baled silage, dung and slurry spreading, crop harvesting, reseeding, hedge-cutting, dump trailer and digger work. Based in Newry, Co. Down, R Hillis Contracts continues to go from strength to strength after almost 80 years in business. The contracting firm has provided […]
One of Ireland’s leading distributors of wood shavings for the past 45 years, McPhillips Woodshavings Ltd in Newbliss, Co. Monaghan is now supplying straw chip which is an increasingly popular form of animal bedding. The idea to supply straw chip, or milled straw as it’s also known, came about during the Covid-19 lockdown when sawmills […]
As new tractor prices continue to sky-rocket, more and more farmers and contractors are turning to the second-hand market in their search for a value-for-money alternative. And they don’t have to look any further than Daly’s Garage in Clongeel, Co. Cork for used tractors of the highest quality. Established in 1980, Daly’s Garage is a […]
Doyle Farm Buildings has been providing exceptional agricultural building services from St Mullin’s, Co. Carlow for the past 35 years. The family-run business offers a wide range of farm and industrial buildings which are manufactured to the highest standards and to your exact requirements. From humble beginnings in 1989, Doyle Farm Buildings has become synonymous […]
New Zealand Dairy Careers (NZDC) and Farm Relief Services (FRS) have announced their collaboration to offer an Immigration New Zealand approved Work Exchange Scheme, providing opportunities for 18-30-year-old dairy farmers from New Zealand and Ireland. NZDC is the only Immigration New Zealand approved organization that holds this accreditation for the dairy industry which enables people […]