The Culbertson family of Gartross Farm, Co Down are continuously looking at innovative ways to enhance the sustainability of their dairy farm. Gareth Culbertson, who runs the family enterprise with his father John, took time out of his busy schedule to highlight the progressive steps they have taken in recent times. Gareth Culbertson of Gartross […]
Celebrating 20 years in business, John Cummins Tyres Ltd in Co Kilkenny continues to provide its clients with an unbeatable tyre service. Irish Tractor & Agri caught up with the man behind it all to learn more. Since ‘Day One’, service and quality have been what John Cummins Tyres Ltd is all about. Operating from […]
For almost 40 years now, Maloney & Matthews Animal Collection Ltd have provided a service that sees them collect fallen animals and bring them for rendering. Over the decades, the company managing directors Vincent Maloney and Jim Matthews have always placed a great emphasis on providing an efficient and loyal service to their customer base […]
Well-known agri contractor Maurice Gannon runs one of the most impressive fleet of Valtra tractors in the country near the village of Creggs, which straddles the Galway-Roscommon border. Maurice has been a Valtra man since 1999 when he purchased his first (then Valmet), which was a 140hp 8450 model. Fast forward 20 years and he’s […]
The forests of Ireland are very diverse, ranging from commercial plantations to native woodlands, to trees and woods in and around our towns and cities. The range of benefits from Ireland’s forest cover is also diverse, extending beyond basic timber production to encompass employment, bio-diversity, wildlife conservation, environmental protection, rural development, carbon sequestration, amenity and […]
One of Ireland’s largest suckler cow herds has undergone a complete revamp. We spoke to John Kingham, manager of the Tateetra & Rathmore Farms in Co. Louth, about his ambitions for the farm and his plans to bring suckler farming back into vogue. If recent Department of Agriculture figures are anything to go by, suckler […]
Thoresby Farming has more than doubled the productivity of its main cultivating tractor after upgrading to a Fendt 1050 featuring VarioGrip technology. The flagship Fendt was specified from the factory on a set of AxioBib IF 710/60 R38 and IF 900/65 R46 fitments – Michelin’s largest agricultural tyres. Jamie Robson, operator at Thoresby, has accumulated […]
The Gardiner family in Bruff, Co. Limerick has been synonymous with agri contracting for 40 years. The second-generation family business, which also provides a coal and solid fuel delivery service in the area, continues to go from strength to strength under the direction of father-and-son Eddie and Ian Gardiner. Eddie & Ian Gardiner Agri Contractors, […]
Celebrating 20 years in business and one year in its new premises in the centre of Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone, Hood Engineering & Agri Parts manufactures a wide range of feed equipment and farm implements, and also stocks a large selection of tractor and machinery parts, including hydraulic fittings, bearings, nuts, belts, PTO shafts, oil and […]
John Deere has added three new models to its range of large square balers, the L624 (70cm high by x 120cm wide), L633 (90 x 80cm) and L634 (90 x 120cm). These will be available for the 2020 season and replace the L1500 Series, while the single tie knotter 1424 and 1424C large square balers […]
