Jamun Ltd is a leading specialist in forest thinning and clearfelling based in Crossmolina, Co. Mayo. Established in July 2014 by Jimmy Munnelly, who has nearly 20 years’ experience in the sector, the company recently invested in new plant after being awarded a long-term contract to carry out clearfelling work at Coillte-owned forests in Co. […]
Giving further expression to their recently announced plan to set their brand on a new and more progressive path in Ireland, Czech tractor manufacturer Zetor will have what Nigel Wilson, their UK and Ireland managing director says will be ‘a more pronounced presence’ at the forthcoming National Ploughing Championships. Supported by what he calls an […]
Gerry Duffy Machinery is the main agents for Deutz Fahr in Co. Meath. Irish Tractor & Agri learned more about the second generation business based in Ashbourne from Managing Director, Brian Duffy. These are busy times for Gerry Duffy Machinery and the plan for the team down in Ashbourne is to keep the good times […]
These are exciting times for Co. Louth-based grain and agri-merchants Loughran’s Stores who have started to assemble barley for Ireland’s largest maltings company, Boortmalt. While Loughran’s Stores has been in business for 40 years, the Loughran family have been growing barley for much longer. The tradition goes back to 1908 when the family took ownership […]
On Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018, Emyvale, County Monaghan based dairy farmer Darran McKenna was announced as the winner of the National Dairy Council / Kerrygold Quality Milk Award. We visited Derrygasson Farm, which has been in the McKenna family for at least five generations, and had a chat with a very proud Monaghan man. At […]
Based in Fergus, Co Cork, Cronin Agri Brothers is a third generation agri contracting company now run by three brothers from its base in the heart of the Rebel County. Irish Tractor & Agri learned all about the business from one of its directors, Derry Cronin. These are busy times at Cronin Agri Brothers and […]
Manufacturing and supplying timber fence products for 3 years, Adhmaid Cill na Martra Teo has become one of the leaders in its field of expertise. This family run business supplies a wide range of pressure treated fence posts, turners and strainers and are one of the only suppliers of kiln dried / grant approved fence posts […]
Twenty-fifteen is the 30th anniversary of the establishment of None So Hardy (Forestry) Ltd. – Ireland’s largest independent forestry nursery. We dropped into the company’s base at Shillelagh in Wicklow to discuss the history of this outstanding company, as well as the comprehensive range of products and services provided, with sales and transport manager Lar […]
The Irish Government’s Climate Action Plan 2030, coming hot on the heels of plans to turn the UK into a climate neutral economy by 2050, contains targets and recommendations that hold out great prospects for the forestry and the timber harvesting sector. As news bulletins show, pressure for change has been building up on […]
Liam and Dolores O’Donovan from West Cork were declared the winners in the Best Protein Production category at the 2018 NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards. The NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards is an annual national award programme which recognises standards of excellence in dairy farming. Dairy co-operatives throughout the country are invited to […]
