Now in his sixth year and final year as President of the ICSA, Patrick Kent continues to fight the good fight for farmers the length and breadth of the country. The issue of low farming incomes remains top of his list of priorities. The Irish Cattle and Sheep Farmers’ Association emerged as a farming lobby […]
SA team from Komatsu Forest distributor, McHale Plant Sales – accompanied by a number of Irish forestry customers – attended a recent Komatsu Days event held in the wooded surroundings of the company’s global headquarters and manufacturing base in Umeå, Northern Sweden. Highlight of their programme was the unveiling of the upgraded Komatsu Forest 2020 […]
Based in Garristown, north Dublin, Hilltown Growers has become renowned for its excellent produce and is now one of the largest growers of swedes (turnips) in the land. Irish Tractor & Agri heard more from John Gormley, who is a second generation grower, about the company’s recent nomination at the Bord Bia Origin Green Farmer […]
The Rodgers’ farm is located in north County Dublin and the family’s commitment to sustainability can’t be questioned. They run one of the most efficient farms in the country as evidenced by their achievement in making the shortlist in Bord Bia’s Origin Green Farmer Awards. The Origin Green Farmer Awards recognise and reward the exceptional […]
JCB is celebrating 50 years of wheeled loading shovel manufacture – and 20 years since opening a multi-million pound UK factory dedicated to this product line – with production hitting record highs to meet growing demand for agricultural, earth-moving, quarrying, construction and waste management applications. Over the past five decades, the company’s award-winning loaders have […]
Beating off strong competition from 19 counties, Mona O’Donoghue-Concannon scooped the 2018 Women in Farming Award at this year’s National Ploughing Championships. We visited the busy, traditional family farm in Cortoon, Tuam and had a chat with the popular award winner, who also chairs West Women in Farming Ireland (WWFI) and serves on the Galway […]
In December, John B Dockrell Ltd in Co Wexford was successful at the Bord Bia Origin Green Farmer Awards. Irish Tractor heard more about the success and the company itself from its Farm Manager Paul Doran. Coming up on 30 years since they first started growing down in Monroe, Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, John B Dockrell […]
Keith Aldridge Tyre Service in Co Sligo are agriculture tyre specialists for tractors, trailers, tankers and implements. Irish Tractor & Agri caught up with the man himself recently to learn more about the business which has been on the go for over a decade now. This year sees Keith Aldridge’s company celebrating its 13th year […]
Reilly Mushrooms Ltd of Westmeath had reason to celebrate when the winners were announced at last year’s Bord Bia Origin Green Farmer Awards. The Origin Green Farmer Awards, recognise and reward the exceptional performance of its Sustainable Quality Assurance schemes for beef, horticulture and dairy. These schemes are pivotal to differentiating Irish food products in […]
MMichelin is launching a new CargoXBib High Flotation trailer tyre, with four VF-rated sizes designed to keep soil compaction to an absolute minimum. The VF 650/55 R26.5, VF 600/55 R26.5, VF 710/50 R26.5 and VF 750/60 R30.5 are said to be manufactured with increased flexibility and, therefore, have even less impact on the soil than […]
