JDrinagh Co-Op reported another successful year’s trading at their recent AGM in Drinagh reporting an increased operating profit of €0.8million with creamery volume up 6%, mill output increased by 30% and store sales up 10% on 2107. Founded in 1923, Drinagh Co-Op is a dairy and agribusiness co-operative based in the heart of West Cork. Drinagh […]
SThe head of Michelin’s agricultural technical team in the UK and Ireland is advising farmers to focus more time on selecting the right tyres for the rear of their harvesters, rather than putting all the focus on the front axle – as traditionally happens. Gordon Brookes, Customer Engineering Support Manager at Michelin, believes the issue […]
These are exciting times for Allen Nutrition who are a leading manufacturer of animal feed supplements, powder and liquids for dairy cows, beef cattle, sheep and horses. As well as unveiling a new logo and rebranding, the Bandon, Co. Cork-based company is in the process of developing a new range of pelleted minerals and recently […]
Kennedy Agri in Callan, Co Kilkenny experienced a hectic end to 2018 and the hopes for brothers Eamon Kennedy and Nigel Kennedy are that things will continue that way for the New Year ahead. Irish Tractor heard all about the family business from Eamon Kennedy himself recently. These past few months have been busy ones […]
Based in Castlebellingham, Co Louth, Hoey Parts & Plant Sales has become well-known for its excellent service and quality products on offer. Irish Tractor & Agri heard all about the business from the store’s co-manager Aidan Matthews recently. Hoey Parts & Plant Sales was set-up in 1984 by Tom Hoey and has since grown into […]
Czech tractor manufacturer, Zetor has announced completion of what it terms a ‘comprehensive market assessment and reorganisation’ and is poised to set the brand on what Nigel Wilson, their Sales Director for UK and Ireland, says will be ‘a new and more progressive path’. Foreseeing what they believe will be a ‘high opportunity’ for Zetor […]
Owned by the US-based Feeney brothers, the Bostonia Charolais Herd is one of Ireland’s most-prestigious pedigree herds. We visited their pristine Scurmore Pedigree Farm on the Moy Estuary in County Sligo and had a chat with farm manager Niall Hynes to find out more. Ideally located in Scurmore, County Sligo, on Ireland’s picturesque North Western […]
Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, manufacturer of Bovikalc® and Bovikalc® Dry, has launched its National Milk Fever (hypocalcaemia) Survey to capture the opinions of farmers and their on-farm experiences of the condition. Farmers are being encouraged to share their knowledge to fill in some of the gaps that still exist on the impact of milk fever […]
Family run Ag-tech company TERRA NutriTECH is one of just ten companies from around the world to be selected for the prestigious Pearse Lyons Accelerator Programme. The company will pitch to more than 3,000 attendees from over 70 countries on Monday 20th May in Kentucky, including some of the premier global leaders in the agriculture sector. […]
Utilising a fleet of three forwarders and three harvesters, Lynch Harvesting Ltd. – which celebrates its 21st anniversary this year – provides exceptional thinning and clearfell services across counties Leitrim, Cavan and Roscommon. We touched base with founder / proprietor Tommy Lynch to find out more about this superb operation. County Leitrim is beautiful but […]
