Agri-Business
The American parent company of Co. Carlow based, agri-machinery manufacturer, Keenan, has confirmed that it intends to axe jobs in Ireland.
KEENAN (Alltech Farming Solutions) has appointed William Trousdell as regional business manager for...
Machinery
The annual Keenan open day has been cancelled this year due to Covid-19; instead, Keenan will hold a 10-day sale of refurbished machines.
Beef
Keenan opened the gates of its manufacturing facility to Irish dairy and beef farmers, along with machinery enthusiasts, earlier this week.
Keenan, which has a manufacturing site in Co. Carlow, has become the first manufacturer of diet feeders to be accredited by the Carbon Trust.
Dairy
Dairy farmers are being reminded of the importance of the dry cow period - especially when it comes to management and nutrition.
US-based feed machinery supplier Keenan, a subsidiary of Alltech, is organising a series of three interactive workshops around Ireland.
National Ploughing Championships
Alltech and Keenan will host one-to-one nutrition clinics for farmers at this year's National Ploughing Championships in Screggan, Tullamore.
Alltech has announced the appointment of Seamus Callanan to the role of InTouch feeding specialist for the south-west region of Ireland.
Keenan is offering to rent diet feeders (mixer wagons) to farmers who do not own or have access to such a machine.
The first Keenan MechFiber 365SP to be built and tested has recently been commissioned to Grianan Estate's organic dairy farm in Co. Donegal.
Keenan - based in Borris, Co. Carlow - open the gates of its production facility to more than 240 Irish dairy and beef farmers earlier this week.
Well-known machinery firm Keenan is set to host an open day on Wednesday, June 20, from 12:00pm until 8:00pm.
Rural Life
Britains has teamed up with farming machinery brand, Keenan, to launch a new Keenan MechFiber365 die cast replica model mixer wagon.
Keenan will bring its MechFiber 345SP self-propelled diet feeder to this year's National Ploughing Championships.
Vertical feeders will not provide a MechFiber-standard feed mix. But it's as close as can be achieved with a vertical auger, says Keenan.
Opinion
I have attended a host of farm machinery and technology demonstrations recently, all of which had a strong IT dimension
Keenan showed its new self-propelled paddle-type diet feeder. The MechFibre 345SP had its first official outing at the SIMA show in Paris.
Keenan, part of the Alltech empire, unveiled one of its brand new tub feeders at last week’s FTMTA Farm Machinery Show.
Keenan will host an open day this week to give farmers a behind the scenes look at its 'world class facility.'
Alltech has acquired Keenan, the diet-feeder maker based in Borris, Co. Carlow, following successful talks between the two companies.
Alltech has confirmed that it is in talks with Keenan, after it was announced that receivers had been appointed to the Carlow-based company.
Joint receivers have been appointed to the Borris-based Keenan System after reports of the company being in financial difficulty surfaced within the industry.
