Machinery
"Driving farm mechanisation towards an efficient future is our ethos," said Mark O’Donnell of Keltec Engineering, Killmallock.
Hartnett Products is one firm that is looking to make the job of preparing wood more efficient and to do so at an affordable price.
JF Centre in Tullamore specialises in reconditioning JF harvesters, as well as the supply of parts. But there are other strings to its bow.
The relatively new (machinery) partnership of Sean Byrne and John Keane trades as West Waterford Agri (based in Tullow, Co. Waterford).
"The Ford 5000 and 7000 were iconic tractors and were as important to Irish agriculture as the grey Ferguson," claimed Pat Timmins.
Is Valtra, the often overlooked member of the AGCO tractor stable, making notable inroads into the tractor market?
“We have the product; we have the demand; what we don’t have is the production capacity.” That's the dilemma facing ProDig Attachments.
"There is no longer any such thing as a one-size-fits-all slurry tanker," claims Darren Bailey of Bailey Machinery Sales (BMS).
Gary Ryan has been chief executive at the FTMTA for 10 years. He charts the key trends in the tractor market.
Who or what is Hand Engineering? Based in Dromone, Co. Meath, it designs and fabricates all manner of machinery and equipment - but not always under its own name.
Amazone has been around since 1883; that's the year in which it was founded by Henrich Dreyer at Gaste in western Germany.
A sizeable manufacturer - namely Pottinger - gives us its views on silage-making, as the 2018 campaign kicks off.
"It's only a mannequin really," noted Colm Clifford - describing the Massey Ferguson 240 tractor sitting proudly by the counter of the shop.
See how this Co. Limerick man has embarked on his own farm machinery manufacturing business - namely Palatine Engineering.
Lloyd McCullagh of Bellanaleck, near Enniskillen, stands out as running a trim ship - namely McCullagh Machinery. See behind the scenes...
It was an invoice amounting to nearly €4,000 which set James Geoghegan on the path to building his own knife sharpener.
Ned Murphy Tractors of Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, is bringing the tractor salvage trade into the modern era.
How much do you know about Polish brand Pronar? It's a sizeable manufacturer and is especially well-known for its trailers.
What's the role of a quad (or ATV) on an Irish farm in 2018? We pick the brains of a long-standing dealer to find out.
The John Deere ethos is carried through to its dealers, who don't just sell tractors but promote the brand; none more so than Gearys Garage.
Joe Whelan Ltd is a Massey Ferguson dealership in the midst of a long-term development that has seen €450,000 invested in the premises alone.
Owned by Bernadette and Richard Murphy, Murphy's Motors is a New Holland dealership with an awareness of how technology shapes the business.
"Tumosan will be in the top ten best-selling brands in 2018." That's the confident prediction of Michael Brogan, Brogan Tractors.
