Machinery
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.
It would be unfair to refer to Valtra as 'oddball', but being a little different is one of its many virtues, according to O'Connor's Tractors.
