With potatoes and turnips in the mix, Doyle Produce wanted a drill that was capable of working in wet conditions at the back end of the year. The Kilkenny-based business has a good area of rented ground that still needs to turn a profit when growing cereals, and this is part of the reason the farm has taken operations entirely back in house.
Previously, small grains were established by a contractor with a 3.0m power harrow drill combination; however, the time pressure with organising staff and tractors for cultivations was stretching the working day. Having staff waiting is something Eddie Doyle wants to avoid, as it increases costs. “This is
