Agriculture & Farming in Down

Ballynahinch, Co. Down offers organic vegetable boxes and recipes from Laurelbank Farm. This 7-acre organic smallholding is certified by the Organic Trust Ireland. They also run a farm shop every Saturday from 11 am to 2 pm, a 30-week grow-your-own course called the Growing Academy, and host workshops, classes, and farm gatherings. Regular farm volunteering sessions are available.

Martin Hanna & Partners is an agriculture and farming dealership in Newtownards, Co. Down, specialising in Massey Ferguson Tractors. They sell and repair new and used tractors and combines, stocking a comprehensive range of Massey Ferguson spares. They also offer a selection of used Massey Ferguson tractors and equipment for sale.

Joseph Walls Ltd is an agriculture and farming supplier based in Newry, Co. Down. They sell animal health products and farm supplies online, with delivery available to the UK and Ireland. Their product range includes items for lambing, calving, equine care, sheep and cattle, as well as grassland and fencing supplies, seeds, farm equipment, clothing, footwear, and hardware. They also offer a soil analysis service and a click-and-collect option for online orders.

Ashtonelle Alpacas, an Agriculture & Farming business in Newtownards, Co. Down, keeps a herd of over 25 pedigree Huacaya alpacas. The farm breeds alpacas for their fibre, which is used to create hand-crafted and hand-knitted products. Services offered include farm visits and stud services with prize-winning males. Alpacas are also available for sale, including females, stud males, pet males, and stock protectors. The business is a recognised trainer with the British Alpaca Society Affiliate Training Scheme.

Newtownards, Co. Down is home to Wind Whistle Farm, an Agriculture & Farming business. They grow, prepare, and pack soup vegetables including leeks, parsley, carrots, and celery. They also supply kale (green, red, and cavolo nero), savoys, and scallions. Wind Whistle Farm sells to both retail and wholesale customers.

Newtownards, Co. Down based North Down Grain Ltd is an Agriculture & Farming business. They import, handle, store, re-package and distribute bulk and bagged materials. They also supply agrochemicals, offer haulage and transport services, and provide general agricultural supplies.

Stonebridge Cottage Farm, an Agriculture & Farming business in Downpatrick, Co. Down, raises pedigree Saddleback pigs, North Country Cheviot sheep, and traditional chicken breeds. They offer pork, lamb, and eggs produced through sustainable methods, utilising repurposed food by-products for their pigs. The farm also plans to produce beef from Dexter cattle.

Fane Valley Stores in Newtownards, Co. Down is an agriculture and farming supplier selling animal health products and farm supplies. Their product range includes items for cattle, sheep, equine, and pets, such as wormers, fly and parasite control, supplements, and veterinary supplies like syringes and disinfectants. They also offer dairy equipment, cattle equipment, and livestock identification products.

Weir John A, an Agriculture & Farming business in Banbridge, Co. Down, sells agricultural and garden machinery. They also manufacture wrought iron gates and railings, and provide service, repair, and parts for agricultural and garden machinery.

Newry, Co. Down based Alexs Birds supplies hatching eggs, poultry, game, ornamental and exotic fowl. They offer point of lay chickens, ducks, geese, turkey, peafowl, pheasant, and quail. Day old chicks and rheas are also available. Hatching eggs can be posted across the UK and Ireland. Alexs Birds operates within the Agriculture & Farming sector.

McCreight Potatoes Ltd is an Agriculture & Farming business based in Newry, Co. Down. They specialise in providing eating potatoes in 20kg bags and seed potatoes in 25kg bags. The company is involved in the breeding, production, and commercial trade of seed and ware potatoes, as well as horticulture trade. They also handle worldwide import and export of seed potatoes. McCreight Potatoes supply garden centres, nurseries, supermarkets, and hardware stores across the UK and Ireland with over 50 varieties of seed potatoes, onions, shallots, and garlic, along with composts and fertilisers.

Banbridge, Co. Down. Fane Valley Stores provides farm supplies and animal health products. Their offerings include cattle, sheep, equine, pet, pig, and poultry supplies. Products range from wormers, fly and parasite control, and supplements to veterinary supplies, dairy equipment, and livestock identification.

Glenside Farm is an Agriculture & Farming business in Newtownards, Co. Down. It is a working farm for the community and home to the Glen Cowie Pedigrees, including Aberdeen Angus cattle and Blue Texel sheep. The farm also focuses on health and wellbeing for all through farming, nature, and community involvement.

Pointview Farm is an arable farm in Downpatrick, Co. Down, producing cereals, oil seeds, and porridge oats. They also supply feeding straw year-round with delivery options. The farm utilises cover crops within its rotation to improve soil fertility and minimise environmental impact.

Rankin Farm Potatoes is an agriculture and farming business in Newtownards, Co. Down. They produce mashed potato for the catering and retail sectors using specially selected potatoes from their own farm. This mashed potato is gluten-free and suitable for culinary use. They also supply fresh whole raw potatoes.

William Thompson & Son, an Agriculture & Farming business in Newtownards, Co. Down, offers civil engineering and plant hire services. They provide bulk earth works, drain jetting, grave digging, and percolation testing. Agricultural services are also available, with plant hire including operators.

Newtownards, Co. Down is home to Mash Direct, a business in the Agriculture & Farming category. They produce ready-made vegetable side dishes, which are gluten-free. These products are available in major UK and Ireland supermarkets.

Downpatrick, Co. Down is home to Pheasants Hill Farm, an agriculture and farming business. They supply unaged, quick-frozen, grass-fed meat suitable for low histamine diets. Products include free-range pasture-reared chicken, grass-fed beef and lamb, free-range pork, and grain-free, additive-free sausages for the Autoimmune protocol. Wild boar and venison are also available.