Richard Halleron

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News Correspondent

Richard Halleron is an agricultural chemist by background. He is a past chairman of the Northern Ireland Institute of Agricultural Science and has also served as Chairman of the Guild of Agricultural Journalists in Northern Ireland.

Falling oil prices to impact positively on EU farm production costs

Agri-Business

Falling oil prices to impact positively on EU farm production costs

The lower oil prices projected for the next 12 months will lead to a reduction in energy-related production costs across all...
Good grass year in 2014 leads to increase in suckler cow caesareans

Beef

Good grass year in 2014 leads to increase in suckler cow caesareans

Vets in the west have confirmed a significant increase in the number of caesarean sections they are carrying out on...
UK politicians call for hike in dairy intervention prices

Dairy

UK politicians call for hike in dairy intervention prices

The EU Commission must increase intervention prices as a short term measure to mitigate the impact of volatility on the...
New rebated fuel tracer to be introduced in April

Agri-Business

New rebated fuel tracer to be introduced in April

April 1 marks the official inclusion of a new tracer compound – Accutrace S10 – in the rebated fuels used by agriculture...
Global fertiliser use to increase by 25% within three years

Agri-Business

Global fertiliser use to increase by 25% within three years

Global agriculture must make better and efficient use of fertiliser in order to ensure the sustainability of the world’s food...
‘Farmer-processor contracts are needed to cope with volatility’

Agri-Business

‘Farmer-processor contracts are needed to cope with volatility’

BBC Countryfile presenter Adam Henson believes that the establishment of contracts involving farmers, processors and input suppliers can provide primary...
Contractors call for an end to fuel carbon tax

Machinery

Contractors call for an end to fuel carbon tax

The Irish Government must remove the current carbon tax on fuel usage within the agri contracting sector, according to Richie...
Agri research to become more farmer focussed

Agri-Business

Agri research to become more farmer focussed

Europe has committed to a farmer-up approach when it comes to identifying agricultural research priorities and the implementing of the...
Calls for CAP to reward productivity increase

EU

Calls for CAP to reward productivity increase

The EU Commission has been encouraged to endorse a CAP reform policy which would reward those farmers achieving higher levels...
‘International cereal prices hinge on the smallest of margins’

Arable

‘International cereal prices hinge on the smallest of margins’

One bad harvest, anywhere in the world, is all that it would take to send cereal prices rocketing, according to...
Steady as she goes for machinery market in 2015

Machinery

Steady as she goes for machinery market in 2015

The agricultural machinery market looks set to remain pretty stagnant for the next 12 months, according to Claas UK &...
Arrabawn will fight to retain its milk pool

Dairy

Arrabawn will fight to retain its milk pool

Arrabawn Co-op will seek to secure new milk suppliers on a pro rata basis, should any existing members switch to...
Research identifies new ways of treating cereal diseases

Arable

Research identifies new ways of treating cereal diseases

Manipulating the genetic make-up of cereal plants may well open up radical new ways of killing off fungal pathogens, which...
Bluestone should not be used in Texel sheep footbaths, expert warns

Sheep

Bluestone should not be used in Texel sheep footbaths, expert warns

Texel sheep producers should not use bluestone in foot baths, according to independent veterinary consultant Dr Fiona Lovett. Speaking at...
Beef conformation values on the rise in Northern Ireland

N.Ireland

Beef conformation values on the rise in Northern Ireland

There has been a general improvement in beef carcase conformation values in the past three months in Northern Ireland, according...
Maedi Visna on the rise in Scottish sheep flocks

Sheep

Maedi Visna on the rise in Scottish sheep flocks

Many Scottish sheep flocks could be threatened by a rise in the incurable viral disease Maedi Visna (MV), according to...
No ‘silver bullet’ solution for dairy sector

Dairy

No ‘silver bullet’ solution for dairy sector

There is no easy fix to the challenges that will face Europe’s dairy sector throughout 2015 and beyond, according to...
‘Cheaper oil prices are here to stay, for the near future’

Agri-Business

‘Cheaper oil prices are here to stay, for the near future’

International oil prices are unlikely to strengthen in the near future, according to Arthur Marshall, an analyst with the UK’s...
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