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.

Trade deal could open EU to beef imports from Brazil

Beef

Trade deal could open EU to beef imports from Brazil

The Irish Farmers’ Association is deeply concerned that Brazil could secure backdoor access to the European beef market courtesy of...
US dairy expert questions milk price:feed ratio

Dairy

US dairy expert questions milk price:feed ratio

What is the barrier to selling more milk on your dairy? That was the question posed by US independent dairy nutritionist...
Young bull issue must be addressed by meat plants

Beef

Young bull issue must be addressed by meat plants

COMMENT: Yet again beef producers have been left holding the can with animals they were encouraged to produce  for two years...
McAdam to push ahead with legal action against ABP

Beef

McAdam to push ahead with legal action against ABP

Martin McAdam, of Co Monaghan-based McAdam Foods, has told AgriLand that he is meeting barristers in Dublin today in order...
New insights into maximising crop yields

Arable

New insights into maximising crop yields

Plants naturally slow their growth or even stop growing altogether in response to adverse conditions, such as water shortage or...
EU Farm Commissioner looks ahead

Agri-Business

EU Farm Commissioner looks ahead

Courtesy of his speech to the Green Week event in Berlin, EU Agriculture Commissioner Dacian Ciolos took the opportunity of looking...
Another food scare for Fonterra

World News

Another food scare for Fonterra

Fonterra Brands NZ is conducting a voluntary recall of 300ml and 500ml bottles of Anchor and Pams fresh cream with...
GIIL investment – jewel in Enterprise Ireland’s agri-food crown for 2013

Agri-Business

GIIL investment – jewel in Enterprise Ireland’s agri-food crown for 2013

The commitment by Glanbia Ingredients Ireland Ltd (GIIL) to establish a state of the art processing facility at Belview, on...
Reflections of the 2014 Oxford Farming Conference

Agri-Business

Reflections of the 2014 Oxford Farming Conference

There was a tremendous turnout of delegates from this side of the Irish Sea attending the recent Oxford Farming Conference....
EU agrees principle of CAP deal for milk sector

Dairy

EU agrees principle of CAP deal for milk sector

The council of the European Union has adopted the text for the new seven-year Common Agriculture Policy  (CAP) Reform package. The...
Calf rearing and antibiotics

Agri-Business

Calf rearing and antibiotics

Two of the speakers at a recent calf rearing conference touched on the sensitive subject of treating calves with antibiotics....
Comment: EID for cattle – the debate is on

Dairy

Comment: EID for cattle – the debate is on

The European Commission favours the use of electronic identification (EID) for cattle. Assuming the idea gets the green light from...
Bank to work with customers affected by bad weather

Agri-Business

Bank to work with customers affected by bad weather

AIB has indicated to Agriland that it will be announcing its lending commitments to agriculture and to Irish business as...
Demand responsible for overall increase in world wholesale dairy prices

Agri-Business

Demand responsible for overall increase in world wholesale dairy prices

According to DairyCo, dairy commodity production continues to perform fairly well for the world’s key exporters. Supplies in the US...
Live exports increased by 11% to €240m in 2013

Agri-Business

Live exports increased by 11% to €240m in 2013

Stronger cattle and sheep exports helped boost the value of livestock exports in 2013. For the year the value of...
Aspirations for rural development in 2014

Agri-Business

Aspirations for rural development in 2014

Teresa Canavan took over as CEO of the Rural Development Council (RDC) in Northern Ireland last September. As she looks...
Strathroy management meets with Wexford producers

Agri-Business

Strathroy management meets with Wexford producers

Strathroy Dairy has issued a seven-point guarantee to Wexford Milk Producers (WMP), as the Co Tyrone-based milk processor strives to...
Yield potential of winter cereals remains high – despite the wet weather

Arable

Yield potential of winter cereals remains high – despite the wet weather

Teagasc’s head of agronomy John Spink has told AgriLand that only cereal crops that have been in standing water for...
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