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.

Farm incomes forecast to increase by 10% next year

Agri-Business

Farm incomes forecast to increase by 10% next year

Farm incomes are set to increase by 10 per cent ext year. This will be one of the key take home...
It’s been a good week for farmers

Agri-Business

It’s been a good week for farmers

COMMENT: Monday of this week saw Department of Agriculture officials in Dublin confirming that the second tranche of single farm...
Dairy industry must address the challenge of adding value

Dairy

Dairy industry must address the challenge of adding value

Despite the fact farmer milk prices have risen considerably over recent months, international dairy consultant Bruce Woodacre has told AgriLand...
China – food exporting opportunities abound

Agri-Business

China – food exporting opportunities abound

A Chinese economist based in Ireland has told AgriLand that China will remain a country of great opportunity for Irish...
Allister upbeat regarding prospects for dairy

Dairy

Allister upbeat regarding prospects for dairy

The View from Northern Ireland: Jim Allister, the leader of the Traditional Unionist Voice Party in Northern Ireland, and former MEP,...
Spirited away: What does the Japanese beef market have to offer?

Beef

Spirited away: What does the Japanese beef market have to offer?

ICMSA has welcomed the news that Japan is to open up its market to Irish beef imports. “The market was...
All-Ireland study sheds new light on Phosphorous availability

Environment

All-Ireland study sheds new light on Phosphorous availability

A series of research trials involving Teagasc staff and colleagues at Queen’s University Belfast and the Agri Food Biosciences Institute...
Somatic cell counts dropping

Dairy

Somatic cell counts dropping

Teagasc milk quality specialist Dr David Gleeson has told AgriLand that somatic cell count (SCC) levels are continuing to fall...
Agri lending on the up in Northern Ireland

Agri-Business

Agri lending on the up in Northern Ireland

Bank of Ireland UK has confirmed to AgriLand that it has committed in excess of £60m sterling of additional finance...
When the going gets tough, the tough get going

Rural Life

When the going gets tough, the tough get going

COMMENT: Despite all the talk of global warming, Ireland, over recent years, has endured a number of the coldest and...
Calf-rearing priorities – a US perspective

Dairy

Calf-rearing priorities – a US perspective

Recent months have been marked by an intensive series of advisory messages from a number of organisations espousing the benefits...
NC Engineering joins Britains’ Hall of Fame

Agri-Business

NC Engineering joins Britains’ Hall of Fame

Renowned cast model and toymaker Britains has added two NC Engineering slurry tanker options to its range of precision made...
Putting the food chain back into balance

Agri-Business

Putting the food chain back into balance

COMMENT: Farmers have every right to ask for a bigger slice of Ireland’s more than significant food retail cake. And,...
‘Reducing carbon footprint will drive farm efficiency’

Environment

‘Reducing carbon footprint will drive farm efficiency’

Alltech’s European bioscience centre director, Kevin Tuck, has told a grouping of farm industry leaders that the challenge of reducing...
Vet highlights the significance of sub-clinical ketosis in dairy herds

Dairy

Vet highlights the significance of sub-clinical ketosis in dairy herds

Elanco veterinarian Francis Cosgrave has highlighted the importance for Irish milk producers and practising vets to recognise the very negative...
Preventing the onset of respiratory problems in housed weanlings

Beef

Preventing the onset of respiratory problems in housed weanlings

Bought in suckled calves are extremely prone to respiratory problems at this time of the year, brought on by the...
Financing expansion is not without its challenges

Agri-Business

Financing expansion is not without its challenges

A leading US agriculture academic has told AgriLand that a significant number of Irish dairy farming businesses will fail as...
Tremendous turnout for national dairy think-in

Dairy

Tremendous turnout for national dairy think-in

Approximately 300 delegates are attending today’s Teagasc National Dairy Conference in  Cavan. This follows on from the 500 plus turnout,...