Richard Halleron

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.

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...

November 18, 2013

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...

November 18, 2013

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...

November 14, 2013

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,...

November 13, 2013

Agri-Business

‘It’s time for total transparency from field to fork’

COMMENT: I sense that sales of sunglasses went through the roof a few weeks ago given the number of food...

November 13, 2013

Agri-Business

Garavellie brothers to take HSBC to court

TLT International Director Paolo Garavellie has told AgriLand that he intends taking HSBC Bank to the High Court following the...

November 11, 2013

Agri-Business

We need a meaningful all-island animal health policy

COMMENT: This week will see Ireland’s two agriculture minister meeting up at a cross-border summit to be held in Armagh....

November 11, 2013

Sheep

The growing scourge of liver fluke

Tyrone veterinary surgeon Seamus O’Kane has told AgriLand that sheep producers with breeding ewes should ensure that all early lambing...

November 7, 2013

Sheep

Sheep Ireland to highlight changes to LambPlus flock recording

Tomorrow evening will mark the start of a series of regional meetings, to be hosted by Sheep Ireland. The events will...

November 6, 2013

Environment

Renewable Energy Conference to identify new business opportunities for farmers

Teagasc’s Barry Caslin has told AgriLand that the organisation’s upcoming renewable energy conference, planned for Dublin on Friday of this...

November 4, 2013

Sheep

Managing the early lambing ewe

Ewes that are due to start lambing in early January are now entering into the last eight weeks of pregnancy....

November 4, 2013

Beef

‘It’s time to scrap the European classification grid’

COMMENT: Milk producers will always grumble about the price they get for their milk. However, they cannot argue about the...

November 2, 2013

Beef

‘Europe’s beef classification scheme just doesn’t shape up’

A leading US livestock production specialist has told AgriLand that the EU’s current beef classification system is not fit for...

October 28, 2013

Machinery

CLAAS launches its infinitely variable transmission system

Following the introduction of the new ARION 600 and 500 last year, CLAAS has extended the range with the introduction...

October 28, 2013

Agri-Business

Banks left agriculture in the lurch, John Deere president

John Deere agricultural division president, Mark von Pentz, has told AgriLand that the banks’ decision to ‘effectively’ walk away from...

October 28, 2013

Dairy

‘Dairy industry must get on top of digital dermatitis’

UK Veterinarian and cattle lameness specialist Roger Blowey has highlighted the increasing importance of digital dermatitis (DD) related infections that...

October 28, 2013