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.

EU agriculture – latest structural trends

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EU agriculture – latest structural trends

The View from Europe: The average farm size in the EU has increased by 3.8 per cent per year in...
Deal with Canada is a good news story for Ireland

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Deal with Canada is a good news story for Ireland

COMMENT: The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) was quick to point to the possible downside of the recent ‘free trade’ agreement...
BVD – Eradication timetable remains on track

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BVD – Eradication timetable remains on track

Animal Health Ireland (AHI) Chief Executive Joe O’Flaherty has told Agriland that Ireland remains on course to eradicate BVD within...
Sustainable farmgate prices – a priority

Agri-Business

Sustainable farmgate prices – a priority

The View from Northern Ireland: The need for the food industry to deliver realistic farmer prices was one of the...
Dale Farm secures multimillion export orders in Africa

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Dale Farm secures multimillion export orders in Africa

Dale Farm, the commercial arm of leading Northern Ireland co-op United Dairy Farmers,  has announced that it has secured African...
Northern Ireland’s food industry can ‘kick with both feet’

Agri-Business

Northern Ireland’s food industry can ‘kick with both feet’

The View from Northern Ireland: Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson has confirmed that Northern Ireland’s food industry must be allowed...
It’s time for a national land drainage programme

Agri-Business

It’s time for a national land drainage programme

COMMENT: Regular travellers in the Irish countryside will be fully aware of the regrettable fact that rushes are fast taking over...
‘Grasping the nettle’ that is farm succession

Environment

‘Grasping the nettle’ that is farm succession

Alan Jagoe, from the European Council of Young Farmers (ECOYF), has told AgriLand that agriculture must grasp the nettle that...
‘Farmers are in the health business’

Agri-Business

‘Farmers are in the health business’

Associate Professor of Public Health at University College Dublin Patrick Wall told delegates attending today’s Global 500 event that dairy...
The cow is the best advisor on the farm

Agri-Business

The cow is the best advisor on the farm

Joep Driesen, from Holland, presented the concept of Cow Signals, at today’s Global 500 event, hosted by Alltech in Dublin....
Heifer rearing key to dairy profit, Alltech hears

Agri-Business

Heifer rearing key to dairy profit, Alltech hears

Delegates attending day two of the Alltech Global 500 event this morning were told that calving maiden heifers at two...
Ireland will increase milk output by 50% beyond 2020, Glanbia

Agri-Business

Ireland will increase milk output by 50% beyond 2020, Glanbia

Glanbia’s strategy director Sean Molloy has indicated that milk output in Ireland will increase by at least 50 per cent...
‘Europe will not flood world dairy markets after 2015’

Dairy

‘Europe will not flood world dairy markets after 2015’

European Dairy Farmers’ president Katrine Lecornu told delegates attending today’s Alltech Global 500 event that EU milk production will increase...
Alltech president points to period of sustained growth for dairy and beef sectors

Agri-Business

Alltech president points to period of sustained growth for dairy and beef sectors

Alltech president Dr Pearse Lyons has told AgriLand that Irish dairy and livestock farmers can look forward to a profitable...
Good calf rearing is at the heart of every successful dairy farm

Dairy

Good calf rearing is at the heart of every successful dairy farm

IN FOCUS: Alistair Thompson milks 500 cows across two sites at Beaverlodge Farm, near Artigarvan in North Co Tyrone. Calving...
Dairy cow nutrition – some insights into the future

Dairy

Dairy cow nutrition – some insights into the future

United Feeds’ CEO Dr Keith Agnew has taken the opportunity of reviewing some of the key nutritional developments that may...
A Rabobank perspective on the world’s dairy markets

Dairy

A Rabobank perspective on the world’s dairy markets

The Agricultural Science Association Conference: Rabobank’s Matthew Johnson told this year’s Agricultural Science Association (ASA) Conference that international dairy prices peaked...
‘Banks have left agriculture in the lurch’

Agri-Business

‘Banks have left agriculture in the lurch’

John Deere Agricultural Division President Mark von Pentz has indicated that the banks’ decision to “effectively” walk away from agriculture...
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