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.

Scottish government to support dairy farmers on the Isle of Bute

Dairy

Scottish government to support dairy farmers on the Isle of Bute

Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead has confirmed that he will be providing additional support to dairy farmers on the...

Silage contracting fees in the range €110 to €140 per acre

Grass

Silage contracting fees in the range €110 to €140 per acre

Silage contracting rates will in the range €110/ac to €140/ac for 2015, according to Co. Meath contractor Peter Farrelly. “These...

Silage – what to do as grass quality deteriorates rapidly

Grass

Silage – what to do as grass quality deteriorates rapidly

Many dairy and livestock farmers have missed the boat in terms of maximising first cut grass silage quality this year,...

Proposals to increase tractor speeds limits in Northern Ireland

Machinery

Proposals to increase tractor speeds limits in Northern Ireland

The Department of Environment in Northern Ireland has opened a six-week public consultation on the feasibility of increasing the weight...

Aurivo to introduce fixed-price milk supply contracts

Dairy

Aurivo to introduce fixed-price milk supply contracts

Aurivo is to introduce a three-year, fixed-price contract option to its dairy shareholders, according to the co-op’s dairy processing General...

Strikes in Argentina putting upward pressure on soya prices

Agri-Business

Strikes in Argentina putting upward pressure on soya prices

Strikes in Argentina, in tandem with currency movements, are combining to strengthen the price of soya meal imports into Ireland,...

Report says GM crops benefit smaller farms most around the world

Arable

Report says GM crops benefit smaller farms most around the world

Smallholder tillage farmers in developing countries are among the biggest beneficiaries of agricultural biotechnology, according to a report released this...

New project to examine use of sexed semen on suckler farms

Beef

New project to examine use of sexed semen on suckler farms

The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has launched a major new suckler beef research project involving 1000 breeding cattle on...

Beef – it’s all about taste and the US delivers

Opinion

Beef – it’s all about taste and the US delivers

I have just returned from the US, where I attended the 2015 Alltech symposium. While there, I made it my...

Farming opportunities abound in western Poland

Arable

Farming opportunities abound in western Poland

There are tremendous prospects for young people from Ireland to establish attractive share farming opportunities in western Poland, according to...

China must have a sustainable, indigenous dairy sector

Dairy

China must have a sustainable, indigenous dairy sector

It is in the interests of the global dairy sector for China to have its own sustainable milk industry, according...

International dairy consumption set to outstrip production

Dairy

International dairy consumption set to outstrip production

Global consumption of dairy products is set to increase by 2.3% per annum over the next decade with output increasing...

Cows can’t talk, but they communicate with us every day

Dairy

Cows can’t talk, but they communicate with us every day

Irish dairy farmers should use the grazing season to closely observe cows in their natural state, according to Cow Signals...

US farmer says hormoned beef must be part of TTIP deal

Beef

US farmer says hormoned beef must be part of TTIP deal

The proposed free trade agreement between the US and Europe (TTIP) should allow for the export of hormone treated beef...

Video: Day 2 at Balmoral Show

Balmoral Show

Video: Day 2 at Balmoral Show

Beef Shorthorn cattle have become almost an endangered species in Ireland. But that all changed at today’s Balmoral Show with...

Video: Balmoral Show 2015 Day 1 highlights

Balmoral Show

Video: Balmoral Show 2015 Day 1 highlights

Warm sunshine set the scene for the first day of Balmoral Show 2015, with an estimated 20,000 people in attendance. A...

Hogan gets mandate to simplify CAP

EU

Hogan gets mandate to simplify CAP

The way is now clear for Brussels to introduce a raft of CAP simplification measures later this year, according to...

‘Farmers and the SME sector weighed down with excessive interest charges’

Agri-Business

‘Farmers and the SME sector weighed down with excessive interest charges’

The Central Bank must act immediately to deliver lower interest rates for farmers and the agri-business sector as a whole,...