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.

The growing scourge of liver fluke

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...
Sheep Ireland to highlight changes to LambPlus flock recording

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...
Renewable Energy Conference to identify new business opportunities for farmers

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...
Managing the early lambing ewe

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

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

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...
CLAAS launches its infinitely variable transmission system

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...
Banks left agriculture in the lurch, John Deere president

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...
‘Dairy industry must get on top of digital dermatitis’

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...
8,800 farmers to receive Nitrates texts

Environment

8,800 farmers to receive Nitrates texts

The Department of Agriculture has confirmed to AgriLand that it plans to issue approximately 8,800 text messages tomorrow to those...
EU agriculture – latest structural trends

Other

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

Other

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

Other

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

Other

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...
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