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.

Agri-Business

Grassland letting for up to €300/ac in Tipperary

Grassland for letting in the Limerick/Tipperary area is making between €150 and €300/ac,” according to Tipperary town-based auctioneer Noel Corcoran....

March 23, 2015

Agri-Business

‘June 15 extension for CAP schemes still not enough time for farmers’

The application period closing dates for the new Pillar 1 and Pillar 2 CAP support schemes should have been put...

March 21, 2015

Agri-Business

Little movement with fertiliser prices

There is no real difference in fertiliser prices year-on-year, according to Yara business manager for Ireland Nicholas Morrison. “Both CAN...

March 18, 2015

Opinion

Why all the fuss over greening?

The last fortnight has seen a very strong media focus on the potential impact of greening on Irish agriculture. And,...

March 16, 2015

Arable

New greening measures will act to reduce EU grain output by 8%

New estimates for EU grain plantings in 2015 reveal that European grain production could drop by as much as 8%,...

March 15, 2015

Arable

EU rapeseed acreage significantly down

EU rapeseed production is expected to fall by as much as 7% this year, compared to 2014, according to figures...

March 14, 2015

Dairy

‘Dairy expansion not possible with current cow numbers’

Two successive years of falling AI usage within the national dairy herd has created a dearth in the number of...

March 12, 2015

Agri-Business

Falling oil prices to impact positively on EU farm production costs

The lower oil prices projected for the next 12 months will lead to a reduction in energy-related production costs across all...

March 11, 2015

Beef

Good grass year in 2014 leads to increase in suckler cow caesareans

Vets in the west have confirmed a significant increase in the number of caesarean sections they are carrying out on...

March 11, 2015

Dairy

UK politicians call for hike in dairy intervention prices

The EU Commission must increase intervention prices as a short term measure to mitigate the impact of volatility on the...

March 7, 2015

Agri-Business

New rebated fuel tracer to be introduced in April

April 1 marks the official inclusion of a new tracer compound – Accutrace S10 – in the rebated fuels used by agriculture...

March 6, 2015

Agri-Business

Global fertiliser use to increase by 25% within three years

Global agriculture must make better and efficient use of fertiliser in order to ensure the sustainability of the world’s food...

March 2, 2015

Agri-Business

‘Farmer-processor contracts are needed to cope with volatility’

BBC Countryfile presenter Adam Henson believes that the establishment of contracts involving farmers, processors and input suppliers can provide primary...

March 2, 2015