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

‘There is just too much milk in the world’

United Dairy Farmers’ Group Chief Executive Dr David Dobbin is advising milk producers in Northern Ireland to ease back on...

November 27, 2014

N.Ireland

Northern poultry farmers to get free campylobacter test kits

A new scheme offering free campylobacter testing kits is being offered to independent poultry farmers in Northern Ireland. The initiative,...

November 20, 2014

Baltic support package won’t reduce 2015 Single Farm Payment Budget – Hogan

EU Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan has confirmed that a compensation package has been agreed for the Baltic States, in the...

November 19, 2014

Dairy

Hogan rules out ‘soft landing’ for milk quotas

There will be no soft landing for the end of EU milk quotas according to Europe’s Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan....

November 18, 2014

Russian food ban may be a long-term headache for the EU

The EU may well be looking at the prospect of a protracted trade debacle with Russia, according to the EU...

November 18, 2014

Beef

UK beef markets to firm significantly during early 2015

UK beef prices should firm up next year amid tighter supplies, according to the latest forecasts from EBLEX – the...

November 17, 2014

Arable

Reduced plantings of wheat, oats and oilseeds in the UK next year

According to the Home Grown Cereals Authority’s Early Bird Survey of UK tillage farmers’ planting intentions for 2015, a reduction...

November 17, 2014

Machinery

Keenan moves into the Chinese machinery market

Keenan Systems has confirmed that it has signed a franchise agreement with Shengmu Livestock Equipment, giving the Shanghai-based machinery distributor...

November 4, 2014

Arable

Payment to grow legumes could be on the way

New european research, led by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), suggests farmers could be encouraged to grow more legumes by introducing...

November 1, 2014

Dairy

Japan to increase dairy imports

Japan is set to import increased quantities of milk powders and butter over the coming months, as the country deals...

October 31, 2014

Agri-Business

‘Producer price not the key driver in determining bank support for agriculture’

Fluctuating producer prices are not the key determinant for banks when assessing farm business plans, according to First Trust bank,...

October 31, 2014

Opinion

Is the CAP falling apart at the seams?

Two months ago, EU Farm Commissioner Dacian Ciolos referred to the steps taken by him to provide support for those...

October 30, 2014

Environment

Climate change impacting on the carbon storage potential of soil

The response of soil microbial communities to changes in temperature increases the potential for more carbon dioxide to be released from...

October 23, 2014

N.Ireland

Official Brucellosis-free status in sight for Northern Ireland

Relaxation of brucellosis pre-movement testing controls for cattle movements within Northern Ireland, have been announced by the North’s Agriculture Minister Michelle...

October 23, 2014