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.

Contractors call for an end to fuel carbon tax

Machinery

Contractors call for an end to fuel carbon tax

The Irish Government must remove the current carbon tax on fuel usage within the agri contracting sector, according to Richie...
Agri research to become more farmer focussed

Agri-Business

Agri research to become more farmer focussed

Europe has committed to a farmer-up approach when it comes to identifying agricultural research priorities and the implementing of the...
Calls for CAP to reward productivity increase

EU

Calls for CAP to reward productivity increase

The EU Commission has been encouraged to endorse a CAP reform policy which would reward those farmers achieving higher levels...
‘International cereal prices hinge on the smallest of margins’

Arable

‘International cereal prices hinge on the smallest of margins’

One bad harvest, anywhere in the world, is all that it would take to send cereal prices rocketing, according to...
Steady as she goes for machinery market in 2015

Machinery

Steady as she goes for machinery market in 2015

The agricultural machinery market looks set to remain pretty stagnant for the next 12 months, according to Claas UK &...
Arrabawn will fight to retain its milk pool

Dairy

Arrabawn will fight to retain its milk pool

Arrabawn Co-op will seek to secure new milk suppliers on a pro rata basis, should any existing members switch to...
Research identifies new ways of treating cereal diseases

Arable

Research identifies new ways of treating cereal diseases

Manipulating the genetic make-up of cereal plants may well open up radical new ways of killing off fungal pathogens, which...
Bluestone should not be used in Texel sheep footbaths, expert warns

Sheep

Bluestone should not be used in Texel sheep footbaths, expert warns

Texel sheep producers should not use bluestone in foot baths, according to independent veterinary consultant Dr Fiona Lovett. Speaking at...
Maedi Visna on the rise in Scottish sheep flocks

Sheep

Maedi Visna on the rise in Scottish sheep flocks

Many Scottish sheep flocks could be threatened by a rise in the incurable viral disease Maedi Visna (MV), according to...
No ‘silver bullet’ solution for dairy sector

Dairy

No ‘silver bullet’ solution for dairy sector

There is no easy fix to the challenges that will face Europe’s dairy sector throughout 2015 and beyond, according to...
‘Cheaper oil prices are here to stay, for the near future’

Agri-Business

‘Cheaper oil prices are here to stay, for the near future’

International oil prices are unlikely to strengthen in the near future, according to Arthur Marshall, an analyst with the UK’s...
No dairy crisis in dairy sector – EU Commission

Dairy

No dairy crisis in dairy sector – EU Commission

Europe’s dairy industry is not in crisis, according to Joost Korte, the Deputy Director-General of the European Commission’s DG Agriculture...
End possibly in sight to Russian EU food ban

EU

End possibly in sight to Russian EU food ban

An end to the Russian ban on EU food imports could be in sight, according to reports emerging from within...
‘International demand for dairy products has bottomed out and markets are starting to improve’

Dairy

‘International demand for dairy products has bottomed out and markets are starting to improve’

International demand for dairy products has bottomed out and there are already signs that markets are starting to improve slightly,...
Dealing with ‘Wet Litter’ Syndrome in poultry

Pig/Poultry

Dealing with ‘Wet Litter’ Syndrome in poultry

Research carried over recent years has confirmed a strong link between poultry diets and the onset of ‘Wet Litter’ Syndrome...
EU Parliament to host third dairy industry hearing

EU

EU Parliament to host third dairy industry hearing

The European Parliament’s agriculture committee is fully aware of dairy farmers’ deep concerns regarding their prospects for 2015 and beyond,...
Are pharmabiotics the future for livestock?

Dairy

Are pharmabiotics the future for livestock?

Professor Colin Hill, who heads up the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre at the University of Cork, told the recent St David’s...
Global compound feed output on the rise

Agri-Business

Global compound feed output on the rise

Global compound animal feed production increased by 2.1% last year, according to a December 2014 agri-business survey carried out by...
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