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.

Bank to work with customers affected by bad weather

Agri-Business

Bank to work with customers affected by bad weather

AIB has indicated to Agriland that it will be announcing its lending commitments to agriculture and to Irish business as...
Demand responsible for overall increase in world wholesale dairy prices

Agri-Business

Demand responsible for overall increase in world wholesale dairy prices

According to DairyCo, dairy commodity production continues to perform fairly well for the world’s key exporters. Supplies in the US...
Live exports increased by 11% to €240m in 2013

Agri-Business

Live exports increased by 11% to €240m in 2013

Stronger cattle and sheep exports helped boost the value of livestock exports in 2013. For the year the value of...
Aspirations for rural development in 2014

Agri-Business

Aspirations for rural development in 2014

Teresa Canavan took over as CEO of the Rural Development Council (RDC) in Northern Ireland last September. As she looks...
Strathroy management meets with Wexford producers

Agri-Business

Strathroy management meets with Wexford producers

Strathroy Dairy has issued a seven-point guarantee to Wexford Milk Producers (WMP), as the Co Tyrone-based milk processor strives to...
Yield potential of winter cereals remains high – despite the wet weather

Arable

Yield potential of winter cereals remains high – despite the wet weather

Teagasc’s head of agronomy John Spink has told AgriLand that only cereal crops that have been in standing water for...
Can your crops get enough ‘K’redit from their soil bank?

Arable

Can your crops get enough ‘K’redit from their soil bank?

Growing plants require far larger quantities of potash than is usually recommended as a fertiliser dressing. This may sound surprising...
Going for Growth funding under scrutiny

Agri-Business

Going for Growth funding under scrutiny

AgriFood Strategy Board (AFSB) Chairman Tony O’Neill has told AgriLand that he plans meeting both the North’s agriculture Minister Michelle...
Freeze branding – a novel anti-theft deterrent for the beef sector

Agri-Business

Freeze branding – a novel anti-theft deterrent for the beef sector

Freeze branding could be used as a means of deterring thieves from stealing beef cattle and suckler cows. Already widely...
Redmeat sector set for growth

Beef

Redmeat sector set for growth

Looking forward to 2014 and beyond Northern Ireland Meat Exporters’ Association (NIMEA) Chief Executive Phelim O’ Nell has told AgriLand...
Stormont executive must decide on CAP funding issue today

Agri-Business

Stormont executive must decide on CAP funding issue today

Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) policy director Wesley Aston has told AgriLand that the Stormont executive must meet today in order...
Unsettled weather – but mild start to the New Year in prospect

Environment

Unsettled weather – but mild start to the New Year in prospect

The good news for the farming industry is that the current spell of mild weather look set to continue well...
Foot and Mouth in Southeast Asia helps to boost EU milk prices

Agri-Business

Foot and Mouth in Southeast Asia helps to boost EU milk prices

According to a number of dairy analysts, milk production in Southeast Asia has come under threat as it struggles with...
Rural development report confirms EU’s ongoing structural changes

Agri-Business

Rural development report confirms EU’s ongoing structural changes

Latest indicators confirm the ongoing structural trends in rural areas across the EU. The annual report on Rural Development indicators...
First Trust Bank is lending to agriculture

Agri-Business

First Trust Bank is lending to agriculture

Eoin Donnelly, Agri Business Manager at First Trust Bank, has confirmed to AgriLand that his organisation is actively making additional...
Review of the year: Weather, sustainability and going for growth

Agri-Business

Review of the year: Weather, sustainability and going for growth

MAY: The weather eventually turned for the better during the second week of May, at which stage the entire farming...
Food security and bio-diversity

Agri-Business

Food security and bio-diversity

An increasing number of plant species are under threat from the demands being put on agriculture to produce more food...
Schmallenberg could still be an issue next spring

Sheep

Schmallenberg could still be an issue next spring

Irish sheep producers  hoping that natural immunity might help protect their sheep from Schmallenberg virus may have had their hopes...
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