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.

‘Reducing carbon footprint will drive farm efficiency’

Environment

‘Reducing carbon footprint will drive farm efficiency’

Alltech’s European bioscience centre director, Kevin Tuck, has told a grouping of farm industry leaders that the challenge of reducing...
Vet highlights the significance of sub-clinical ketosis in dairy herds

Dairy

Vet highlights the significance of sub-clinical ketosis in dairy herds

Elanco veterinarian Francis Cosgrave has highlighted the importance for Irish milk producers and practising vets to recognise the very negative...
Preventing the onset of respiratory problems in housed weanlings

Beef

Preventing the onset of respiratory problems in housed weanlings

Bought in suckled calves are extremely prone to respiratory problems at this time of the year, brought on by the...
Financing expansion is not without its challenges

Agri-Business

Financing expansion is not without its challenges

A leading US agriculture academic has told AgriLand that a significant number of Irish dairy farming businesses will fail as...
Tremendous turnout for national dairy think-in

Dairy

Tremendous turnout for national dairy think-in

Approximately 300 delegates are attending today’s Teagasc National Dairy Conference in  Cavan. This follows on from the 500 plus turnout,...
‘It’s time for total transparency from field to fork’

Agri-Business

‘It’s time for total transparency from field to fork’

COMMENT: I sense that sales of sunglasses went through the roof a few weeks ago given the number of food...
Garavellie brothers to take HSBC to court

Agri-Business

Garavellie brothers to take HSBC to court

TLT International Director Paolo Garavellie has told AgriLand that he intends taking HSBC Bank to the High Court following the...
We need a meaningful all-island animal health policy

Agri-Business

We need a meaningful all-island animal health policy

COMMENT: This week will see Ireland’s two agriculture minister meeting up at a cross-border summit to be held in Armagh....
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...
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