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.

Comer says no to dairy producer organisations

Dairy

Comer says no to dairy producer organisations

The Dairy Producer Organisation (DPO) principle could sound the death knell of the co-operative movement in Ireland, according to ICMSA...
New project to examine use of sexed semen on suckler farms

Beef

New project to examine use of sexed semen on suckler farms

The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) has launched a major new suckler beef research project involving 1000 breeding cattle on...
Beef – it’s all about taste and the US delivers

Opinion

Beef – it’s all about taste and the US delivers

I have just returned from the US, where I attended the 2015 Alltech symposium. While there, I made it my...
Ireland’s RDP set to be ratified next week

Agri Politics

Ireland’s RDP set to be ratified next week

The EU Commission has confirmed to the IFA that Ireland’s Rural Development Programme (RDP) will be ratified next Tuesday, May...
Farming opportunities abound in western Poland

Tillage

Farming opportunities abound in western Poland

There are tremendous prospects for young people from Ireland to establish attractive share farming opportunities in western Poland, according to...
Coveney says no to all-island sheep meat label

Sheep

Coveney says no to all-island sheep meat label

Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney has ruled out the introduction of an all-island sheep meat label. Responding to a parliamentary...
China must have a sustainable, indigenous dairy sector

Dairy

China must have a sustainable, indigenous dairy sector

It is in the interests of the global dairy sector for China to have its own sustainable milk industry, according...
A US perspective on dairy heifer rearing

Dairy

A US perspective on dairy heifer rearing

The optimal calving age for dairy replacement heifers is 23 months, according to Professor Jud Heinrichs, from Penn State University....
International dairy consumption set to outstrip production

Dairy

International dairy consumption set to outstrip production

Global consumption of dairy products is set to increase by 2.3% per annum over the next decade with output increasing...
Cows can’t talk, but they communicate with us every day

Dairy

Cows can’t talk, but they communicate with us every day

Irish dairy farmers should use the grazing season to closely observe cows in their natural state, according to Cow Signals...
US farmer says hormoned beef must be part of TTIP deal

Beef

US farmer says hormoned beef must be part of TTIP deal

The proposed free trade agreement between the US and Europe (TTIP) should allow for the export of hormone treated beef...
Video: Day 2 at Balmoral Show

Rural Life

Video: Day 2 at Balmoral Show

Beef Shorthorn cattle have become almost an endangered species in Ireland. But that all changed at today’s Balmoral Show with...
Video: Balmoral Show 2015 Day 1 highlights

Rural Life

Video: Balmoral Show 2015 Day 1 highlights

Warm sunshine set the scene for the first day of Balmoral Show 2015, with an estimated 20,000 people in attendance. A...
ICSA calls on Minister to confirm next Beef Forum meeting

Beef

ICSA calls on Minister to confirm next Beef Forum meeting

The Beef Forum is a month behind schedule, according to the ICSA. The organisation’s General Secretary Eddie Punch said the...
Hogan gets mandate to simplify CAP

Agri Politics

Hogan gets mandate to simplify CAP

The way is now clear for Brussels to introduce a raft of CAP simplification measures later this year, according to...
‘Farmers and the SME sector weighed down with excessive interest charges’

Agri-Business

‘Farmers and the SME sector weighed down with excessive interest charges’

The Central Bank must act immediately to deliver lower interest rates for farmers and the agri-business sector as a whole,...
‘Average yield response from two-spray barley fungicide depends on the season’

Tillage

‘Average yield response from two-spray barley fungicide depends on the season’

The average yield response from a two-spray fungicide programme in spring barley crops is 1.3t/ha, Teagasc research has found. However,...
Key steps to making high-quality silage

Beef

Key steps to making high-quality silage

Walking silage fields over the coming days is the essential prerequisite to making high quality winter forage, according to Teagasc....