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.

8,800 farmers to receive Nitrates texts

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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...
IFA to push for Government commitment on next Rural Development Programme

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IFA to push for Government commitment on next Rural Development Programme

An Irish Farmers Association (IFA) spokesman has confirmed to AgriLand that the clock is ticking with regard to the development...
EU agriculture – latest structural trends

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EU agriculture – latest structural trends

The View from Europe: The average farm size in the EU has increased by 3.8 per cent per year in...
Deal with Canada is a good news story for Ireland

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Deal with Canada is a good news story for Ireland

COMMENT: The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) was quick to point to the possible downside of the recent ‘free trade’ agreement...
BVD – Eradication timetable remains on track

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BVD – Eradication timetable remains on track

Animal Health Ireland (AHI) Chief Executive Joe O’Flaherty has told Agriland that Ireland remains on course to eradicate BVD within...
Ireland’s agri-food sectors primed for growth

Agri-Business

Ireland’s agri-food sectors primed for growth

Investec chief economist Philip O’Sullivan has confirmed that Ireland’s agri-food  sectors are primed for future growth. “The global trends don’t...
Sustainable farmgate prices – a priority

Agri-Business

Sustainable farmgate prices – a priority

The View from Northern Ireland: The need for the food industry to deliver realistic farmer prices was one of the...
Simon Coveney gets my vote as ‘EU Politician of the Year’

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Simon Coveney gets my vote as ‘EU Politician of the Year’

COMMENT: I am not sure if the EU gives out prizes to its top political leaders. But if there is...
DARD opts for the simplest possible set of CAP Reform options

Agri-Business

DARD opts for the simplest possible set of CAP Reform options

The View from Northern Ireland: The Department of Agricultural Rural Development’s (DARD) head of policy division Norman Fulton has told Agriland...
How the Beef Genomics Scheme will work

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How the Beef Genomics Scheme will work

The Department of Agriculture has supplied AgriLand with details on how the Beef Genomics Scheme (BGS), announced earlier this week...
Dale Farm secures multimillion export orders in Africa

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Dale Farm secures multimillion export orders in Africa

Dale Farm, the commercial arm of leading Northern Ireland co-op United Dairy Farmers,  has announced that it has secured African...
Budget 2014 – Taxation measures impacting the agricultural sector

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Budget 2014 – Taxation measures impacting the agricultural sector

Grant Thornton director Sasha Kerins has analysed the tax implications for farmers emanating from yesterday’s Budget 2014. With regard to...
IFA says ‘No’ to any changes in farm tax reliefs

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IFA says ‘No’ to any changes in farm tax reliefs

An Irish Farmers Association (IFA) spokesman has told AgriLand that all the existing tax reliefs available to farmers must be...
Mood music from Government positive as exports to top €10bn – ICMSA

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Mood music from Government positive as exports to top €10bn – ICMSA

ICMSA believes that the announcements made in yesterday’s Budget 2014 concerning agriculture and food reflect the Government’s positive attitude regarding...
Northern Ireland’s food industry can ‘kick with both feet’

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Northern Ireland’s food industry can ‘kick with both feet’

The View from Northern Ireland: Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson has confirmed that Northern Ireland’s food industry must be allowed...
It’s time for a national land drainage programme

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It’s time for a national land drainage programme

COMMENT: Regular travellers in the Irish countryside will be fully aware of the regrettable fact that rushes are fast taking over...
Technology and Farming

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Technology and Farming

If anyone ever doubted that technology and the development of new technologies within farming is taking place an exponential rate then...
ICMSA push for dairy investment scheme

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ICMSA push for dairy investment scheme

The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) is calling for Ministers Noonan and Coveney to agree a specifically tailored investment scheme for...