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.

New ag science, vet courses top topics at Queen’s agri-food careers’ fair

N.Ireland

New ag science, vet courses top topics at Queen’s agri-food careers’ fair

Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) recently hosted its annual Agri-Food and Life Sciences’ Careers’ Fair in Belfast. The event provided an...
Grass production must be ‘harnessed effectively’ – NI dairy expert

N.Ireland

Grass production must be ‘harnessed effectively’ – NI dairy expert

The College of Agriculture Food & Rural Enterprise (CAFRE's) former head of dairying and pigs, Ian McCluggage, has highlighted the...
Beef and lamb prices to ‘stabilise’ in 2026 – buying manager

Beef

Beef and lamb prices to ‘stabilise’ in 2026 – buying manager

Beef and lamb prices are projected to remain steady in 2026 after 12 months of extreme volatility and uncertainty. This...
Ulster Grassland Society highlights toll of bTB lock-ups on farm businesses

Arable

Ulster Grassland Society highlights toll of bTB lock-ups on farm businesses

Incoming Ulster Grassland Society (UGS) president, Ivor Lowry, has highlighted the significant challenges that bovine tuberculosis (bTB) continues to pose...
NI Dairy council chief outlines focus on food security for 2026

N.Ireland

NI Dairy council chief outlines focus on food security for 2026

Dairy Council for Northern Ireland (DCNI) chief executive, Ian Stevenson, believes that the year ahead will see a strong focus...
ADAS updates Integrated Pest Management tool

Arable

ADAS updates Integrated Pest Management tool

ADAS has released a new update to its Integrated Pest Management (IPM) tool. The enhanced facility will be of specific...
Ulster Bank assumes 35p/L milk price average for next 5 years

N.Ireland

Ulster Bank assumes 35p/L milk price average for next 5 years

Ulster Bank is working with milk producer clients in Northern Ireland on the basis of an assumed five-year rolling milk...
UK inheritance tax legislation to become law on April 1 – FFA

N.Ireland

UK inheritance tax legislation to become law on April 1 – FFA

Farmers for Action (FFA) has indicated that, barring some final tweaks, the UK’s new inheritance tax legislation will become law...
Older farmers work on as way of ‘retaining their mental health’

N.Ireland

Older farmers work on as way of ‘retaining their mental health’

A new health and safety campaign has allowed agri-commentators to highlight the mental health benefits of farming through to an...
Growing threat of animal disease ‘deeply concerning’ – UFU

N.Ireland

Growing threat of animal disease ‘deeply concerning’ – UFU

Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, William Irvine, has highlighted the growing challenge of animal disease to agriculture across the island...
UFU calls for an accelerated NI bTB eradication campaign

Beef

UFU calls for an accelerated NI bTB eradication campaign

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is calling for the introduction of an accelerated bovine tuberculosis (bTB) eradication campaign in Northern...
UFU calls for NAP that meets ‘requirements of NI farmers into future’

N.Ireland

UFU calls for NAP that meets ‘requirements of NI farmers into future’

The presidential team at the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) firmly believes that a new Nutrients Action Programme (NAP) can be...
Data gathering to ‘play a key role’ in NI agriculture for 2026 – AERA Committee

N.Ireland

Data gathering to ‘play a key role’ in NI agriculture for 2026 – AERA Committee

Three new schemes will dramatically increase the data-gathering capacity of agriculture in Northern Ireland throughout 2026. This is according to...
NI farm succession planning still presents ‘complex challenges’ – UFU

N.Ireland

NI farm succession planning still presents ‘complex challenges’ – UFU

Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, William Irvine, is indicating that farm succession in Northern Ireland remains a complicated issue, despite...
Cogent secures elite heifer calf at Redhouse Holsteins’ open day for £9,200

N.Ireland

Cogent secures elite heifer calf at Redhouse Holsteins’ open day for £9,200

The cattle breeding company Cogent topped the market at the auction hosted as part of the recent Redhouse Holsteins’ open...
How do pre-emergent herbicides interact with blackgrass?

Arable

How do pre-emergent herbicides interact with blackgrass?

Scientists at Rothamsted Research have discovered that pre-emergent herbicides affect blackgrass in strikingly different ways. The chemistries in question are:...
Calls for fairer prices for NI beef 30 years after 1996 BSE crisis

Beef

Calls for fairer prices for NI beef 30 years after 1996 BSE crisis

So what has been the direction of travel taken by Northern Ireland’s beef industry in the 30 years following the...
NI sheep farmers advised not to store wool over winter

N.Ireland

NI sheep farmers advised not to store wool over winter

Sheep farmers in Northern Ireland have been advised that wool stored over the autumn/winter period will only decline in terms...
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