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.

Your smartphone can now be used to determine grain quality

Arable

Your smartphone can now be used to determine grain quality

A simple photograph can now be used to determine most of the key characteristics associated with grain quality. This is...
Farmer: Lamb prices to stay firm but support still needed

N.Ireland

Farmer: Lamb prices to stay firm but support still needed

Campbell Tweed, a sheep farmer in Co. Antrim, believes that Irish lamb prices will remain strong over the coming months....
New mobile slurry separation service to be offered in NI

N.Ireland

New mobile slurry separation service to be offered in NI

A new start-up business will launch a mobile slurry separation service for livestock farmers in the Mid Ulster area. The...
FFA: UK farmers could withdraw produce from market

N.Ireland

FFA: UK farmers could withdraw produce from market

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has been given until Wednesday, March 26 to reverse a decision to extend UK inheritance...
South American weather patterns now impacting UK grain prices

N.Ireland

South American weather patterns now impacting UK grain prices

The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed that South American weather patterns are now impacting UK grain market...
Manage single bearing ewes as if they carry twin lambs

N.Ireland

Manage single bearing ewes as if they carry twin lambs

Ewes carrying single lambs should be managed as if they are carrying twins, according to Dennis Taylor from Smyths Daleside...
Fears windblown timber will ‘flood’ NI market

N.Ireland

Fears windblown timber will ‘flood’ NI market

Large tonnages of windblown timber will be potentially available for sale across Northern Ireland in the aftermath of Storm Éowyn....
NISA to meet agri committee over funding

N.Ireland

NISA to meet agri committee over funding

The Northern Ireland Shows Association (NISA) is expected to give evidence to Stormont’s agriculture committee in the coming weeks. However...
Rhynchosporium now present in winter barley crops

N.Ireland

Rhynchosporium now present in winter barley crops

High levels of rhynchosporium are now evident in a significant number of winter barley crops, according to Co. Down agronomist,...
New clover-friendly herbicides on the way

N.Ireland

New clover-friendly herbicides on the way

A new generation of clover-friendly herbicides will become commercially available over the coming years, according to Corteva Agriscience. These will...
Tillage advice: Time to apply nitrogen to NI winter barley crops

N.Ireland

Tillage advice: Time to apply nitrogen to NI winter barley crops

Cereal growers in Northern Ireland are being encouraged to apply the first split of nitrogen fertiliser to winter barley crops...
AHDB wheat estimates rise marginally in new report

N.Ireland

AHDB wheat estimates rise marginally in new report

The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has published its second UK wheat supply and demand estimates for 2024/25. In...
FFA: Labour MPs now questioning UK inheritance tax

N.Ireland

FFA: Labour MPs now questioning UK inheritance tax

Some Labour Party backbenchers are questioning the rationale of imposing inheritance tax on farm land across the UK, according to...
Vet outlines impact of Schmallenberg on early lambing flocks

N.Ireland

Vet outlines impact of Schmallenberg on early lambing flocks

A veterinarian is confirming that Schmallenberg disease has significantly impacted the performance of early lambing flocks in Northern Ireland over...
Climate change will impact future crop yields – scientist

N.Ireland

Climate change will impact future crop yields – scientist

A plant scientist has said that climate change will impact the future yield potential of cereal crops. According to Adam...
Wool auction prices increase by 25% since start of year

N.Ireland

Wool auction prices increase by 25% since start of year

British Wool has confirmed that its monthly wool auction prices have increased by 25% since the beginning of the year....
Animal diseases pose increasing threat to dairy sector – expert

Dairy

Animal diseases pose increasing threat to dairy sector – expert

Numerous animal diseases are now having a serious impact on the production potential of the global dairy sector, according to...
Protein Aid Scheme under review in NI – expert

Arable

Protein Aid Scheme under review in NI – expert

Northern Ireland’s Protein Aid Scheme, which runs until the end of the 2026 growing season, is now under review. This...
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