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.

Meeting recaps ‘North-South’ gas pipeline safety priorities for landowners

N.Ireland

Meeting recaps ‘North-South’ gas pipeline safety priorities for landowners

Approximately 900 farmers in counties Down and Antrim have the ‘North-South’ gas pipeline tracking underneath their land. This significant piece...
Trial: Feed by-products can be used to boost early lactation milk yields

Dairy

Trial: Feed by-products can be used to boost early lactation milk yields

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) scientists have confirmed the role of feed by-products in boosting early lactation milk yields in...
Are the days of fast fashion over, meaning a boost to wool markets?

N.Ireland

Are the days of fast fashion over, meaning a boost to wool markets?

Ulster Wool chair, Brendan Kelly, is asserting that the days of fast fashion are over, a trend that is helping...
Sharp increase in UK oilseed rape planted area projected

Arable

Sharp increase in UK oilseed rape planted area projected

The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is projecting an almost 30% increase in the UK’s planted area of oilseed...
NI feed tech wins UK Dairy Carbon Network challenge

N.Ireland

NI feed tech wins UK Dairy Carbon Network challenge

Fermentrics (UK) Ltd., based in Northern Ireland, has won the UK Dairy Carbon Network 2025 measurement technology competition. The award...
Long-term global dairy demand may well outpace supply

Dairy

Long-term global dairy demand may well outpace supply

A new technical bulletin by the International Dairy Federation (IDF) points strongly to global dairy demand exceeding milk output over...
Stormont to gather stakeholder views on Nutrients Action Programme

N.Ireland

Stormont to gather stakeholder views on Nutrients Action Programme

Members of Stormont’s Agriculture Committee will meet later today (Thursday, November 13) with stakeholders from across agriculture to discuss a...
Opportunities to drive forward the consumption of beef and lamb

N.Ireland

Opportunities to drive forward the consumption of beef and lamb

The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) is confirming the new opportunities that exist to drive forward the consumption of beef...
How good are cover crops at recycling soil nutrients?

N.Ireland

How good are cover crops at recycling soil nutrients?

The Potash Development Association (PDA) has highlighted the role played by cover crops in recycling soil nutrients. But, as it...
Growing potential for use of AI in fight against blackgrass weed infections

Arable

Growing potential for use of AI in fight against blackgrass weed infections

There is a growing expectation that artificial intelligence (AI) will be used to help deal with the threat of blackgrass...
Improving milk components a priority for NI dairy farmers – breeding specialist

Dairy

Improving milk components a priority for NI dairy farmers – breeding specialist

Improving milk components continues to drive the breeding programmes followed by the vast majority of milk producers in Northern Ireland....
Opinion: An all-island bTB eradication policy makes absolute sense

N.Ireland

Opinion: An all-island bTB eradication policy makes absolute sense

The confirmation that Dublin and Belfast have agreed to tackle the scourge of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) on an all-island basis...
EUDR could lead to more alternative protein sources in poultry diets – expert

N.Ireland

EUDR could lead to more alternative protein sources in poultry diets – expert

The period ahead may well see the inclusion of alternative protein sources – both insect and grass-based options – in...
A top quality diet ‘best investment’ poultry farmers can make – specialist

N.Ireland

A top quality diet ‘best investment’ poultry farmers can make – specialist

According to an international poultry breeding specialist, eggs are now widely regarded as a ‘super food’ by consumers around the...
Rye can be used as an alternative to wheat in poultry rations

N.Ireland

Rye can be used as an alternative to wheat in poultry rations

Ongoing research at Harper Adams University in Shropshire, UK, is confirming that hybrid rye can be used as an alternative...
FFA calls on NI agriculture minister to resign

N.Ireland

FFA calls on NI agriculture minister to resign

Farmers for Action (FFA) is calling on Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir to resign...
Biosecurity and hygiene ‘biggest risks’ facing Irish poultry sector – DAERA

N.Ireland

Biosecurity and hygiene ‘biggest risks’ facing Irish poultry sector – DAERA

The Irish poultry sector has seen its economical stability levels strengthen significantly over recent months. However, the risk of biosecurity...
Ulster Wool: Ongoing rise in prices to be ‘fully reflected’ in payments next year

N.Ireland

Ulster Wool: Ongoing rise in prices to be ‘fully reflected’ in payments next year

International wool prices continue to strengthen at a consistent rate, and there seems every likelihood of this trend being maintained....
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