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.

Elite Simmental cow takes Newry Show 2025 beef inter-breed championship

N.Ireland

Elite Simmental cow takes Newry Show 2025 beef inter-breed championship

The Simmental cow, Ballinalare Farm Nikita, was selected as the beef inter-breed champion at Newry Show 2025. It is turning...
Avian flu, enhanced welfare standards impact UK poultry feed production – AHDB

Pig/Poultry

Avian flu, enhanced welfare standards impact UK poultry feed production – AHDB

A decline in UK poultry feed production levels has been confirmed by the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB). Driving...
Bluetongue could arrive in Ireland within weeks – NI scientists

N.Ireland

Bluetongue could arrive in Ireland within weeks – NI scientists

A fresh warning has been issued that bluetongue disease could arrive in Ireland before the summer is out, according to...
NAP proposals’ potential impact on NI pig sector focus of farmer meeting

N.Ireland

NAP proposals’ potential impact on NI pig sector focus of farmer meeting

A recent farmer meeting has highlighted the impact of the Nutrients Action Programme (NAP) proposals on the pig sector in...
Super Simmental cow carries the day at Saintfield Show

N.Ireland

Super Simmental cow carries the day at Saintfield Show

The Beef Inter-Breed Championship at Saintfield Show 2025 was won by Alan Wilson from Newry with his exceptional Simmental cow,...
Sheep NI will ‘particularly suit’ visitors from Co. Donegal – NSA

N.Ireland

Sheep NI will ‘particularly suit’ visitors from Co. Donegal – NSA

Large numbers of visitors from Donegal are expected to attend the upcoming Sheep NI event, taking place in Co. Derry,...
Mixed reactions to new UK-EU veterinary agreement

N.Ireland

Mixed reactions to new UK-EU veterinary agreement

While the establishment of a new veterinary agreement between the EU and the UK has been generally welcomed by politicians...
Animal health status a ‘clear driver’ of sustainability levels – vet

N.Ireland

Animal health status a ‘clear driver’ of sustainability levels – vet

Taking a ‘silo approach’ to animal health misses out fundamentally on the impact this key principle of animal husbandry has...
NI veterinary service needs to play ‘a strategic role’ on TB – dairy farmer

N.Ireland

NI veterinary service needs to play ‘a strategic role’ on TB – dairy farmer

A former member of the high profile TB Eradication Partnership (TBEP) in Northern Ireland has claimed that “there is also...
DAERA: Bluetongue disease ‘will arrive at some stage’

N.Ireland

DAERA: Bluetongue disease ‘will arrive at some stage’

Bluetongue disease will, inevitably, reach the island of Ireland. And this may well happen sooner rather than later. This is...
Tillage: The role of potassium in cereal crop development

Arable

Tillage: The role of potassium in cereal crop development

The Potash Development Association (PDA) has published an overview of the role played by potassium in maximising cereal crop development....
Review to tackle unfair practices in UK combinable crops supply chain

N.Ireland

Review to tackle unfair practices in UK combinable crops supply chain

Arable farmers in the UK are to benefit from a new government review tackling unfair practices in the combinable crops’...
Wheat area up, barley down: AHDB on the 2025 UK planting year

N.Ireland

Wheat area up, barley down: AHDB on the 2025 UK planting year

The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed an increase in the UK wheat area for 2025, while the...
Three is a lucky number for some at Armagh Show 2025

N.Ireland

Three is a lucky number for some at Armagh Show 2025

It is not often that a commercial beef animal makes all the headlines. But such was the case at this...
US tariffs sap ‘strength of global wool markets’ – Ulster Wool Group

N.Ireland

US tariffs sap ‘strength of global wool markets’ – Ulster Wool Group

Wool markets have weakened slightly over recent weeks, primarily on the back of additional trade tariffs introduced by the US....
Ag Committee chair calls for withdrawal of NAP public consultation

N.Ireland

Ag Committee chair calls for withdrawal of NAP public consultation

The chairperson of the Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (AERA) Committee, Robbie Butler has called for the withdrawal of the...
Muir must ‘start again’ on NAP issue – McAleer

N.Ireland

Muir must ‘start again’ on NAP issue – McAleer

Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (AERA), Andrew Muir, has been told that he must go back to the...
Tillage: Potato canopies now meeting between the drills

N.Ireland

Tillage: Potato canopies now meeting between the drills

Most main crop potato canopies are now ‘meeting between the drills’, according to Teagasc agronomists, with the recent rains having...
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