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.

NI single farm payment to drop by 9% in 2024 – UFU

N.Ireland

NI single farm payment to drop by 9% in 2024 – UFU

Northern Ireland’s single farm payment budget is to drop by 9% in 2024, according to Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president,...
Promising outlook for NI beef and lamb sectors

N.Ireland

Promising outlook for NI beef and lamb sectors

The outlook for Northern Ireland’s beef and lamb sector this year is promising, according to the Livestock and Meat Commission...
Opinion: Did you turn the tap off in the yard?

Opinion

Opinion: Did you turn the tap off in the yard?

At the tender age of 15, I was asked the following, very direct question – did you turn the tap...
Tillage: What’s new on the AHDB recommended lists?

N.Ireland

Tillage: What’s new on the AHDB recommended lists?

The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is currently listing six new malting barley varieties.   All are under evaluation...
Wool price boost to exceed 10% in Northern Ireland

N.Ireland

Wool price boost to exceed 10% in Northern Ireland

After a considerable period of time in the doldrums, the producer wool price in Northern Ireland looks set to increase...
Tillage: The biology of blackgrass and ways to prevent it

Arable

Tillage: The biology of blackgrass and ways to prevent it

A combination of knowing the biology of blackgrass and effective stubble management, can serve to greatly reduce the impact of...
Tillage: The challenge of grass weeds in 2024

Arable

Tillage: The challenge of grass weeds in 2024

Grass weeds are a problem on almost all tillage farms in Ireland. Wild oats, bromes and annual meadow grass are...
AHDB adds 2 new winter barley varieties to recommended lists

Arable

AHDB adds 2 new winter barley varieties to recommended lists

The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has added two new winter barley varieties to its recommended lists (RL) for...
Duckett Holsteins: Home to 3,000 embryo recipient cows

Dairy

Duckett Holsteins: Home to 3,000 embryo recipient cows

The Duckett Holsteins herd is universally regarded as a centre of Holstein breeding excellence. Located in Rudolph, Wisconsin in the...
Opinion: The Christmas present I wanted but never received

Machinery

Opinion: The Christmas present I wanted but never received

I am sure that we have all longed for a certain Christmas present that never materialised. Here’s my story. I...
Reflection: Holly – the first sign of Christmas

Opinion

Reflection: Holly – the first sign of Christmas

The first sign of Christmas at home, was my father going out with a set of cutters and coming back...
bTB costs continue to mount in Northern Ireland

N.Ireland

bTB costs continue to mount in Northern Ireland

Ulster Bank’s head of agriculture, Cormac McKervey, has highlighted the growing impact of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) on dairy and livestock...
Has the potential of soils to sequester carbon been overestimated?

N.Ireland

Has the potential of soils to sequester carbon been overestimated?

A number of research scientists believe that the potential of our soils to sequester carbon has been seriously overestimated. Some...
NI dairy farmers told ‘nothing to fear’

N.Ireland

NI dairy farmers told ‘nothing to fear’

Northern Ireland’s milk producers have been told they have nothing to fear from the ‘information challenge’ that lies ahead. This...
New LMC board members meet for the first time

N.Ireland

New LMC board members meet for the first time

The new team of Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) board members met recently for the first time to discuss the...
Threat of mycotoxins invisible to the naked eye

Dairy

Threat of mycotoxins invisible to the naked eye

Mycotoxins are natural substances produced by moulds and fungi. They cannot be seen with the naked eye, and they cannot...
Hallow Holsteins’ connections enjoy day to remember at Royal Ulster Winter Fair

N.Ireland

Hallow Holsteins’ connections enjoy day to remember at Royal Ulster Winter Fair

Hallow Holsteins is fast-becoming synonymous with the highest standards of black and white pedigree breeding on the island of Ireland....
Dale Farm boosts milk price by 2p/L for November milk

N.Ireland

Dale Farm boosts milk price by 2p/L for November milk

Dale Farm has announced a 2p/L increase in its base producer milk price for November milk supplies. This brings the...
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