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.

Opinion: Farmers are fast-losing control over their destiny

Opinion

Opinion: Farmers are fast-losing control over their destiny

It’s becoming very obvious to me that farmers are fast-losing control over their own destiny. So what do I mean...
Bulk of NI potato crop ‘rotting’ in the ground – UFU

N.Ireland

Bulk of NI potato crop ‘rotting’ in the ground – UFU

Between 55% and 60% of Northern Ireland’s 2023 potato crop is still in the ground, for the most part, rotting...
UK malting barley premiums hit historically high levels

N.Ireland

UK malting barley premiums hit historically high levels

The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is confirming that UK malting barley premiums are at historically high levels. As...
Importance of accurate record keeping in a farm business

Agri-Business

Importance of accurate record keeping in a farm business

According to Omagh-based accountant, Seamus McCaffrey, accurate record keeping has always been an important aspect of farm management. However, in...
Tillage Focus: Crop of Spearhead winter wheat in Antrim

N.Ireland

Tillage Focus: Crop of Spearhead winter wheat in Antrim

The dry spell at the end of September and early October allowed contractor, Darren Russell, to plant a 20ac crop...
NI dairy farmers have sufficient silage for winter

N.Ireland

NI dairy farmers have sufficient silage for winter

Most dairy farmers in Northern Ireland will have sufficient silage stocks built up by this stage to get them through...
UFU highlights sustainability at Tyrone poultry conference

N.Ireland

UFU highlights sustainability at Tyrone poultry conference

Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, David Brown, addressed the 2023 Poultry Industry Education Trust annual conference in Co. Tyrone this...
Conference: Ireland ideal to be poultry breeding centre of Europe

N.Ireland

Conference: Ireland ideal to be poultry breeding centre of Europe

Ireland should become the poultry breeding centre of Europe, according to former Moy Park director, Eric Reid. He made these...
New guide on designing calf housing launched

Dairy

New guide on designing calf housing launched

AgriSearch and the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) have published a new calf housing design guide. This is an outcome...
Tillage: Placed phosphate fertiliser on cereal seed beds

Arable

Tillage: Placed phosphate fertiliser on cereal seed beds

Adding placed phosphate fertiliser to seed beds at time of planting will help boost root development in newly established cereal...
Farmers need a combination of up-to-date information and advice

Agri-Business

Farmers need a combination of up-to-date information and advice

Giving farmers the up-to-date information and advice they need will deliver behavioural change within agriculture. This was one of the...
Farmers in NI receive estimates of carbon stored in their soils

Agri-Business

Farmers in NI receive estimates of carbon stored in their soils

Soil analysis results and accompanying field maps have been distributed to farmers who took part in Northern Ireland’s largest baseline...
Soil health remains a ‘Cinderella’ subject – expert

N.Ireland

Soil health remains a ‘Cinderella’ subject – expert

Soil health remains a ‘Cinderella’ subject, relative to air and water quality, as policy makers strive to legislate for sustainable...
Opinion: New board at LMC is significant

N.Ireland

Opinion: New board at LMC is significant

The appointment of a new board at the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) is crucial for agriculture as a whole...
New Board appointed to Livestock and Meat Commission

N.Ireland

New Board appointed to Livestock and Meat Commission

The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) has confirmed the appointment of Joe M Stewart OBE, LLP, JP as chair of...
NI Dairy Council CEO commits to sustainability credentials of sector

N.Ireland

NI Dairy Council CEO commits to sustainability credentials of sector

Former chief executive officer (CEO) of the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) in Northern Ireland, Ian Stevenson, has formally taken...
Tillage: It is feasible to undersow forage maize crops with grass?

Arable

Tillage: It is feasible to undersow forage maize crops with grass?

A trial carried out at Severn Trent’s biogas farm in Nottingham in the UK has confirmed that it is feasible...
US tillage farming ‘performing well’, despite recent challenges

Arable

US tillage farming ‘performing well’, despite recent challenges

Co. Laois native, Brian Caldbeck, has confirmed that tillage farming in the United States (US) has performed reasonably well over...
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