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.

AHDB: Wheat and barley stocks tight – relative to demand

Arable

AHDB: Wheat and barley stocks tight – relative to demand

The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is forecasting that UK wheat and barley stocks will remain tight, relative to...
Independent review of combinable crops assurance to take place

Arable

Independent review of combinable crops assurance to take place

An independent review of assurance in the combinable crops supply chain in the UK is to take place over the...
Farming and food leaders press for return of Stormont Executive

N.Ireland

Farming and food leaders press for return of Stormont Executive

This past week or so has seen farming and food leaders in Northern Ireland eager for the return of the...
Woodland Trust Northern Ireland to launch new policy paper

N.Ireland

Woodland Trust Northern Ireland to launch new policy paper

The coming weeks will mark the launch of an important new policy paper from the Woodland Trust Northern Ireland. It...
Nuffield launches ‘Next-Gen’ scholarship programme in NI

N.Ireland

Nuffield launches ‘Next-Gen’ scholarship programme in NI

Two young people from Northern Ireland, aged between 18 and 24, will have an opportunity to speak at the 2024...
Belfast to host 2024 Nuffield annual conference

N.Ireland

Belfast to host 2024 Nuffield annual conference

Belfast will host the 2024 Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust annual conference. The event will take place between November 19 and...
Edwin Poots: ‘Cattle and sheep numbers should be retained’

N.Ireland

Edwin Poots: ‘Cattle and sheep numbers should be retained’

Northern Ireland’s former agriculture minister, Edwin Poots MLA,has said there is no reason to cut cattle and sheep numbers as...
Ulster Farmers’ Union attends DUP annual conference

N.Ireland

Ulster Farmers’ Union attends DUP annual conference

Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, David Brown attended last weekend’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) annual conference in Belfast. He confirmed...
Opinion: Agriculture is fast becoming a very exact science

N.Ireland

Opinion: Agriculture is fast becoming a very exact science

Positive change is impacting on agriculture at an exponential rate. As a consequence, farming is fast-becoming a very exact science....
Education and training key drivers of agriculture in Denmark

N.Ireland

Education and training key drivers of agriculture in Denmark

Agriculture in Denmark is a very important component of the country’s overall economy, one which is likely to grow significantly...
Potato processer commits £2m towards anaerobic digestion plant

N.Ireland

Potato processer commits £2m towards anaerobic digestion plant

Co. Armagh-based potato packer and processer, Wilson’s Country Ltd., is completing a £2 million investment programme in the development of...
DNA loops provide clue to herbicide resistance in blackgrass

N.Ireland

DNA loops provide clue to herbicide resistance in blackgrass

Blackgrass is a particularly persistent weed of winter wheat. Its success is largely due to widespread, multiple-herbicide resistance. A new...
LMC carbon surveys: Research and development phase continues

N.Ireland

LMC carbon surveys: Research and development phase continues

The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) has confirmed that 100 of 250 carbon surveys of Northern Ireland Beef and Lamb...
Two-thirds of potato crop yet to be harvested

N.Ireland

Two-thirds of potato crop yet to be harvested

Wilson’s Country is confirming that two-thirds of this year’s potato crop has yet to be harvested around the country. The...
Research: Solid flooring systems reduce ammonia emission levels

N.Ireland

Research: Solid flooring systems reduce ammonia emission levels

Research carried out in Denmark has confirmed that solid flooring systems will help to reduce ammonia emission levels from livestock...
75% of Danish farmers involved in tillage

N.Ireland

75% of Danish farmers involved in tillage

Tillage is one of the most important sectors within Danish agriculture with 75% of the country’s farmers growing cereal crops....
33% of Denmark’s animal slurries destined for anaerobic digestion

Environment

33% of Denmark’s animal slurries destined for anaerobic digestion

One-third of all the animal slurries and manures produced in Denmark are currently put through an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant...
Harvest 2023: Grain harvest coming to an end – AHDB

Arable

Harvest 2023: Grain harvest coming to an end – AHDB

The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed that the 2023 grain harvest in Great Britain (GB) is coming...
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