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.

Campaign to ensure Derry remains glyphosate-free

N.Ireland

Campaign to ensure Derry remains glyphosate-free

Derry City and Strabane Council implemented a ban on the use of glyphosate-based herbicides in 2019, following years of public...
Consultation on NI carbon budgets gets underway

N.Ireland

Consultation on NI carbon budgets gets underway

The first in a series of public meetings that tie-in with the setting of Northern Ireland’s first three carbon budgets...
NI Land Mobility Scheme concludes today

N.Ireland

NI Land Mobility Scheme concludes today

The Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) has announced the successful conclusion of the Land Mobility Scheme. Launched in 2017,...
Farm organisations urge NI farmers to give views on carbon budget

N.Ireland

Farm organisations urge NI farmers to give views on carbon budget

Farming organisations are encouraging farmers to attend one of the upcoming public consultations on Northern Ireland’s future carbon budget. The...
Ulster Grassland Society hosts Down farm walk

N.Ireland

Ulster Grassland Society hosts Down farm walk

Ulster Grassland Society recently hosted a successful visit to the Kilkeel farm of James, and Brenda Henderson. The business is...
Brendan Smith – ‘farmers must have access to sustainable prices’

Agri-Business

Brendan Smith – ‘farmers must have access to sustainable prices’

Former agriculture minister, Brendan Smith, has said that Irish farmers need to receive sustainable prices as a priority – now...
Black or red Aberdeen Angus cattle? The choice is yours

N.Ireland

Black or red Aberdeen Angus cattle? The choice is yours

The growth in red Aberdeen Angus cattle numbers continues apace in Northern Ireland. And this is not a fad. The...
UFU calls on banks to ‘do more’ to support farmers

N.Ireland

UFU calls on banks to ‘do more’ to support farmers

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has called on banks to do more to help farmers get through the financial storm...
Farmers urged to work with milk processors and feed companies

N.Ireland

Farmers urged to work with milk processors and feed companies

Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) agriculture spokesperson, Tom Elliott MLA, has urged dairy farmers, milk processors and animal feed companies to...
Teemore Engineering celebrates anniversary supplying farmers

N.Ireland

Teemore Engineering celebrates anniversary supplying farmers

Teemore Engineering is celebrating its 50th anniversary today (Thursday, August 24) with an event attended by farming and business leaders...
Agrisearch publishes new booklet on grass cover estimation

N.Ireland

Agrisearch publishes new booklet on grass cover estimation

AgriSearch has published a new booklet focusing on ‘grass cover estimation for precision grazing systems’. The project is part of...
Rural fuel poverty a key challenge in Northern Ireland

N.Ireland

Rural fuel poverty a key challenge in Northern Ireland

Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) agriculture spokesperson, Tom Elliott MLA, has called for a review of regulation on fuel services provision...
AHDB: Winter wheat harvest gathering pace

Arable

AHDB: Winter wheat harvest gathering pace

According to the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB), the winter wheat harvest in Great Britain is starting to pick...
DAERA confirms APHIS is up and running again

N.Ireland

DAERA confirms APHIS is up and running again

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed that Northern Ireland’s Animal and Public Health Information System (APHIS)...
Markethill cattle sale to go ahead despite APHIS malfunction

N.Ireland

Markethill cattle sale to go ahead despite APHIS malfunction

Markethill cattle sale in Co. Armagh will go ahead as normal tomorrow (Tuesday, August 22), however delays can be expected....
August 31 deadline for several farming schemes in NI

N.Ireland

August 31 deadline for several farming schemes in NI

Thursday, August 31, is the close of application date for a number of key farming schemes in Northern Ireland. The...
Queues at meat plants as APHIS computer system crashes

N.Ireland

Queues at meat plants as APHIS computer system crashes

Northern Ireland’s computerised cattle movement and permitting system, APHIS, seemed to ‘crash’ last night as part of a wider civil...
AgriSearch to appoint new operations manager

N.Ireland

AgriSearch to appoint new operations manager

AgriSearch has confirmed that the organisation is in the process of appointing an operations manager. This is a new position...
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