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.

Potassium affects both yield and quality of grain – PDA

N.Ireland

Potassium affects both yield and quality of grain – PDA

According to the Potash Development Association (PDA), potassium affects both the yield and quality of grain, as well as the...
Silage stocks running low on dairy farms in NI – CAFRE

N.Ireland

Silage stocks running low on dairy farms in NI – CAFRE

There is now growing concern on many dairy farms across Northern Ireland that silage stocks are running low. This issue...
British Wool to elect regional representative for NI

N.Ireland

British Wool to elect regional representative for NI

British Wool has confirmed that an election will be held to select Northern Ireland’s regional representative on the board of...
UFU wants funding for flood-affected vegetable growers

N.Ireland

UFU wants funding for flood-affected vegetable growers

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is to continue lobbying on behalf of flood-affected potato and vegetable growers. This was a...
New sustainability body to put ‘food growth’ as top priority

N.Ireland

New sustainability body to put ‘food growth’ as top priority

Northern Ireland’s new sustainability body will work to make “food growth” its top priority over the coming years, according to...
Public consultation on NI bTB compensation rates imminent

N.Ireland

Public consultation on NI bTB compensation rates imminent

A public consultation on the compensation rates made available for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) reactor cattle is about to be launched...
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...
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