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.

M&S joins Armagh vegetable grower to boost pollinator activity

N.Ireland

M&S joins Armagh vegetable grower to boost pollinator activity

Marks and Spencer (M&S) has confirmed that it is now working with a Co. Armagh vegetable grower to help boost...
EasyCare sheep open evening to take place on Antrim farm

N.Ireland

EasyCare sheep open evening to take place on Antrim farm

Campbell Tweed will host an EasyCare open evening at his Ballycoose farm, near Carncastle in Co. Antrim, on Tuesday, August...
Large turnout for Antrim Show 2023

N.Ireland

Large turnout for Antrim Show 2023

Thousands of exhibitors, judges and spectators gathered at Shane’s Castle on the shores of Lough Neagh for the annual Antrim...
Poor weather taking its toll on farms across Northern Ireland

N.Ireland

Poor weather taking its toll on farms across Northern Ireland

Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, David Brown, has confirmed that the recent spell of very poor weather is taking its...
Record livestock entries at Clogher Valley Show

N.Ireland

Record livestock entries at Clogher Valley Show

There was a record number of livestock entries at the Clogher Valley Show which took place yesterday (Wednesday, July 26)....
LMC welcomes timetable for new NI farm support measures

N.Ireland

LMC welcomes timetable for new NI farm support measures

The timeline for the new farm support measures in Northern Ireland has been welcomed by the Livestock and Meat Commission...
End of Black Sea Initiative strengthens global grain prices

Agri-Business

End of Black Sea Initiative strengthens global grain prices

The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is reporting that global grain prices strengthened sharply last week. This was a...
New chickpea breeding and research programme in the UK

N.Ireland

New chickpea breeding and research programme in the UK

The National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) is to head up a new research and breeding programme, developed to assess...
Less crude protein reduces ammonia emissions from cow slurry

Beef

Less crude protein reduces ammonia emissions from cow slurry

Lowering the crude protein content of diets can substantially reduce ammonia emissions from dairy cow manures. This is one of...
Trading opportunities and climate change inextricably linked

Agri-Business

Trading opportunities and climate change inextricably linked

According to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), new trading opportunities can positively address the challenge of climate change. This is...
WTO outlines food security actions in annual report

Agri-Business

WTO outlines food security actions in annual report

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has published its 2023 Annual Report, providing a comprehensive account of the organisation’s activities in...
Milk price changes could boost NI Jersey cattle numbers

N.Ireland

Milk price changes could boost NI Jersey cattle numbers

The much anticipated switch to a components-based milk pricing system should act to boost Jersey cattle numbers in Northern Ireland....
Ammonia manufactured with ‘zero’ carbon footprint on the way

Agri-Business

Ammonia manufactured with ‘zero’ carbon footprint on the way

Ammonia, manufactured with ‘a zero’ carbon footprint, should be commercially available within the next two years. The claim was made...
Demand for EasyCare sheep continues to rise in New Zealand

N.Ireland

Demand for EasyCare sheep continues to rise in New Zealand

Demand for EasyCare, self-shedding sheep is fast increasing in New Zealand with breeders there looking to the UK and Ireland...
Russia and Turkey to discuss Black Sea Grain Initiative

Agri-Business

Russia and Turkey to discuss Black Sea Grain Initiative

The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has indicated that Russia and Turkey will be talking this evening to discuss...
90% of Northern Ireland winter barley crop yet to be harvested

N.Ireland

90% of Northern Ireland winter barley crop yet to be harvested

Co. Down cereal grower Allan Chambers has confirmed that 90% of Northern Ireland’s winter barley crop has yet to be...
Dutch Spotted hogget carries the day at Castlewellan Show

N.Ireland

Dutch Spotted hogget carries the day at Castlewellan Show

The sheep inter-breed championship at last weekend’s Castlewellan Show was won by Orla and Patrick Grant, from Kilcoo in Co....
Sodium recommended in grassland fertiliser scenarios

Beef

Sodium recommended in grassland fertiliser scenarios

Sodium has been recommended as an integral component of all grassland (grazing and silage) fertiliser programmes. The benefits of the...
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