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.

Concern over ‘growing disparity’ in farm support measures in Ireland

N.Ireland

Concern over ‘growing disparity’ in farm support measures in Ireland

Sinn Féin agriculture spokesperson, Declan McAleer, has said he is deeply concerned at what he calls the growing disparity in...
Opinion: Edwin Poots must intervene in DAERA debacle

N.Ireland

Opinion: Edwin Poots must intervene in DAERA debacle

Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister Edwin Poots has said that he cannot intervene in the debacle regarding the Department of Agriculture,...
UFU: War in Ukraine highlights vulnerability of food production systems

N.Ireland

UFU: War in Ukraine highlights vulnerability of food production systems

Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, David Brown believes that the ongoing war in Ukraine has highlighted the importance and fragility...
Opinion: Brexit becoming an unmitigated disaster for UK agriculture

N.Ireland

Opinion: Brexit becoming an unmitigated disaster for UK agriculture

Up to this point, Brexit is turning out to be an unmitigated disaster for production agriculture in the UK. And...
Parts of Co. Armagh on BVD alert

N.Ireland

Parts of Co. Armagh on BVD alert

Parts of Co. Armagh are on Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) alert. This follows an upsurge of the disease on farms...
NAAC publishes survey of agricultural contracting prices

Agri-Business

NAAC publishes survey of agricultural contracting prices

The National Association of Agricultural Contractors (NAAC) in the UK has released its latest survey of contracting prices. Not surprisingly,...
Ulster Wool to pay £8.4m for 2021 clip

N.Ireland

Ulster Wool to pay £8.4m for 2021 clip

Ulster Wool will be making payments worth £8.4 million to its members for the 2021 clip, representing an overall average...
Cereal acreage on the up in Northern Ireland

N.Ireland

Cereal acreage on the up in Northern Ireland

Co. Down agronomist, Richard Owens, has confirmed a significant increase in the cereal acreage grown in Northern Ireland this year....
Sinn Féin claims DUP holding NI farmers to ransom

N.Ireland

Sinn Féin claims DUP holding NI farmers to ransom

Sinn Féin MLA, Declan McAleer claims that the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is holding farmers in Northern Ireland to ransom....
Poots claims Executive may not be needed to unlock Westminster funds

N.Ireland

Poots claims Executive may not be needed to unlock Westminster funds

Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister, Edwin Poots, believes Stormont Executive approval is not required to unlock a £340 million Westminster aid...
Truss announces unilateral action on Northern Ireland Protocol

Agri-Business

Truss announces unilateral action on Northern Ireland Protocol

Today’s parliamentary statement from UK foreign secretary, Liz Truss, announced selective unilateral action regarding the implementation of the Northern Ireland...
25m tonnes of maize still in Ukrainian feed stores

Agri-Business

25m tonnes of maize still in Ukrainian feed stores

It has been estimated that up to 25 million tonnes of maize remains in Ukrainian feed stores. This is crop...
‘Agflation’ breaks through the 30% barrier

Agri-Business

‘Agflation’ breaks through the 30% barrier

UK ‘agflation’ has been soaring since the beginning of the year and shows no sign of flattening off, according to...
Stories from the farm of agri-influencer Tom Pemberton

N.Ireland

Stories from the farm of agri-influencer Tom Pemberton

‘Make hay while the sun shines’ is a new book from well-known UK dairy farmer and sheep producer, Tom Pemberton....
Poots remains as NI agriculture minister in the interim

N.Ireland

Poots remains as NI agriculture minister in the interim

Despite the fact that the political parties did not elect a new Stormont Assembly Speaker last week, Edwin Poots can...
Opinion: Thank goodness for blight warning after cold days at Balmoral

N.Ireland

Opinion: Thank goodness for blight warning after cold days at Balmoral

I mean no harm to potato growers, but I was never so glad to hear that a blight warning has...
Marks & Spencer eager to develop closer relationships with farmers

Agri-Business

Marks & Spencer eager to develop closer relationships with farmers

Marks & Spencer is keen to develop ever closer supply relationships with farmers across the island of Ireland. It was...
Grain trade association: Meal rationing not on the cards yet

Agri-Business

Grain trade association: Meal rationing not on the cards yet

Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association (NIGTA) chief executive, Gill Gallagher, has confirmed that meal rationing for livestock production purposes is...
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