Richard Halleron

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.

N.Ireland

More than 700 farmers attend Stormont rally over climate legislation

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that climate change legislation for Northern Ireland must be based on the appliance...

February 1, 2022

Agri-Business

Minister Edwin Poots responds to EU audit report

Last week an EU audit report, assessing the system of controls in place for animals entering Northern Ireland, was submitted...

February 1, 2022

N.Ireland

Hundreds of farmers expected to demonstrate at Stormont over climate bill

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has confirmed that it will host a controlled ‘climate change rally’ tomorrow morning (February 1,...

January 31, 2022

Opinion

Opinion: Poots fighting for his political life

Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots is fighting for his political life in the wake of his failure to secure...

January 29, 2022

Agri-Business

How will agriculture in NI be impacted by a Stormont collapse?

In the event of the collapse of the Stormont Executive, the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has confirmed that a £1...

January 28, 2022

Agri-Business

Union defends policy of maintaining livestock numbers in NI

Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) deputy president, William Irvine, believes that production agriculture and the environment are two sides of the...

January 28, 2022

Agri-Business

Food production needs to be seen as a ‘public good’ – UFU

Production agriculture must be seen as an industry delivering a key public good, according to Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president,...

January 28, 2022

Opinion

Opinion: Gene editing is Frankenstein science

Gene editing (GE), as defined by the latest UK legislation, is 'Frankenstein science' and should be called out as such, in...

January 28, 2022

Arable

Report: EU policies undermined the farming of oilseed rape in Europe

Contradictory EU policies first encouraged and then undermined the farming of oilseed rape in Europe, according to a new analysis...

January 26, 2022

N.Ireland

Primary beef and lamb production levels can be maintained in NI – LMC

Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson, firmly believes that the current scale of Northern Ireland’s primary beef...

January 25, 2022

N.Ireland

Sinn Féin won’t support NI climate legislation if damaging to agri sector

Sinn Féin will not support climate change legislation in Northern Ireland that could have a detrimental impact on the agriculture...

January 24, 2022

Arable

Rothamsted: Gene editing will speed up ability to test enhanced crops

Rothamsted Research scientists have welcomed changes that will make gene editing (GE) research much easier from now on. The new...

January 21, 2022

N.Ireland

Additional BVD control measures likely to be required in Northern Ireland

Animal Health and Welfare NI (AHWNI) has confirmed that additional Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) control measures are likely to be...

January 18, 2022

N.Ireland

New suckler payment for Northern Ireland could be worth up to £160/cow

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is indicating that the new suckler payment for Northern Ireland will be set between £140...

January 18, 2022

Dairy

Society suggests verifying carbon footprint of Jersey cows

Many milk producers believe that the carbon footprint of Jersey cows is low, relative to that achieved by production animals...

January 18, 2022

N.Ireland

Sheep producers demand recognition in Poots’ future farm policies

Sheep producers are demanding full recognition within Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots’ recently published farm reform...

January 14, 2022