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.

Opinion: Winter Fair is a truly all-island dairy spectacular

Opinion

Opinion: Winter Fair is a truly all-island dairy spectacular

Image: EASYFIX's Enda Corrigan (left) and Cillian Droney (second left) chatting to Robert (right) and Reuben Williamson from Co. Monaghan...
Potash and nitrogen interactions are key to crop growth

Arable

Potash and nitrogen interactions are key to crop growth

Potash and nitrogen (N) interactions have been shown, over many years, to be key determinants of crop growth and final...
Soil carbon sequestration: Is it a geographic lottery?

Arable

Soil carbon sequestration: Is it a geographic lottery?

Farmers face a ‘geographic lottery’ in terms of soil carbon sequestration, if plans to reward them financially for increasing soil...
Concern about data on deaths attributed to red meat consumption

Beef

Concern about data on deaths attributed to red meat consumption

A meeting of the Global Meat Alliance (GMA) has brought to light what it describes as "contradictions" contained within an...
Co. Down cow named interbreed champion at Royal Ulster Winter Fair

N.Ireland

Co. Down cow named interbreed champion at Royal Ulster Winter Fair

Clandeboye Estate's Jersey herd, based in north Co. Down, is celebrating a tremendous victory, following its superb 2021 RUAS Winter...
Direct payments to NI agricultural shows ‘may not’ be an option – Poots

N.Ireland

Direct payments to NI agricultural shows ‘may not’ be an option – Poots

According to Northern Ireland's agriculture minister, Edwin Poots, dairy in NI can look forward to a very buoyant future. He...
Global milk production sees first growth decrease since 2019

Dairy

Global milk production sees first growth decrease since 2019

After more than two years of uninterrupted growth, global milk production is down, with growth expected to dip into negative...
Aberdeen Angus bulls sell to 4,400gns twice at Dungannon

Beef

Aberdeen Angus bulls sell to 4,400gns twice at Dungannon

There was strong demand for pedigree Aberdeen Angus bulls at the breed society’s December show and sale, hosted by Dungannon...
Concern at delays in processing forestry applications in NI

Forestry

Concern at delays in processing forestry applications in NI

Premier Woodlands’ managing director, John Hetherington, has expressed frustration at the time its taking the Forest Service in Northern Ireland...
Ballyvoy and Dundrod – two new perennial ryegrass varieties from AFBI

Grass

Ballyvoy and Dundrod – two new perennial ryegrass varieties from AFBI

Two new, Agri-Food and Biosciences’ Institute (AFBI) grass varieties - Ballyvoy and Dundrod – are about to be released on to the...
Women are under-represented at farm management level

N.Ireland

Women are under-represented at farm management level

The Northern Ireland Assembly is to undertake a review which will identify how much women are under-represented at farm management level....
Dairy markets remain strong but farmer margins impacted

N.Ireland

Dairy markets remain strong but farmer margins impacted

Dale Farm chief executive Nick Whelan has confirmed that, despite dairy markets being relatively strong, milk volumes coming into processers...
International market for grass-fed beef to increase in value – LMC

Beef

International market for grass-fed beef to increase in value – LMC

According to Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson, the international market for grass-fed beef is to increase...
Major prices paid at Royal Ulster Beef and Lamb Championships

N.Ireland

Major prices paid at Royal Ulster Beef and Lamb Championships

A bumper entry of livestock attracted tremendous crowds for the 2021 Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) Beef and Lamb Championships....
Agriculture needs long-term support – UFU

N.Ireland

Agriculture needs long-term support – UFU

Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, Victor Chestnutt, believes that society as a whole buys into the principle of supporting agriculture...
Royal Ulster Winter Fair to go ahead despite Covid-19 challenges

N.Ireland

Royal Ulster Winter Fair to go ahead despite Covid-19 challenges

Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) president Billy Martin has confirmed that the organisation’s Winter Fair will go head as planned...
Merits of meat in a diet outlined in lecture to livestock sector

Beef

Merits of meat in a diet outlined in lecture to livestock sector

The critical role of meat in the diet was the subject of a recent public lecture for representatives from the...
Wool sales up and increased prices warmly welcomed

N.Ireland

Wool sales up and increased prices warmly welcomed

Ulster Wool has confirmed that market prices across all fleece types have increased by 40% since the beginning of the...
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