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.

Iskeymeadow ram lamb sells for 3,400gns at Charollais sale

N.Ireland

Iskeymeadow ram lamb sells for 3,400gns at Charollais sale

Three years of continuous investment in top Charollais bloodlines generated a more than handsome payback for Richard and Harry Powell...
Arla turnover increases by 1% during first six months of 2021

Agri-Business

Arla turnover increases by 1% during first six months of 2021

Total Arla Group revenue increased by 1.2% to €5.44 billion during the first six months of 2021. The equivalent figure...
Latest LMC advertising campaign goes down a ‘treat’

Beef

Latest LMC advertising campaign goes down a ‘treat’

The Livestock and Meat Commission’s (LMC) recent advertising campaign, themed: 'Good Honest Food: The Truth About Beef' has proven to...
Sustainable dairy – it’s about lifetime performance

Agri-Business

Sustainable dairy – it’s about lifetime performance

Lactation milk yield is, obviously, important when it comes to determining the sustainable performance of a dairy cow. But according...
Resistance emerging to key light leaf spot fungicide

Arable

Resistance emerging to key light leaf spot fungicide

The fungus responsible for light leaf spot, an important disease of oilseed rape, is showing increasing resistance to azole fungicides...
Opinion: Fixing a wire fence and seeing farmer adaptability firsthand

Opinion

Opinion: Fixing a wire fence and seeing farmer adaptability firsthand

The tremendous adaptability of so many Irish farmers is a trait they very rarely get full credit for. Thoughts of...
Opinion: EID tagging of cattle is the future, north and south of the border

Opinion

Opinion: EID tagging of cattle is the future, north and south of the border

The Irish government is to be congratulated for taking the decision to push ahead with the mandatory electronic (EID) tagging...
Meat consumption on the rise in Northern Ireland

Beef

Meat consumption on the rise in Northern Ireland

The Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC) has highlighted the most recent meat consumption trends contained within a...
Benchmarking data reveals real performance of NI livestock farms

Agri-Business

Benchmarking data reveals real performance of NI livestock farms

The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has just published a selection of benchmarking trends that relate to...
Irish Easy Care sheep embryos heading for New Zealand

N.Ireland

Irish Easy Care sheep embryos heading for New Zealand

Six Easy Care rams have been purchased by Shrewsbury-based Farmgene Ltd. from Co. Antrim (Northern Ireland) flock owner Campbell Tweed....
Irish wool sector deserves a Covid-19 support package

N.Ireland

Irish wool sector deserves a Covid-19 support package

Sheep producers in Northern Ireland have until August 12, to apply for the Covid-19 wool sector support measures, confirmed by...
Alternative forages could significantly boost dairy diets

Arable

Alternative forages could significantly boost dairy diets

Including alternative forages, such as maize, triticale, rye and wholecrop wheat, will act to fully complement the very lush, multi-cut...
Sales of clover seed rocket as farmers aim to reduce fertiliser bills

Grass

Sales of clover seed rocket as farmers aim to reduce fertiliser bills

Germinal Northern Ireland (NI) is confirming a four-fold increase in red clover seed sales for the first six months of...
Prevalence of milk vending businesses increases in Northern Ireland

Agri-Business

Prevalence of milk vending businesses increases in Northern Ireland

Rockhouse Farm, located halfway between Saintfield and Crossgar in Co. Down, is the latest milk production business in Northern Ireland...
Malting barley – Donegal’s best kept secret

Arable

Malting barley – Donegal’s best kept secret

Malting barley production is helping to breathe new life into Co. Donegal, Republic of Ireland's tillage sector, with a total...
Is A2 milk a mainstream dairy option for the future?

Dairy

Is A2 milk a mainstream dairy option for the future?

Producing A2 milk may well be a mainstream option for Irish dairy farmers in the not too distant future. A2...
Barley harvest underway in Northern Ireland

Arable

Barley harvest underway in Northern Ireland

College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (CAFRE) senior agriculture advisor Robin Bolton has confirmed that the first of this...
Could a ‘Meat Tax’ be on the cards in the UK?

Opinion

Could a ‘Meat Tax’ be on the cards in the UK?

The latest machination coming from the so-called ‘opinion formers’, who seem to have the ear of government advisors in London,...
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