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.

Quality Meat Scotland responds to coronavirus threat

Beef

Quality Meat Scotland responds to coronavirus threat

Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has outlined a planned approach to inspections of its six quality assurance schemes to limit the...
Black-grass is costing UK agriculture £1 billion per annum

Arable

Black-grass is costing UK agriculture £1 billion per annum

Research by Rothamsted has helped put an economic figure on herbicide resistance in black-grass, the farmland weed that is decimating...
BVA wants vets included in support plans for businesses affected by Covid-19

Agri-Business

BVA wants vets included in support plans for businesses affected by Covid-19

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has written to the Government, urging that veterinary practices be covered in the scope of...
Beef support is at the top of UFU agenda

Beef

Beef support is at the top of UFU agenda

Securing a sustainable support package for Northern Ireland’s beef sector remains a priority for the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), according...
International dairy product markets to come under pressure throughout 2020

N.Ireland

International dairy product markets to come under pressure throughout 2020

According to Rabobank, the upward trajectory in global dairy product prices, visible in the fourth quarter of 2019, has stalled...
Grass remains the priority feed for sheep

Sheep

Grass remains the priority feed for sheep

Grass can account for 95% of breeding ewes’ total dietary needs, according to AgriSearch’s Dr. Elizabeth Earle. “High-quality grass contains...
Soil compaction is a constant challenge on grassland farms

Grass

Soil compaction is a constant challenge on grassland farms

Even moderate levels of soil compaction can reduce grassland output levels by 20%, according to Alex Higgins, from the Agri-Food...
Grass and herb mixes hold particular promise for sheep farmers

Grass

Grass and herb mixes hold particular promise for sheep farmers

Ongoing research at University College Dublin (UCD) is pointing to the very real benefits of including a range of grasses,...
The threat of Brexit continues to hang over sheep sector in Northern Ireland

Sheep

The threat of Brexit continues to hang over sheep sector in Northern Ireland

Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president Ivor Ferguson believes that Northern Ireland’s sheep sector is the one that will be most...
New body vies to tackle the challenges of rural health and care

Rural Life

New body vies to tackle the challenges of rural health and care

A new membership organisation, dedicated to rural health and care across England, has been launched. The new Rural Health &...
Prospects for UK mozzarella cheese production could be dampened

Dairy

Prospects for UK mozzarella cheese production could be dampened

According to AHDB Dairy, mozzarella cheese manufacturers could come under pressure in the event of a ‘No-Deal’ Brexit. In such...
Sainsbury’s is saying ‘no’ to barn eggs

Pig/Poultry

Sainsbury’s is saying ‘no’ to barn eggs

The barn egg sector has been dealt a major blow, courtesy of a decision taken by Sainsbury’s not to stock...
Improving our genetic knowledge of wheat is not a drag

Arable

Improving our genetic knowledge of wheat is not a drag

When it comes to breeding better wheat varieties, often, though we seek to introduce desirable genes that increase yield, these...
‘No-deal’ could have immense impact on marts in Northern Ireland

N.Ireland

‘No-deal’ could have immense impact on marts in Northern Ireland

A no-deal Brexit could be the tipping point that puts a number of livestock marts in Northern Ireland out of...
Harvard research suggests afforestation could slow climate change clock

Forestry

Harvard research suggests afforestation could slow climate change clock

New research from Harvard University in the US demonstrates that the UK would be able to sustain itself and help...
Are beef contracts the way forward?

Beef

Are beef contracts the way forward?

Production contracts must be looked at as a way of allowing beef finishers to make a trading margin from their...
A simple milk sample can provide a world of information for dairy farmers

Dairy

A simple milk sample can provide a world of information for dairy farmers

Gone are the days when a milk sample could provide dairy farmers with information on Somatic Cell Count (SCC) and...
New science is enabling dairy farms to become antibiotic-free

Dairy

New science is enabling dairy farms to become antibiotic-free

Farmers attending the recent Dale Farm Somatic Cell Count (SCC) advisory event, hosted by Dale Farm on the Co. Tyrone...
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