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.

ADAS points to the potential of agroforestry in the UK

Forestry

ADAS points to the potential of agroforestry in the UK

According to Agricultural solutions provider ADAS, agroforestry could be one opportunity to help maximise the economic output of land. This...
McIntyre: ‘What the big pesticides report should have said’

Arable

McIntyre: ‘What the big pesticides report should have said’

The European Parliament’s committee on pesticides has reached the wrong conclusions and disregarded key evidence, a new report concludes. Anthea...
Northern Ireland’s compound animal feed sector continues to grow

Agri-Business

Northern Ireland’s compound animal feed sector continues to grow

Northern Ireland’s compound animal feed industry continues to underpin the growth achieved by the various livestock sectors – dairy, beef,...
BRC confirms highest food inflation rate in over five years

Agri-Business

BRC confirms highest food inflation rate in over five years

Figures published by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) confirm that food inflation accelerated in March to 2.5%, up from 1.6%...
Farming and food will help reconcile the UK after Brexit

Agri-Business

Farming and food will help reconcile the UK after Brexit

The farming and food sectors will drive the reconciliation that will be required to re-unite all parts of the UK...
Dale Farm on profitable growth trajectory

Dairy

Dale Farm on profitable growth trajectory

Dale Farm is well on track to achieve a 3% operating profit over the next two years, according to Group...
New weed management control strategies required for the UK

Arable

New weed management control strategies required for the UK

The UK’s approach to weed management investment needs to be overhauled, if the needs of industry are to be met....
How to make best use of grass when zero-grazing

Dairy

How to make best use of grass when zero-grazing

Significant numbers of dairy farmers are turning to zero-grazing to make use of fragmented or far away land, lower the...
Brexit ‘no-deal’ will have a ‘withering impact’ on the UK’s livestock sectors

Beef

Brexit ‘no-deal’ will have a ‘withering impact’ on the UK’s livestock sectors

Stakeholder groups within Northern Ireland’s beef and lamb sectors have issued a withering perspective on the threat of a ‘no-deal’...
Politicians in line of fire at UFU annual dinner

Agri Politics

Politicians in line of fire at UFU annual dinner

Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president Ivor Ferguson has derided Northern Ireland’s politicians for allowing the Stormont Executive and Assembly to...
Milk contracts a key policy issue for new NFUS dairy committee

Dairy

Milk contracts a key policy issue for new NFUS dairy committee

The new look National Farmers’ Union Scotland’s (NFUS) milk committee has met to discuss a wide range of issues including...
Dale Farm CEO: ‘The UK must feed its own people’

Agri-Business

Dale Farm CEO: ‘The UK must feed its own people’

The UK government must pay serious attention to the issue of food security, according to Dale Farm Group CEO Nick...
Infant formula – what are the prospects?

Dairy

Infant formula – what are the prospects?

According to the international food marketing and research body Gira, the global infant formula market was estimated at 2.7 billion...
Kantar predicts an Easter boost for UK supermarkets

Agri-Business

Kantar predicts an Easter boost for UK supermarkets

The latest UK grocery market share figures from Kantar show slow growth, largely thanks to a late Easter. The figures...
LMC says the marketing of beef has a ‘strong international dimension’

Beef

LMC says the marketing of beef has a ‘strong international dimension’

Industry development manager with the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC), Colin Smith has recently returned from Canada, where he attended...
Rothamsted study confirms that spring is getting earlier

Environment

Rothamsted study confirms that spring is getting earlier

The first in-depth analysis into the seasonal timing of certain bird and insect behaviours, carried out by scientists at Rothamsted...
How can field beans be best included in dairy cow diets?

Dairy

How can field beans be best included in dairy cow diets?

Traditionally, the inclusion of field beans in ruminant diets is normally restricted due to the perceived risk associated with ‘anti-nutritional...
AHDB to expand its ‘strategic dairy farm network’

Dairy

AHDB to expand its ‘strategic dairy farm network’

The AHDB has been awarded £1 million from the Betty Lawes’ Foundation to expand its strategic dairy farm network. This...
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