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.

The humble potato needs an image change

Opinion

The humble potato needs an image change

The recent confirmation that Kenya has accredited a number of British seed potato varieties is good news for a sector...
Livestock worrying: NFU takes plea for law change to Westminster

Sheep

Livestock worrying: NFU takes plea for law change to Westminster

The NFU has raised the severe impacts livestock worrying can have on farming businesses to the Environment, Farming and Rural...
New GB seed potato varieties accredited for Kenya

Arable

New GB seed potato varieties accredited for Kenya

Three UK potato varieties have been recommended for release in Kenya, opening the door for British exporters. It’s thanks to...
Learn the essentials of calf rearing in one day

Beef

Learn the essentials of calf rearing in one day

A new, one-day course teaching the basics of how to care for, house and feed a calf is one of...
Calls to revitalise EU sheep sector or risk facing a ‘rural exodus’

Sheep

Calls to revitalise EU sheep sector or risk facing a ‘rural exodus’

Copa and Cogeca, the combined umbrella grouping that represents the views of farmers within the European Union (EU), has drawn...
EU report to tackle unfair trading practices in the food chain

Agri Politics

EU report to tackle unfair trading practices in the food chain

Copa and Cogeca is supporting the European Parliament’s draft report on the EU Commission’s plan to fight unfair trading practices...
Can Brexit be a good thing for the environment?

Environment

Can Brexit be a good thing for the environment?

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has teamed up with Greener UK, a coalition of 13 environmental organisations, to demonstrate how a...
NSA warns of link between upland re-wilding and wild fires

Sheep

NSA warns of link between upland re-wilding and wild fires

With devastating scenes of wild fires raging over Saddleworth Moor across the news this week, the National Sheep Association (NSA)...
Take-All: Researchers find first step to lasting wheat health

Arable

Take-All: Researchers find first step to lasting wheat health

Researchers have now shown that careful selection of the variety of the first wheat in a new cropping cycle can...
National Sheep Association outlines raven cull options

Sheep

National Sheep Association outlines raven cull options

The National Sheep Association (NSA) has made additional information available to its members in light of the recent Natural England...
All talk and no action characterises UK wholesale dairy markets

Dairy

All talk and no action characterises UK wholesale dairy markets

AHDB Dairy is reporting a ‘wait-and-see’ attitude, where UK wholesale dairy markets are concerned for the month of June. Trade...
Genomics to rise to next level with new on-farm female test

Dairy

Genomics to rise to next level with new on-farm female test

A new stage of genetic technology will allow farmers to test cattle on-farm and rank and select their own cows based...
Is the Wool Board a marketing model for the rest of our agri food sectors?

Opinion

Is the Wool Board a marketing model for the rest of our agri food sectors?

Congratulations to Brendan Kelly on his recent success in Northern Ireland’s regional Wool Board Election. The Co. Antrim man has...
NFU president to meet Prime Minister Theresa May this week

Agri Politics

NFU president to meet Prime Minister Theresa May this week

National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Minette Batters has announced that she will meet the Prime Minister at Downing Street this...
What effect have rising dairy prices had on sales?

Dairy

What effect have rising dairy prices had on sales?

Dairy prices have been rising steadily over the past couple of years, increasing the value of retail sales, according to the...
SRCU trials event to focus on growing for the market and boosting margins

Arable

SRCU trials event to focus on growing for the market and boosting margins

Ensuring that Scottish cereals remain “the supply of choice” for the whisky and gin markets will be among the topics...
Bridging payments extended to all Countryside Stewardship farmers

Environment

Bridging payments extended to all Countryside Stewardship farmers

The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced that all Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreement holders who claimed...
New ADAS project is set to ‘drill down’ on upping crop yields

Arable

New ADAS project is set to ‘drill down’ on upping crop yields

The UK’s largest independent agricultural and environmental consultancy, ADAS, has been awarded European funding for a new yield-boosting project called...
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