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.

Field trials for GM wheat plants get green light in the UK

Arable

Field trials for GM wheat plants get green light in the UK

Rothamsted Research is to undertake field trials in the UK, which will assess the ability of GM wheat cultivars to...
IFA and UFU become production focused at their peril

Opinion

IFA and UFU become production focused at their peril

Forget about Brexit: the one issue that truly united IFA President Joe Healy and UFU Deputy President Ivor Ferguson while...
‘Filling the €3 billion hole in the EU’s coffers post-Brexit is a major concern’

EU

‘Filling the €3 billion hole in the EU’s coffers post-Brexit is a major concern’

Filling the €3 billion hole in the EU’s coffers, post-Brexit, is a major concern for the IFA, according to the...
‘North/south split opening up in the way zero grazing is used’

Machinery

‘North/south split opening up in the way zero grazing is used’

There is a north/south split opening up in the way zero grazing is utilised within the respective dairy sectors, according...
New molecule could boost wheat yields by 20%

Arable

New molecule could boost wheat yields by 20%

UK scientists have created a synthetic molecule that when applied to crops, has been shown to increase the size and...
Performance recording is a core requirement for all farm businesses

N.Ireland

Performance recording is a core requirement for all farm businesses

Farmers must make better attempts to accurately measure the performance levels they are achieving within their businesses, according to Dunbia’s...
‘Realistic wildlife culling policy needed before agreement on TB eradication can be reached’

N.Ireland

‘Realistic wildlife culling policy needed before agreement on TB eradication can be reached’

Former UFU president Greer McCollum has called on the current Union leadership not to reach any agreement regarding a future...
Stonebear rock picker catches the eye at Fintona show

Machinery

Stonebear rock picker catches the eye at Fintona show

The latest Kongskilde Stonebear rock picker, the new 260, had its Irish unveiling at the recent Fintona machinery event. It is specially...
UFU to ramp up the resource it throws at Brexit negotiations

N.Ireland

UFU to ramp up the resource it throws at Brexit negotiations

The Ulster Farmers’ Union will draw up its Brexit policy shopping list over the coming weeks, according to the organisation’s...
Farmers in the North must assume the era of direct subsidies is ending

N.Ireland

Farmers in the North must assume the era of direct subsidies is ending

Farmers in Northern Ireland will have to brace themselves for a change regarding the way subsidies are made available to...
‘Good soil management is key to securing optimal grassland yields’

Beef

‘Good soil management is key to securing optimal grassland yields’

Good soil management is the key to securing optimal grassland yields, according to Welsh agronomist Gareth Davies. Soil is made...
Farmers run into BVD testing problems in Northern Ireland

Beef

Farmers run into BVD testing problems in Northern Ireland

Farmers must check that they have paid the required level of postage on calf tissue samples sent for BVD testing,...
Beef conformation on the decline in Northern Ireland

Beef

Beef conformation on the decline in Northern Ireland

The conformation scores achieved by prime cattle kill during the final quarter of 2016 generally declined from the corresponding period...
No SMP sold at third tender event – offers below minimum price set

Dairy

No SMP sold at third tender event – offers below minimum price set

Prices offered at the third skimmed milk powder (SMP) public intervention tender last week ranged from €155/100kg to €190/100kg. These were...
Underground North-South Interconnector ‘may be the cheapest option’

Rural Life

Underground North-South Interconnector ‘may be the cheapest option’

Members of the North East Pylon Group (NEPP) are claiming that it will be cheaper to put the North-South Interconnector...
Quintuplets born to Charollais ewe on Tyrone farm

Sheep

Quintuplets born to Charollais ewe on Tyrone farm

This week saw a pedigree Charollais ewe give birth to quintuplets on the north Tyrone farm of the Foster family....
‘Election in the North will result in the drying up of funding streams for farming’

N.Ireland

‘Election in the North will result in the drying up of funding streams for farming’

SDLP MLA Patsy McGlone believes the imminent collapse of the Stormont Executive and a subsequent election will result in the...
Cross compliance and farm safety should be formally linked

Opinion

Cross compliance and farm safety should be formally linked

Both ICSA and ICMSA have taken a wholly unacceptable position, where farm safety is concerned. The past week has seen...
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