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.

Why farmers should keep to a maximum speed of 10km/hr when spraying crops

Arable

Why farmers should keep to a maximum speed of 10km/hr when spraying crops

Keeping to a maximum speed of 10km/hr and maintaining a boom height of 50cm to 75cm when spraying crops was...
Brome grass becoming a ‘major grassland weed problem’ on tillage farms

Arable

Brome grass becoming a ‘major grassland weed problem’ on tillage farms

Brome grass, in all its manifestations, is becoming a major grassland weed problem on tillage farms throughout the island of...
Election uncertainty confronts agriculture in Northern Ireland

N.Ireland

Election uncertainty confronts agriculture in Northern Ireland

Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) sources have confirmed that Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Michelle McIlveen, will continue in office until...
‘CAP support changes post-Brexit will have major impact on North’s farming sectors’

Agri-Business

‘CAP support changes post-Brexit will have major impact on North’s farming sectors’

Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) support changes post-Brexit will have a major impact on all the farming sectors in Northern Ireland,...
‘Selective dry cow therapy is the future for dairy’

Dairy

‘Selective dry cow therapy is the future for dairy’

Selective dry cow therapy will be used as a key driver in bringing down the quantities of antibiotics used within...
Dairy cow numbers falling in Germany

Dairy

Dairy cow numbers falling in Germany

Dairy cattle numbers in Germany are dropping, the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) in the UK has reported. The...
If my livestock cause a road traffic accident: am I covered?

Agri-Business

If my livestock cause a road traffic accident: am I covered?

Last Friday saw cattle breaking out onto the M3 close to Dunshaughlin in Co. Meath. A major road traffic accident...
‘No sale’ on latest skimmed milk powder (SMP) tender

Dairy

‘No sale’ on latest skimmed milk powder (SMP) tender

EU Member States have agreed on not selling skimmed milk powder (SMP) out of public intervention this week. This decision...
GDT result does not undermine strength of world dairy markets

Dairy

GDT result does not undermine strength of world dairy markets

AHDB analyst Luke Crossman has characterised the 3.9% fall in the average prices paid at this week’s Global Dairy Trade...
Details for the new 4-day Balmoral Show revealed

N.Ireland

Details for the new 4-day Balmoral Show revealed

Saturday will become the new Friday at Balmoral Show, according to RUAS Chief Executive Colin McDonald. All of the championship...
New technology to revolutionise energy from poultry manure market

Pig/Poultry

New technology to revolutionise energy from poultry manure market

Limerick-based agri-technology business BHSL has agreed €13m in sales of its manure-to-energy technology which is aimed at transforming the environmental...
Scientists develop system to remove phosphorus from slurry

Beef

Scientists develop system to remove phosphorus from slurry

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists have developed a mobile system for removing phosphorus from cattle and, potentially, pig...
‘Almost one in five dairy cows will succumb to lameness each year’

Dairy

‘Almost one in five dairy cows will succumb to lameness each year’

Approximately 20% of dairy cows in Ireland will succumb to one form or other of lameness problem during any 12-month...
Kiwi milk output ‘will struggle’ over the coming months

Dairy

Kiwi milk output ‘will struggle’ over the coming months

Poor spring weather, rather than the effect of the recent earthquake, will determine the scale of New Zealand milk output...
Impact of Brexit must be factored into next CAP review negotiations – McConalogue

Agri-Business

Impact of Brexit must be factored into next CAP review negotiations – McConalogue

The specific implications of Brexit for Irish agriculture must be worked through as part of the next CAP review negotiations,...
Brussels manages to sell only 40t of its SMP stocks in first tender

Dairy

Brussels manages to sell only 40t of its SMP stocks in first tender

The first sales of skimmed milk powder (SMP) from intervention resulted in just 40t of product being sold. A total...
Farm groups in the North respond to TB report which calls for badger cull

Beef

Farm groups in the North respond to TB report which calls for badger cull

The final report from the TB Strategic Partnership Group (TBSPG) in Northern Ireland will drive a new debate on how...
Four key factors that will influence the direction of the 2017 beef market

Beef

Four key factors that will influence the direction of the 2017 beef market

The global beef market heads into 2017 dominated by supply growth and soft global prices, according to the Rabobank Global...
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