Richard Halleron

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.

Balmoral Show

Video: Day 2 at Balmoral Show

Beef Shorthorn cattle have become almost an endangered species in Ireland. But that all changed at today’s Balmoral Show with...

May 14, 2015

Balmoral Show

Video: Balmoral Show 2015 Day 1 highlights

Warm sunshine set the scene for the first day of Balmoral Show 2015, with an estimated 20,000 people in attendance. A...

May 13, 2015

Hogan gets mandate to simplify CAP

The way is now clear for Brussels to introduce a raft of CAP simplification measures later this year, according to...

May 12, 2015

Agri-Business

‘Farmers and the SME sector weighed down with excessive interest charges’

The Central Bank must act immediately to deliver lower interest rates for farmers and the agri-business sector as a whole,...

May 12, 2015

Dairy

Lakeland to re-open its share register

Lakeland Dairies will shortly re-open its share register after being closed for the past three years, according to the co-op’s...

May 11, 2015

Sheep

Wool trading at €1.30/kg but lower oil prices drive competitors’ prices down

Wool prices are likely to average out at around €1.30/kg for the forthcoming season, according to Vincent Pierce of Wicklow-based Laurence Pierce...

May 9, 2015

Dairy

35mm of rain in Cork puts pressure on grass availability

Grass availability is coming under pressure on many dairy farms in the East Cork area, according to Teagasc regional manager...

May 6, 2015

Agri-Business

IFA calls for an immediate suspension of EU fertiliser import duties

The IFA is to ask the European Commission to suspend all EU fertiliser import duties with immediate effect, according to...

May 6, 2015

Arable

Broadleaf weeds remain a challenge on Co. Derry tillage farm

The current spell of good weather has significantly boosted the growth rate of winter barley crops – and some weeds...

April 28, 2015

Dairy

How to manage high-yielding dairy cows at grass

High-yielding dairy cows, averaging in excess of 7,500L per lactation, can produce significant quantities of milk from grazed grass, according...

April 28, 2015

Agri-Business

Apple growers turn to heaters to save crops from late frost

The heavy frosts forecast for this week could wreak havoc in Ireland’s orchards, according to Co. Tipperary apple grower Cornelius...

April 27, 2015

Beef

Grass tetany cases have started – know the early signs

Kyle Veterinary Clinic in Durrow, Co Laois, received its first call out of the year to a suspected grass tetany...

April 27, 2015

Arable

Strengthening futures’ market could encourage last season’s wheat to be stored

A strengthening futures’ market could make it feasible to store 2014 wheat well into the new season, according to Agricultural...

April 27, 2015

Dairy

Research confirms lack of direct contact between dairy cows and badgers

There is little evidence that badgers and dairy cows interact with each other directly, according to Dr Declan O’Mahony, from...

April 24, 2015

Arable

Research confirms that lupins are a viable soya substitute in animal feeds

Scientists at Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) in Wales have confirmed that lupins will provide...

April 24, 2015