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.

Silage quality shock on the cards for farmers

Grass

Silage quality shock on the cards for farmers

First cut silage analysis results are giving significant cause for concern, according to Gerard Butler, a director of Cappoquin-based FBA...
North’s machinery dealers reporting boost in cross border sales

Machinery

North’s machinery dealers reporting boost in cross border sales

A Co Down machinery dealer is claiming that cross-border sales of second-hand tractors have increased dramatically since the Brexit vote....
‘EU farmers to cover the cost of future price support measures’

EU

‘EU farmers to cover the cost of future price support measures’

EU farmers may well be asked to, at least, part fund future market support measures, according to a European Commission...
Opinion: Talk is cheap: WTO must deal decisively with Russia

Opinion

Opinion: Talk is cheap: WTO must deal decisively with Russia

The World Trade Organisation (WTO) must now act in a meaningful way, given that the organisation has found Moscow to...
ICSA highlights impact on agriculture of potential hike in diesel prices

Agri-Business

ICSA highlights impact on agriculture of potential hike in diesel prices

Finance Minister Michael Noonan should immediately dispel any thoughts of increasing the duty on diesel fuel in the upcoming budget,...
Opinion: Northern Ireland’s border becomes Brexit frontier

Opinion

Opinion: Northern Ireland’s border becomes Brexit frontier

Ulster Unionist MEP Jim Nicholson put it very succinctly this Friday when he said that the Irish border automatically becomes...
Where now for TB eradication in Northern Ireland?

N.Ireland

Where now for TB eradication in Northern Ireland?

The incidence of Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) in Northern Ireland, based on the number of infected animals identified at time of...
Where now for TB eradication in Northern Ireland?

N.Ireland

Where now for TB eradication in Northern Ireland?

The incidence of Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) in Northern Ireland, based on the number of infected animals identified at time of...
No solutions served up at crisis dairy meeting in Belfast

N.Ireland

No solutions served up at crisis dairy meeting in Belfast

UFU president Ian Marshall has described the outworking of this week’s crisis dairy meeting in Belfast as an opportunity for all parties...
No solutions served up at crisis dairy meeting in Belfast

N.Ireland

No solutions served up at crisis dairy meeting in Belfast

UFU president Ian Marshall has described the outworking of this week’s crisis dairy meeting in Belfast as an opportunity for all parties...
Four-day Balmoral Show on the cards from 2017

Balmoral Show

Four-day Balmoral Show on the cards from 2017

The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) will shortly decide on whether or not Balmoral Show should be extended from its...
Northern farmers face new compulsory purchase measures

N.Ireland

Northern farmers face new compulsory purchase measures

Farmers in Northern Ireland are facing new regulations around compulsory purchase orders, which would bring them in line with England...
Northern farmers face new compulsory purchase measures

N.Ireland

Northern farmers face new compulsory purchase measures

Farmers in Northern Ireland are facing new regulations around compulsory purchase orders, which would bring them in line with England...
‘Northern dairy farmers should not have to cut production’

N.Ireland

‘Northern dairy farmers should not have to cut production’

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is not supporting calls for dairy farmers in Northern Ireland to cut back production levels,...
‘Northern dairy farmers should not have to cut production’

N.Ireland

‘Northern dairy farmers should not have to cut production’

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is not supporting calls for dairy farmers in Northern Ireland to cut back production levels,...
‘The Stormont Executive can legislate for guaranteed prices’

N.Ireland

‘The Stormont Executive can legislate for guaranteed prices’

The Stormont Executive has the authority to introduce legislation guaranteeing farmers commodity prices that reflect their costs of production in...
‘The Stormont Executive can legislate for guaranteed prices’

N.Ireland

‘The Stormont Executive can legislate for guaranteed prices’

The Stormont Executive has the authority to introduce legislation guaranteeing farmers commodity prices that reflect their costs of production in...
Northern Ireland should have its own halal processing facility for sheep – LMC

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland should have its own halal processing facility for sheep – LMC

There would be merit in Northern Ireland having a standalone halal slaughter and processing facility for sheep, according to Livestock...
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