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.

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...
North’s dairy farmers could be asked to reduce milk production levels

Dairy

North’s dairy farmers could be asked to reduce milk production levels

Dairy farmers in Northern Ireland could be offered the option of cutting their milk production levels, in lieu of a pro-rata...
‘It may take more than three years to eradicate BVD in Northern Ireland’

N.Ireland

‘It may take more than three years to eradicate BVD in Northern Ireland’

It will take more than three years to eradicate BVD from Northern Ireland, according to Dungannon-based veterinary surgeon Craig McAllister....
‘It may take more than three years to eradicate BVD in Northern Ireland’

N.Ireland

‘It may take more than three years to eradicate BVD in Northern Ireland’

It will take more than three years to eradicate BVD from Northern Ireland, according to Dungannon-based veterinary surgeon Craig McAllister....
Do you condition score your earthworm populations?

Environment

Do you condition score your earthworm populations?

The regular assessment of earthworm populations will provide farmers with important perspectives on the overall health status of their soils,”...
Dairy farmers – advice for 2016: ‘Keep it simple stupid’

Dairy

Dairy farmers – advice for 2016: ‘Keep it simple stupid’

Irish dairy farmers must strive to improve grassland output and utilisation in 2016, according to Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) advisor...
Dublin must do more on nomad livestock issue – O Neill

N.Ireland

Dublin must do more on nomad livestock issue – O Neill

The Dublin government must do more to settle the nomad cattle issue, which has seen the thousands of store animals...
Contraction in EU pig numbers to put more pressure on grain prices – AHDB

Pig/Poultry

Contraction in EU pig numbers to put more pressure on grain prices – AHDB

A projected fall in EU pig numbers will reduce the demand for feed within that sector over the coming months,”...
Second Ulster Farmers Union office bearer changes farming focus

N.Ireland

Second Ulster Farmers Union office bearer changes farming focus

Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) deputy president Ivor Ferguson has announced that he is to step away from pig production, in...
UFU calls for appointment of supermarket ombudsman

N.Ireland

UFU calls for appointment of supermarket ombudsman

Ulster Farmers’ Union president Ian Marshall is demanding the immediate appointment of a supermarket ombudsman with the responsibility to investigate...
UFU calls for appointment of supermarket ombudsman

N.Ireland

UFU calls for appointment of supermarket ombudsman

Ulster Farmers’ Union president Ian Marshall is demanding the immediate appointment of a supermarket ombudsman with the responsibility to investigate...
‘Northern Ireland can now apply for BSE Negligible Status’

N.Ireland

‘Northern Ireland can now apply for BSE Negligible Status’

The World Health Organisation can now officially recognise Northern Ireland as having a BSE Negligible Status, according to Ulster Farmers’...
‘Northern Ireland can now apply for BSE Negligible Status’

N.Ireland

‘Northern Ireland can now apply for BSE Negligible Status’

The World Health Organisation can now officially recognise Northern Ireland as having a BSE Negligible Status, according to Ulster Farmers’...
Michelle O’Neill calls on Phil Hogan to raise dairy intervention prices

N.Ireland

Michelle O’Neill calls on Phil Hogan to raise dairy intervention prices

Northern Ireland’s Farm Minister Michelle O’Neill has written to EU Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan, requesting a hike in dairy...
Urea prices look set to be €50/t lower – year-on-year – in early 2016

Agri-Business

Urea prices look set to be €50/t lower – year-on-year – in early 2016

Urea prices have fallen by €50/t over the past 12 months, according to UK-based fertiliser nitrogen analyst Christine Gregory. “Last January...
Deadweight prices under pressure in Northern Ireland

Beef

Deadweight prices under pressure in Northern Ireland

The deadweight trade for prime cattle continued to come under pressure in Northern Ireland last week, according to the Livestock...
Müller UK maintains a base milk price of 22.35p/L (31c) for January

Dairy

Müller UK maintains a base milk price of 22.35p/L (31c) for January

Müller UK and Ireland will offer a base price of 22.35p/L (31c) to non-aligned farmers in January 2016. The company...
Top prizes at North’s Winter Fair go to breeders from the south

Dairy

Top prizes at North’s Winter Fair go to breeders from the south

Co. Carlow Holstein breeder Liam Murphy won the 2015 Royal Ulster Winter Fair Inter Breed Championship with his home bred...
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