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.

Beef

Getting purchased cattle off to the best possible start

With the autumn sales starting to gather pace and expecting to peak over the next 4-6 weeks, there is strong...

October 9, 2014

Agri-Business

US agri co-ops are booming

United States’ Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the country’s farmer, rancher and fishery co-operatives set a new sales record...

October 9, 2014

Arable

Protein at all-time low levels in British barleys

Analysis carried out by the Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) in Britain confirms that the average nitrogen content of barley...

October 8, 2014

Arable

The importance of our potato heritage

What do the following names have in common? – Robinta, Irish Cobbler, Winston and Lumper. The answer is they are...

October 7, 2014

National Ploughing Championships

‘Best Ploughing Championships ever’ comes to an end

A total of 73,000 people attended Day Three of the National Ploughing Championships, taking the total figure for the three days...

September 25, 2014

National Ploughing Championships

90% of 30,000 hurleys sold at Ploughing made with Scandinavian ash

It has been estimated that 30,000 hurleys have been sold at this year’s National Ploughing Championships. And while slow-growing ash is...

September 25, 2014

Dairy

Grass is still rocketing out of the ground

According to AgriNet’s Barry Lynch grass growth rates are currently averaging 50kg of dry matter per hectare per day. He said...

September 25, 2014

Arable

Pyrethroid resistance issues could cause problems for rape growers

According to the Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) resistance to pyrethroid-based insecticides in UK populations of cabbage stem flea beetle...

September 22, 2014

European Commission ignores antibiotics warning

European Commission proposals updating regulations on farm antibiotics use ignore advice from the Lancet Infectious Diseases Commission to phase out...

September 22, 2014

Ban on EU agricultural products by Russia very worrying – Anderson

Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson has said the ban imposed by Russia on EU agricultural products is very worrying for...

September 22, 2014

Dairy

Making best use of blends on dairy farms this winter

The use of blends offers dairy farmers a number of key benefits, chief among them being the flexibility and versatility...

September 21, 2014

Arable

Bayer CropScience confirms multi billion euro investment programme

Bayer CropScience is optimistic about the development perspectives of the agricultural markets and has committed to invest significantly to deliver...

September 20, 2014