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.

Farm safety policy – too much carrot – not enough stick?

Opinion

Farm safety policy – too much carrot – not enough stick?

Speaking at the Tullamore Show this week the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Simon Coveney said that he...
McLeans’ notch up 11th breed championship at Fermanagh Show

N.Ireland

McLeans’ notch up 11th breed championship at Fermanagh Show

The McLean family from Bushmills in Co. Antrim rounded off their most successful show year ever with an almost complete...
Stay aware of mycotoxin risk in wheat at harvest

Arable

Stay aware of mycotoxin risk in wheat at harvest

The Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) in the UK is reminding wheat growers to keep track of rainfall for their...
Three weeks to Alltech’s Global Dairy & Beef

Beef

Three weeks to Alltech’s Global Dairy & Beef

The seventh edition of Alltech’s Global Dairy & Beef event is returning to Europe from August 30 to September 2 in...
Teemore Engineering confirms first export order to Australia

Agri-Business

Teemore Engineering confirms first export order to Australia

Co. Fermanagh-based  Teemore Engineering has recently completed its first export order to Australia. Comprising 520 of the company’s Elite Cow...
Does no-till farming really mitigate the impact of climate change?

Other

Does no-till farming really mitigate the impact of climate change?

An international group of scientists, led by Professor David Powlson, Lawes Trust Senior Fellow at Rothamsted Research, have published a...
Booth family enjoys a week to remember

N.Ireland

Booth family enjoys a week to remember

What a few days it’s been for the Booth family, from Stewartstown in Co Tyrone. Last Saturday saw them secure...
Calls for guaranteed farmgate price mechanism in Northern Ireland

N.Ireland

Calls for guaranteed farmgate price mechanism in Northern Ireland

In the wake of falling milk prices and the continuing market challenges within the beef and lamb sectors, Farmers for...
Need for straw imports into Northern Ireland questioned

Arable

Need for straw imports into Northern Ireland questioned

A Co Derry cereal grower has expressed deep dismay at the large tonnages of straw being imported from the Republic...
Organic inequalities abound

Opinion

Organic inequalities abound

Last week saw the European Commission publish a report, highlighting the growth of the EU’s organic sector. I think, however,...
Limousin extravaganza at Antrim Show

N.Ireland

Limousin extravaganza at Antrim Show

Antrim Show is unique in hosting a significant number of the most important Inter-Breed cattle and sheep competition finals, the...
UK wheat harvest underway

Arable

UK wheat harvest underway

The first of this year’s UK winter wheat crop was harvested this week on land farmed by Andrew Tetlow (AET...
Getting grain sampling right, at each stage

Arable

Getting grain sampling right, at each stage

The Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) in the UK is reminding tillage farmers that, with harvest getting underway across the...
‘Prospect of bumper grain harvest in Europe putting pressure on prices here’

Other

‘Prospect of bumper grain harvest in Europe putting pressure on prices here’

The Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association (NIGTA) has said that the prospect of a bumper grain harvest in Europe is...
Byrne calls for action to resolve beef crisis

Beef

Byrne calls for action to resolve beef crisis

Stormont Agriculture Committee Vice Chairman Joe Byrne MLA has welcomed the recently announced CAP agreement, which he believes will deliver...
LMC proposes Redmeat Industry Protocol

Beef

LMC proposes Redmeat Industry Protocol

Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) Chief Executive Ian Stevenson has told Agriland that the organisation’s proposed Redmeat Industry Protocol –...
Strathroy pays 38c/L for June milk, back 1c/L

Dairy

Strathroy pays 38c/L for June milk, back 1c/L

Strathroy Dairy has confirmed that it has paid a price equivalent to 38c/L (before bonuses) to its Republic of Ireland...
Rapeseed improvements for livestock identified

Arable

Rapeseed improvements for livestock identified

Ways to improve the nutritional value of rapeseed and meal for non-ruminant livestock have been explored as part of a...
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