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.

N.Ireland

Latest AHDB crop update reveals troubling figures

The latest UK crop update from the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) paints a very downbeat perspective regarding the...

April 6, 2024

N.Ireland

Opinion: Hogget pieces for sale at £24/kg in Bristol

Hogget pieces for sale in a butcher’s shop at £24/kg is not fantasy. In fact, it’s exactly what shoppers in...

April 5, 2024

N.Ireland

Biosecurity ‘critically important’ at agricultural shows

Newry Show chairman, Brian Lockhart, has confirmed that maintaining the highest levels of biosecurity is an absolute priority when it comes...

April 3, 2024

Arable

Potato industry entering new era of blight management

The Irish potato industry looks set to enter a new era of blight management as it approaches the 2024 growing...

April 1, 2024

Arable

Research: Azole fungicides less effective against some disease

Azole fungicides are becoming less effective in the fight against phoma leaf spot and stem canker in crops of oilseed...

March 31, 2024

N.Ireland

Concern over availability of spring barley seed

According to College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprises (CAFRE) crops advisors, spring barley seed may be in short supply...

March 28, 2024

N.Ireland

Little winter crop sown on farms – CAFRE

Little to no winter crop has been sown out on farms, according to College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise...

March 26, 2024

N.Ireland

Demand for dairy semen remains strong in Northern Ireland

The latest sales figures are confirming a continuing and strong demand for quality, sexed dairy semen in Northern Ireland. According...

March 24, 2024

Arable

Project to fast-track impact of potato breeding programmes

Gene editing, under the auspices of a new research project, looks set to fast-track the impact of potato breeding programmes....

March 20, 2024

N.Ireland

Research: Red clover can act to deliver improved silage quality

A recent webinar hosted by AgriSearch has confirmed the role for red clover in improving the quality of grass silages....

March 16, 2024

N.Ireland

New algorithm to predict vining pea yields at harvest

Satellite imagery will be an integral part of a bespoke algorithm, developed to predict vining pea yields at harvest. ‘PeaSat’...

March 15, 2024

N.Ireland

Weed control crucial in managing red clover swards – AFBI

Red clover has the potential to fix up to 250kg of nitrogen (N)/ha from the air on an annual basis....

March 15, 2024

N.Ireland

How best to establish red clover swards

The recent ZeroNSile webinar, hosted by AgriSearch, provided an overview of how best to establish productive red clover swards. But,...

March 14, 2024

N.Ireland

Fane Valley to partner with Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust

Fane Valley Co-operative Society will partner with the Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust in delivering the 2024 Nuffield Farming Conference. Belfast...

March 13, 2024

N.Ireland

NI forestry and woodland sector reaches ‘crisis’ point – industry

A total of 163 forestry development licences have been issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM)...

March 12, 2024

Arable

Waterlogging tolerance in blackgrass revealed by scientists

Research trials have consistently conformed that blackgrass thrives on heavy land, particularly where drainage is poor. Herbicide-resistant blackgrass has represented...

March 11, 2024