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.

Mixed reactions to new UK-EU veterinary agreement

N.Ireland

Mixed reactions to new UK-EU veterinary agreement

While the establishment of a new veterinary agreement between the EU and the UK has been generally welcomed by politicians...
Animal health status a ‘clear driver’ of sustainability levels – vet

N.Ireland

Animal health status a ‘clear driver’ of sustainability levels – vet

Taking a ‘silo approach’ to animal health misses out fundamentally on the impact this key principle of animal husbandry has...
NI veterinary service needs to play ‘a strategic role’ on TB – dairy farmer

N.Ireland

NI veterinary service needs to play ‘a strategic role’ on TB – dairy farmer

A former member of the high profile TB Eradication Partnership (TBEP) in Northern Ireland has claimed that “there is also...
DAERA: Bluetongue disease ‘will arrive at some stage’

N.Ireland

DAERA: Bluetongue disease ‘will arrive at some stage’

Bluetongue disease will, inevitably, reach the island of Ireland. And this may well happen sooner rather than later. This is...
Tillage: The role of potassium in cereal crop development

Arable

Tillage: The role of potassium in cereal crop development

The Potash Development Association (PDA) has published an overview of the role played by potassium in maximising cereal crop development....
Review to tackle unfair practices in UK combinable crops supply chain

N.Ireland

Review to tackle unfair practices in UK combinable crops supply chain

Arable farmers in the UK are to benefit from a new government review tackling unfair practices in the combinable crops’...
Wheat area up, barley down: AHDB on the 2025 UK planting year

N.Ireland

Wheat area up, barley down: AHDB on the 2025 UK planting year

The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed an increase in the UK wheat area for 2025, while the...
Three is a lucky number for some at Armagh Show 2025

N.Ireland

Three is a lucky number for some at Armagh Show 2025

It is not often that a commercial beef animal makes all the headlines. But such was the case at this...
US tariffs sap ‘strength of global wool markets’ – Ulster Wool Group

N.Ireland

US tariffs sap ‘strength of global wool markets’ – Ulster Wool Group

Wool markets have weakened slightly over recent weeks, primarily on the back of additional trade tariffs introduced by the US....
Ag Committee chair calls for withdrawal of NAP public consultation

N.Ireland

Ag Committee chair calls for withdrawal of NAP public consultation

The chairperson of the Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (AERA) Committee, Robbie Butler has called for the withdrawal of the...
Muir must ‘start again’ on NAP issue – McAleer

N.Ireland

Muir must ‘start again’ on NAP issue – McAleer

Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (AERA), Andrew Muir, has been told that he must go back to the...
Tillage: Potato canopies now meeting between the drills

N.Ireland

Tillage: Potato canopies now meeting between the drills

Most main crop potato canopies are now ‘meeting between the drills’, according to Teagasc agronomists, with the recent rains having...
NI beef and lamb export markets ‘more critical than ever’ – LMC chief

N.Ireland

NI beef and lamb export markets ‘more critical than ever’ – LMC chief

Beef and lamb export markets are of major significance to Northern Ireland’s overall economy. according to Livestock and Meat Commission...
Dry spring ‘likely to have caused damage’ to UK cereal crops – AHDB

N.Ireland

Dry spring ‘likely to have caused damage’ to UK cereal crops – AHDB

The condition of many UK cereal crops unsurprisingly worsened considerably throughout May as the dry weather continued for much of...
Majestic Charolais bull carries the day at Ballymoney Show 2025

N.Ireland

Majestic Charolais bull carries the day at Ballymoney Show 2025

The Supreme Cattle Championship at Ballymoney Show 2025 was won by the father and son team, Victor and David Chestnutt....
UK animal feed output levels up by 1.4%

Agri-Business

UK animal feed output levels up by 1.4%

Figures just published by the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) confirm a 1.4% increase in animal feed output across...
Farmers for Action withdraws from NAP discussions

N.Ireland

Farmers for Action withdraws from NAP discussions

Farmers for Action (FFA) has withdrawn from all official discussions relating to a new Nutrients Action Programme (NAP) for Northern...
Agri-politics to the fore at Ballymena Show 2025

N.Ireland

Agri-politics to the fore at Ballymena Show 2025

The current cut and thrust of agri-politics in Northern Ireland was very much a talking point at Ballymena Show 2025....
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