Richard Halleron

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.

[email protected] @Halleron_r

ABP Angus Youth Challenge winners announced on YouTube

March 20, 2020

Beef

A trio of Co. Antrim schoolboys from St. Louis Grammar in Ballymena have become the overall winners of the Northern Ireland ‘ABP Angus…

It’s official: Plants can tell the time

March 20, 2020

Arable

Research carried out at the UK’s John Innes Centre has confirmed that plants have a circadian clock, similar to that found in humans…

How might Covid-19 impact on dairy and red meat sectors?

March 20, 2020

Dairy

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) dairy analyst Patty Clayton and her red meat colleague Duncan Wyatt have gone on the record…

Support announced for farmers impacted by recent flooding

March 20, 2020

Agri-Business

DEFRA has announced new support measures to help farmers recover from recent flooding incidents. A £6 million pot of funding to help farmers…

School closures raise farm safety concerns

March 20, 2020

Rural Life

The Farm Safety Foundation is highlighting the link between the closure of schools and the need for a clear focus on supporting those…

Scottish agriculture responds to the threat of Covid-19

March 20, 2020

Agri-Business

NFU Scotland president, Andrew McCormick, has issued a statement confirming that Scottish agriculture will be to the fore in making sure that the…

Coronavirus adding uncertainty to UK beef market

March 20, 2020

Beef

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) market analyst Hannah Clarke is reporting that the coronavirus outbreak is adding uncertainty to beef market…

Quality Meat Scotland responds to coronavirus threat

March 19, 2020

Beef

Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has outlined a planned approach to inspections of its six quality assurance schemes to limit the spread of coronavirus…

Black-grass is costing UK agriculture £1 billion per annum

March 19, 2020

Arable

Research by Rothamsted has helped put an economic figure on herbicide resistance in black-grass, the farmland weed that is decimating winter-wheat yields across…

BVA wants vets included in support plans for businesses affected by Covid-19

March 19, 2020

Agri-Business

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has written to the Government, urging that veterinary practices be covered in the scope of support measures for…

Beef support is at the top of UFU agenda

March 19, 2020

Beef

Securing a sustainable support package for Northern Ireland’s beef sector remains a priority for the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), according to the organisation’s…

International dairy product markets to come under pressure throughout 2020

March 19, 2020

N.Ireland

According to Rabobank, the upward trajectory in global dairy product prices, visible in the fourth quarter of 2019, has stalled since the New…

Grass remains the priority feed for sheep

July 7, 2019

Sheep

Grass can account for 95% of breeding ewes’ total dietary needs, according to AgriSearch’s Dr. Elizabeth Earle. “High-quality grass contains up to 20%…

Soil compaction is a constant challenge on grassland farms

July 7, 2019

Grass

Even moderate levels of soil compaction can reduce grassland output levels by 20%, according to Alex Higgins, from the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute…