Richard Halleron

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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.

AHDB adds 2 new winter barley varieties to recommended lists
AHDB adds 2 new winter barley varieties to recommended lists

The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has added two new winter barley varieties to its recommended lists (RL) for...

Duckett Holsteins: Home to 3,000 embryo recipient cows
Duckett Holsteins: Home to 3,000 embryo recipient cows

The Duckett Holsteins herd is universally regarded as a centre of Holstein breeding excellence. Located in Rudolph, Wisconsin in the...

Opinion: The Christmas present I wanted but never received
Opinion: The Christmas present I wanted but never received

I am sure that we have all longed for a certain Christmas present that never materialised. Here’s my story. I...

Reflection: Holly – the first sign of Christmas
Reflection: Holly – the first sign of Christmas

The first sign of Christmas at home, was my father going out with a set of cutters and coming back...

bTB costs continue to mount in Northern Ireland
bTB costs continue to mount in Northern Ireland

Ulster Bank’s head of agriculture, Cormac McKervey, has highlighted the growing impact of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) on dairy and livestock...

Has the potential of soils to sequester carbon been overestimated?
Has the potential of soils to sequester carbon been overestimated?

A number of research scientists believe that the potential of our soils to sequester carbon has been seriously overestimated. Some...

NI dairy farmers told ‘nothing to fear’
NI dairy farmers told ‘nothing to fear’

Northern Ireland’s milk producers have been told they have nothing to fear from the ‘information challenge’ that lies ahead. This...

New LMC board members meet for the first time
New LMC board members meet for the first time

The new team of Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) board members met recently for the first time to discuss the...

Threat of mycotoxins invisible to the naked eye
Threat of mycotoxins invisible to the naked eye

Mycotoxins are natural substances produced by moulds and fungi. They cannot be seen with the naked eye, and they cannot...

Hallow Holsteins’ connections enjoy day to remember at Royal Ulster Winter Fair
Hallow Holsteins’ connections enjoy day to remember at Royal Ulster Winter Fair

Hallow Holsteins is fast-becoming synonymous with the highest standards of black and white pedigree breeding on the island of Ireland....

Dale Farm boosts milk price by 2p/L for November milk
Dale Farm boosts milk price by 2p/L for November milk

Dale Farm has announced a 2p/L increase in its base producer milk price for November milk supplies. This brings the...

Silage stocks starting to run low in Northern Ireland
Silage stocks starting to run low in Northern Ireland

There is now a growing concern that silage stocks are starting to run low on many dairy and livestock farms...

Opinion: Will sexed semen revolutionise dairy breeding?
Opinion: Will sexed semen revolutionise dairy breeding?

The point was made to me recently that the use of sexed semen will not deliver real benefits under Irish...

Former LMC chief to speak at NIIAS seminar
Former LMC chief to speak at NIIAS seminar

Former chief executive of the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) in Northern Ireland, Ian Stevenson will be the keynote speaker...

Antrim sheep farmer seeks re-nomination to British Wool board
Antrim sheep farmer seeks re-nomination to British Wool board

Co. Antrim sheep farmer, Brendan Kelly, has confirmed that he will be seeking re-nomination as the Ulster Wool representative on...

Call for introduction of carbon tax on food imports to NI
Call for introduction of carbon tax on food imports to NI

Farmers for Action (FFA) is calling for the introduction of a carbon tax on food imports into Northern Ireland and...

Dairy: Adding value through use of sexed semen
Dairy: Adding value through use of sexed semen

The consistent use of sexed semen has been highlighted as a critically important technology within the dairy sector, as it...

Tremendous turnout for Dundrod Tractor Run
Tremendous turnout for Dundrod Tractor Run

Approximately 80 vehicles took part in the annual Dundrod Tractor Run in Northern Ireland. The event took place last Saturday...