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.

AHDB publishes initial ‘Early Bird’ planting survey for autumn 2023

N.Ireland

AHDB publishes initial ‘Early Bird’ planting survey for autumn 2023

The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has published the provisional results from it’s ‘Early Bird’ planting survey for autumn...
Tillage: The importance of crop establishment

Arable

Tillage: The importance of crop establishment

The importance of crop establishment cannot be stressed enough. It is the most critical period within all tillage life-cycles, as...
Mankind will require additional crop land equal to Brazil’s by 2030

Arable

Mankind will require additional crop land equal to Brazil’s by 2030

A new report is indicating that additional crop land, equivalent to that already farmed in Brazil, will be required over...
Focus: Ulster Grassland Society visit Draynes Farm

N.Ireland

Focus: Ulster Grassland Society visit Draynes Farm

Lisburn-based Draynes Farm recently hosted a visit to its combined dairy farm and processing operation for members of Ulster Grassland...
Opinion: Growing crops is a world of opportunity for Irish farmers

N.Ireland

Opinion: Growing crops is a world of opportunity for Irish farmers

In my opinion, the recent AgriCare tillage conference helped to reset the ‘optimism’ button for farmers committed to growing crops...
Wet autumn season hampers planting of winter crops

N.Ireland

Wet autumn season hampers planting of winter crops

The latest edition of the Tillage Edge podcast addresses the impact of the very wet autumn season on tillage farms...
Fodder beet: One of the few good news stories for tillage in 2023

Arable

Fodder beet: One of the few good news stories for tillage in 2023

Teagasc is confirming that 2023 will be a good year for Irish fodder beet growers. This is assuming that they...
NI: Maximum of 50% of planned winter crops in the ground

N.Ireland

NI: Maximum of 50% of planned winter crops in the ground

It has been estimated that cereal growers in Northern Ireland have succeeded in getting no more than 50% of the...
Faster milking speeds aims to boost cow numbers at Draynes Farm

N.Ireland

Faster milking speeds aims to boost cow numbers at Draynes Farm

Breeding cows with improved robotic milking speeds will allow an expansion of the dairy herd at Draynes Farm in Northern...
Silage slippage a major issue in Northern Ireland

N.Ireland

Silage slippage a major issue in Northern Ireland

Silage slippage is a major challenge on many dairy and beef farms throughout Northern Ireland at the present time, according...
No plans to cut food production levels in NI – DAERA

N.Ireland

No plans to cut food production levels in NI – DAERA

Farmers have been told that Northern Ireland’s first round of carbon budgets will not impact directly on food production levels....
Opinion: Farmers are fast-losing control over their destiny

Opinion

Opinion: Farmers are fast-losing control over their destiny

It’s becoming very obvious to me that farmers are fast-losing control over their own destiny. So what do I mean...
Bulk of NI potato crop ‘rotting’ in the ground – UFU

N.Ireland

Bulk of NI potato crop ‘rotting’ in the ground – UFU

Between 55% and 60% of Northern Ireland’s 2023 potato crop is still in the ground, for the most part, rotting...
UK malting barley premiums hit historically high levels

N.Ireland

UK malting barley premiums hit historically high levels

The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is confirming that UK malting barley premiums are at historically high levels. As...
Importance of accurate record keeping in a farm business

Agri-Business

Importance of accurate record keeping in a farm business

According to Omagh-based accountant, Seamus McCaffrey, accurate record keeping has always been an important aspect of farm management. However, in...
Tillage Focus: Crop of Spearhead winter wheat in Antrim

N.Ireland

Tillage Focus: Crop of Spearhead winter wheat in Antrim

The dry spell at the end of September and early October allowed contractor, Darren Russell, to plant a 20ac crop...
NI dairy farmers have sufficient silage for winter

N.Ireland

NI dairy farmers have sufficient silage for winter

Most dairy farmers in Northern Ireland will have sufficient silage stocks built up by this stage to get them through...
UFU highlights sustainability at Tyrone poultry conference

N.Ireland

UFU highlights sustainability at Tyrone poultry conference

Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, David Brown, addressed the 2023 Poultry Industry Education Trust annual conference in Co. Tyrone this...
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