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.

Conference: Ireland ideal to be poultry breeding centre of Europe

N.Ireland

Conference: Ireland ideal to be poultry breeding centre of Europe

Ireland should become the poultry breeding centre of Europe, according to former Moy Park director, Eric Reid. He made these...
New guide on designing calf housing launched

Dairy

New guide on designing calf housing launched

AgriSearch and the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) have published a new calf housing design guide. This is an outcome...
Tillage: Placed phosphate fertiliser on cereal seed beds

Arable

Tillage: Placed phosphate fertiliser on cereal seed beds

Adding placed phosphate fertiliser to seed beds at time of planting will help boost root development in newly established cereal...
Farmers need a combination of up-to-date information and advice

Agri-Business

Farmers need a combination of up-to-date information and advice

Giving farmers the up-to-date information and advice they need will deliver behavioural change within agriculture. This was one of the...
Farmers in NI receive estimates of carbon stored in their soils

Agri-Business

Farmers in NI receive estimates of carbon stored in their soils

Soil analysis results and accompanying field maps have been distributed to farmers who took part in Northern Ireland’s largest baseline...
Soil health remains a ‘Cinderella’ subject – expert

N.Ireland

Soil health remains a ‘Cinderella’ subject – expert

Soil health remains a ‘Cinderella’ subject, relative to air and water quality, as policy makers strive to legislate for sustainable...
Opinion: New board at LMC is significant

N.Ireland

Opinion: New board at LMC is significant

The appointment of a new board at the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) is crucial for agriculture as a whole...
New Board appointed to Livestock and Meat Commission

N.Ireland

New Board appointed to Livestock and Meat Commission

The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) has confirmed the appointment of Joe M Stewart OBE, LLP, JP as chair of...
NI Dairy Council CEO commits to sustainability credentials of sector

N.Ireland

NI Dairy Council CEO commits to sustainability credentials of sector

Former chief executive officer (CEO) of the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) in Northern Ireland, Ian Stevenson, has formally taken...
Tillage: It is feasible to undersow forage maize crops with grass?

Arable

Tillage: It is feasible to undersow forage maize crops with grass?

A trial carried out at Severn Trent’s biogas farm in Nottingham in the UK has confirmed that it is feasible...
US tillage farming ‘performing well’, despite recent challenges

Arable

US tillage farming ‘performing well’, despite recent challenges

Co. Laois native, Brian Caldbeck, has confirmed that tillage farming in the United States (US) has performed reasonably well over...
AHDB: Wheat and barley stocks tight – relative to demand

Arable

AHDB: Wheat and barley stocks tight – relative to demand

The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is forecasting that UK wheat and barley stocks will remain tight, relative to...
Independent review of combinable crops assurance to take place

Arable

Independent review of combinable crops assurance to take place

An independent review of assurance in the combinable crops supply chain in the UK is to take place over the...
Farming and food leaders press for return of Stormont Executive

N.Ireland

Farming and food leaders press for return of Stormont Executive

This past week or so has seen farming and food leaders in Northern Ireland eager for the return of the...
Woodland Trust Northern Ireland to launch new policy paper

N.Ireland

Woodland Trust Northern Ireland to launch new policy paper

The coming weeks will mark the launch of an important new policy paper from the Woodland Trust Northern Ireland. It...
Nuffield launches ‘Next-Gen’ scholarship programme in NI

N.Ireland

Nuffield launches ‘Next-Gen’ scholarship programme in NI

Two young people from Northern Ireland, aged between 18 and 24, will have an opportunity to speak at the 2024...
Belfast to host 2024 Nuffield annual conference

N.Ireland

Belfast to host 2024 Nuffield annual conference

Belfast will host the 2024 Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust annual conference. The event will take place between November 19 and...
Edwin Poots: ‘Cattle and sheep numbers should be retained’

N.Ireland

Edwin Poots: ‘Cattle and sheep numbers should be retained’

Northern Ireland’s former agriculture minister, Edwin Poots MLA,has said there is no reason to cut cattle and sheep numbers as...
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