Richard Halleron

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.

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...

October 28, 2023

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...

October 27, 2023

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...

October 27, 2023

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...

October 25, 2023

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...

October 24, 2023

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...

October 24, 2023

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...

October 24, 2023

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...

October 24, 2023

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...

October 23, 2023

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...

October 23, 2023

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...

October 23, 2023

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...

October 21, 2023

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...

October 19, 2023

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...

October 19, 2023

N.Ireland

Ulster Farmers’ Union attends DUP annual conference

Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, David Brown attended last weekend’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) annual conference in Belfast. He confirmed...

October 18, 2023