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.

Animal breeding essential in meeting climate change targets – CEO

N.Ireland

Animal breeding essential in meeting climate change targets – CEO

Animal breeding programmes will be at the core of agriculture’s efforts to meet its climate change targets over the next...
Beef finishing and anaerobic digestion on Scottish farm

Environment

Beef finishing and anaerobic digestion on Scottish farm

John McIntosh finishes 2,000 cattle on an annual basis while also managing an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant on his farm...
£1.5m crop research centre opens at University of Warwick

Arable

£1.5m crop research centre opens at University of Warwick

A new research centre, using gene-editing technology to improve vegetable crops, has opened at the University of Warwick. The Elizabeth...
Positive response to Ulster Wool prices

N.Ireland

Positive response to Ulster Wool prices

Ulster Wool, a farmer-owned cooperative, has been hailed as an example of collective marketing and praised for its success in...
Cautious welcome for extension of Black Sea Grain Initiative

Agri-Business

Cautious welcome for extension of Black Sea Grain Initiative

There has been a cautious welcome to the extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, first agreed by Russia and...
Opinion: When does journey to carbon ‘net zero’ actually start?

N.Ireland

Opinion: When does journey to carbon ‘net zero’ actually start?

Congratulations to the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) for hosting a tremendously successful ‘carbon and beyond’ conference during the past...
Call for removal of animal medicines from scope of NI Protocol

N.Ireland

Call for removal of animal medicines from scope of NI Protocol

Animal medicines are currently exempt from any of the rules relating to the implementation of the Northern Ireland (NI) Protocol....
Farmers in NI advised to ‘risk manage’ fertiliser purchases for 2023

N.Ireland

Farmers in NI advised to ‘risk manage’ fertiliser purchases for 2023

Farmers who want to “risk manage” fertiliser purchases should consider buying half their fertiliser requirements for 2023 in advance, according...
Animal breeding strategies key to tackling global warming

N.Ireland

Animal breeding strategies key to tackling global warming

Specifically designed animal breeding strategies will be able to identify cattle and sheep that inherently produce less methane than others....
How best to decarbonise NI’s entire energy supply?

N.Ireland

How best to decarbonise NI’s entire energy supply?

Northern Ireland has successfully managed to decarbonise almost 50% of its total energy supply over the past ten years, research...
Political vacuum at heart of agriculture in Northern Ireland – Godfrey

N.Ireland

Political vacuum at heart of agriculture in Northern Ireland – Godfrey

A political vacuum now exists at the heart of farming in Northern Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...
Red Aberdeen Angus cattle: Demand to produce smaller calves

N.Ireland

Red Aberdeen Angus cattle: Demand to produce smaller calves

Interest in red Aberdeen Angus cattle continues to grow, as was confirmed at last Saturday’s breed calf show in Dungannon,...
Rural crime rates show dramatic fall in NI- PSNI

N.Ireland

Rural crime rates show dramatic fall in NI- PSNI

Rural crime rates have fallen dramatically in Northern Ireland over the past decade according to latest figures from the Police...
Turkey producer: ‘Bird flu’ will damage free-range production

Pig/Poultry

Turkey producer: ‘Bird flu’ will damage free-range production

An Essex-based, free-range turkey producer has said that the ongoing avian influenza or ‘bird-flu’ outbreaks could sound the death knell...
Finishing sucklers on the Fermanagh farm of UFU president

N.Ireland

Finishing sucklers on the Fermanagh farm of UFU president

David Brown is six months into his two-year presidency of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU). The Fermanagh suckler beef farmer...
NIFDA: ‘Stable politics’ needed for sustainable food production

N.Ireland

NIFDA: ‘Stable politics’ needed for sustainable food production

Northern Ireland has the potential to be the world’s leading sustainable food producer, political leaders have been told. This was...
AHDB publishes ‘Early Balance Sheets’ for wheat and barley

Arable

AHDB publishes ‘Early Balance Sheets’ for wheat and barley

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has published the 2022/2023 ‘Early Balance Sheets’ for wheat and barley. The figures give a...
Growing threat of mycotoxins in silage

Dairy

Growing threat of mycotoxins in silage

Last year saw many Irish dairy farmers confirming that cow performance had been impacted significantly by mycotoxins. These reports were...
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