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.

Dairy markets remain strong but farmer margins impacted

N.Ireland

Dairy markets remain strong but farmer margins impacted

Dale Farm chief executive Nick Whelan has confirmed that, despite dairy markets being relatively strong, milk volumes coming into processers...
International market for grass-fed beef to increase in value – LMC

Beef

International market for grass-fed beef to increase in value – LMC

According to Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson, the international market for grass-fed beef is to increase...
Major prices paid at Royal Ulster Beef and Lamb Championships

N.Ireland

Major prices paid at Royal Ulster Beef and Lamb Championships

A bumper entry of livestock attracted tremendous crowds for the 2021 Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) Beef and Lamb Championships....
Agriculture needs long-term support – UFU

N.Ireland

Agriculture needs long-term support – UFU

Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, Victor Chestnutt, believes that society as a whole buys into the principle of supporting agriculture...
Royal Ulster Winter Fair to go ahead despite Covid-19 challenges

N.Ireland

Royal Ulster Winter Fair to go ahead despite Covid-19 challenges

Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) president Billy Martin has confirmed that the organisation’s Winter Fair will go head as planned...
Merits of meat in a diet outlined in lecture to livestock sector

Beef

Merits of meat in a diet outlined in lecture to livestock sector

The critical role of meat in the diet was the subject of a recent public lecture for representatives from the...
Wool sales up and increased prices warmly welcomed

N.Ireland

Wool sales up and increased prices warmly welcomed

Ulster Wool has confirmed that market prices across all fleece types have increased by 40% since the beginning of the...
Recruiting and retaining staff fundamental challenge for dairy sector

N.Ireland

Recruiting and retaining staff fundamental challenge for dairy sector

Recruiting and retaining staff is a challenge that many dairy farmers throughout the UK and Ireland now struggle with, according...
Northern Ireland milk sector outlines decarbonisation efforts

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland milk sector outlines decarbonisation efforts

Northern Ireland continues to decarbonise its milk sector and greater strides to this effect can be expected. This was one...
Lemken unveils its new Karat 10 cultivator

Machinery

Lemken unveils its new Karat 10 cultivator

The new Karat 10 three-beam cultivator from Lemken, which Agriland got to see first-hand during a demonstration in Germany, features...
Research: Labour is second highest input cost on Irish dairy farms

Dairy

Research: Labour is second highest input cost on Irish dairy farms

The acute shortage of labour on dairy farms is undeniable at the present time. And the problem is intensifying. This...
NI farming organisations to host on-farm meetings for politicians

N.Ireland

NI farming organisations to host on-farm meetings for politicians

Northern Ireland’s two largest farm organisations have joined forces to host on-farm meetings for politicians. MLAs in rural constituencies will...
Lemken ploughing ahead with Isobus-controlled technology

Machinery

Lemken ploughing ahead with Isobus-controlled technology

Lemken sold its first Isobus-controlled plough in 2015 and, since then, it has been a case of sales taking off...
Lemken achieves double-digit growth in 2021

Arable

Lemken achieves double-digit growth in 2021

According to Lemken CEO, Anthony van der Ley, the company has enjoyed double-digit growth in 2021 with more of the...
Fertiliser – as it turns out, Ireland is awash with the stuff

N.Ireland

Fertiliser – as it turns out, Ireland is awash with the stuff

It's hard to get away from the fertiliser debate taking place across the island of Ireland at the present time....
NI farmers have cut carbon intensity of milk by one third – CAFRE webinar

N.Ireland

NI farmers have cut carbon intensity of milk by one third – CAFRE webinar

Milk producers in Northern Ireland are already well down the road of responding to the challenge of climate change, according...
Westminster is being disingenuous to UK farmers – LMC chief executive

N.Ireland

Westminster is being disingenuous to UK farmers – LMC chief executive

There is now a total disconnect between the UK's trade, climate-change and food-standards policies, according to Livestock and Meat Commission...
White’s Oats unveils new ‘eco-scores’ as part of sustainability ambition

Agri-Business

White’s Oats unveils new ‘eco-scores’ as part of sustainability ambition

As part of its sustainability vision for the future, Northern Ireland, Co. Armagh-based White’s Oats, has unveiled a full sweep...
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