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.

Warm weather brings threat of BYDV for cereal growers

Arable

Warm weather brings threat of BYDV for cereal growers

The current spell of warm weather will be welcomed by almost every farmer, but if it were to continue for...
Milk producers commit to home-grown wheat and barley for straw value

Arable

Milk producers commit to home-grown wheat and barley for straw value

Increasing numbers of dairy farmers in Northern Ireland seem committed to growing their own acreages of wheat and barley. But...
bTB eradication in Northern Ireland could open up new markets for beef – LMC

Beef

bTB eradication in Northern Ireland could open up new markets for beef – LMC

Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson, believes that the ongoing review of the Bovine...
Rothamsted gets ‘green light’ for genome-edited wheat

Arable

Rothamsted gets ‘green light’ for genome-edited wheat

Rothamsted Research has been granted permission to run a series of field trials of wheat that has been genome edited....
Soil testing in new NI measures is a great stepping stone

N.Ireland

Soil testing in new NI measures is a great stepping stone

I heartily agree with the principle now being espoused by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) in...
Year one of protein crop trial heavily subscribed in Northern Ireland

Arable

Year one of protein crop trial heavily subscribed in Northern Ireland

The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has confirmed that 80 farmers successfully applied for the first year...
Poots commits to retaining current agri support levels in NI

N.Ireland

Poots commits to retaining current agri support levels in NI

Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister Edwin Poots has stated categorically that he wants to see the current level of support maintained...
Iskeymeadow ram lamb sells for 3,400gns at Charollais sale

N.Ireland

Iskeymeadow ram lamb sells for 3,400gns at Charollais sale

Three years of continuous investment in top Charollais bloodlines generated a more than handsome payback for Richard and Harry Powell...
Arla turnover increases by 1% during first six months of 2021

Agri-Business

Arla turnover increases by 1% during first six months of 2021

Total Arla Group revenue increased by 1.2% to €5.44 billion during the first six months of 2021. The equivalent figure...
Latest LMC advertising campaign goes down a ‘treat’

Beef

Latest LMC advertising campaign goes down a ‘treat’

The Livestock and Meat Commission’s (LMC) recent advertising campaign, themed: 'Good Honest Food: The Truth About Beef' has proven to...
Sustainable dairy – it’s about lifetime performance

Agri-Business

Sustainable dairy – it’s about lifetime performance

Lactation milk yield is, obviously, important when it comes to determining the sustainable performance of a dairy cow. But according...
Resistance emerging to key light leaf spot fungicide

Arable

Resistance emerging to key light leaf spot fungicide

The fungus responsible for light leaf spot, an important disease of oilseed rape, is showing increasing resistance to azole fungicides...
Opinion: Fixing a wire fence and seeing farmer adaptability firsthand

Opinion

Opinion: Fixing a wire fence and seeing farmer adaptability firsthand

The tremendous adaptability of so many Irish farmers is a trait they very rarely get full credit for. Thoughts of...
Opinion: EID tagging of cattle is the future, north and south of the border

Opinion

Opinion: EID tagging of cattle is the future, north and south of the border

The Irish government is to be congratulated for taking the decision to push ahead with the mandatory electronic (EID) tagging...
Meat consumption on the rise in Northern Ireland

Beef

Meat consumption on the rise in Northern Ireland

The Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC) has highlighted the most recent meat consumption trends contained within a...
Benchmarking data reveals real performance of NI livestock farms

Agri-Business

Benchmarking data reveals real performance of NI livestock farms

The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has just published a selection of benchmarking trends that relate to...
Irish Easy Care sheep embryos heading for New Zealand

N.Ireland

Irish Easy Care sheep embryos heading for New Zealand

Six Easy Care rams have been purchased by Shrewsbury-based Farmgene Ltd. from Co. Antrim (Northern Ireland) flock owner Campbell Tweed....
Irish wool sector deserves a Covid-19 support package

N.Ireland

Irish wool sector deserves a Covid-19 support package

Sheep producers in Northern Ireland have until August 12, to apply for the Covid-19 wool sector support measures, confirmed by...
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