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.

Arable

Wheat Initiative new research agenda to focus on food security

The Wheat Initiative (WI) has unveiled its updated Strategic Research Agenda (SRA), courtesy of an event recently held in Berlin....

July 18, 2022

N.Ireland

Co. Down bull among winners at Castlewellan Show

Tremendous crowds were the order of the day at Castlewellan Show 2022, which was held in the Co. Down town...

July 18, 2022

Opinion

Opinion: Is new light being shed on 6-row, hybrid barleys?

Syngenta wants cereal growers to invest in the company’s hybrid barley varieties? There’s nothing new in that. However, I feel...

July 15, 2022

Arable

Research: Hybrid barleys could help with fertiliser costs

New research is indicating that hybrid barleys which receive a reduced application of nitrogen fertiliser (N) can deliver similar yields...

July 13, 2022

N.Ireland

Wicklow group visits EasyCare sheep operation in Co. Antrim

Members of the East Wicklow EasyCare (EWE) sheep group recently visited the Co. Antrim flock of Campbell Tweed. His Ballygally...

July 12, 2022

N.Ireland

Opinion: Northern Ireland in the BVD ‘slow lane’

Great news – Dublin will soon be in a position to request ‘official freedom’ status, where Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD)...

July 12, 2022

N.Ireland

Industry welcome for reopening of forestry grant schemes in NI

Co. Tyrone based Premier Woodlands has welcomed the reopening of the forestry grant schemes in Northern Ireland. These are the...

July 12, 2022

N.Ireland

Rise in fly numbers increases risk of summer mastitis

With Irish temperatures reaching heatwave levels, livestock farmers are being advised that fly numbers will increase dramatically. In turn, this...

July 12, 2022

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland’s maize acreage is by approximately 15%

Northern Ireland’s maize acreage is up by 15%, year on year. These estimates are based on figures provided by Maizetech’s...

July 12, 2022

Arable

Untapped potential of wheat – global yields half what they could be

A first-of-its-kind analysis of the untapped genetic potential of wheat shows global yields are only half of what they could...

July 11, 2022

N.Ireland

What constitutes the effective management of straw?

With harvest approaching, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) tillage specialists have highlighted the options available to cereal...

July 8, 2022

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland winter barley harvest to get underway next week

Weather permitting, the first of this year’s winter barley harvest in Northern Ireland will be cut next week. The combines...

July 8, 2022

Arable

Using cattle slurry as fertiliser on growing cereal crops

Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) cereals and oilseeds monitor farmer, Alistair Craig, uses 5,000g/ha of cattle slurry as a...

July 8, 2022

N.Ireland

Mechanically extracting phosphorous from animal slurries

Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) research is looking at the feasibility of physically extracting phosphorous (P) from animal slurries. The...

July 5, 2022