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.

Winter barley – it’s time to get moving on plant nutrition

N.Ireland

Winter barley – it’s time to get moving on plant nutrition

April is the month when winter barley crops develop the fastest and the demand for plant nutrition is at its...
Opinion: It’s not all bad news, where agriculture is concerned

N.Ireland

Opinion: It’s not all bad news, where agriculture is concerned

Let's be honest, despite all the headlines, it's not all bad news where agriculture is concerned at the present time....
Food inflation levels to start climbing – Ulster Bank

Agri-Business

Food inflation levels to start climbing – Ulster Bank

Ulster Bank chief economist, Richard Ramsey, believes that food inflation will become a major factor within Northern Ireland’s economy during...
Rural Support 20 years on: ‘Its need has never been greater’

N.Ireland

Rural Support 20 years on: ‘Its need has never been greater’

Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson, attended the recent 20th anniversary celebrations for farming-related charity, Rural Support....
Concern that NI farmers are not buying enough fertiliser

N.Ireland

Concern that NI farmers are not buying enough fertiliser

There is a growing concern that farmers in Northern Ireland (NI) are not buying enough fertiliser to meet their full...
AHV ‘tractor-pull’ to raise £25,000 for Northern Ireland Air Ambulance

N.Ireland

AHV ‘tractor-pull’ to raise £25,000 for Northern Ireland Air Ambulance

Animal Health Vision (AHV) will host a charity ‘tractor-pull’ in aid of Northern Ireland Air Ambulance on Saturday, April 9....
LMC welcomes academic questioning of Global Burden of Disease report

Agri-Business

LMC welcomes academic questioning of Global Burden of Disease report

A group of leading academics - three of whom are Irish - have queried the veracity of the 2019 Global...
Land Mobility acting to ‘fast forward’ generational renewal circle

N.Ireland

Land Mobility acting to ‘fast forward’ generational renewal circle

Land Mobility Programme manager, John McCallister, has said that more can be done to open up agriculture for young people...
Conflict in Ukraine continues to dominate world grain markets

Agri-Business

Conflict in Ukraine continues to dominate world grain markets

According to the Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association (NIGTA), the conflict in Ukraine continues to dominate world markets. In turn,...
NI: Solicitor says bovine TB eradication strategy lacks key issues

N.Ireland

NI: Solicitor says bovine TB eradication strategy lacks key issues

The new bovine tuberculosis (TB) eradication strategy for Northern Ireland (NI) does not address several key issues, according to a...
Wildlife groups to legally challenge badger cull in NI

N.Ireland

Wildlife groups to legally challenge badger cull in NI

The decision to launch a badger cull in Northern Ireland (NI) is to be legally challenged in the courts by...
USPCA condemns badger cull as part of bTB plan

N.Ireland

USPCA condemns badger cull as part of bTB plan

The Ulster Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals (USPCA) has condemned the badger cull announced by the Northern...
Opinion: UFU surely welcomes changes to bTB regulations

N.Ireland

Opinion: UFU surely welcomes changes to bTB regulations

By all accounts, it has been a marvellous start to the year for the Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) and its...
Opportunities to expand the export of red meat from NI to develop

N.Ireland

Opportunities to expand the export of red meat from NI to develop

Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson believes that opportunities to expand the export of red meat from...
Sinn Féin gives guarded welcome to NI amended farm policy reform

N.Ireland

Sinn Féin gives guarded welcome to NI amended farm policy reform

Sinn Féin MLA and chair of the Stormont agriculture committee, Declan McAleer has given a guarded welcome to the amended...
Implementing the cultural control of blackgrass

Arable

Implementing the cultural control of blackgrass

Tillage farmers in the UK have been left with cultural control as being the primary means of tackling blackgrass infestations...
Is a £70m farm-support package available in NI?

N.Ireland

Is a £70m farm-support package available in NI?

According to Sinn Féin’s Declan McAleer, there is scope to draw down a £70 million farm-support package from the Northern...
Opinion: What does future sustainability look like for Irish farmers?

N.Ireland

Opinion: What does future sustainability look like for Irish farmers?

Here’s an interesting conundrum - what does sustainability really look like for Irish farmers into the future? Yes, I know...