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.

Paying for cattle on the basis of meat yield just doesn’t stack up

Opinion

Paying for cattle on the basis of meat yield just doesn’t stack up

At least one farm stakeholder group in the Republic of Ireland is now calling for cattle to be paid for...
Co. Dublin breeder wins Royal Ulster Winter Fair Inter-Breed Championship

Dairy

Co. Dublin breeder wins Royal Ulster Winter Fair Inter-Breed Championship

The 2018 Royal Ulster Winter Fair Supreme Inter-Breed championship was won by Co. Dublin herdowner Cyril Dowling with his Holstein...
Co. Dublin breeder wins Royal Ulster Winter Fair Inter-Breed Championship

Dairy

Co. Dublin breeder wins Royal Ulster Winter Fair Inter-Breed Championship

The 2018 Royal Ulster Winter Fair Supreme Inter-Breed championship was won by Co. Dublin herdowner Cyril Dowling with his Holstein...
Bluetongue is the last problem we need

Opinion

Bluetongue is the last problem we need

Recently saw the alarm bells ringing in Northern Ireland in the wake of a heifer imported from France testing positive...
ADAS reporting that all winter crops are now sown out

Arable

ADAS reporting that all winter crops are now sown out

The latest UK  advisory update from ADAS discusses the impact of this year’s weather on combinable crop – winter wheat,...
Farmers are the true custodians of the soil

N.Ireland

Farmers are the true custodians of the soil

December 5 this year was World Soil Day. I hope it provided members of the general public everywhere with the...
Farmers are the true custodians of the soil

Opinion

Farmers are the true custodians of the soil

December 5 this year was World Soil Day. I hope it provided members of the general public everywhere with the opportunity...
US dairy farmers are leaving the industry in their droves

Dairy

US dairy farmers are leaving the industry in their droves

Approximately 600 milk producers have left the dairy industry in the state of Wisconsin over the past 12 months. “This...
India is turning out to be a good news story for the UK’s sheep industry

Opinion

India is turning out to be a good news story for the UK’s sheep industry

The news that sheep meat exports will soon be making their way from the UK to India is to be...
Preventing animal disease is the next frontier for agriculture in the UK

Opinion

Preventing animal disease is the next frontier for agriculture in the UK

Improving animal health standards and reducing disease levels represent the next challenge for British agriculture. A case in point is...
Can the UK avert a BYDV crisis?

Arable

Can the UK avert a BYDV crisis?

Rothamsted Research recently hosted a technical seminar on how the UK can avoid a potential Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV)...
UK potato production hits lowest level since 2012

Arable

UK potato production hits lowest level since 2012

The total potato harvest for 2018 in GB is 13% down on the five-year average of 5.6m tonnes at 4.9m...
RAU to seize Brexit opportunity

Agri-Business

RAU to seize Brexit opportunity

The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) plans to meet the needs of the UK’s land management and agri-food sectors, post-Brexit, through...
NFU has gotten its principles all wrong

Opinion

NFU has gotten its principles all wrong

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is at least one ‘principle’ short, if my reading of the organisation’s latest Brexit demands is...
The only way is up at Dale Farm

Dairy

The only way is up at Dale Farm

Dale Farm remains committed to paying a leading milk price to its farmer-suppliers in both Northern Ireland and Great Britain,...
It really is time to support home-grown produce

Opinion

It really is time to support home-grown produce

I am aware of the ongoing debate within the fresh produce sector as to what proportion of the monies coming...
Beef and sheep farmers need Brexit certainty now

Opinion

Beef and sheep farmers need Brexit certainty now

Assuming Theresa May gets a Brexit deal across the line with her parliamentary colleagues over the coming weeks, then the...
Dairy fairs are a winter wonderland for milk producers

Opinion

Dairy fairs are a winter wonderland for milk producers

Take the latest farm gadgets, the country’s best stock, copious amounts of tea and then make boots and coats the...
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