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.

Soil carbon levels keep on rising after 50 years of slurry trial

Environment

Soil carbon levels keep on rising after 50 years of slurry trial

The fact that soil carbon sequestration levels in grassland have kept on rising 50 years into a bespoke slurry spreading...
LMC to participate in NI’s first Food Strategy Framework consultation

Beef

LMC to participate in NI’s first Food Strategy Framework consultation

The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) for Northern Ireland will be participating in the consultation that will lead to the...
McDonald’s commends NI supply chain

Agri-Business

McDonald’s commends NI supply chain

McDonald’s celebrated 30 years of business in Northern Ireland this week and commended its suppliers in Northern Ireland for "punching...
Environment is additional income opportunity – Poots

Agri-Business

Environment is additional income opportunity – Poots

Northern Ireland agriculture minister, Edwin Poots, used his attendance at a McDonald’s event, held earlier this week, to confirm his...
World’s first biomethane-powered hybrid tractor unveiled

Machinery

World’s first biomethane-powered hybrid tractor unveiled

Europe's largest vertically integrated organic food producer, the Lithuania-based AUGA group, has introduced the world's first hybrid biomethane and electric...
A decade of success for LMC in Northern Ireland

Opinion

A decade of success for LMC in Northern Ireland

The recent Balmoral Show marked the tenth anniversary of Ian Stevenson’s appointment as chief executive of the Livestock and Meat...
Climate change – the pressure is growing on beef sector

Beef

Climate change – the pressure is growing on beef sector

Livestock farmers attending the recent sustainable beef webinar, hosted jointly by the College of Agricultue, Enterprise and Rural Affairs (CAFRE)...
Genomic editing: Genetically modifying – what’s the difference?

N.Ireland

Genomic editing: Genetically modifying – what’s the difference?

Agriland opinion Rothamsted Research is trying to make great play of the fact that genomic editing is not the same...
Government green lights first genome-edited wheat trial

Arable

Government green lights first genome-edited wheat trial

Rothamsted Research has been granted permission to run a series of field trials of wheat that has been genome edited....
‘Life Beyond’ programme will make a real difference – LMC

N.Ireland

‘Life Beyond’ programme will make a real difference – LMC

Northern Ireland Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson, is highlighting the extremely important work that will be...
Balmoral Show 2021 – the jury is still out

Balmoral Show

Balmoral Show 2021 – the jury is still out

Agriland Opinion The jury is still out in my head as to whether the move to push ahead with last...
New herd names come to the fore at Balmoral Show

Agri-Business

New herd names come to the fore at Balmoral Show

The Beef and Dairy Championships, held at this year’s Balmoral Show, saw a number of new herd names and faces...
Rank and file farmers support UFU policy priorities

N.Ireland

Rank and file farmers support UFU policy priorities

Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president Victor Chestnutt has confirmed that the broad swathe of farmers in Northern Ireland fully support...
Eustice confirms the importance of farming and food in Northern Ireland

N.Ireland

Eustice confirms the importance of farming and food in Northern Ireland

Day two of Balmoral Show was marked by Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Secretary of State George...
Schools are queuing up to host LMC beef and lamb cookery demos

Beef

Schools are queuing up to host LMC beef and lamb cookery demos

The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) is confirming large numbers of schools across Northern Ireland have submitted requests to host...
Record harvest on the cards for maize growers in Northern Ireland

Arable

Record harvest on the cards for maize growers in Northern Ireland

Assuming that weather conditions hold over the coming weeks, maize growers in Northern Ireland can look forward to both a...
UK consumers want the future of agriculture discussed at COP26 in Glasgow

Environment

UK consumers want the future of agriculture discussed at COP26 in Glasgow

The results of a recent survey confirm that more than 70% of UK consumers want the future of agriculture to...
A Stormont crash would not affect the passage of NI Farm Welfare Bill

N.Ireland

A Stormont crash would not affect the passage of NI Farm Welfare Bill

Farmers For Action’s, William Taylor, has confirmed that any premature winding-up of the Stormont Executive will not impede the progress...
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