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.

Northern Ireland banks to Brexit-proof new farm loans

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland banks to Brexit-proof new farm loans

Farmers in Northern Ireland seeking to increase their borrowings in the run-up to Brexit may find themselves undergoing a new...
Diversification helps hedge against volatile milk prices

N.Ireland

Diversification helps hedge against volatile milk prices

Co. Antrim dairy farmer Gareth Hayes believes that diversification can help dairy farmers cope with the challenge of volatile milk...
Diversification helps hedge against volatile milk prices

N.Ireland

Diversification helps hedge against volatile milk prices

Co. Antrim dairy farmer Gareth Hayes believes that diversification can help dairy farmers cope with the challenge of volatile milk...
Farmers ‘walk the line’ to see how their cattle square up

N.Ireland

Farmers ‘walk the line’ to see how their cattle square up

Coleraine-based WD Meats hosted a ‘walk-the-line’ event for farmer-suppliers this week. The demonstration, which allowed the visitors to assess cattle...
Vets welcome Northern Ireland’s ‘negligible risk’ status

Beef

Vets welcome Northern Ireland’s ‘negligible risk’ status

British Veterinary Association (Northern Ireland Branch) President Jean Wales has welcomed the attainment of BSE Negligible Risk Status for Northern Ireland....
Vets welcome Northern Ireland’s ‘negligible risk’ status

N.Ireland

Vets welcome Northern Ireland’s ‘negligible risk’ status

British Veterinary Association (Northern Ireland Branch) President Jean Wales has welcomed the attainment of BSE Negligible Risk Status for Northern Ireland....
BSE Negligible Risk Status for Northern Ireland should boost returns – LMC

N.Ireland

BSE Negligible Risk Status for Northern Ireland should boost returns – LMC

Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) Chief Executive Ian Stevenson has welcomed the attainment of BSE Negligible Risk Status for Northern...
UK agriculture is facing a 10-year transition to a new, post-Brexit support system

N.Ireland

UK agriculture is facing a 10-year transition to a new, post-Brexit support system

The UK will seek to introduce fundamental agricultural policy reforms, post-Brexit, according to Conservative Party Peer Lord Daniel Finkelstein. “But...
UK agriculture is facing a 10-year transition to a new, post-Brexit support system

N.Ireland

UK agriculture is facing a 10-year transition to a new, post-Brexit support system

The UK will seek to introduce fundamental agricultural policy reforms, post-Brexit, according to Conservative Party Peer Lord Daniel Finkelstein. “But...
Major challenge posed by Black Grass and Brome Grass

N.Ireland

Major challenge posed by Black Grass and Brome Grass

Agri-Food and Biosciences’ Institute (AFBI) plant scientists are becoming increasingly concerned about the growing threat posed by Black Grass and...
Fury grows at volume threshold set for EU dairy support scheme

Dairy

Fury grows at volume threshold set for EU dairy support scheme

A Down-based milk producer has expressed huge annoyance at being excluded from an EU dairy support scheme because his annual...
Fury grows at volume threshold set for EU dairy support scheme

N.Ireland

Fury grows at volume threshold set for EU dairy support scheme

A Down-based milk producer has expressed huge annoyance at being excluded from an EU dairy support scheme because his annual...
Breeders split on merits of four-day Balmoral Show

N.Ireland

Breeders split on merits of four-day Balmoral Show

The four-day Balmoral Show format has worked for Co. Down Blonde breeder William McElroy. But there is an almost equal...
Fleming family notches up 8th Dairy Championship success at Balmoral Show

N.Ireland

Fleming family notches up 8th Dairy Championship success at Balmoral Show

Balmoral Show 2017 saw the Fleming family, from Seaforde in Co. Down, winning their fourth successive Balmoral Interbreed Dairy Championship –...
Countryfile’s Adam Henson visits Balmoral Show

N.Ireland

Countryfile’s Adam Henson visits Balmoral Show

Countryfile’s Adam Henson paid a visit to this year’s Balmoral Show. He hosted a prize-giving ceremony on the ABP Food...
‘Brexit is top priority for DAERA’

N.Ireland

‘Brexit is top priority for DAERA’

Northern Ireland’s agri-food sectors are making real progress in developing policies that will put these industries on a sustainable footing...
NIFDA Chairman calls for ‘workable’ trade deal post-Brexit

N.Ireland

NIFDA Chairman calls for ‘workable’ trade deal post-Brexit

Northern Ireland food companies must capitalise on new opportunities for business growth once Brexit becomes a reality, says Northern Ireland...
UFU warns of mounting pressure on NI farmers over Brexit

N.Ireland

UFU warns of mounting pressure on NI farmers over Brexit

The countdown to Brexit means pressure is mounting on Northern Ireland’s farming and food industries, according to Ulster Farmers’ Union...
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