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.

British farmers could play ‘key role’ in promoting better public health and nutrition

Agri-Business

British farmers could play ‘key role’ in promoting better public health and nutrition

Delivering the Nuffield Farming Lecture Report 2018, rural policy expert Prof. Michael Winter OBE, from the University of Exeter, said...
New Zealand looks to change its export focus

Dairy

New Zealand looks to change its export focus

With a limited home market of only 4.7 million people, roughly the same as the Republic of Ireland, about 95%...
Copa and Cogeca revise EU grain forecasts downwards

Arable

Copa and Cogeca revise EU grain forecasts downwards

Copa and Cogeca has released new estimates for this year’s EU grain harvest, forecasting a 6% drop in EU cereal...
AFBI seminar highlights advances in poultry research

N.Ireland

AFBI seminar highlights advances in poultry research

A highly informative and enjoyable poultry seminar was recently hosted by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), at its Hillsborough...
Sugar Tax is a ‘good news’ story for the dairy sector

Opinion

Sugar Tax is a ‘good news’ story for the dairy sector

The fact that milk-based drinks have been granted an exemption from the new Sugar Tax on nutritional grounds is a...
Nestle gets thumbs-up from RSPCA

Pig/Poultry

Nestle gets thumbs-up from RSPCA

International food conglomerate Nestle is the latest company to commit to an RSPCA-led programme to improve chicken welfare. More broilers...
Banks and NFU highlight the need for future investment in farming

Agri-Business

Banks and NFU highlight the need for future investment in farming

British banks have joined forces with the NFU to call on the government to enable investment on farms and to...
Application return deadline for CS Scheme extended

Environment

Application return deadline for CS Scheme extended

Applicants for the Countryside Stewardship (CS) scheme have one extra month to complete their Mid-Tier application and send it to...
The humble potato needs an image change

Opinion

The humble potato needs an image change

The recent confirmation that Kenya has accredited a number of British seed potato varieties is good news for a sector...
Livestock worrying: NFU takes plea for law change to Westminster

Sheep

Livestock worrying: NFU takes plea for law change to Westminster

The NFU has raised the severe impacts livestock worrying can have on farming businesses to the Environment, Farming and Rural...
New GB seed potato varieties accredited for Kenya

Arable

New GB seed potato varieties accredited for Kenya

Three UK potato varieties have been recommended for release in Kenya, opening the door for British exporters. It’s thanks to...
Learn the essentials of calf rearing in one day

Beef

Learn the essentials of calf rearing in one day

A new, one-day course teaching the basics of how to care for, house and feed a calf is one of...
Calls to revitalise EU sheep sector or risk facing a ‘rural exodus’

Sheep

Calls to revitalise EU sheep sector or risk facing a ‘rural exodus’

Copa and Cogeca, the combined umbrella grouping that represents the views of farmers within the European Union (EU), has drawn...
EU report to tackle unfair trading practices in the food chain

Agri Politics

EU report to tackle unfair trading practices in the food chain

Copa and Cogeca is supporting the European Parliament’s draft report on the EU Commission’s plan to fight unfair trading practices...
Can Brexit be a good thing for the environment?

Environment

Can Brexit be a good thing for the environment?

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has teamed up with Greener UK, a coalition of 13 environmental organisations, to demonstrate how a...
NSA warns of link between upland re-wilding and wild fires

Sheep

NSA warns of link between upland re-wilding and wild fires

With devastating scenes of wild fires raging over Saddleworth Moor across the news this week, the National Sheep Association (NSA)...
Take-All: Researchers find first step to lasting wheat health

Arable

Take-All: Researchers find first step to lasting wheat health

Researchers have now shown that careful selection of the variety of the first wheat in a new cropping cycle can...
National Sheep Association outlines raven cull options

Sheep

National Sheep Association outlines raven cull options

The National Sheep Association (NSA) has made additional information available to its members in light of the recent Natural England...
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