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.

UFU calls for appointment of supermarket ombudsman

N.Ireland

UFU calls for appointment of supermarket ombudsman

Ulster Farmers’ Union president Ian Marshall is demanding the immediate appointment of a supermarket ombudsman with the responsibility to investigate...
UFU calls for appointment of supermarket ombudsman

N.Ireland

UFU calls for appointment of supermarket ombudsman

Ulster Farmers’ Union president Ian Marshall is demanding the immediate appointment of a supermarket ombudsman with the responsibility to investigate...
‘Northern Ireland can now apply for BSE Negligible Status’

N.Ireland

‘Northern Ireland can now apply for BSE Negligible Status’

The World Health Organisation can now officially recognise Northern Ireland as having a BSE Negligible Status, according to Ulster Farmers’...
‘Northern Ireland can now apply for BSE Negligible Status’

N.Ireland

‘Northern Ireland can now apply for BSE Negligible Status’

The World Health Organisation can now officially recognise Northern Ireland as having a BSE Negligible Status, according to Ulster Farmers’...
Michelle O’Neill calls on Phil Hogan to raise dairy intervention prices

N.Ireland

Michelle O’Neill calls on Phil Hogan to raise dairy intervention prices

Northern Ireland’s Farm Minister Michelle O’Neill has written to EU Commissioner for Agriculture Phil Hogan, requesting a hike in dairy...
Urea prices look set to be €50/t lower – year-on-year – in early 2016

Agri-Business

Urea prices look set to be €50/t lower – year-on-year – in early 2016

Urea prices have fallen by €50/t over the past 12 months, according to UK-based fertiliser nitrogen analyst Christine Gregory. “Last January...
Deadweight prices under pressure in Northern Ireland

Beef

Deadweight prices under pressure in Northern Ireland

The deadweight trade for prime cattle continued to come under pressure in Northern Ireland last week, according to the Livestock...
Müller UK maintains a base milk price of 22.35p/L (31c) for January

Dairy

Müller UK maintains a base milk price of 22.35p/L (31c) for January

Müller UK and Ireland will offer a base price of 22.35p/L (31c) to non-aligned farmers in January 2016. The company...
Top prizes at North’s Winter Fair go to breeders from the south

Dairy

Top prizes at North’s Winter Fair go to breeders from the south

Co. Carlow Holstein breeder Liam Murphy won the 2015 Royal Ulster Winter Fair Inter Breed Championship with his home bred...
Winter Fair to remain a one-day event

N.Ireland

Winter Fair to remain a one-day event

There is no appetite to transform the Winter Fair from a one day to a two-day event, according to Royal...
Why are my cattle coughing? It may not be lungworm

Beef

Why are my cattle coughing? It may not be lungworm

Farmers should not automatically assume that coughing cattle, including cows, have a lungworm problem, according Co. Meath veterinarian Frank O’Sullivan. “In some...
Pork exports from Northern Ireland to China get provisional green light

N.Ireland

Pork exports from Northern Ireland to China get provisional green light

Northern Ireland has been provisionally recommended for approval to export pork products to China, according to the north’s agriculture minister...
Pork exports from Northern Ireland to China get provisional green light

N.Ireland

Pork exports from Northern Ireland to China get provisional green light

Northern Ireland has been provisionally recommended for approval to export pork products to China, according to the north’s agriculture minister...
‘Innovation at processing level will not increase milk prices’

Dairy

‘Innovation at processing level will not increase milk prices’

Innovation at processing level will not increase farmgate milk prices per se, according to Glanbia Chairman Henry Corbally. “Rather it will...
Asia rather than China alone ­will be a key driver for dairy exports

Dairy

Asia rather than China alone ­will be a key driver for dairy exports

China is no longer the focus of the export drive that has been put in place by the Irish dairy...
‘Respiratory problems on the rise within calf rearing units’

Dairy

‘Respiratory problems on the rise within calf rearing units’

The current humid conditions are predisposing young calves to higher than normal levels of respiratory- related health problems, according to...
Coupled CAP payments could be re-introduced – McGuinness

EU

Coupled CAP payments could be re-introduced – McGuinness

The re-introduction of coupled payments could be on the agenda as part of the upcoming review of the CAP, according...
‘Balanced dairy markets can deliver a 26p/L (36c/L) farmgate price’

Dairy

‘Balanced dairy markets can deliver a 26p/L (36c/L) farmgate price’

United Dairy Farmers’ CEO David Dobbin has said that international dairy markets will deliver an average farmgate price of around...
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