Richard Halleron

Richard Halleron Profile Picture

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.

Why spring beans are key on rugby star Rory Best’s 1,200-acre farm

Arable

Why spring beans are key on rugby star Rory Best’s 1,200-acre farm

Spring beans work tremendously well as a break within a tillage rotation, according to Irish rugby star Rory Best. The...
Lamb losses up 14% in Northern Ireland

Sheep

Lamb losses up 14% in Northern Ireland

While sheep farmers across the UK had a near normal lambing period in 2015, lamb losses in Northern Ireland increased...
First Milk confirms annual losses of £22m

Dairy

First Milk confirms annual losses of £22m

First Milk has confirmed pre-tax losses of approximately £22m for 2014/15. The farmer-owned dairy co-op has processing operations in England,...
Growers receiving €750/t for new season potatoes

Arable

Growers receiving €750/t for new season potatoes

New season growers are receiving €750/t for potatoes this week, according to TJ O’Shea of the Co. Kilkenny packing operation...
French ban Roundup from garden centres (Monsanto says its surprised)

Agri-Business

French ban Roundup from garden centres (Monsanto says its surprised)

Monsanto has expressed surprise at the decision taken by French Environment Minister Ségolène Royal to ban the herbicide Roundup from garden...
Sheep farmers set to get more for their wool this year

Sheep

Sheep farmers set to get more for their wool this year

Wool prices have increased by approximately 10% year on year, according to Co Wicklow wool merchant Vincent Pierce. “Irish merchants...
Glanbia pays 3c/L bonus to hold May milk price at 30.5c/L

Dairy

Glanbia pays 3c/L bonus to hold May milk price at 30.5c/L

Glanbia is to hold its manufacturing milk price for May supplies at 30.5c/L including VAT. This follows a decision taken...
Separation of slurry helps enhance nitrogen losses, new research finds

Environment

Separation of slurry helps enhance nitrogen losses, new research finds

The physical separation of pig and cattle slurry into its liquid and solid components will increase the rate of nitrogen...
New Glanbia Chairman announced

Agri-Business

New Glanbia Chairman announced

Glanbia has announced that Henry Corbally has been appointed its new Board Chairman. He succeeds Liam Herlihy.  Corbally has also...
USDA says Chinese dairy imports to remain sluggish

Agri-Business

USDA says Chinese dairy imports to remain sluggish

China’s imports of milk and dairy powders may stay restrained for longer than expected, according to the United States Department...
New malting barley group to seek contract price negotiating rights

Arable

New malting barley group to seek contract price negotiating rights

Irish Malt Growers (IMG) will become an active stakeholder organisation within the malting barley sector, according to the new pressure...
Silage wrap prices set to increase by €7/roll

Grass

Silage wrap prices set to increase by €7/roll

Silage wrap prices are set to increase by €7/roll over the coming weeks, according to Silawrap’s Maurice Keady. “The market...
EU pig numbers could be starting to fall

Pig/Poultry

EU pig numbers could be starting to fall

There are tentative indications that the EU pig herd is starting to decline, according to Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board...
Barley growers urged to spray for disease at flag leaf stage

Arable

Barley growers urged to spray for disease at flag leaf stage

Spring barley growers must specifically spray for disease this year as soon as plant flag leaves have fully developed, according...
US research points to possible antibiotic alternative for pig industry

Pig/Poultry

US research points to possible antibiotic alternative for pig industry

Lysozyme, a naturally occurring antimicrobial enzyme, has been identified as a possible antibiotic alternative for use in the pig industry...
Scottish government to support dairy farmers on the Isle of Bute

Dairy

Scottish government to support dairy farmers on the Isle of Bute

Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead has confirmed that he will be providing additional support to dairy farmers on the...
Silage contracting fees in the range €110 to €140 per acre

Grass

Silage contracting fees in the range €110 to €140 per acre

Silage contracting rates will in the range €110/ac to €140/ac for 2015, according to Co. Meath contractor Peter Farrelly. “These...
Silage – what to do as grass quality deteriorates rapidly

Grass

Silage – what to do as grass quality deteriorates rapidly

Many dairy and livestock farmers have missed the boat in terms of maximising first cut grass silage quality this year,...
New Jobs Agrirecruit Farming Jobs
See More Jobs