Richard Halleron

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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.

Opinion: Is St. Patrick the patron saint of the sheep industry?
Opinion: Is St. Patrick the patron saint of the sheep industry?

Mention St. Patrick to most people within the Irish sheep industry and their minds will immediately turn to the issue...

Combined input costs rise by 40% in horticulture – report
Combined input costs rise by 40% in horticulture – report

A report published by Teagasc has confirmed that combined input costs have risen by 40% across Ireland’s horticultural sectors since...

Research: Red clover can act to deliver improved silage quality
Research: Red clover can act to deliver improved silage quality

A recent webinar hosted by AgriSearch has confirmed the role for red clover in improving the quality of grass silages....

Potato growers must soil test to secure use of added phosphate
Potato growers must soil test to secure use of added phosphate

Teagasc has said that potato growers must soil test to secure the use of added phosphate fertiliser this year. Without...

Potential for Irish growers to secure seed potato supplies
Potential for Irish growers to secure seed potato supplies

A procedure known as ‘dynamic realignment’ could help secure seed potato supplies for Irish maincrop growers, according to the Irish...

New algorithm to predict vining pea yields at harvest
New algorithm to predict vining pea yields at harvest

Satellite imagery will be an integral part of a bespoke algorithm, developed to predict vining pea yields at harvest. ‘PeaSat’...

Weed control crucial in managing red clover swards – AFBI
Weed control crucial in managing red clover swards – AFBI

Red clover has the potential to fix up to 250kg of nitrogen (N)/ha from the air on an annual basis....

Compensation sought for flood-impacted potato growers
Compensation sought for flood-impacted potato growers

The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) is to seek immediate compensation from the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM)...

Potato growers call for protest action outside supermarkets
Potato growers call for protest action outside supermarkets

Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) president, Francie Gorman, has been given a clear mandate by potato growers to organise protests outside...

How best to establish red clover swards
How best to establish red clover swards

The recent ZeroNSile webinar, hosted by AgriSearch, provided an overview of how best to establish productive red clover swards. But,...

Fane Valley to partner with Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust
Fane Valley to partner with Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust

Fane Valley Co-operative Society will partner with the Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust in delivering the 2024 Nuffield Farming Conference. Belfast...

Opinion: Will St. Patrick work his magic in 2024?
Opinion: Will St. Patrick work his magic in 2024?

Met Éireann is giving the weather for the day to honour St. Patrick himself to be pretty much what we...

NI forestry and woodland sector reaches ‘crisis’ point – industry
NI forestry and woodland sector reaches ‘crisis’ point – industry

A total of 163 forestry development licences have been issued by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM)...

Making best use of nitrogen on winter crops
Making best use of nitrogen on winter crops

Teagasc is categorising its recommendations regarding nitrogen which is applied to winter crops in ways that reflect current plant numbers....

Tillage: Managing winter cereal crops in 2024
Tillage: Managing winter cereal crops in 2024

Agronomists are indicating that it may be more economical to manage thin winter cereal crops with reduced input, rather than...

Tillage: How to make best use of organic manures
Tillage: How to make best use of organic manures

Before tillage farmers start applying organic manures to stubble ground or crops, two questions must be addressed. Firstly, is there...

Waterlogging tolerance in blackgrass revealed by scientists
Waterlogging tolerance in blackgrass revealed by scientists

Research trials have consistently conformed that blackgrass thrives on heavy land, particularly where drainage is poor.  Herbicide-resistant blackgrass has represented...

Tillage: Potash remains key nutrient for potato crops
Tillage: Potash remains key nutrient for potato crops

Potash is a key nutrient for potato crops, impacting on the yield and quality of tubers, as well as the...