Richard Halleron - News Correspondent

Richard Halleron

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.

Beef

over 8 years ago

'Good soil management is key to securing optimal grassland yields'

Good soil management is the key to securing optimal grassland yields, according to Welsh agronomist...

Tillage

over 8 years ago

Changes to glyphosate regulations will have little impact on oilseed rape

Changes to the glyphosate spraying regulations, coming into effect this year, will have little or...

Beef

over 8 years ago

Farmers run into BVD testing problems in Northern Ireland

Farmers must check that they have paid the required level of postage on calf tissue samples sent...

Dairy

over 8 years ago

Farmers reminded to submit EU milk reduction scheme forms

IFA National Dairy Chairman Sean O’Leary reminded the dairy farmers who participated in the EU...

Beef

over 8 years ago

Beef conformation on the decline in Northern Ireland

The conformation scores achieved by prime cattle kill during the final quarter of 2016 generally...

Dairy

over 8 years ago

No SMP sold at third tender event - offers below minimum price set

Prices offered at the third skimmed milk powder (SMP) public intervention tender last week...

Rural Life

over 8 years ago

Underground North-South Interconnector 'may be the cheapest option'

Members of the North East Pylon Group (NEPP) are claiming that it will be cheaper to put the...

Opinion

over 8 years ago

Creed’s response to calls for emergency tillage fund makes no sense

Agriculture Minister Michael Creed’s initial response to this week’s Dail debate on the tillage...

Rural Life

over 8 years ago

'Battle of the contractors' to take place in Cork tomorrow

Following a farm-related accident last year and the response of West Cork Rapid Response (WCRR), a...

Sheep

over 8 years ago

Pics: ICSA holds sheep price protest outside Irish Country Meats

Members of ICSA’s sheep committee protested outside Irish Country Meats’ Navan factory earlier...

Sheep

over 8 years ago

Quintuplets born to Charollais ewe on Tyrone farm

This week saw a pedigree Charollais ewe give birth to quintuplets on the north Tyrone farm of the...

Tillage

over 8 years ago

Private Members' Bill will seek introduction of crisis tillage fund

The votes of Independent TDs will help secure the passing of a Fianna Fail Private Members’ Bill,...

Agri-Business

over 8 years ago

Parity between the euro and Sterling on the cards

Food and Drink Industry Ireland (FDII) is not ruling out the possibility that the euro could...

N.Ireland

over 8 years ago

'Election in the North will result in the drying up of funding streams for farming'

SDLP MLA Patsy McGlone believes the imminent collapse of the Stormont Executive and a subsequent...