Michelle Martin

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Michelle Martin graduated from Dublin City University (DCU) with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, and previously worked for well-known names in the Irish media sector. In 2018 she moved to New York where she was responsible for public relations, social media, and communications at a fast-growing start-up. Michelle is a native of the Royal County and still believes in the Oxford comma.

Wales: BPS advance payments to issue tomorrow
Wales: BPS advance payments to issue tomorrow

Advance payments under the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) will be issued to thousands of Welsh farmers tomorrow (Thursday, October 12),...

Farmers urged to be vigilant for new strain of bluetongue virus
Farmers urged to be vigilant for new strain of bluetongue virus

Farmers have been urged to be vigilant for signs of bluetongue virus as reports of a new strain (BTV-3) in...

Tenant farm saved as Old Malton solar proposal rejected
Tenant farm saved as Old Malton solar proposal rejected

North Yorkshire Council has refused planning permission for a solar farm and battery storage system on tenanted farmland in Old...

One week to go until snares and glue traps ban in Wales
One week to go until snares and glue traps ban in Wales

Welsh Minister for Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths has issued a reminder that the use of snares and glue traps will...

FSA launches new food fraud hotline for people to share concerns
FSA launches new food fraud hotline for people to share concerns

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched a new freephone number for the food fraud hotline as new research estimates...

Avara Foods manager wins Meat Business Women’s ‘One to Watch’ award
Avara Foods manager wins Meat Business Women’s ‘One to Watch’ award

Avara Foods technical field manager Hannah Cargill has won the 2023 Meat Business Women’s ‘One to Watch’ award. The awards,...

Views sought on remote vet inspections in bird flu control zones
Views sought on remote vet inspections in bird flu control zones

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is seeking views on using remote video veterinary inspections in avian...

Uncertain future for farmland bought for scrapped HS2 leg
Uncertain future for farmland bought for scrapped HS2 leg

What will happen to farmland acquired for the construction of the now-scrapped leg of HS2 is uncertain. Following days of...

AHDB launches first three new strategic dairy farms
AHDB launches first three new strategic dairy farms

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has released details of the first three of ten new strategic dairy farms....

RABDF appoints First Milk farmer director as new chair
RABDF appoints First Milk farmer director as new chair

The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) has appointed Robert Craig, First Milk non-executive farmer director, as its new...

TFA urges Sunak to reject solar farm proposal on tenanted land
TFA urges Sunak to reject solar farm proposal on tenanted land

The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to reject a proposal to install a solar farm...

Govt launches consultations to improve rural broadband connectivity
Govt launches consultations to improve rural broadband connectivity

The government has launched two consultations aimed at improving broadband connections in “the most remote and rural parts of the...

Minette Batters to step down as NFU president
Minette Batters to step down as NFU president

Minette Batters has announced her intention to step down from her role as president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU)...

Work ongoing to extinguish barn fire in Kent
Work ongoing to extinguish barn fire in Kent

Firefighter operations are continuing in Kent to extinguish a barn fire that started on Wednesday (September 27). Two fire engines...

Draft bill aims to change support framework for Scottish farmers
Draft bill aims to change support framework for Scottish farmers

The Scottish government has tabled a new bill to change how farmers and rural communities receive support in Scotland. The...

New case of bird flu confirmed on Isle of Lewis
New case of bird flu confirmed on Isle of Lewis

A new case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) has been confirmed at a premises in Sheshader, Isle of Lewis,...

Survey reveals mixed picture of Scotland’s 2023 harvest
Survey reveals mixed picture of Scotland’s 2023 harvest

The mixed weather this year has caused a wide variation in harvest yield and quality around Scotland. The National Farmers’...

79% of adults think kids should have free or subsidised milk at schools – survey
79% of adults think kids should have free or subsidised milk at schools – survey

Four out of five UK adults (79%) think children should have access to free or subsidised milk at schools and...