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.

Storm Agnes to intensify as it makes way to UK
Storm Agnes to intensify as it makes way to UK

The Met Office has said that Storm Agnes will “rapidly intensify” over the next 18 hours as it moves towards...

Call for further clarity on Habitat Wales Scheme budget
Call for further clarity on Habitat Wales Scheme budget

The Welsh branch of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU Cymru) has called for further clarity on the budget for the...

Sunak scraps ‘meat tax proposal’ in new net-zero plan
Sunak scraps ‘meat tax proposal’ in new net-zero plan

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has scrapped a proposal to tax meat as part of the government’s new plan to meet...

Cornwall herd wins Holstein UK Premier Herd award
Cornwall herd wins Holstein UK Premier Herd award

The Willsbro herd from Cornwall has been crowned the winner of the 2023 Holstein UK Premier Herd competition, which acknowledges...

Rural Crime Action Week is a ‘reminder’ of farmers’ needs – NFU
Rural Crime Action Week is a ‘reminder’ of farmers’ needs – NFU

National Rural Crime Action Week, which is underway this week (September 18-22), is a timely reminder that farmers need greater...

$250k awarded to Scottish crofters in latest funding round
$250k awarded to Scottish crofters in latest funding round

£250,000 has been made available to Scottish crofters in the latest round of the Scottish Government’s Croft House Grant Scheme....

Farmers in Devon/Cornwall should consider moving away from maize – EA
Farmers in Devon/Cornwall should consider moving away from maize – EA

The Environment Agency has recommended that farmers in Devon and Cornwall consider growing crops other than maize in the future....

Man fined for company dumping waste on farmland in Stocksfield
Man fined for company dumping waste on farmland in Stocksfield

A man has been fined for allowing his company to dump 20t of abestos-contaminated waste on farmland in Stocksfield. 35-year-old...

Appeal for info on fatal 3-vehicle crash involving tractor in Perthshire
Appeal for info on fatal 3-vehicle crash involving tractor in Perthshire

Police in Scotland are appealing for any information on a fatal crash involving a car, van and a tractor on...

Defra accelerates payments for SFI 2023 agreements
Defra accelerates payments for SFI 2023 agreements

Farmers who have a live Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2023 agreement before the end of the year will receive an...

Investigation says Defra and Environment Agency may have broken environmental law
Investigation says Defra and Environment Agency may have broken environmental law

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the Environment Agency, and water services agency Ofwat may have broken...

UK Dairy Day 2023: Timetables, parking info and maps
UK Dairy Day 2023: Timetables, parking info and maps

This year’s UK Dairy Day takes place at the International Centre, Telford, tomorrow (Wednesday, September 13), with over 270 exhibitors...

Lidl GB offering financial incentives to farm eggs
Lidl GB offering financial incentives to farm eggs

Lidl GB has confirmed that it is offering farmers financial incentives to move into egg farming. The retailers is offering...

ASA bans vegan ‘anti-dairy’ ad for offence and distress
ASA bans vegan ‘anti-dairy’ ad for offence and distress

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a vegan charity’s ‘anti-dairy’ social media ad as it deemed it likely to...

Bus driver killed in collision with crop sprayer on A52
Bus driver killed in collision with crop sprayer on A52

A bus driver has died in a road collision involving a crop sprayer on the A52 in the Boston area...

Red meat sector worth £2.8bn to Scottish economy
Red meat sector worth £2.8bn to Scottish economy

The red meat sector is now worth £2.8 billion to the Scottish economy, up 16% from £2.4 billion from the...

Sainsbury’s milk suppliers to receive extra 1p/L from next month
Sainsbury’s milk suppliers to receive extra 1p/L from next month

Sainsbury’s has increased its annual investment in its dairy farmers by £6 million meaning its suppliers will be paid more...

Govt invests in hydrogen-fuelled tractor manufacturing
Govt invests in hydrogen-fuelled tractor manufacturing

A company making tractors that run on hydrogen made on-farm from renewables has received a share of £11 million in...