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.

Labour appoints new Shadow Secretary for Defra
Labour appoints new Shadow Secretary for Defra

Steve Reed has been appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs following Jim McMahon’s resignation today...

Pics: Pembrokeshire County Show winners 2023
Pics: Pembrokeshire County Show winners 2023

The Pembrokeshire County Show awards acknowledge people in Pembrokeshire, Wales, working in agriculture across a variety of categories. Th awards...

Owner convicted after dog attack kills 22 ewes and injures 48
Owner convicted after dog attack kills 22 ewes and injures 48

A dog owner in Wales has been convicted following a livestock attack whereby 22 pregnant sheep were killed and a...

RSPB apologises for calling PM and Thérèse Coffey ‘liars’
RSPB apologises for calling PM and Thérèse Coffey ‘liars’

Nature conservation charity the Royal Society for Protection of Birds (RSPB) has apologised for calling Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and...

Pregnant cows die following dog chase in Wales
Pregnant cows die following dog chase in Wales

Four pregnant cows have died following a suspected dog chase in Llannerchymedd, Anglesey, Wales. As a result of being chased...

Dumble Farm attracts visitors with ‘cow cuddling’ experience
Dumble Farm attracts visitors with ‘cow cuddling’ experience

The sight of someone snuggled up to a cow is probably not something that the majority of farmers are used...

Diversification: UK farm makes Europe’s first sheep’s milk vodka
Diversification: UK farm makes Europe’s first sheep’s milk vodka

When searching for a way to diversify their farm, Tim and Tan Spittle found a unique, and seemingly untouched avenue...

Govt funds project to develop AI for grassland management
Govt funds project to develop AI for grassland management

A London-based company has received government funding to develop artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning for grassland monitoring and management...

Countryside Stewardship application deadline extended
Countryside Stewardship application deadline extended

The deadline for applications for the 2024 Countryside Stewardship mid-tier agreements has been extended until Friday, September 15. The Rural...

Highland cattle help wetland reserve by grazing vegetation
Highland cattle help wetland reserve by grazing vegetation

Highland cattle have been brought in to trim the vegetation on the nesting grounds of lapwing at Arundel Wetland Centre...

Welsh Cabinet meets to discuss financial pressures
Welsh Cabinet meets to discuss financial pressures

The Welsh Cabinet has met during summer recess to discuss financial pressures it is facing ahead of Budget 2024-2025. Wales’...

Tesco invests further £10 million into UK egg sector
Tesco invests further £10 million into UK egg sector

Tesco has today (Tuesday, August 1) announced further investment of £10 million for the UK egg sector, with £6 million...

NSA calls for government action on vaccine supply
NSA calls for government action on vaccine supply

The National Sheep Association (NSA) is demanding strategic “government-level action” to secure a “reliable” vaccine supply. The association said it...

Nantymoel sheep farmer named Wales Woman Farmer of the Year
Nantymoel sheep farmer named Wales Woman Farmer of the Year

Katie Rose-Davies, a third-generation hill sheep farmer from Nantymoel, near Bridgen, has been named as the 25th winner of the...

Well-known Welsh farmer seeks grey squirrels for burger meat
Well-known Welsh farmer seeks grey squirrels for burger meat

Well-known Welsh farmer Gareth Wyn Jones is appealing for grey squirrels, as he wants to use their meat in burgers...

Tesco and Harper Adams launch programme for young farmers
Tesco and Harper Adams launch programme for young farmers

Tesco has teamed up with Harper Adams University’s School of Sustainable Food and Farming (SSFF) to give 75 young farmers...

CF Fertilisers announces closure of Billingham plant
CF Fertilisers announces closure of Billingham plant

CF Fertilisers has announced a proposal to permanently close the ammonia plant at its Billingham Complex. It intends to continue...

BPS advance payments to issue on August 1
BPS advance payments to issue on August 1

Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) advance payments will be issued to farmers on August 1, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has...