Rachel Martin

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Rachel Martin specialises in writing about agri-business, food production and dairying. Previously she worked as a business reporter at one of Northern Ireland’s biggest daily newspapers. In 2017, she was named one of IFAJ's 10 Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism. She is currently secretary of the Guild of Agricultural Journalists in Northern Ireland. When she’s not writing, Rachel can usually be found in the milking parlour at home in Co. Down with her family's 130 cows.

Cereals 2019: Show must go on despite torrential rain
Cereals 2019: Show must go on despite torrential rain

Despite heavy rain over the last few days, the second day of Europe’s leading technical event for arable growers got...

New independent climate change inquiry launched in Scotland
New independent climate change inquiry launched in Scotland

A new independent climate change inquiry is to explore how a low carbon landscape can support a bright future for...

The end of a nightmare: Great Orme farmer thanks farming community for support
The end of a nightmare: Great Orme farmer thanks farming community for support

The Great Orme farmer involved in a court case that spectacularly collapsed just days into the trial has issued a...

US sheep industry experts set to visit the UK on fact-finding mission
US sheep industry experts set to visit the UK on fact-finding mission

Delegates from the US sheep industry will visit the UK next week in a bid to quell myths and build a...

Report reveals what’s on the ‘horizon’ for exports to Asia
Report reveals what’s on the ‘horizon’ for exports to Asia

Capitalising on the many opportunities Asia presents for food and farming, is the focus of a new report launched this...

Shortage Occupation List review criticised for not including farm workers
Shortage Occupation List review criticised for not including farm workers

Publication of the Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) review into the Shortage Occupation List does little to address NFU Scotland’s concerns...

230,000 visitors take to farms for 2019 Open Farm Sunday
230,000 visitors take to farms for 2019 Open Farm Sunday

More than 230,000 people are estimated to have visited more than 361 working farms in England, Wales and Scotland for this...

New centre to increase the sustainability and productivity of tree fruit
New centre to increase the sustainability and productivity of tree fruit

A Kent plum demonstration centre will now receive funding from AHDB to demonstrate ‘best practice’ and increase the use of...

New ram Estimated Breeding Values announced
New ram Estimated Breeding Values announced

The value of investing in rams with the most suitable genetic merit for each flock has been highlighted in results...

NFU Cymru launches new Sustainable Agriculture Award
NFU Cymru launches new Sustainable Agriculture Award

NFU Cymru has launched a new Sustainable Agriculture Award to recognise the unparalleled contribution Welsh farming enterprises make to the...

Farmers play ‘irreplaceable’ role in protecting UK’s natural environment
Farmers play ‘irreplaceable’ role in protecting UK’s natural environment

“Welsh farmers play an irreplaceable role in looking after our cherished environment,” NFU Cymru president John Davies told delegates at...

Farmers encouraged to support a local Open Farm Sunday event
Farmers encouraged to support a local Open Farm Sunday event

Ahead of LEAF Open Farm Sunday on June 9, Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has launched a new video to encourage...

NFU sets new challenges as schools’ Farmvention competition returns
NFU sets new challenges as schools’ Farmvention competition returns

The NFU has set three exciting new challenges for the second year of its national primary school competition, Farmvention. The...

£1 farm tenant cleared of Trading Standards charges
£1 farm tenant cleared of Trading Standards charges

The Great Orme farmer who won tenancy of the National Trust owned Parc Farm for just £1 has been declared...

LacPatrick Dairies fined for polluting waterway
LacPatrick Dairies fined for polluting waterway

The Northern Ireland division of LacPatrick Dairies has been fined £2,500 after a leak from its AD plant polluted a nearby...

Scottish potatoes help keep GB potato sector afloat
Scottish potatoes help keep GB potato sector afloat

After a tough 2018 season, Scottish potatoes have become increasingly important to maintain supply this year, according to statistics from...

NSA launches Next Generation summer workshops
NSA launches Next Generation summer workshops

The National Sheep Association (NSA) is excited to announce that bookings are now open for young sheep farmers to sign...

Scottish pair charged over sheep worrying incident
Scottish pair charged over sheep worrying incident

A 32-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman have been charged following an incident of alleged sheep worrying involving a dog...