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.

New partnership to offer UK organic sector global opportunities
New partnership to offer UK organic sector global opportunities

Organic certifier OF&G (Organic Farmers and Growers) has joined forces with a global accreditor in a bid to expand export...

Lords report: Rural committees ‘ignored and underrated for too long’
Lords report: Rural committees ‘ignored and underrated for too long’

An influential House of Lords Committee report has called on the Government to develop a rural strategy and help realise...

New general licence for controlling carrion crows comes into force
New general licence for controlling carrion crows comes into force

Natural England has published the first of its new general licences for controlling birds. It replaces the previous general licences...

NI grower launches online shop for value-added veg
NI grower launches online shop for value-added veg

A Northern Irish farm and agri-food firm has launched its own online vegetable shop, taking the convenience of its pre-prepared...

NI grower launches online shop for value-added veg
NI grower launches online shop for value-added veg

A Northern Irish farm and agri-food firm has launched its own online vegetable shop, taking the convenience of its pre-prepared...

NI grower launches online shop for value-added veg
NI grower launches online shop for value-added veg

A Northern Irish farm and agri-food firm has launched its own online vegetable shop, taking the convenience of its pre-prepared...

Milk & More invests in UK’s biggest electric fleet
Milk & More invests in UK’s biggest electric fleet

A UK dairy delivery service working to secure the future of the British milkman is set to become the largest...

Agricultural research farms to host first ever open day
Agricultural research farms to host first ever open day

Farmers are being invited to “peak over the hedge” into an operational research farm and have their say on where...

Muller ‘cannot rule out’ site closure as Project Darwin continues
Muller ‘cannot rule out’ site closure as Project Darwin continues

Britain’s largest producer of branded and private label dairy products, Muller Milk & Ingredients (MMI) has warned it “cannot rule out”...

Egg industry launches £100,000 ‘food porn’ ads to crack Millennial market
Egg industry launches £100,000 ‘food porn’ ads to crack Millennial market

British Lion eggs has launched a £100,000 digital ad campaign across major recipe websites BBC Good Food and Jamie Oliver...

NSA reminds industry to uphold highest standards as shearing season begins
NSA reminds industry to uphold highest standards as shearing season begins

As the shearing season begins across the UK, the National Sheep Association (NSA) is reminding farmers and contractors to do...

£7 million Rural Veterinary Hub planned for SRUC’s Inverness site
£7 million Rural Veterinary Hub planned for SRUC’s Inverness site

Scotland’s Rural College has announced plans to invest up to £7 million in establishing a Rural Veterinary Hub at its...

Applications open for Dutch ammonia solutions study trip
Applications open for Dutch ammonia solutions study trip

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture is offering 16 dairy farmers the opportunity to travel to the Netherlands to learn about...

Applications open for Dutch ammonia solutions study trip
Applications open for Dutch ammonia solutions study trip

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture is offering 16 dairy farmers the opportunity to travel to the Netherlands to learn about...

Drought: Experts warn preparation now could make the difference between profit and loss
Drought: Experts warn preparation now could make the difference between profit and loss

Below average rainfall is triggering UK farmers and growers to adopt water-savvy techniques early in the year, to be prepared...

Understanding how Fungi ‘tastes’ wheat could hold key to controlling crop disease
Understanding how Fungi ‘tastes’ wheat could hold key to controlling crop disease

Research at Rothamsted has examined how fungal cell surface receptors – which work a bit like the taste receptors on...

Dale Farm to end Fivemiletown site lease
Dale Farm to end Fivemiletown site lease

One of Northern Ireland’s largest dairy cooperatives, Dale Farm, has announced it will not renew its lease on the Fivemiletown...

Agri-food sighs relief as regulator blocks Sainsbury’s and Asda merger
Agri-food sighs relief as regulator blocks Sainsbury’s and Asda merger

A proposed merger between two of the UK’s largest retailers – Sainsbury’s and Asda  – has been blocked by the...