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.

70 sheep found dead in Cumbria worrying attack
70 sheep found dead in Cumbria worrying attack

Up to 70 sheep have been found dead on a farm in Cumbria in a suspected livestock worrying attack last...

ForFarmers UK announces intention to close Blandford site
ForFarmers UK announces intention to close Blandford site

The UK arm of an international agricultural feed firm ForFarmers has announced it will close its site in Blandford, Dorset....

Gove vows to protect high farming standards as part of a Green Brexit
Gove vows to protect high farming standards as part of a Green Brexit

Environment Secretary Michael Gove welcomed the National Farmers’ Union president’s vision for industry and Government to work together to maintain...

Calls for new trade and food panel to uphold British agri-food standards
Calls for new trade and food panel to uphold British agri-food standards

National Farmers’ Union president Minette Batters has urged the Government to convene a new commission of food and farming experts...

New NFYFC chairman encourages young farmers to put their ‘green’ feet first
New NFYFC chairman encourages young farmers to put their ‘green’ feet first

The new National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) chairman is calling on young farmers to support the environment in...

Inspectors find 58 carcasses on farm with extreme neglect
Inspectors find 58 carcasses on farm with extreme neglect

Two Ceredigion brothers have been fined and banned from keeping livestock for five years after 58 bovine carcasses were found on...

Scottish farms already facing seasonal labour shortages of up to 15%
Scottish farms already facing seasonal labour shortages of up to 15%

Many Scottish farms and agri-food businesses are already facing seasonal labour shortages of up to 15% raising fears that stricter...

NFU marks the launch of Hill Farming All-Party Group
NFU marks the launch of Hill Farming All-Party Group

The National Farmers’ Union has helped to mark the relaunch of the Hill Farming All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG). The group...

UK animal feed firm looking for rep to head up Ugandan arm
UK animal feed firm looking for rep to head up Ugandan arm

Belfast-headquartered agri-tech company Devenish is looking for an agricultural expert ready for an opportunity of a lifetime. The firm is on...

UK animal feed firm looking for rep to head up Ugandan arm
UK animal feed firm looking for rep to head up Ugandan arm

Belfast-headquartered agri-tech company Devenish is looking for an agricultural expert ready for an opportunity of a lifetime. The firm is on...

Final opportunity to attend Making Tax Digital seminars
Final opportunity to attend Making Tax Digital seminars

Northern Irish farmers and their families hoping to pick up a few tips for the UK’s new tax rules have...

Final opportunity to attend Making Tax Digital seminars
Final opportunity to attend Making Tax Digital seminars

Northern Irish farmers and their families hoping to pick up a few tips for the UK’s new tax rules have...

What does the future hold for food and farming in Britain?
What does the future hold for food and farming in Britain?

Robots, vertical farms and virtual fencing could soon be the farming of the future, according to a new trailblazing report...

Figures show nearly a quarter of UK non-stun sheep meat is exported
Figures show nearly a quarter of UK non-stun sheep meat is exported

Delayed figures finally released this week have laid bare the shocking extent of non-stun slaughter within the UK. The Food...

79-year-old man dies on Suffolk farm
79-year-old man dies on Suffolk farm

A 79-year-old man has died on a farm in Suffolk in what has been dubbed an “industrial incident”. Emergency services...

Wanted man believed to be working on UK dairy farm
Wanted man believed to be working on UK dairy farm

Police officers in Surrey are appealing for help finding wanted man Kieran Peter Smith from Northamptonshire. Smith, 27, failed to attend...

3 UK farms shortlisted for NEWBIE Awards
3 UK farms shortlisted for NEWBIE Awards

Three start-up agricultural businesses have been selected as finalists of a novel award for New Entrant Farm Business of the Year....

NI survey to delve deep into on-farm safety practices
NI survey to delve deep into on-farm safety practices

A survey has been launched to capture the reality of farm safety attitudes across Northern Ireland. Facilitated by Northern Ireland’s...