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.

Enforcement order revoked on Lakeland LacPatrick merger
Enforcement order revoked on Lakeland LacPatrick merger

AgriLand can reveal that the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has revoked its enforcement order, effectively ending its freeze on the...

Enforcement order revoked on Lakeland LacPatrick merger
Enforcement order revoked on Lakeland LacPatrick merger

AgriLand can reveal that the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has revoked its enforcement order, effectively ending its freeze on the...

NFU Scotland members pick new vice president
NFU Scotland members pick new vice president

Members of Scotland’s largest farming union –  NFU Scotland – have chosen Aberdeenshire farmer Charlie Adam as their new vice president....

Man charged in connection with death of man near Blandford
Man charged in connection with death of man near Blandford

A man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a man on a farm near Blandford....

TFA: Farmers with delayed payments should be able to delay tax bill
TFA: Farmers with delayed payments should be able to delay tax bill

The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has suggested that farmers whose Government payments are delayed should be allowed to delay the...

No-deal set to cost NI beef and sheep industry £230 million a year
No-deal set to cost NI beef and sheep industry £230 million a year

A ‘no-deal’ Brexit could cost Northern Ireland’s beef and sheep industry as much as £230 million a year, industry-commissioned research...

Treble Fendt theft from Petersfield farm
Treble Fendt theft from Petersfield farm

Police in Sussex are appealing for witnesses following the theft of three tractors near Petersfield. The three Fendt 720 Vario tractors were...

Entries open for 15th Northern Ireland Food and Drink Awards
Entries open for 15th Northern Ireland Food and Drink Awards

Food and drink companies across Northern Ireland are invited to enter the region’s 2019 Food and Drink Awards. Sponsored by...

Entries open for 15th Northern Ireland Food and Drink Awards
Entries open for 15th Northern Ireland Food and Drink Awards

Food and drink companies across Northern Ireland are invited to enter the region’s 2019 Food and Drink Awards. Sponsored by...

Welsh beef industry uses international techniques to train quality graders
Welsh beef industry uses international techniques to train quality graders

A major beef research project in Wales has launched a training course to explore world-leading techniques for grading meat by eating...

2 Sisters fined £274,000 after 2 workers lose fingers
2 Sisters fined £274,000 after 2 workers lose fingers

One of the UK’s largest poultry processing businesses has been fined £274,000 after two workers became trapped in moving machinery...

Major study to put mince under the microscope
Major study to put mince under the microscope

An extensive three-year research project aims to determine the prevalence of bacteria such as “E. coli” and “Salmonella” in mince....

Sheep scab meeting to explore interest in NI eradication scheme
Sheep scab meeting to explore interest in NI eradication scheme

A Northern Ireland sheep scab event will explore whether demand exists for a programme to combat the disease following anecdotal...

Sheep scab meeting to explore interest in NI eradication scheme
Sheep scab meeting to explore interest in NI eradication scheme

A Northern Ireland sheep scab event will explore whether demand exists for a programme to combat the disease following anecdotal...

Agronomy firm appoints new UK managing director
Agronomy firm appoints new UK managing director

UK agronomy firm ProCam has named Diane Heath as its new managing director. The specialist agronomy and crop production firm was...

Farmers raise £200,000 for Air Ambulance charity
Farmers raise £200,000 for Air Ambulance charity

The Ulster Farmers’ Union has smashed its centenary year fundraising target by raising a whopping £200,000 for Air Ambulance Northern...

Farmers raise £200,000 for Air Ambulance charity
Farmers raise £200,000 for Air Ambulance charity

The Ulster Farmers’ Union has smashed its centenary year fundraising target by raising a whopping £200,000 for Air Ambulance Northern...

Agricultural building contractors fined after worker falls from height
Agricultural building contractors fined after worker falls from height

A Sedbergh firm and a contractor have been fined a combined £13,000 after a worker fell through a roof on...