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.

£240,000 January boost for countryside communities
£240,000 January boost for countryside communities

Eight rural communities across the UK are being given a helping hand by countryside charity, The Prince’s Countryside Fund, which...

Agricultural fertiliser under scrutiny in Government air pollution plans
Agricultural fertiliser under scrutiny in Government air pollution plans

Farming has yet again come under fire in a new Government set of ambitious long-term air pollution targets which go...

Winners announced for NFU’s Farmvention competition
Winners announced for NFU’s Farmvention competition

The National Farmers Union has today announced the winners of its national STEM competition, Farmvention. Nine primary schools have all...

Pedigree ram nominations open for fifth year of RamCompare 
Pedigree ram nominations open for fifth year of RamCompare 

The search is on for the country’s best rams as pedigree breeders are invited to put forward the rams they...

Swann calls for farmers to be allowed to spread slurry early
Swann calls for farmers to be allowed to spread slurry early

Ulster Unionist Party leader Robin Swann has called on Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture to lift the ban on farmers...

Swann calls for farmers to be allowed to spread slurry early
Swann calls for farmers to be allowed to spread slurry early

Ulster Unionist Party leader Robin Swann has called on Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture to lift the ban on farmers...

NBA Beef Expo to head north in 2019
NBA Beef Expo to head north in 2019

The National Beef Association has announced its 2019 Beef Expo will be held on Thursday, May 23. This year will...

40 cattle freed from overturned lorry in Northern Ireland
40 cattle freed from overturned lorry in Northern Ireland

Firefighters in Northern Ireland freed a total of 40 cattle from an overturned lorry in Co. Fermanagh this morning. The...

40 cattle freed from overturned lorry in Northern Ireland
40 cattle freed from overturned lorry in Northern Ireland

Firefighters in Northern Ireland freed a total of 40 cattle from an overturned lorry in Co. Fermanagh this morning. The...

Cutting food waste: ‘Game-changing’ fund opens
Cutting food waste: ‘Game-changing’ fund opens

The Government will today invite food redistribution organisations to apply for the first £5 million round of funding available a...

Dog owner convicted after puppy kills lambs
Dog owner convicted after puppy kills lambs

A dog owner whose puppy attacked a flock of sheep, killing four lambs, has been ordered to pay more than...

Scottish Government rows back on LFASS cuts
Scottish Government rows back on LFASS cuts

The Scottish Government has rowed back on its decision to cut LFASS payments by 60% in 2020. Rural Economy Secretary Fergus...

Training and development reap double dividends for D&R staff
Training and development reap double dividends for D&R staff

A duo of Chartered Surveyors at Davidson & Robertson (D&R) are celebrating qualifications as Fellows of the Central Association of...

Innovative veg growing firm secures £1 million to build the farms of the future
Innovative veg growing firm secures £1 million to build the farms of the future

An innovative Bristol firm which has developed a range of aeroponic technology for indoor farms has announced it has secured...

DAERA issues new Environmental Farming Scheme agreements
DAERA issues new Environmental Farming Scheme agreements

Farmers who have applied for the latest round of Northern Ireland’s Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) should keep an eye on...

Access to Japanese market to be worth up to £127 million to UK beef and lamb
Access to Japanese market to be worth up to £127 million to UK beef and lamb

News Japan will reopen its market to British beef and lamb after almost a quarter of a century could be worth as...

UPCPVS stakeholder event to reflect on cereal pathogen populations
UPCPVS stakeholder event to reflect on cereal pathogen populations

Relatively low cereal disease pressures in 2018 have provided a rare opportunity to reflect on the UK pathogen population. The...

UK farming industry urges MPs to take action to avoid ‘no-deal’ Brexit
UK farming industry urges MPs to take action to avoid ‘no-deal’ Brexit

Four of the main UK farming unions have today urged MPs to take steps for the UK to avoid a...