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.

Star-studded campaign to highlight mighty meat’s health benefits
Star-studded campaign to highlight mighty meat’s health benefits

A high-profile new campaign aimed at educating the public about how lean red meat can be part of a healthy...

Pollination strips could be worth up to £3.6 million to the UK courgette crop
Pollination strips could be worth up to £3.6 million to the UK courgette crop

An AHDB-funded PhD study has revealed the value of pollination services to courgettes, finding that pollination margins can improve bee...

Northern Ireland pays out £85 million in final Direct Payments on day 1
Northern Ireland pays out £85 million in final Direct Payments on day 1

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that full or balance Direct Payments have been...

Northern Ireland pays out £85 million in final Direct Payments on day 1
Northern Ireland pays out £85 million in final Direct Payments on day 1

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that full or balance Direct Payments have been...

Muller announces cut to January farm-gate milk price
Muller announces cut to January farm-gate milk price

Muller has confirmed it will cut its January milk price by 1p/L. It means that the processor’s milk price will be...

Appeal to find £200,000 of farm machinery stolen in East Lothian
Appeal to find £200,000 of farm machinery stolen in East Lothian

Police in East Lothian are appealing for information after over £200,000 worth of farm machinery was stolen overnight from a...

‘Beast from the East’ knocks 500,000 off Welsh sheep numbers
‘Beast from the East’ knocks 500,000 off Welsh sheep numbers

Short-term weather factors have, as anticipated, hit the Welsh sheep industry this year, new figures released by Welsh Government show....

Cereals survey…what’s in and what’s out in 2019?
Cereals survey…what’s in and what’s out in 2019?

The areas sown to wheat, winter barley and oats in Britain have all increased compared with 2017-18, according to AHDB’s...

£4.4 million agri-tech innovation hub opened in Shropshire
£4.4 million agri-tech innovation hub opened in Shropshire

A multi-million-pound hub for the development, testing and sharing of technologies to boost productivity in farming and the food supply...

Arable Conference 2019 Guy Smith announced as keynote speaker
Arable Conference 2019 Guy Smith announced as keynote speaker

National Farmers’ Union deputy president Guy Smith has been announced as the keynote speaker for the 2019 Arable Conference. The...

Lord Price: ‘After defence, a Government’s highest priority is to feed its people’
Lord Price: ‘After defence, a Government’s highest priority is to feed its people’

Lord Mark Price, former Minister for Trade and Investment and managing director of Waitrose, addressed the National Farmers’ Union Henry...

New report examines what’s next for agricultural commodities markets
New report examines what’s next for agricultural commodities markets

AHDB has warned looking ahead at markets will become more crucial to agriculture now than ever as the body releases...

Migration Advisory Committee calls for evidence on labour shortages
Migration Advisory Committee calls for evidence on labour shortages

Rural businesses are urged to respond to the Government’s review of the shortage occupation list as the deadline to make...

1,500 reports of animals caught in litter last year
1,500 reports of animals caught in litter last year

Shocking figures released as part of a new campaign launched today (November 30) to crack down on littering have laid...

Report shows 8% increase in cost of UK pig meat production
Report shows 8% increase in cost of UK pig meat production

The costs of pig meat production in rose 17 European countries during 2017 according to a new report produced by...

BASIS to launch qualifications to enhance soil quality
BASIS to launch qualifications to enhance soil quality

With the Agriculture Bill set to reward farmers for ‘public goods’, such as healthy soils, BASIS is preparing to launch...

‘Government must commit to a new Enterprising Countryside Charter’ – CLA
‘Government must commit to a new Enterprising Countryside Charter’ – CLA

The CLA is calling for Government to commit to a new Enterprising Countryside Charter as 500 of its farmers and...

Vet Wellbeing Awards: Last chance to nominate your Practice Stars
Vet Wellbeing Awards: Last chance to nominate your Practice Stars

The deadline for submissions to the joint Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) and Society of Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS) Vet Wellbeing...