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.

AgriScot: All to play for in business skills competition
AgriScot: All to play for in business skills competition

A £1000 cash prize, plus a sponsored trip to the Nuffield Farming Conference, will be awarded to the winner of...

Sainsbury’s and Asda merger could increase pressure on farmers – NFU
Sainsbury’s and Asda merger could increase pressure on farmers – NFU

The proposed merger of Sainsbury’s and Asda could lead to increased pressure on farmers and reduce the choice and innovation...

Retailers influence almost two-thirds of shoppers’ meat choices
Retailers influence almost two-thirds of shoppers’ meat choices

Half of UK food shoppers are flexible about what meat they buy, allowing retailers to influence their choices, according to...

UK cattle vaccine use increases as antibiotics fall
UK cattle vaccine use increases as antibiotics fall

The number of vaccines used on dairy and beef cattle is on the rise, according to a report published this...

Change on the cards as YFCU takes on farming’s big issues in 3-year plan
Change on the cards as YFCU takes on farming’s big issues in 3-year plan

Major changes are on the way at Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) as the organisation takes on some of...

Change on the cards as YFCU takes on farming’s big issues in 3-year plan
Change on the cards as YFCU takes on farming’s big issues in 3-year plan

Major changes are on the way at Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) as the organisation takes on some of...

5 new profit-led EBVs launched to help boost beef margins
5 new profit-led EBVs launched to help boost beef margins

Five new Estimated Breeding Values (EBVs) for traits that farmers are directly paid for have been developed to help farmers...

Royal Welsh Winter Fair to host UK’s first commercial hide competition
Royal Welsh Winter Fair to host UK’s first commercial hide competition

New, for this year’s Winter Fair, the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society has joined forces with an up-and-coming Welsh entrepreneur to...

Muller to offer 0.5p/L bonus to farmers who boost welfare
Muller to offer 0.5p/L bonus to farmers who boost welfare

Muller Direct farmers who commit to initiatives designed to continually improve herd health and welfare standards, are to be offered...

Tenant Farmers Association to back delinked payments
Tenant Farmers Association to back delinked payments

The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has spoken out in favour of plans to allow the delinking and consolidation of Basic Payments...

Scotch livestock farms report margin improvement…but it’s tough without CAP
Scotch livestock farms report margin improvement…but it’s tough without CAP

Despite some slight improvement in the financial performance of some types of cattle and sheep enterprises, the results of a...

Farm worker freed from under a tractor in Cheshire
Farm worker freed from under a tractor in Cheshire

A farm worker has escaped with serious injuries after he was trapped beneath a tractor in Burland, Cheshire on Saturday (November 17)....

Fram Farmers Group announces record results
Fram Farmers Group announces record results

One of the UK’s biggest farmer-owned buying groups Fram Farmers Group has reported record results at its Annual General Meeting on...

Calls for tougher legislation following spate of dog attacks
Calls for tougher legislation following spate of dog attacks

The Ulster Farmers’ Union says it is disappointed that another farming family has been left to deal with the aftermath...

313 Vario named ‘Best Utility’ tractor…but what had judges to say about it?
313 Vario named ‘Best Utility’ tractor…but what had judges to say about it?

The Fendt 313 Vario has been awarded the title of Tractor of the Year 2019 in the ‘Best Utility‘ category at an awards ceremony...

NSA: Climate report has got it wrong on sheep
NSA: Climate report has got it wrong on sheep

The National Sheep Association (NSA) has said that the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) report published earlier this week has...

Latest NI farm accident figures released
Latest NI farm accident figures released

The number of workplace fatalities has dropped, however, there has been a significant increase in injuries, the latest figures by...

Tesco aiming to half environmental impact of average UK shopping basket
Tesco aiming to half environmental impact of average UK shopping basket

Supermarket giant Tesco and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) partnered to slash packaging waste and half the environmental impact of...