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.

21,000 chicks killed in Preston poultry farm fire
21,000 chicks killed in Preston poultry farm fire

Around 21,000 chicks have died in a poultry farm fire in Preston, Lancashire on Tuesday (November 13). A single-storey building measuring...

Gove to stay on as Defra Secretary as PM comes under pressure
Gove to stay on as Defra Secretary as PM comes under pressure

Environment Secretary Michael Gove has said he intends to stay in the position to get the job done. Gove has...

Groundbreaking potato breeder who changed industry honoured
Groundbreaking potato breeder who changed industry honoured

One of Britain’s most innovative potato breeders was last night presented with the Potato Industry Award, an annual accolade presented...

Project to show teens there’s more to working in ag than tractors and cows
Project to show teens there’s more to working in ag than tractors and cows

Exciting teenagers about a career in agriculture is the aim of a new joint project between The National Federation of...

Rural landowners call for action on fly-tipping blight
Rural landowners call for action on fly-tipping blight

Private rural landowners are calling for stronger enforcement of legal action to help combat the fly-tipping that is blighting the...

African Swine Fever stalls Genus’ porcine sales growth
African Swine Fever stalls Genus’ porcine sales growth

British animal genetics firm Genus has said international outbreaks of highly-infectious disease African Swine Fever have hit its porcine division...

‘Verbatim’ drama to shed light on Tony Martin farm burglary shooting
‘Verbatim’ drama to shed light on Tony Martin farm burglary shooting

A drama set to air this weekend hopes to show the public more of the truth behind a controversial burglary...

Man dies in Co. Antrim farmhouse fire
Man dies in Co. Antrim farmhouse fire

A man in his 50s has died in a farmhouse fire in Toomebridge, Co. Antrim last night (November 14, 2018). Five firefighters...

97% of Advance Direct Payments completed in Northern Ireland
97% of Advance Direct Payments completed in Northern Ireland

Payments totalling £190 million have been made to almost 23,300 Northern Ireland farm businesses ahead of schedule. The figure confirmed by the...

Dairy focus: Family with Welsh dairy history invests in the future
Dairy focus: Family with Welsh dairy history invests in the future

80 years after his grandfather helped launch Wales’s oldest farmers’ cooperative John Hughes and his family are still leading the...

EU Withdrawal Agreement: What it means for British farming
EU Withdrawal Agreement: What it means for British farming

The first farm union leaders have cautiously welcomed the UK’s draft Withdrawal Agreement for leaving the EU. However, many are yet...

Scotch Beef and Seafood leads trade showcase in Singapore
Scotch Beef and Seafood leads trade showcase in Singapore

Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) and Seafood Scotland have joined forces to host a Scotch Surf ‘n’ Turf dinner, kicking off...

Animal Health to be prioritised by Meat Promotion Wales
Animal Health to be prioritised by Meat Promotion Wales

Dr. Rebekah Stuart has been appointed by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) as its Flock and Herd...

Dale Farm announces cut to October milk price
Dale Farm announces cut to October milk price

The board of one of Northern Ireland’s largest milk processors, Dale Farm, has announced plans to cut its October milk...

Dale Farm announces cut to October milk price
Dale Farm announces cut to October milk price

The board of one of Northern Ireland’s largest milk processors, Dale Farm, has announced plans to cut its October milk...

Farmers accused of fly-tipping as silage bales picked up by floods in Wales
Farmers accused of fly-tipping as silage bales picked up by floods in Wales

The Farmers’ Union of Wales has urged farmers to ensure their bales are kept in a safe place, away from potential...

First NI farmer convicted for BVD-related movement offences
First NI farmer convicted for BVD-related movement offences

A Co. Fermanagh farmer has been convicted for three BVD-related offences in what has become the first conviction of its type...

First NI farmer convicted for BVD-related movement offences
First NI farmer convicted for BVD-related movement offences

A Co. Fermanagh farmer has been convicted for three BVD-related offences in what has become the first conviction of its type...