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.

Second Alistair Sloss Memorial Tractor Run to take place tomorrow
Second Alistair Sloss Memorial Tractor Run to take place tomorrow

A Co. Tyrone family who lost their father in a slurry accident two years ago are preparing to host the second...

SRUC launches ‘crash course’ in animal breeding science
SRUC launches ‘crash course’ in animal breeding science

World-leading livestock scientists will next month deliver a ‘crash course’ in the latest animal breeding technologies at SRUC. Delivered by...

‘Personally devastating’: Farmer at centre of BSE outbreak speaks out
‘Personally devastating’: Farmer at centre of BSE outbreak speaks out

The Aberdeenshire farmer behind the herd where BSE was detected yesterday has spoken of his heartbreak following news the disease...

Shortages, delays and lower standards likely in no-deal Brexit, vets warn
Shortages, delays and lower standards likely in no-deal Brexit, vets warn

British Veterinary Association (BVA) president Simon Doherty has warned of the significant risks a ‘no-deal’ Brexit could bring to the...

All-Ireland maps show scale of work needed to tackle NI’s BVD problems
All-Ireland maps show scale of work needed to tackle NI’s BVD problems

BVD data from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland collated for the first time shows the stark contrast in...

International events shaking up world cereals and oilseeds markets
International events shaking up world cereals and oilseeds markets

Strained trade relations between the US and China are having a fundamental impact on world grain markets, delegates at AHDB’s...

NFU seeks urgent Number 10 meeting to save farming from a no-deal crash out
NFU seeks urgent Number 10 meeting to save farming from a no-deal crash out

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is seeking an urgent meeting with the highest level of Government, after the lack of...

New licensing procedures introduced for NI imports of British semen
New licensing procedures introduced for NI imports of British semen

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has announced it will introduce new licensing procedures for importing bovine semen into the region...

New licensing procedures introduced for NI imports of British semen
New licensing procedures introduced for NI imports of British semen

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has announced it will introduce new licensing procedures for importing bovine semen into the region...

BSE: What does the Scottish outbreak mean for the industry?
BSE: What does the Scottish outbreak mean for the industry?

Scotland’s first BSE case in a decade has come as a shock to the entire industry; however, the consensus among...

Northern Irish milk production soars as prices hold
Northern Irish milk production soars as prices hold

Two of Northern Ireland’s biggest milk processors have reported major increases in production levels as prices continue to hold. Compared...

Northern Irish milk production soars as prices hold
Northern Irish milk production soars as prices hold

Two of Northern Ireland’s biggest milk processors have reported major increases in production levels as prices continue to hold. Compared...

Rural communities failed by Whitehall – CA tells parliamentary inquiry
Rural communities failed by Whitehall – CA tells parliamentary inquiry

The Countryside Alliance has told a House of Lords inquiry that rural voices are not being listened to early enough...

Farming union urges politicians to back radical livestock worrying proposals
Farming union urges politicians to back radical livestock worrying proposals

The Ulster Farmers’ Union is calling on local politicians to back proposals, recommended by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC),...

Farming union urges politicians to back radical livestock worrying proposals
Farming union urges politicians to back radical livestock worrying proposals

The Ulster Farmers’ Union is calling on local politicians to back proposals, recommended by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC),...

Fox: ‘Categorically untrue’ food standards will be lowered post-Brexit
Fox: ‘Categorically untrue’ food standards will be lowered post-Brexit

International Trade Secretary Liam Fox has rubbished claims food and farming standards will be lowered as the UK leaves the European...

Scottish farmers to receive £5.7 million reimbursement of EU crisis fund
Scottish farmers to receive £5.7 million reimbursement of EU crisis fund

Scottish farmers are to receive a combined £5.7 million in reimbursement payments from the European Commission this week. Payments under the...

NFU officially unveils new London base
NFU officially unveils new London base

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has officially opened its new and improved base in the heart of Westminster to ensure...