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.

Sheep roadshow dates announced; here’s when you can catch it in your area
Sheep roadshow dates announced; here’s when you can catch it in your area

Farmers, vets and all others with an interest in sheep health, welfare and productivity have been invited to attend a...

DAERA and Defra approaches to tacking TB ‘poles apart’
DAERA and Defra approaches to tacking TB ‘poles apart’

Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader Robin Swann has lambasted Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture,  Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) for...

Livestock farmers could be costing themselves by missing correct injection sites
Livestock farmers could be costing themselves by missing correct injection sites

Farmers may be losing money by incorrectly injecting livestock and damaging carcase value, a survey carried out by AHDB Beef...

Lifetime achievement award honours farmer who started with just five acres
Lifetime achievement award honours farmer who started with just five acres

A long-serving Holstein breeder who began dairying on just five and a half acres more than 60 years ago has been...

Natural England chairman to stand down in 2019
Natural England chairman to stand down in 2019

Natural England’s chairman Andrew Sells has announced his intention to retire in January 2019 after five years in the role....

£5 billion investment to fund British nature conservation
£5 billion investment to fund British nature conservation

The Environment Secretary Michael Gove has challenged water companies to increase investment and improve environmental outcomes by 2025. The ambitious...

Wilts operator wins top national farm sprayer award
Wilts operator wins top national farm sprayer award

Devizes arable farm manager, Andrew Woolley, has won the prestigious accolade of Farm Sprayer Operator of the Year 2018 (FSOOTY)....

Dairy export inquiry launched at Westminster
Dairy export inquiry launched at Westminster

Westminster’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dairy has launched a new inquiry to look at the future of British dairy exports....

Second bird flu case confirmed in Northern Ireland
Second bird flu case confirmed in Northern Ireland

A wild greylag goose, found in Lurgan Park, Co Armagh, has tested positive for bird flu, the Department of Agriculture,...

First formal LacPatrick offers expected imminently
First formal LacPatrick offers expected imminently

The first round of formal bids for LacPatrick are expected to come in over the next few days, with further talks...

Lakeland signs NIEA deal to encourage farmers to reduce ammonia
Lakeland signs NIEA deal to encourage farmers to reduce ammonia

One of Northern Ireland’s largest milk processors has signed a deal with the region’s environment agency to help its suppliers...

Pigs found ‘eating the remains of dead animals’ on horrific Bristol holding
Pigs found ‘eating the remains of dead animals’ on horrific Bristol holding

Three people involved in the running of a Bristol farm where pigs were seen eating the remains of dead animals...