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.

No promises over post-Brexit labels for food imports in NI
No promises over post-Brexit labels for food imports in NI

Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has indicated he will not push for increased food labelling to differentiate food imports...

Farmers urged to give views on NI’s Rural Needs Act
Farmers urged to give views on NI’s Rural Needs Act

Farmers and agricultural groups in Northern Ireland have been urged to have their say on the Rural Needs Act consultation....

Farmers urged to give views on NI’s Rural Needs Act
Farmers urged to give views on NI’s Rural Needs Act

Farmers and agricultural groups in Northern Ireland have been urged to have their say on the Rural Needs Act consultation....

Foodservice likely to be NI’s weak link in cheap imports threat
Foodservice likely to be NI’s weak link in cheap imports threat

Foodservice buyers are likely to pose more of a risk to domestic food standards post-Brexit than supermarkets, according to Northern...

Foodservice likely to be NI’s weak link in cheap imports threat
Foodservice likely to be NI’s weak link in cheap imports threat

Foodservice buyers are likely to pose more of a risk to domestic food standards post-Brexit than supermarkets, according to Northern...

Report: 60% of global population worries about food safety
Report: 60% of global population worries about food safety

An international study on the global food safety has revealed more than half the world’s population (60%) worry about the...

Police appeal for witnesses after teenager’s car collides with cow
Police appeal for witnesses after teenager’s car collides with cow

Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage motorist died after he crashed his car into a cow near Moira,...

Police appeal for witnesses after teenager’s car collides with cow
Police appeal for witnesses after teenager’s car collides with cow

Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage motorist died after he crashed his car into a cow near Moira,...

NIFDA chairman lays out 3 ‘critical asks’ for post-Brexit support
NIFDA chairman lays out 3 ‘critical asks’ for post-Brexit support

Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association (NIFDA) chairman Nick Whelan stressed the need for politicians to work with farmers and...

Farm group threatens legal action following Agriculture Bill vote
Farm group threatens legal action following Agriculture Bill vote

Agricultural lobby group Farmers For Action (FFA) has warned farmers could take legal action should future UK trade deals undermine...

Farm group threatens legal action following Agriculture Bill vote
Farm group threatens legal action following Agriculture Bill vote

Agricultural lobby group Farmers For Action (FFA) has warned farmers could take legal action should future UK trade deals undermine...

NI Agriculture Committee ‘asked to rubber-stamp’ Brexit legislation without scrutiny
NI Agriculture Committee ‘asked to rubber-stamp’ Brexit legislation without scrutiny

The Northern Ireland Assembly is being asked to “rubber-stamp” legislation relating to agricultural issues after Brexit without even having access...

NI Agriculture Committee ‘asked to rubber-stamp’ Brexit legislation without scrutiny
NI Agriculture Committee ‘asked to rubber-stamp’ Brexit legislation without scrutiny

The Northern Ireland Assembly is being asked to “rubber-stamp” legislation relating to agricultural issues after Brexit without even having access...

Poots opens £1.6 million ornamental horticulture support scheme
Poots opens £1.6 million ornamental horticulture support scheme

A financial support scheme to help Northern Ireland ornamental horticulture growers with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has opened...

NI farmers least likely in UK to want to retire
NI farmers least likely in UK to want to retire

Fewer than one in seven Northern Ireland farmers plan on fully retiring and many do not discuss their later life...

NI farmers least likely in UK to want to retire
NI farmers least likely in UK to want to retire

Fewer than one in seven Northern Ireland farmers plan on fully retiring and many do not discuss their later life...

Echlinville Distillery announces £9 million expansion plan
Echlinville Distillery announces £9 million expansion plan

Northern Ireland’s only single-estate distillery has announced a £9 million expansion plan as it expands its facilities in the Ards Peninsula...

Poots opens £1.6 million ornamental horticulture support scheme
Poots opens £1.6 million ornamental horticulture support scheme

A financial support scheme to help Northern Ireland ornamental horticulture growers with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has opened...