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.

New TV show hopes to get NI farmers ‘Coortin’ In the Kitchen’
New TV show hopes to get NI farmers ‘Coortin’ In the Kitchen’

A new rural TV show hopes good farmhouse cooking can help pair up single farmers with potential love matches. ‘Coortin’...

New TV show hopes to get NI farmers ‘Coortin’ In the Kitchen’
New TV show hopes to get NI farmers ‘Coortin’ In the Kitchen’

A new rural TV show hopes good farmhouse cooking can help pair up single farmers with potential love matches. ‘Coortin’...

MSD completes $55 million acquisition of Vecoxan
MSD completes $55 million acquisition of Vecoxan

MSD Animal Health has completed its $55 million acquisition of the worldwide rights to Vecoxan (diclazuril), an oral suspension for...

Minister announces ‘phased return’ of face-to-face industry support by CAFRE
Minister announces ‘phased return’ of face-to-face industry support by CAFRE

DAERA Minister Edwin Poots has announced plans to gradually reintroduce CAFRE’s face-to-face knowledge and technology programmes in Northern Ireland. To...

Almost 15,000 cattle ‘stolen’ in NI in just 4 years
Almost 15,000 cattle ‘stolen’ in NI in just 4 years

“Astonishing” figures show as many as 14,506 cattle have gone missing in Northern Ireland over the last four years. The...

Almost 18,000 sign campaign for wool to be mandated in construction
Almost 18,000 sign campaign for wool to be mandated in construction

Almost 18,000 people have signed a petition calling for wool-based insulation and carpeting to be made mandatory in publicly-financed building...

BVA to host first stand-alone conference in 8 years in 2021
BVA to host first stand-alone conference in 8 years in 2021

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has announced plans to launch a major new conference and exhibition for the veterinary profession....

Post-lockdown tractor run raises £9,000 for Air Ambulance NI
Post-lockdown tractor run raises £9,000 for Air Ambulance NI

Tractor drivers from across Co. Down have smashed the £9,000 mark for Northern Ireland’s Air Ambulance. The Ards Peninsula Tractor...

Farmers warned ‘HSENI could close marts at any time’
Farmers warned ‘HSENI could close marts at any time’

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has warned farmers that the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) could order...

Farmers warned ‘HSENI could close marts at any time’
Farmers warned ‘HSENI could close marts at any time’

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has warned farmers that the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) could order...

‘Greening rules clarity means farmers can plan 2021 harvest with confidence’
‘Greening rules clarity means farmers can plan 2021 harvest with confidence’

Farmers in England will no longer be required to comply with complex rules around crop diversification, Ecological Focus Areas and...

NI council becomes first to pass motion for local food procurement
NI council becomes first to pass motion for local food procurement

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is urging more Northern Ireland councils to support their local food producers and businesses after...

Government to end 3-crop rule in England from 2021
Government to end 3-crop rule in England from 2021

Farmers in England are set to benefit from a reduced administrative burden next year, as the government plans to end...

TB: Minister Poots hints at plans to propose NI badger cull in the autumn
TB: Minister Poots hints at plans to propose NI badger cull in the autumn

Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots set out plans to formally include “wildlife intervention” in a new bovine TB...

TB: Minister Poots hints at plans to propose NI badger cull in the autumn
TB: Minister Poots hints at plans to propose NI badger cull in the autumn

Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots set out plans to formally include “wildlife intervention” in a new bovine TB...

Farm Business Innovation Show to proceed for 2020
Farm Business Innovation Show to proceed for 2020

Organisers of major agri-business exhibition, the Farm Business Innovation Show, say the show will go on for 2020. Scheduled for...

New UFU president: Let’s make common sense common again
New UFU president: Let’s make common sense common again

There was an element of bravado at the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) AGM today (July 25) as newly-elected president Victor Chestnutt...

New UFU president: Let’s make common sense common again
New UFU president: Let’s make common sense common again

There was an element of bravado at the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) AGM today, Saturday, July 25, as newly-elected president Victor...