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.

2020 Open Farm Weekend to take place virtually
2020 Open Farm Weekend to take place virtually

Organisers have announced plans to take this year’s Open Farm Weekend event online after the 2020 event was postponed due to...

RCVS to weigh up changes to its disciplinary system
RCVS to weigh up changes to its disciplinary system

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Council has decided to weigh up changes to the disciplinary system aimed at...

Agricultural colleges to continue online teaching into new academic year
Agricultural colleges to continue online teaching into new academic year

Several agricultural colleges across the UK have announced plans to continue online teaching into the new 2020-2021 academic year. Practical...

£500,000 invested study into future UK floods and droughts research
£500,000 invested study into future UK floods and droughts research

A consortium led by the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) has begun a 15-month study to scope the...

County Crops adds 2 new agronomists to team
County Crops adds 2 new agronomists to team

Crop health firm Country Crops has announced the appointment of two new experienced agronomists. The firm, which is part of...

Retail figures show 27% increase in UK retail beef sales
Retail figures show 27% increase in UK retail beef sales

Britons’ spend on beef increased by more than a quarter over the last 12 weeks according to the latest retail sales...

7 new cereals and oilseeds growers join AHDB’s farming network
7 new cereals and oilseeds growers join AHDB’s farming network

Seven new Monitor Farms join AHDB’s Farm Excellence programme this summer to improve business performance and share best practice. They...

NI’s £25 million Covid-19 support will ‘go to those who need it most’
NI’s £25 million Covid-19 support will ‘go to those who need it most’

Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has said Northern Ireland’s £25 million Covid-19 support fund will be “targeted...

Animal health giant calls on retailers to defend food standards
Animal health giant calls on retailers to defend food standards

One of the UK’s largest veterinary firms is calling on the retail and foodservice sector to give priority to British...

Dairy co-op trained farmers to collect milk in Covid-19 back-up plan
Dairy co-op trained farmers to collect milk in Covid-19 back-up plan

One of the UK’s biggest dairy co-operatives, Arla Foods, has revealed the significant lengths it went to to ensure the continuity...

LEAF Open Farm Sunday racks up the views in first online-only event
LEAF Open Farm Sunday racks up the views in first online-only event

Thousands of members of the public got to see behind the scenes of several UK farms from the comfort of...

UK food standards petition nears 1 million signatures
UK food standards petition nears 1 million signatures

A petition urging UK politicians to ensure any food imports meet British standards has garnered the support of almost one...

Poll shows 75% of NI public want more support for green farming
Poll shows 75% of NI public want more support for green farming

A new poll carried out in Northern Ireland by the RSPB has found that three-quarters of people in the region...

Poll shows 75% of NI public want more support for green farming
Poll shows 75% of NI public want more support for green farming

A new poll carried out in Northern Ireland by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has found that...

Poll shows 75% of NI public want more support for green farming
Poll shows 75% of NI public want more support for green farming

A new poll carried out in Northern Ireland by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has found that...

Mallon announces £10 million fund to repair NI’s rural roads
Mallon announces £10 million fund to repair NI’s rural roads

Northern Ireland’s Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has announced she will make a £10 million fund pot available to improve rural...

Brassicas to be focus of new AHDB strategic centre in Scotland
Brassicas to be focus of new AHDB strategic centre in Scotland

East of Scotland Growers (ESG) has joined AHDB’s Farm Excellence programme as the new Strategic Centre for field vegetable crops...

Scottish agricultural college takes to the skies for virtual farm tour
Scottish agricultural college takes to the skies for virtual farm tour

Coronavirus has forced many to look at things from a new perspective but one UK agricultural college has taken that...