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.

Selected breeding stock sales to recommence in England and Wales
Selected breeding stock sales to recommence in England and Wales

Selected categories of breeding stock sales are set to recommence in England and Wales under newly established protocols. It comes...

Date set for ‘gradual reopening’ of NI marts
Date set for ‘gradual reopening’ of NI marts

Livestock marts in Northern Ireland are planned to reopen on a “gradual basis” from Monday (April 27) as one of...

Tributes paid to long-standing NI politican and farmer Charlie Poots
Tributes paid to long-standing NI politican and farmer Charlie Poots

Tributes have been paid tribute to long-standing Northern Ireland politician and farmer Charlie Poots who passed away this morning (April...

Tributes paid to long-standing NI politican and farmer Charlie Poots
Tributes paid to long-standing NI politican and farmer Charlie Poots

Tributes have been paid tribute to long-standing Northern Ireland politician and farmer Charlie Poots who passed away this morning (April...

Study looking to harvest combine data to tackle field-edge yield declines
Study looking to harvest combine data to tackle field-edge yield declines

Rothamsted scientists are assessing whether flower-rich margins, hedgerows or tree lines are helping improve yield and asking farmers to help...

Red Tractor launches fully live-streamed inspections
Red Tractor launches fully live-streamed inspections

The UK’s largest food and farming assurance scheme has been working with certification bodies to come up with an innovative...

TV scouts on the hunt for NI’s best tractor driver teams…could it be you?
TV scouts on the hunt for NI’s best tractor driver teams…could it be you?

Television producers are on the hunt for Northern Ireland’s top tractor drivers for a lively, light-hearted entertainment show “as light-hearted...

TV scouts on the hunt for NI’s best tractor driver teams…could it be you?
TV scouts on the hunt for NI’s best tractor driver teams…could it be you?

Television producers are on the hunt for Northern Ireland’s top tractor drivers for a lively, light-hearted entertainment show “as light-hearted...

TV scouts on the hunt for NI’s best tractor driver teams…could it be you?
TV scouts on the hunt for NI’s best tractor driver teams…could it be you?

Television producers are on the hunt for Northern Ireland’s top tractor drivers for a lively, light-hearted entertainment show “as light-hearted...

TV scouts on the hunt for NI’s best tractor driver teams…could it be you?
TV scouts on the hunt for NI’s best tractor driver teams…could it be you?

Television producers are on the hunt for Northern Ireland’s top tractor drivers for a lively, light-hearted entertainment show “as light-hearted...

CAFRE to become Northern Ireland’s first VetSkill centre
CAFRE to become Northern Ireland’s first VetSkill centre

Plans have been approved for the College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) to become the first VetSkill Centre...

CAFRE to become Northern Ireland’s first VetSkill centre
CAFRE to become Northern Ireland’s first VetSkill centre

Plans have been approved for the College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) to become the first VetSkill Centre...

Planning still underway for August Balmoral Show
Planning still underway for August Balmoral Show

Organisers have confirmed planning will continue for the postponed 2020 Balmoral Show in August, despite a ban on large public...

Welsh union and retailers working to ‘find solutions’ to beef sector concerns
Welsh union and retailers working to ‘find solutions’ to beef sector concerns

NFU Cymru has said it is in talks with retailers and industry stakeholders to promote Welsh beef as the sector...

Dodds confirms NI farmers’ eligibility for self-employed scheme
Dodds confirms NI farmers’ eligibility for self-employed scheme

The Ulster Farmers’ Union has welcomed confirmation by Minister for the Economy Dianne Dodds that farmers are eligible to apply...

Dodds confirms NI farmers’ eligibility for self-employed scheme
Dodds confirms NI farmers’ eligibility for self-employed scheme

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has welcomed confirmation by Minister for the Economy Dianne Dodds that farmers are eligible to...

Rural organisations call for lockdown travel guidelines to be reviewed
Rural organisations call for lockdown travel guidelines to be reviewed

Rural bodies are asking the Justice Secretary to urgently review the police’s interpretation of the coronavirus lockdown enforcement measures. It...

UK dairy farmers asked to submit daily accounts of losses
UK dairy farmers asked to submit daily accounts of losses

The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) is urging producers affected by the Covid-19 milk crisis to submit an...