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 remote assessment tool launched for Scottish quality assurance
New remote assessment tool launched for Scottish quality assurance

Following the suspension of all face-to-face assessments of its quality assurance schemes, Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has launched a new,...

Call for greater transparency in the beef chain
Call for greater transparency in the beef chain

NFU Scotland was written to the UK Government calling for action to deliver better price transparency in the beef supply...

Organisers say AgriScot expected to take place ‘as normal’
Organisers say AgriScot expected to take place ‘as normal’

Organisers say this year’s AgriScot is still scheduled to take place on Wednesday, November 18 with expectations the event will...

LettUs Grow to accelerate construction of new vertical farms
LettUs Grow to accelerate construction of new vertical farms

Agri-tech firm LettUs Grow, has announced it will fast-track the building of two vertical farm modules in Bristol to help...

Farmers appeal for public to boycott ‘dangerous’ NHS lantern event
Farmers appeal for public to boycott ‘dangerous’ NHS lantern event

Farmers across the country have urged members of the public to boycott plans to light dangerous sky lanterns in a...

UK sets end date for epoxiconazole
UK sets end date for epoxiconazole

UK farmers have accused the EU of banning fungicide products based on epoxiconazole for political reasons. The Chemicals Regulation Division...

Union calls for urgent interventions to support Welsh dairy farms
Union calls for urgent interventions to support Welsh dairy farms

NFU Cymru has called on the Government to act to ensure the survival of Wales’ dairy sector amid claims as...

Stolen machinery found buried in Co. Down
Stolen machinery found buried in Co. Down

Detectives in Co. Down have recovered farm machinery reported stolen and arrested three men on suspicion of handling stolen goods....

Stolen machinery found buried in Co. Down
Stolen machinery found buried in Co. Down

Detectives in Co. Down have recovered farm machinery reported stolen and arrested three men on suspicion of handling stolen goods....

NI marts establishing protocols to facilitate reopening
NI marts establishing protocols to facilitate reopening

Northern Ireland mart managers are working alongside the region’s Department of Agriculture (DAERA) to ensure livestock movements can continue. Addressing...

NI marts establishing protocols to facilitate reopening
NI marts establishing protocols to facilitate reopening

Northern Ireland mart managers are working alongside the region’s Department of Agriculture (DAERA) to ensure livestock movements can continue. Addressing...

NI marts establishing protocols to facilitate reopening
NI marts establishing protocols to facilitate reopening

Northern Ireland mart managers are working alongside the region’s Department of Agriculture (DAERA) to ensure livestock movements can continue. Addressing...

NI vets could be drafted into hospitals in Covid-19 continguency plan
NI vets could be drafted into hospitals in Covid-19 continguency plan

Northern Ireland vets could be drafted into hospitals to help with the Covid-19 response, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and...

NI vets could be drafted into hospitals in Covid-19 continguency plan
NI vets could be drafted into hospitals in Covid-19 continguency plan

Northern Ireland vets could be drafted into hospitals to help with the Covid-19 response, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and...

Union warns plans to push forward all-Wales NVZ will only add to Covid-19 burden
Union warns plans to push forward all-Wales NVZ will only add to Covid-19 burden

Farmers in Wales say they are “astonished” that controversial draft regulations for an all-Wales Nitrate Vulnerable Zone have been pushed...

DAERA relaxes herd restrictions for herds overdue TB tests
DAERA relaxes herd restrictions for herds overdue TB tests

Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has relaxed herd restrictions for herds overdue their TB tests. The decision comes...

DAERA relaxes restrictions for herds overdue TB tests
DAERA relaxes restrictions for herds overdue TB tests

Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has relaxed herd restrictions for herds overdue their TB tests. The decision comes...

DAERA relaxes restrictions for herds overdue TB tests
DAERA relaxes restrictions for herds overdue TB tests

Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has relaxed herd restrictions for herds overdue their TB tests. The decision comes...