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.

NSA Sheep Event and NSA Scotsheep 2020 postponed
NSA Sheep Event and NSA Scotsheep 2020 postponed

The National Sheep Association (NSA) has announced plans to proceed with a revised summer schedule, after two of its flagship...

Hotel and restaurant closures add farm-gate price instability
Hotel and restaurant closures add farm-gate price instability

Huge shifts in the retail and foodservice sectors as a result of the coronavirus pandemic are causing significant and unpredictable...

Scottish flock of sheep enlisted in battle against Covid-19
Scottish flock of sheep enlisted in battle against Covid-19

Researchers at the University of Dundee are using sheep in the fight against Covid-19. The flock will be used to...

DAERA minister calls for halt to prescribed burning
DAERA minister calls for halt to prescribed burning

Northern Ireland Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has urged farmers and land managers to halt all prescribed burning in the...

DAERA minister calls for halt to prescribed burning
DAERA minister calls for halt to prescribed burning

Northern Ireland Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has urged farmers and land managers to halt all prescribed burning in the...

Man killed and 6-year-old injured in Cornwall incidents
Man killed and 6-year-old injured in Cornwall incidents

A 38-year-old motorcyclist has lost his life and a six-year-old girl left injured in two separate incidents involving farm vehicles in...

Emergency measures to support Welsh farmers during Covid-19 unveiled
Emergency measures to support Welsh farmers during Covid-19 unveiled

A series of emergency measures to support Welsh farmers during the Covid-19 outbreak has been announced by Minister for Environment,...

Food prices likely to rise as Covid-19 takes toll on supply chains
Food prices likely to rise as Covid-19 takes toll on supply chains

UK food prices are likely to rise according to retailers, as labour shortages, and supply chain disruption caused by Covid-19...

Moy Park workers lock horns with bosses over self-isolation pay
Moy Park workers lock horns with bosses over self-isolation pay

Moy Park workers have locked horns with bosses for the second time in just a week over the firm’s Covid-19...

Moy Park workers lock horns with bosses over self-isolation pay
Moy Park workers lock horns with bosses over self-isolation pay

Moy Park workers have locked horns with bosses for the second time in just a week over the firm’s Covid-19...

NI NAP derogation and accounts submission deadlines extended
NI NAP derogation and accounts submission deadlines extended

Key nutrient paperwork deadlines have been extended until April 30 in Northern Ireland, Minister Edwin Poots has confirmed. Farmers will now...

NI NAP derogation and accounts submission deadlines extended
NI NAP derogation and accounts submission deadlines extended

Key nutrient paperwork deadlines have been extended until April 30 in Northern Ireland, Minister Edwin Poots has confirmed. Farmers will now...

NI NAP derogation and accounts submission deadlines extended
NI NAP derogation and accounts submission deadlines extended

Key nutrient paperwork deadlines have been extended until April 30 in Northern Ireland, Minister Edwin Poots has confirmed. Farmers will now...

Balmoral Park under consideration to become NI field hospital
Balmoral Park under consideration to become NI field hospital

May is always a lively time at Balmoral showgrounds but despite the postponement of the 2020 show, this spring the...

Balmoral Park under consideration to become NI field hospital
Balmoral Park under consideration to become NI field hospital

May is always a lively time at Balmoral showgrounds but despite the postponement of the 2020 show, this spring the...

Balmoral Park under consideration to become NI field hospital
Balmoral Park under consideration to become NI field hospital

May is always a lively time at Balmoral showgrounds but despite the postponement of the 2020 show, this spring the...

UK facing flour shortages as baking becomes lockdown pastime
UK facing flour shortages as baking becomes lockdown pastime

The UK is self-sufficient in flour, producing about 90,000t every week. Yet many people are experiencing shortages in supermarkets and...

Stena Line fights to keep ‘vital’ UK and Irish supply chains open
Stena Line fights to keep ‘vital’ UK and Irish supply chains open

Ferry company Stena Line has moved to reassure freight and travel customers that it is taking “every precaution possible” to...