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.

Muller set increase milk price for May
Muller set increase milk price for May

Qualifying Muller Direct farmers are set to receive an extra 1p/L for May’s milk. It means farmers supplying Muller who...

TB testing suspended in Northern Ireland
TB testing suspended in Northern Ireland

All TB testing will cease in Northern Ireland with immediate effect, the region’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has announced. In...

TB testing suspended in Northern Ireland
TB testing suspended in Northern Ireland

All TB testing will cease in Northern Ireland with immediate effect, the region’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has announced. In...

UK’s horticultural sector at risk of lockdown ruin
UK’s horticultural sector at risk of lockdown ruin

The UK’s horticultural sector could face being “wiped out” in just weeks by the coronavirus lockdown, an industry body has...

UK vets temporarily permitted to remotely prescribe medicines
UK vets temporarily permitted to remotely prescribe medicines

UK vets have been temporarily granted permission to remotely prescribe veterinary medicine in a bid to reduce the risk of...

APHA to defer rollout of new 6-month TB testing regime
APHA to defer rollout of new 6-month TB testing regime

Plans to implement tighter, six-monthly TB tests in Shropshire and Staffordshire will be deferred until after the Covid-19 pandemic is...

NIFDA launches detailed Covid-19 industry guidance for agri-food firms
NIFDA launches detailed Covid-19 industry guidance for agri-food firms

The Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association (NIFDA) has published guidance for food manufacturers on keeping employees safe while continuing...

NI farmers urged to complete Single Application now
NI farmers urged to complete Single Application now

The Minister for Agriculture in Northern Ireland, Edwin Poots has urged all farmers and agents to continue to submit their...

3 Birmingham men jailed for illegal sheep butchery
3 Birmingham men jailed for illegal sheep butchery

Three Birmingham men have been jailed after admitting carrying out a campaign of barbaric illegal sheep butchery across Northamptonshire. Between...

Applications open for UK heats of Worldskills butchery competition
Applications open for UK heats of Worldskills butchery competition

Time is running out to register for one of the biggest butchery competitions in the UK. Hybu Cig Cymru- Meat...

BASIS relaxes rules on CPD point collection
BASIS relaxes rules on CPD point collection

With much of the country working from home and most industry events cancelled, BASIS has taken the decision to relax...

Muller to take on 300 new employees to meet panic-buy demand
Muller to take on 300 new employees to meet panic-buy demand

Muller has announced plans to take on an additional 300 key workers to help feed the nation amid unprecedented consumer...

Department encourages farmers to phone-in cattle movements
Department encourages farmers to phone-in cattle movements

A new, extended telephone service has been set up by Northern Ireland Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots to avoid delays in...

Department encourages farmers to phone-in cattle movements
Department encourages farmers to phone-in cattle movements

A new, extended telephone service has been set up by Northern Ireland Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots to avoid delays in...

NI agriculture minister halts all routine farm inspections
NI agriculture minister halts all routine farm inspections

All routine farm inspections will be paused until 30 April 2020, Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has confirmed...

NI agriculture minister halts all routine farm inspections
NI agriculture minister halts all routine farm inspections

All routine farm inspections will be paused until 30 April 2020, Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has confirmed...

Feed the Nation: 11,000 sign up to ‘Land Army’ style scheme
Feed the Nation: 11,000 sign up to ‘Land Army’ style scheme

More than 11,000 people have signed up to a new ‘Land Army’ style scheme to help farms across the UK...

Linden workers refuse to start shift in row over Covid-19 control measures
Linden workers refuse to start shift in row over Covid-19 control measures

As many as 60 workers are understood to have refused to start their shifts at the Linden Foods site in...