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.

AHDB targets Canadian hospitality sector for exports
AHDB targets Canadian hospitality sector for exports

Quality beef, lamb and pork from the UK will be in the spotlight when AHDB exhibits at the Restaurants Canada...

UK famers reminded of March 1 hedge-cutting ban
UK famers reminded of March 1 hedge-cutting ban

Farmers and crofters across the UK are reminded that the hedge-cutting ban comes into place on March 1 as the bird...

UK levy bodies to join forces to promote red meat
UK levy bodies to join forces to promote red meat

The UK’s meat levy boards have committed to providing an additional £1.5 million in funding to jointly promote the reputation...

Eustice unveils tiered ‘public goods’ system for future UK farm subsidies
Eustice unveils tiered ‘public goods’ system for future UK farm subsidies

Environment Secretary George Eustice has today (Tuesday, February 25) called on farmers and land managers to share their views on...

NFU Conference: British farm standards must be the benchmark internationally
NFU Conference: British farm standards must be the benchmark internationally

NFU president Minette Batters will today challenge the Government to show global leadership on international trade and insist that British...

Arla Foods amba confirms rise for March milk price
Arla Foods amba confirms rise for March milk price

Pan-European dairy co-operative Arla Foods has announced plans to increase its on-account price for conventional milk by 1c for March...

UK scientists successfully map African swine fever genome
UK scientists successfully map African swine fever genome

UK scientists have succeeded in mapping the expression of genes across the entire African Swine Fever virus (ASFV) genome, which has...

Pedigree group to propose radical TB eradication trials in Northern Ireland
Pedigree group to propose radical TB eradication trials in Northern Ireland

A group representing pedigree cattle breeders in Northern Ireland announced plans to commission a report proposing pioneering methods to control...

Pedigree group to propose radical TB eradication trials in Northern Ireland
Pedigree group to propose radical TB eradication trials in Northern Ireland

A group representing pedigree cattle breeders in Northern Ireland announced plans to commission a report proposing pioneering methods to control...

2019 one of the best years on record for red meat exports
2019 one of the best years on record for red meat exports

Red meat exports from the UK rocketed to more than £1.5 billion last year – making 2019 one of the...

2021 Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust applications now open
2021 Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust applications now open

Applications have opened for one of the UK’s most prestigious agricultural scholarship programmes. Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust (NFST) is pleased...

New beef sector climate group to examine Scottish suckler emissions
New beef sector climate group to examine Scottish suckler emissions

A new farmer-led group will examine how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions within the Scottish suckler herd. Co-chaired by former...

3-crop rule derogation ‘urgently needed’ to manage flood impacts
3-crop rule derogation ‘urgently needed’ to manage flood impacts

With thousands of farmers unable to get onto their land to plant crops following Storm Dennis, farming organisations across the...

New immigration rules leave a ‘big question mark for vets’
New immigration rules leave a ‘big question mark for vets’

New immigration rules are a “mixed bag” for the veterinary profession and leave a “big question mark” over how the...

NFU raises ‘serious concerns’ over new UK immigration policy
NFU raises ‘serious concerns’ over new UK immigration policy

NFU president Minette Batters has accused the Government of failing to recognise British food and farming’s needs within its proposed...

Seasonal Workers Pilot expanded for the 2020 harvest
Seasonal Workers Pilot expanded for the 2020 harvest

The Government will quadruple the number of workers farms can recruit on a temporary basis from outside the EU this...

Arla plans €619 million of major projects to make 2020 a ‘record investment year’
Arla plans €619 million of major projects to make 2020 a ‘record investment year’

International dairy co-op Arla Foods has announced plans to make 2020 a “record year” for investment, with plans to spend €619...

Vets warn recent storms could increase spring coccidiosis challenge
Vets warn recent storms could increase spring coccidiosis challenge

Vets are warning recent wet weather conditions could increase the risk of coccidiosis in lambs, making it essential to look...