Rachel Martin

Rachel Martin Profile Picture

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.

British Veterinary Association appoints new board chairman
British Veterinary Association appoints new board chairman

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is pleased to announce Steve Anderson Dixon as its new board chairman. Anderson Dixon, who...

Farmers urged to ‘step up’ and demonstrate industry’s role tackling climate change
Farmers urged to ‘step up’ and demonstrate industry’s role tackling climate change

The chief executive of farming education charity LEAF has called for the farming industry to step up and demonstrate its...

QMS kicks off 2020 with latest phase of ‘Meat with Integrity’ campaign
QMS kicks off 2020 with latest phase of ‘Meat with Integrity’ campaign

Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has kicked off 2020 with the next wave of its ‘Meat with Integrity’ marketing campaign, following...

OFC 2020: British environmental standards a ‘red line’ for food imports
OFC 2020: British environmental standards a ‘red line’ for food imports

British environmental standards are “a red line, that as a society we must defend vigorously”, businessman and cookery writer Henry Dimbleby told...

New Bill introduced to ensure farmers continue to receive Direct Payments for 2020
New Bill introduced to ensure farmers continue to receive Direct Payments for 2020

The Government has introduced legislation to provide continuity for farmers across all four corners of the UK and ensure farming...

How to Steal Pigs: Mitsubishi distances itself from controversial documentary
How to Steal Pigs: Mitsubishi distances itself from controversial documentary

4X4 manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors has distanced itself from a controversial Channel 4 documentary set to air this week titled ‘How to Steal...

UK oregano oil study shows promising results tackling E. coli
UK oregano oil study shows promising results tackling E. coli

Adding an oregano essential oil to calf diets can significantly reduce levels of E. coli bacteria that are resistant to a...

Standing on her shoulders: BVA celebrates centenary of women in veterinary
Standing on her shoulders: BVA celebrates centenary of women in veterinary

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is celebrating the 100 years since a ground-breaking change to the law allowed women to enter...

Farmers are invited to free agronomy events across Scotland
Farmers are invited to free agronomy events across Scotland

Farmers will get the lowdown on the latest crop research during a series of free agronomy events being held in...

Hit farming series ‘Rare Breed’ returns to screens for 8th series
Hit farming series ‘Rare Breed’ returns to screens for 8th series

The hugely successful ‘Rare Breed – A Farming Year’ is set to return to screens on Thursday (January 9) with...

Hit farming series ‘Rare Breed’ returns to screens for 8th series
Hit farming series ‘Rare Breed’ returns to screens for 8th series

The hugely successful ‘Rare Breed – A Farming Year’ is set to return to screens on Thursday (January 9) with...

SRUC and ADAS to join forces in new partnership
SRUC and ADAS to join forces in new partnership

Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and ADAS, the UK’s largest independent agricultural and environmental consultancy have joined forces in a new partnership....

Appeal for ‘stolen’ flock owners after 63 sheep seized in Yorkshire
Appeal for ‘stolen’ flock owners after 63 sheep seized in Yorkshire

Police in Yorkshire are searching for the owners of a flock of 63 sheep suspected to have been stolen. The...

4-year-old girl left terrified by ‘monsters’ after farmhouse burglary ordeal
4-year-old girl left terrified by ‘monsters’ after farmhouse burglary ordeal

North Yorkshire Police is appealing for witnesses and information following a burglary on a farm in Thorpe Willoughby on New...

NFU president’s New Year message highlights ‘opportunities’ of the new decade
NFU president’s New Year message highlights ‘opportunities’ of the new decade

National Farmers’ Union president Minette Batters spoke of opportunities for farming in the decade ahead in her New Year’s address....

2019: The year that was for Northern Ireland farming
2019: The year that was for Northern Ireland farming

2019 hasn’t been particularly kind to our farmers in the North, with many ending the year feeling no better off, if...

‘Black Farmer’ and mash boss named in New Year’s Honours
‘Black Farmer’ and mash boss named in New Year’s Honours

The ‘Black Farmer’, a vet who helped Scotland achieve TB-free status, and a prominent Northern Ireland agri-businesswoman are among those...

Overuse of herbicides costing UK economy £400 million a year
Overuse of herbicides costing UK economy £400 million a year

Weed resistance to herbicides is costing the UK’s economy as much as £400 million a year, according to scientists from...