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.

Arla boss announces milk price hold for January 2020
Arla boss announces milk price hold for January 2020

Arla Foods on account price for conventional, as well as organic milk in the UK, for January 2020 will remain...

UK product recall issued on mastitis tubes
UK product recall issued on mastitis tubes

The UK’s Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has issued a product defect recall alert for one of the country’s most popular...

Deadline appoaching for 2-day dairy-bred beef study tour
Deadline appoaching for 2-day dairy-bred beef study tour

Farmers in Northern Ireland have the opportunity to travel to the Netherlands to see innovative approaches to managing antibiotic usage...

Deadline appoaching for 2-day dairy-bred beef study tour
Deadline appoaching for 2-day dairy-bred beef study tour

Farmers in Northern Ireland have the opportunity to travel to the Netherlands to see innovative approaches to managing antibiotic usage...

Treasury announces £3 billion of farm support in time for 2020
Treasury announces £3 billion of farm support in time for 2020

The Chancellor has today (Monday, December 30) confirmed nearly £3 billion of funding for 2020 to support farmers once the...

Rory Best: I only dreamed of being a farmer who played a bit of rugby for Banbridge
Rory Best: I only dreamed of being a farmer who played a bit of rugby for Banbridge

Irish rugby legend Rory Best’s career has seen him fend off the All Blacks, Australia and South Africa, but growing...

Rory Best: I only dreamed of being a farmer who played a bit of rugby for Banbridge
Rory Best: I only dreamed of being a farmer who played a bit of rugby for Banbridge

Irish rugby legend Rory Best’s career has seen him fend off the All Blacks, Australia and South Africa, but growing...

British festive food exports hit record levels this Christmas
British festive food exports hit record levels this Christmas

More diners across the world will be tucking into British produce than ever before at Christmas, with global sales of...

NFU stresses importance of British farming standards at Parliamentary reception
NFU stresses importance of British farming standards at Parliamentary reception

NFU president Minette Batters has urged MPs to recognise the importance of Britain’s high farming standards and ensure they are...

Rafoxanide ‘not an appropriate alternative to closantel’
Rafoxanide ‘not an appropriate alternative to closantel’

Veterinary experts are warning UK cattle and sheep farmers that rafoxanide is not an appropriate alternative to closantel when treating...

NFUS announces third year on strong financial footing
NFUS announces third year on strong financial footing

NFU Scotland is entering 2020 on a healthy financial footing with membership growing again for the third year in a...

Strongest link yet between nitrites and cancer – but not all processed meat has same risk
Strongest link yet between nitrites and cancer – but not all processed meat has same risk

Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have questioned the World Health Organisation’s blanket classification of processed meat as carcinogenic, arguing that...

Strongest link yet between nitrites and cancer – but not all processed meat has same risk
Strongest link yet between nitrites and cancer – but not all processed meat has same risk

Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have questioned the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) blanket classification of processed meat as carcinogenic, arguing...

Royal Highland Show to weigh up limiting Saturday ticket sales
Royal Highland Show to weigh up limiting Saturday ticket sales

Royal Highland Show officials warn they may need to limit Saturday ticket sales in years to come, as the show...

UK study finds TB 10 times more likely to transmit from badgers to cows than in reverse
UK study finds TB 10 times more likely to transmit from badgers to cows than in reverse

Tuberculosis in cattle and badgers passes between members of the same species at least twice as often than between cow...

Delay to Environmental Farming Scheme Tranche 3 as department calls for review
Delay to Environmental Farming Scheme Tranche 3 as department calls for review

Officials have warned of delays to Northern Ireland’s Environmental Farming Scheme after a “significant increase” in applications for Tranche 3....

Delay to Environmental Farming Scheme Tranche 3 as department calls for review
Delay to Environmental Farming Scheme Tranche 3 as department calls for review

Officials have warned of delays to Northern Ireland’s Environmental Farming Scheme after a “significant increase” in applications for Tranche 3....

Miscanthus farm walk to showcase crop on flooded land
Miscanthus farm walk to showcase crop on flooded land

A farm walk planned for the new year offers farmers the chance to see for themselves how Miscanthus has helped...