Michelle Martin

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Michelle Martin graduated from Dublin City University (DCU) with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, and previously worked for well-known names in the Irish media sector. In 2018 she moved to New York where she was responsible for public relations, social media, and communications at a fast-growing start-up. Michelle is a native of the Royal County and still believes in the Oxford comma.

Over 1000ha of Welsh peatland restored in 2021/22
Over 1000ha of Welsh peatland restored in 2021/22

More than 100ha of peatland was restored in Wales during 2021/2022, according to a new Natural Resources Wales (NRW) report....

Avian Influenza Prevention Zone ends tomorrow
Avian Influenza Prevention Zone ends tomorrow

The Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) that was introduced to help stop the spread of avian influenza (bird flu) in...

£22m worth of fruit and veg wasted due to labour shortage
£22m worth of fruit and veg wasted due to labour shortage

According to a new survey by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), £22 million worth of the 2022 fruit and vegetable...

Red Tractor appoints new crops-sector chair
Red Tractor appoints new crops-sector chair

Red Tractor has appointed Kit Papworth as its new Combinable Crops and Sugar Beet Sector chair. Papworth is a Norfolk-based,...

Rare ‘dust devil’ forms after Suffolk field fire
Rare ‘dust devil’ forms after Suffolk field fire

County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service has shared a video (watch it below) of a dust devil that...

PETA calls for Leicester roundabout to be renamed Vegan Pie Roundabout
PETA calls for Leicester roundabout to be renamed Vegan Pie Roundabout

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has called on Leicester City mayor Sir Peter Soulsby to change...

Bird flu spread continues in Devon with new case confirmed
Bird flu spread continues in Devon with new case confirmed

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 (bird flu) has been confirmed in poultry at a second premises near Tiverton, Mid...

Revenge-seeking trio who hid gun among bales jailed
Revenge-seeking trio who hid gun among bales jailed

Three men who hid the gun they used in a revenge shooting among bales on their family farm in Leeds...

Met Office forecasts heatwave for parts of the UK
Met Office forecasts heatwave for parts of the UK

The Met Office has said that a heatwave is on the way for much of the UK, particularly England and...

Another case of bird flu confirmed in Devon
Another case of bird flu confirmed in Devon

Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 – bird flu – was confirmed in commercial poultry at a premises near Cullompton in...

Sheep Breeders Round Table back in person this November
Sheep Breeders Round Table back in person this November

The Sheep Breeders Round Table, the biennial technical conference for sheep breeders, farmers, academics, consultants and industry representatives, is returning...

Scotland: Agri-sector demand for carbon audits increasing
Scotland: Agri-sector demand for carbon audits increasing

In Scotland, the demand for carbon audits by farmers and crofters in the first six months of this year has...

Pair gear up to break 9-hour British lamb shearing record
Pair gear up to break 9-hour British lamb shearing record

Two British men are aiming to shear over 1,457 lambs in nine hours, therefore breaking the current British lamb shearing...

Eustice confirms next Environment Agency chair
Eustice confirms next Environment Agency chair

Environment Secretary George Eustice has today (Tuesday, July 19) confirmed that Alan Lovell DL is to be the next chair...

Vehicle deliberately runs over 14 sheep in north Dorset field
Vehicle deliberately runs over 14 sheep in north Dorset field

A vehicle entered a field in north Dorset on Sunday (July 17) and deliberately ran over sheep, killing 14 altogether,...

Godfrey Neal bursary opens for young beef-stockpeople
Godfrey Neal bursary opens for young beef-stockpeople

The Aberdeen-Angus Cattle Society is now accepting applications for its Godfrey Neal bursary, whereby two young people (between the ages...

Wales: First Minister to discuss river pollution with farming unions
Wales: First Minister to discuss river pollution with farming unions

Wales‘ First Minister Mark Drakeford is set to meet representatives from farming unions at the Royal Welsh Agricultural Showground today...

UK-wide review of pig supply chain launched
UK-wide review of pig supply chain launched

The UK government has today (Friday, July 15) launched a UK-wide review of the pig supply chain, with the aim...