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.

Food and drink exports top pre-pandemic levels
Food and drink exports top pre-pandemic levels

UK food and drink exports with non-EU countries have soared above pre-pandemic levels for the first time, according to new...

Midlands farm company fined for watercourse pollution
Midlands farm company fined for watercourse pollution

A farm company in the West Midlands has been fined a total of £120,000 for illegal discharge of anaerobic digestate...

Peatland restoration projects among those receiving funding
Peatland restoration projects among those receiving funding

Peatland restoration projects are among those receiving grants of up to £100,000 under the second round of the Natural Environment...

Wales: Overton-on-Dee butcher named Apprentice of the Year
Wales: Overton-on-Dee butcher named Apprentice of the Year

Ben Roberts, a 30-year-old butcher from Overton-on-Dee in north Wales, has been names Wales Food and Drink Apprentice of the...

Woodland projects in England receive £6m from government
Woodland projects in England receive £6m from government

A range of woodland projects across England have received £6 million from the Trees Call to Action Fund to help...

PwC to review DAERA’s handling of whistleblower vet’s concerns
PwC to review DAERA’s handling of whistleblower vet’s concerns

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has been appointed to carry out an external and independent review of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural...

Pesticide users: Deadline to register details approaching
Pesticide users: Deadline to register details approaching

Farmers that use professional Plant Protection Products (PPPs) and adjuvants are being reminded that the deadline to register their details...

Calls for Scottish gov to bring forward support payments
Calls for Scottish gov to bring forward support payments

A number of agricultural and rural organisations in Scotland have written, signed and sent a letter to government, calling for...

TB: RSPCA calls for cattle vaccination, not just badgers
TB: RSPCA calls for cattle vaccination, not just badgers

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is calling on government to place focus on cattle-based...

Five nature-recovery projects spanning 100,000ha launched
Five nature-recovery projects spanning 100,000ha launched

Five nature-recovery projects spanning nearly 100,000ha across the West Midlands, Cambridgeshire, the Peak District, Norfolk and Somerset have been announced...

Genetic Technology Bill ‘serious step back’ for animal welfare – RSPCA
Genetic Technology Bill ‘serious step back’ for animal welfare – RSPCA

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has said that the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill...

Welsh petition to stop purchase of farmland for tree planting
Welsh petition to stop purchase of farmland for tree planting

The Countryside Alliance has today (Wednesday, May 25) launched a petition calling on the Welsh Government and Natural Resources Wales...

Genetic Technology Bill welcomed by CLA and NFU
Genetic Technology Bill welcomed by CLA and NFU

Today’s announcement of the Genetic Technology Bill from the government is good news for the agricultural sector, environmentalists and consumers,...

UK red-meat exporters visit the Philippines with AHDB
UK red-meat exporters visit the Philippines with AHDB

UK red meat exporters have taken part in the first Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) trade mission to Asia...

Pembrokeshire County Show returns this summer
Pembrokeshire County Show returns this summer

Pembrokeshire County Show, the largest county agricultural show in Wales, will return this summer after two years of adapted events...

Environment Minister launches new Pollinator Action Plan
Environment Minister launches new Pollinator Action Plan

Minister for the Environment, Rebecca Pow today (Monday, May 23), launched the government’s new Pollinator Action Plan (PAP) which sets...

Organisations sign new Public Engagement in Plant Health Accord
Organisations sign new Public Engagement in Plant Health Accord

A total of 29 organisations, including the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the National Farmers’ Union (NFU),...

Welsh minister visits honey producer for World Bee Day
Welsh minister visits honey producer for World Bee Day

Welsh Minister for Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths has visited an award-winning honey producer in Builth Wells to mark and celebrate...