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.

NI minister reminds pig farmers of ASF risk
NI minister reminds pig farmers of ASF risk

Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots is reminding pig owners about the risk of African Swine Fever (ASF) following a...

Suspected hare coursing: Six arrested after high-speed chase
Suspected hare coursing: Six arrested after high-speed chase

Six men have been arrested on suspicion of hare coursing following a high-speed car chase with Wiltshire police in the...

Welsh companies to showcase food and drink at Gulfood
Welsh companies to showcase food and drink at Gulfood

Eight companies from Wales will be showcasing their products at Gulfood 2022, one of the world’s largest annual food and...

Quality Meat Scotland appoints new chief executive
Quality Meat Scotland appoints new chief executive

Sarah Millar has been appointed as the new chief executive of Quality Meat Scotland (QMS). She will be leaving her...

Scottish short-term lets legislation a ‘setback’ to rural businesses
Scottish short-term lets legislation a ‘setback’ to rural businesses

New legislation laid before the Scottish Parliament regarding short-term lets in Scotland is a setback for rural businesses already damaged...

More cases of Phytophthora pluvialis confirmed in Wales
More cases of Phytophthora pluvialis confirmed in Wales

New cases of the tree disease Phytophthora pluvialis have been confirmed in Talybont-on-Ust, Mynydd Du and Radnor. P. pluvialis was...

Pig Hardship Scheme opens for Scottish farmers
Pig Hardship Scheme opens for Scottish farmers

The extended Pig Hardship Scheme for Scottish farmers impacted by the temporary closure of Brechin abattoir last year due to...

New working group launched to support tenant farmers
New working group launched to support tenant farmers

Environment Secretary George Eustice has today (Friday, January 28) announced a new working group dedicated to looking at how tenant...

Silage wrap to be exempt from proposed plastic tax
Silage wrap to be exempt from proposed plastic tax

Plastic film, used by many farmers and crofters to produce silage bales, is to be exempt from the proposed plastic...

Nominations open for NFU Poultry Board
Nominations open for NFU Poultry Board

Nominations for those who wish to sit on the national poultry board of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) to actively...

Spring Farm Machinery shows return for 2022
Spring Farm Machinery shows return for 2022

The AJS Spring Farm Machinery Shows are returning to the agricultural show calendar this year, for the first time since...

Agriculture Partnership launched to tackle UK-wide issues
Agriculture Partnership launched to tackle UK-wide issues

The government has today (Thursday, January 27) launched the UK Agriculture Partnership (UKAP), a new forum which will bring together...

Calls to remove silage wrap from proposed plastic tax
Calls to remove silage wrap from proposed plastic tax

The National Sheep Association (NSA) is calling on Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to remove silage wrap from the...

New CAFRE Technology Demonstration Farm selected
New CAFRE Technology Demonstration Farm selected

Sheep farmer Clement Lynch’s 525-ewe farm has been selected as the newest College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE)...

Farmers and landowners encouraged to Put Down Roots
Farmers and landowners encouraged to Put Down Roots

A new drive to encourage farmers and landowners across England to plant and manage more trees has been launched today...

Rugby legend kicks-off Porc from Wales Week
Rugby legend kicks-off Porc from Wales Week

Rugby legend Scott Quinell is kicking-off this year’s Porc from Wales Week with a cooking masterclass from Hang Fire Southern...

Staffordshire farmer fined for animal neglect
Staffordshire farmer fined for animal neglect

A livestock farmer from Staffordshire Moorlands has been fined a total of £1250 and given a 12-month community order for...

Bird flu outbreak in Cheshire East
Bird flu outbreak in Cheshire East

Bird flu (avian influenza) has been confirmed on a commercial poultry farm in Warmingham, Chesire East, the Department for Environment,...