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.

COP26: UK joins new sustainability standards board
COP26: UK joins new sustainability standards board

The government, along with 36 international partners from six continents, has welcomed and joined a newly established International Sustainability Standards...

Police appeal for 26 stolen ewes in Devon
Police appeal for 26 stolen ewes in Devon

Police are appealing for witnesses regarding 26 ewes that were stolen from a field in Devon sometime between Wednesday, October...

COP26: 10 leading ag companies commit to ‘shared efforts’ on climate change
COP26: 10 leading ag companies commit to ‘shared efforts’ on climate change

Ten leading agricultural commodity companies have come together to issue a joint statement recognising their mutual responsibility in addressing climate...

Red meat exports to US reach £19 million in first year post-ban
Red meat exports to US reach £19 million in first year post-ban

Red meat exports from the UK to the US in the first eight months of this year have reached £19...

Avian flu in poultry and wild birds in northeast Wales
Avian flu in poultry and wild birds in northeast Wales

The presence of avian influenza H5N1 (avian flu) in poultry and wild birds at a premises in northeast Wales has...

COP26: Over 100 leaders commit to end deforestation by 2030
COP26: Over 100 leaders commit to end deforestation by 2030

More than 100 leaders have committed to halt and reverse forest loss and land degradation by 2030, at day one...

Advice for rural dog owners during Gundog Theft Awareness Week
Advice for rural dog owners during Gundog Theft Awareness Week

Yesterday (Sunday, October 31) marked the beginning of Gundog Theft Awareness Week 2021. Theft of working dogs continues to be...

Durham barn fire believed to have been deliberate
Durham barn fire believed to have been deliberate

Fire services in Durham are appealing for information after attending a farm fire that they believed to have been started...

New £6 million fund aims to increase woodland cover and create jobs
New £6 million fund aims to increase woodland cover and create jobs

A new fund of £6 million that aims to create jobs, improve access to nature across the country and increase...

Flood warnings for parts of England over the weekend
Flood warnings for parts of England over the weekend

Large parts of England should be on alert for potential flooding this weekend, the Environment Agency has warned. From midday...

BVA calls for ‘One Health approach’ in COP26 wish list
BVA calls for ‘One Health approach’ in COP26 wish list

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has called for a ‘One Health approach’ in its ‘wish list’ for COP26, taking place...

Father and son jailed for ‘shocking’ animal cruelty on Cornwall farm
Father and son jailed for ‘shocking’ animal cruelty on Cornwall farm

A father and son operating a smallholding in Cornwall have been sent to prison for 19 weeks and banned from...

Veterinary Products Committee looking for 7 new members
Veterinary Products Committee looking for 7 new members

The Veterinary Products Committee (VPC) is looking to appoint seven new members across multiple specialist areas. Each member receives £148...

Animal rights activists scale Defra building calling for ‘plant-based future’
Animal rights activists scale Defra building calling for ‘plant-based future’

Animal rights activists have scaled the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) building in London, advocating for government to...

2021 British Farming Awards winners
2021 British Farming Awards winners

The winners of the 2021 British Farming Awards were announced last week on Thursday, October 21, at an event hosted...

NVZ regulations will undermine milk production and dairy industry – FUW
NVZ regulations will undermine milk production and dairy industry – FUW

Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) chairman Dei Davies has said that the current Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZ) regulations will “severely undermine”...

UK-NZ free trade deal: How it affects the agricultural community
UK-NZ free trade deal: How it affects the agricultural community

Following 16 months of negotiations, the Prime Ministers of the UK and New Zealand – Boris Johnson and Jacinda Ardern...

New Trade and Agriculture Commission chair appointed
New Trade and Agriculture Commission chair appointed

International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan has appointed Professor Lorand Bartels as the new chair of the Trade and Agriculture Commission...