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.

Countryfile presenter headlining Taste of Wales next month
Countryfile presenter headlining Taste of Wales next month

Wales’ largest international food and drink event, BlasCymru (Taste of Wales), is set to return next month, on October 27...

Agri-EPI appoints Dr. Trisha Toop as new chief technical officer
Agri-EPI appoints Dr. Trisha Toop as new chief technical officer

Agri-EPI has today, Wednesday, September 29, announced the appointment of its new chief technical officer, Dr. Trish Toop. Dr. Toop...

Future regulation of gene editing an important ‘first step’ says NFU
Future regulation of gene editing an important ‘first step’ says NFU

National Farmers’ Union (NFU) vice president Tom Bradshaw has called yesterday’s government announcement regarding the future regulation of gene editing...

Tractor ‘100% destroyed’ in Dorset fire
Tractor ‘100% destroyed’ in Dorset fire

A tractor was ‘100% destroyed’ in a recent fire in Dorset, fire and rescue services have confirmed. Dorset fire and...

NFU’s Harvest Live to teach 50,000 kids about British food
NFU’s Harvest Live to teach 50,000 kids about British food

More than 50,000 primary school students will take part in the National Farmers’ Union’s (NFU’s) Harvest Live festival this week,...

Agri-tech Excellence Awards 2021: Shortlisted companies
Agri-tech Excellence Awards 2021: Shortlisted companies

Eleven companies have been shortlisted for the 2021 Agri-tech Excellence Awards, with the winner due to be announced at Agri-EPI conference’s annual...

Government to issue short-term visas for poultry workers for Christmas
Government to issue short-term visas for poultry workers for Christmas

Up to 5,000 temporary visas will be made available for poultry workers to travel and work in the UK just...

Labour shortage: Will we have enough Xmas trees this year?
Labour shortage: Will we have enough Xmas trees this year?

A UK Christmas tree retailer has warned of a potential shortage of real trees this year, due to the on-going...

21-year-old farm worker killed in Scotland quad incident
21-year-old farm worker killed in Scotland quad incident

A 21-year-old woman has died in a quad bike accident on a farm in Castle Douglas, Scotland. The incident happened...

3 HGV tractor/trailers steal £280,000 of blue WKD in Scotland
3 HGV tractor/trailers steal £280,000 of blue WKD in Scotland

Police in Scotland are appealing for any information on a recent break-in, whereby three tractor units are believed to have...

Food and farming orgs ask PM to solve labour shortage ‘with urgency’
Food and farming orgs ask PM to solve labour shortage ‘with urgency’

Twelve of the UK’s food and farming organisations have called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to solve the current labour...

Telehandler fire tackled on farm in Devon
Telehandler fire tackled on farm in Devon

Firefighters in Devon were called to a farm last Friday, September 17, after a telehandler caught fire in the middle...

New one-year sugar beet contract agreed for 2022
New one-year sugar beet contract agreed for 2022

National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Sugar and British Sugar have today (Wednesday, September 22) announced a new one-year sugar beet contract...

Unauthorised animal medicine heading for London seized
Unauthorised animal medicine heading for London seized

A parcel containing unauthorised animal medicine heading for London has been seized, the Veterinary Medicines Directorate has said. The parcel...

Methane-eliminating ag-tech company receives £7 million in funding
Methane-eliminating ag-tech company receives £7 million in funding

N2 Applied, an agricultural technology business that converts animal manure into sustainable fertiliser while trapping gases, has received £7 million...

18 celebs call for animal agriculture to be on COP26 agenda
18 celebs call for animal agriculture to be on COP26 agenda

“We call on you, RT Hon Alok Sharma MP, and the UNFCCC to formally and publicly recognise the role of...

Oxford Farming Conference 2022: Speakers and events announced
Oxford Farming Conference 2022: Speakers and events announced

The Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) has launched its programme for the 2022 event, which is set to return to Oxford...

Farmers’ views sought in government consultation on plant biosecurity
Farmers’ views sought in government consultation on plant biosecurity

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), Scottish and Welsh governments have today (Tuesday, September 21) launched a 10-week...