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.

Wales: Senedd to vote on Agriculture Bill today
Wales: Senedd to vote on Agriculture Bill today

Members of the Senedd are set to vote on the Agriculture (Wales) Bill today (Tuesday, June 27) as it reaches...

Northumberland arable and livestock farm guiding at £6.75m
Northumberland arable and livestock farm guiding at £6.75m

What the agents are calling a “first-class arable and livestock farm” in Northumberland is on the market guiding at £6.75...

Scotland: More powers to land managers to cull deer
Scotland: More powers to land managers to cull deer

Land managers in Scotland have been given more power to help control the deer population, including the use of ‘night...

Scotland launches 10-year strategy for food and drink industry
Scotland launches 10-year strategy for food and drink industry

The Scottish government has launched a 10-year strategy for the food and drink industry which aims to increase turnover by...

Weekend heat-health alert for 7 regions in England
Weekend heat-health alert for 7 regions in England

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and the Met Office have issued a heat-health alert for seven regions in England...

Agri-sector employers named for failing to pay minimum wage
Agri-sector employers named for failing to pay minimum wage

Avondale Foods and Arla Foods are among 202 companies that have been named for not paying staff minimum wage. Avondale...

SFI 2023 accepting applications from August
SFI 2023 accepting applications from August

The government will start accepting applications for what it has called the “new and improved” Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) in...

NFU Cymru outlines policy priorities for young farmers
NFU Cymru outlines policy priorities for young farmers

The Welsh branch of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has launched a report outlining its policy priorities for young farmers...

Grocery inflation eases but consumers remain concerned
Grocery inflation eases but consumers remain concerned

UK grocery inflation has fallen to its lowest level since 2022, the latest data from Kantar shows. It now stands...

Bracken control: Asulam approved for use in England
Bracken control: Asulam approved for use in England

The herbicide asulox (asulam) has been approved via Emergency Authorisation for bracken control in England in 2023. Application of the...

New funding to help farmers invest in nature recovery projects
New funding to help farmers invest in nature recovery projects

Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey is expected to announce additional funding to help farmers access private investment to drive nature recovery...

364ac Northumberland farm on market for £1.2m
364ac Northumberland farm on market for £1.2m

Birdhope Farm, extending to around 364.32ac (147.44ha) in the heart of Northumberland National Park, is coming to market for offers...

Sustainable agriculture and food security central to G20 meeting
Sustainable agriculture and food security central to G20 meeting

Sustainable agriculture and food security were central topics during this week’s G20 Agriculture Ministerial Meeting in Hyderabad, India. Day two...

BASIS appoints Andrew Lazenby as new CEO
BASIS appoints Andrew Lazenby as new CEO

BASIS, an independent standards-setting and auditing organisation for the pesticide, fertiliser and allied industries, has appointed Andrew Lazenby as its...

Tickets now on sale for Pembrokeshire County Show
Tickets now on sale for Pembrokeshire County Show

Tickets are now on sale for this year’s Pembrokeshire County Show, which takes place on Wednesday and Thursday, August 16-17,...

Watch: Farming, friendship and foot-and-mouth in upcoming film
Watch: Farming, friendship and foot-and-mouth in upcoming film

An upcoming film tells the tale of a Devon farmer’s friendship with his local vet against the backdrop of the...

Call for Scottish govt to ‘urgently’ approve Asulox for bracken
Call for Scottish govt to ‘urgently’ approve Asulox for bracken

Scottish farming and land organisations are calling on the Scottish government to urgently approve the chemical Asulox for bracken control....

Benefits of slaughterhouse CCTV ‘outweigh’ the costs – review
Benefits of slaughterhouse CCTV ‘outweigh’ the costs – review

The additional costs associated with mandatory CCTV in slaughterhouses “outweigh the benefits to animal welfare”, a government report has found....