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.

Police find lamb in car alongside £10k worth of drugs
Police find lamb in car alongside £10k worth of drugs

A lamb has been found in a car alongside roughly £10,000 worth of class A drugs in Scotland. It has...

Farmer jailed for destruction of River Lugg
Farmer jailed for destruction of River Lugg

A farmer has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for destruction of 1.5km of the protected River Lugg in...

Imported meat unsuitable for sale in UK found in some stores
Imported meat unsuitable for sale in UK found in some stores

Frozen, raw, and uncooked meat products marked clearly as suitable only for sale in their originating EU country were found...

Asda starts roll out of LEAF certification on fresh produce
Asda starts roll out of LEAF certification on fresh produce

Asda has started rolling out Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF) Marque certification on its fresh produce in an effort to...

Reminder to maintain biosecurity as housing order ends
Reminder to maintain biosecurity as housing order ends

Bird keepers are being reminded to maintain strict biosecurity measures as the housing order for poultry and captive birds is...

Farmers urged to lobby MPs to tackle fake reviews online
Farmers urged to lobby MPs to tackle fake reviews online

The Countryside Alliance is urging farmers to lobby their MPs, demanding that the government protect rural businesses targeted by what...

Sheep kill up 21% on March 2022 but pig kill down
Sheep kill up 21% on March 2022 but pig kill down

The number of UK clean sheep slaughterings in March 2023 was up 21%, or 1240,000 head on the same time...

SCOPS issues high nematodirus warning
SCOPS issues high nematodirus warning

The Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) has warned that much of England, Wales, and lower-lying ground in Scotland...

Sainsbury’s becomes second supermarket to cut milk price
Sainsbury’s becomes second supermarket to cut milk price

Sainsbury’s has become the second supermarket to announce a cut to its milk price today (Thursday, April 13). It has...

Plans to develop largest publicly owned solar farm in Wales submitted
Plans to develop largest publicly owned solar farm in Wales submitted

Caerphilly County Borough Council is proposing to develop the largest publicly owned solar farm in Wales. This is the first time...

First communities to receive Frequently Flooded Allowance named
First communities to receive Frequently Flooded Allowance named

Minister with responsibility for floods, Rebecca Pow has today (Wednesday, April 5) announced the first communities to receive funding under...

Farming union presidents call for extension to ETII
Farming union presidents call for extension to ETII

Four farming union presidents have repeated calls for the UK government to extend the Energy and Trade Intensive Industry (ETII)...

Spring budget: More money to tackle ‘curse of potholes’
Spring budget: More money to tackle ‘curse of potholes’

An additional £200 million has been allocated to the UK’s pothole repair budget, bringing the total funds available to local...

Dunbia expands West Country presence with abattoir acquisition
Dunbia expands West Country presence with abattoir acquisition

Dunbia has expanded its presence in the West Country with the acquisition of a lamb processing site in Cornwall. The...

Lidl lifts fruit and veg purchase restrictions
Lidl lifts fruit and veg purchase restrictions

All product-purchase restrictions at Lidl stores will be lifted today, Agriland can confirm. Lidl was one of a number of...

Investigation underway into meat wrongly labelled as British
Investigation underway into meat wrongly labelled as British

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is investigating the supply of pre-packed sliced meat and deli products wrongly labelled as British...

Scottish govt allocates £3.8m to tackle social isolation and loneliness
Scottish govt allocates £3.8m to tackle social isolation and loneliness

The Scottish government has allocated £3.8 million to a new fund that aims to tackle social isolation and loneliness. The...

Minister visits 2 Sisters employment support hub
Minister visits 2 Sisters employment support hub

Welsh Minister for Social Justice, Jane Hutt, has visited the Employment Support Hub in Llangefni to offer help and advice...