Rachel Martin

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Rachel Martin specialises in writing about agri-business, food production and dairying. Previously she worked as a business reporter at one of Northern Ireland’s biggest daily newspapers. In 2017, she was named one of IFAJ's 10 Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism. She is currently secretary of the Guild of Agricultural Journalists in Northern Ireland. When she’s not writing, Rachel can usually be found in the milking parlour at home in Co. Down with her family's 130 cows.

Carlisle farm partnership fined £100,000 after worker’s death
Carlisle farm partnership fined £100,000 after worker’s death

An English farm partnership has been fined £100,000 after an employee was struck by a tractor, sustaining fatal head injuries....

JCB’s poppy digger raises £25,000 for centenary appeal
JCB’s poppy digger raises £25,000 for centenary appeal

A one of a kind poppy-liveried mini excavator donated by JCB raised more than £25,000 to support veterans when it...

Call for voluntary dairy codes to be made statutory
Call for voluntary dairy codes to be made statutory

NFU Cymru has said it is time producers and processors worked together to create a set of statutory dairy codes...

Sector breakdown: How the extreme weather of 2018 made its mark on red meat
Sector breakdown: How the extreme weather of 2018 made its mark on red meat

The extreme weather of 2018 has made its mark on pork, beef and lamb production, according to AHDB’s latest Red...

AHDB meat subisdiary sale to complete in the ‘next few months’
AHDB meat subisdiary sale to complete in the ‘next few months’

The sale of AHDB’s commercial subsidiary Meat and Livestock Commercial Services Limited (MLCSL) to Hallmark Veterinary Compliance Services is hoped...

Farming and environmental groups unite on farm funding message
Farming and environmental groups unite on farm funding message

Farmers, landowners and environmental groups are bringing a united message to Parliament today (October 30) calling for the Government to...

Budget: Some carrots for the countryside but no clarity for farmers
Budget: Some carrots for the countryside but no clarity for farmers

In his last Budget before Brexit, Chancellor Philip Hammond offered some financial carrots for the countryside – but offered no...

Cross-border slaughter costs Scotland £2 million in ‘lost levy’ – QMS tells Commons
Cross-border slaughter costs Scotland £2 million in ‘lost levy’ – QMS tells Commons

Levy redistribution was a major topic of concern raised by Scotland’s red meat industry during a discussion on the UK Government’s...

Star students see off popular agriculture lecturer
Star students see off popular agriculture lecturer

A large group of distinguished graduates – including world champions, Olympians and company directors – have celebrated the career of...

Sector action leads to breakthrough in fight against sheep dip disposal fees
Sector action leads to breakthrough in fight against sheep dip disposal fees

Work by sheep industry stakeholders in response to an exponential rise in dip disposal licence fees in England has resulted...

NSA chairman to host sheep event in 2019
NSA chairman to host sheep event in 2019

The nights may be drawing in and a familiar chill returning to early mornings but thoughts at National Sheep Association...

Vets urged to tackle extreme conformation across all species
Vets urged to tackle extreme conformation across all species

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has unveiled a new set of guiding principles to tackle the health impacts of extreme...

Farmers wanted for progressive groups
Farmers wanted for progressive groups

Recruitment has started for the next two groups of forward-thinking English beef and lamb farmers to be part of AHDB...

Next round of ‘Meat the Market’ events announced
Next round of ‘Meat the Market’ events announced

Sheep and beef farmers around Scotland are invited to attend a series of three meetings to help them boost their...

European pig prices down 7% as global factors rock the market
European pig prices down 7% as global factors rock the market

The current state of the pig meat market highlighted in the latest market commentary from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) shows...

‘FaceTime a Farmer’ wins 2-year sponsorship deal
‘FaceTime a Farmer’ wins 2-year sponsorship deal

FaceTime a Farmer – an innovative project connecting school children with real commercial farmers – has won its one of...

BASF increases sales but sees earnings drop 14% on same quarter in 2017
BASF increases sales but sees earnings drop 14% on same quarter in 2017

Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) dived by 14% at BASF year-on-year last quarter despite an 8% rise in revenue....

Autumn light spot leaf forecast for GB unveiled
Autumn light spot leaf forecast for GB unveiled

The autumn light leaf spot preliminary forecast, published this week, shows that this year the disease risk to winter oilseed...