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.

Industry leaders to front Beyond Brexit conference
Industry leaders to front Beyond Brexit conference

A strong line-up of leaders from Scotland’s food and drink industry are set to speak at a high-profile industry Brexit...

Future of AHDB up for discussion as consultation opens
Future of AHDB up for discussion as consultation opens

The Government has launched a consultation for views on the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). Officials are particularly keen...

15 new positions at APHA Brexit-linked
15 new positions at APHA Brexit-linked

15 new positions advertised at the Government’s Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) are all understood to be Brexit-linked, AgriLand can...

Arla to build new €36 million whey innovation centre
Arla to build new €36 million whey innovation centre

European farmer-owned co-operative Arla Foods has announced plans to build a new €36 million whey innovation centre in Denmark. Part...

Record gimmer average at English National Texel Sale
Record gimmer average at English National Texel Sale

Gimmers hit a new centre record average of £1,327.03 at the English National Texel Sale, Worcester, with a joint centre...

EU pig prices: Germany strengthens, while the UK slips
EU pig prices: Germany strengthens, while the UK slips

August has been a “month of two halves” for the EU average pig prices, pork industry analysts have said. At...

Full results: Wheat yields dip below 5-year average
Full results: Wheat yields dip below 5-year average

Full results for the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) winter wheat trial sites show 2018 yields dipped by more...

Prime lamb: Supplies remain ‘tight’ and prices ‘firm’
Prime lamb: Supplies remain ‘tight’ and prices ‘firm’

The importance of religious festivals to Scottish lamb producers has been evident in the marketplace this month. Prime lamb prices...

125,000gns bid takes Lanark top call as average rises 26%
125,000gns bid takes Lanark top call as average rises 26%

The season-opening Scottish National Texel Sale, Lanark, saw a six-figure top call for a ram lamb from Myfyr Evans’ Rhaeadr...

First Milk announces September milk price boost
First Milk announces September milk price boost

First Milk’s 800 suppliers will welcome news the board has decided to up its September milk price by 0.5p/L. The...

New panel members sought to support AHDB Horticulture
New panel members sought to support AHDB Horticulture

Horticultural growers are being sought to join the specialist advisory crop panels that support and shape the decisions made by...

Arla takes unprecedented step to pay out entire 2018 profits
Arla takes unprecedented step to pay out entire 2018 profits

Directors of Arla have proposed to pay out the firm’s entire 2018 net profit to the firm’s farmer-owners in a...

English Total Farm Income up 41% in 2017
English Total Farm Income up 41% in 2017

Total Income from Farming (TIFF) in England increased by 41% last year compared to 2016. It brings the amount earned...

UK half-year egg sales up by 187 million
UK half-year egg sales up by 187 million

British Lion eggs are in good health, with the latest figures showing sales continuing to rise for the 12th year...

Meet the mini monster tank tackling Scotland’s gorse fires
Meet the mini monster tank tackling Scotland’s gorse fires

He might only be a volunteer, but armed with his remote control ‘tank’, Cameron McCrae is the latest crucial addition...

Search is on for Welsh Dairy Stockman of the Year
Search is on for Welsh Dairy Stockman of the Year

Nation Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru and NFU Mutual have once again launched the search for the Dairy Stockman of the...

Arla’s UK income hits £961 million
Arla’s UK income hits £961 million

Arla Foods’ UK arm has seen its revenue grow by 2.3% in the first half of 2018 with a net...

2 stolen tractors found 26 miles away with false plates
2 stolen tractors found 26 miles away with false plates

Two stolen tractors worth more than £200,000 have been found with false number plates 26 miles away from the Chorley farm...