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.

West Wales farmer and entrepreneur wins award for services to agriculture
West Wales farmer and entrepreneur wins award for services to agriculture

A West Wales farmer and entrepreneur has been recognised for his services to agriculture with the Farmers’ Union of Wales...

Union warns hard Brexit could hit industry exports as hard as Foot and Mouth
Union warns hard Brexit could hit industry exports as hard as Foot and Mouth

In a meeting with Cabinet Secretary Lesley Griffiths, members of the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) have stressed the need for...

New national competition shows even the best can improve their sheep shearing skills
New national competition shows even the best can improve their sheep shearing skills

Young Farmers have developed skills in sheep shearing as part of a new competition run by the National Federation of...

NFU calls agricultural drought summit as heatwave bites
NFU calls agricultural drought summit as heatwave bites

The NFU is seeking urgent action to address the crippling impact of the dry, hot weather on farms across the...

£88,000 prize fund set for Scotland’s largest two-day agricultural show
£88,000 prize fund set for Scotland’s largest two-day agricultural show

The countdown is on for Scotland’s largest two-day agricultural show. Attracting around 30,000 visitors annually, Turriff Show is set to...

Ammonia guideline cheat sheet: What you need to know
Ammonia guideline cheat sheet: What you need to know

The Government has launched a Code of Good Agricultural Practice for reducing farm ammonia emissions today. The code is not a...

International Farm Youth Exchange delegates’ diamond gathering at Greenmount
International Farm Youth Exchange delegates’ diamond gathering at Greenmount

More than 200 former International Farm Youth Exchange (IFYE) students are gathering in Northern Ireland this week. The diamond anniversary...

Sheep worrying: Under-reporting only allows it to be brushed under the carpet
Sheep worrying: Under-reporting only allows it to be brushed under the carpet

Police and sheep industry leaders have raised concerns that many UK sheep worrying incidents are not being reported, masking the...

Defra to invest £3 million in tackling ammonia emissions from farming
Defra to invest £3 million in tackling ammonia emissions from farming

The Government has published a new guide today setting out the steps farmers, advisors and contractors can take to reduce ammonia...

Countryside Alliance weighs in on firearm licencing medical review
Countryside Alliance weighs in on firearm licencing medical review

The Countryside Alliance has submitted a dossier of evidence to the Home Office on the medical procedures associated with firearms...

BVA raises welfare concerns for badgers trapped in cages during heatwave
BVA raises welfare concerns for badgers trapped in cages during heatwave

A professional body representing 17,000 British vets has voiced concerns for the welfare of badgers who may be trapped in cages...

Welsh unions meet Theresa May…here’s what they had to say
Welsh unions meet Theresa May…here’s what they had to say

The two major Welsh farming unions met with Prime Minister Theresa May on the last day of the 2018 Royal...

British agriculture leaders honoured by the Royal Agricultural University
British agriculture leaders honoured by the Royal Agricultural University

Former National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Meurig Raymond; chief executive of Linking Environment and Farming (LEAF) Caroline Drummond; and business...

Farming TV presenter honoured for services to agriculture
Farming TV presenter honoured for services to agriculture

Well-known Welsh TV presenter and farming stalwart Alun Edwards has been recognised for his tremendous dedication to the farming industry...

Anonymous survey asks farmers for their views on NIEA
Anonymous survey asks farmers for their views on NIEA

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has launched an anonymous survey asking farmers to put forward their views on Northern Ireland’s...

Farming firm fined £6,000 after ‘serious’ threshing machine incident
Farming firm fined £6,000 after ‘serious’ threshing machine incident

Devon firm Dullam & Co. (Farmers) has been fined today after a worker was dragged into a reed threshing machine....

Goat farmer crowned Wales Woman Farmer of the Year
Goat farmer crowned Wales Woman Farmer of the Year

Jess Yeomans, a goat farmer from Llanvetherine near Abergavenny in Monmouthshire, has today (Thursday, July 26) been announced as Wales...

£45 million to be invested in boosting rural broadband
£45 million to be invested in boosting rural broadband

Rural businesses and communities are set to benefit from improved broadband access as part of a £45 million boost by...