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.

Dairy Day launch: What’s new for 2018?
Dairy Day launch: What’s new for 2018?

Returning for its fifth year, UK Dairy Day will fill the town of Telford on Wednesday, September 12, when it opens...

Safety chief pens open letter urging farmers to think ‘SAFE’
Safety chief pens open letter urging farmers to think ‘SAFE’

The head of Northern Ireland’s Health and Safety Executive, Keith Morrison, has penned an open letter urging farmers to take...

5 things you should think about every time you jump on the quad
5 things you should think about every time you jump on the quad

This Farm Safety Week farmers are being asked to take a few minutes to consider how to make their workplace...

Britain’s biggest dairy firm warns of ‘dairy dilemma’ post-Brexit
Britain’s biggest dairy firm warns of ‘dairy dilemma’ post-Brexit

Pan-European dairy cooperative Arla Foods says border breakdown could leave UK consumers with less choice and higher prices. Arla Foods...

‘Trailblazing’ agri-robotics trial launched in Lincolnshire
‘Trailblazing’ agri-robotics trial launched in Lincolnshire

An international agri-robotics project based in Lincoln, which has been described by the Government as ‘trailblazing’, is set to revolutionise...

How agronomists are helping water companies plan ahead
How agronomists are helping water companies plan ahead

Water companies are calling for more agronomists’ support on the back of the success of the metaldehyde campaign ‘Get Pelletwise!’...

Farm Safety Week: Lanark woman left with broken bones after farm quad accident
Farm Safety Week: Lanark woman left with broken bones after farm quad accident

Quad bikes can be a useful piece of equipment on any farm, but when not used properly or with the...

29 farm workers killed on the job over last year
29 farm workers killed on the job over last year

A total of 33 fatal injuries – including 29 farm worker deaths – were recorded on British farms over the...

JLS star lends backing to Farm Safety Week campaign
JLS star lends backing to Farm Safety Week campaign

Former JLS star turned farmer JB Gill who now runs his own farm rearing pigs, turkeys and chickens near Kent,...

Mother speaks out about tragic farm accident to help others recognise the risks
Mother speaks out about tragic farm accident to help others recognise the risks

At three years old, Linzi Nelson’s son, Stuart, had his life cut short in a tragic accident on their family...

£4.5 million Crown Estate investment to support Scottish farm tenants
£4.5 million Crown Estate investment to support Scottish farm tenants

Crown Estate Scotland is investing £4.5 million over two years in a range of activity on its four rural estates,...

Near-miss tractor cam footage watched more than a million times in just 2 days
Near-miss tractor cam footage watched more than a million times in just 2 days

Machinery drivers have taken to social media asking motorists to take extra care around tractors in light of a dashcam compilation...

First ever Louise Hartley Award winner to tour West Wales
First ever Louise Hartley Award winner to tour West Wales

Holstein Young Breeders (HYB) is thrilled to be sending one of its members to West Wales for a dairy trip...

Farmers urged to plan ahead to meet impending ammonia regulations
Farmers urged to plan ahead to meet impending ammonia regulations

With ammonia regulations set to be enforced from as early as 2020, dairy and beef farmers are being encouraged to...

Farm Safety Week: How to plan a safe school visit
Farm Safety Week: How to plan a safe school visit

Farms and crofts can often be dangerous places for children but, according to the Royal Highland Education Trust (RHET), with...

3 weeks without rain: How tech is helping one Perthshire potato farmer hold up
3 weeks without rain: How tech is helping one Perthshire potato farmer hold up

After three weeks without rainfall, AHDB’s Strategic Potato (SPot) Farm Scotland Open Day took place on the light loams of...

15 people treated after tractor-drawn tanker crashes into bus
15 people treated after tractor-drawn tanker crashes into bus

Around 15 bus passengers are understood to have received medical treatment after a tractor-drawn water tanker collided with their vehicle this...

Researcher’s pictures show frightening extent of 6,400ac moor fire
Researcher’s pictures show frightening extent of 6,400ac moor fire

Pictures taken by a scientist on board a research aircraft show the full extent of the devastation caused by the...