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.

Is it legal to draw water from the source in Northern Ireland?
Is it legal to draw water from the source in Northern Ireland?

With the dry weather continuing, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has urged businesses, councils and farmers...

Sustainable soil events to demonstrate good field management
Sustainable soil events to demonstrate good field management

The Sustainable Soil Management Events are the latest in a series of Farm Family Key Skills workshops for farmers, family...

If Putin lost the presidency he’d ‘become a combine operator’
If Putin lost the presidency he’d ‘become a combine operator’

Earlier this year, President Vladimir Putin visited the Rostselmash factory in Rostov-on-Don – to see new harvesters coming off the lines....

UK farmers venture to Sweden to to learn about precision farming
UK farmers venture to Sweden to to learn about precision farming

UK farmers on a two-day study tour to Sweden found that they are ahead of the game when it comes...

Best in global biogas industry celebrated at industry awards ceremony
Best in global biogas industry celebrated at industry awards ceremony

The most exciting innovations in anaerobic digestion (AD) were celebrated in style last night at the AD and Biogas Industry...

UK farming unions give their take on Government’s Brexit white paper
UK farming unions give their take on Government’s Brexit white paper

The presidents of four of the UK’s major farming unions have came together to issue a joint statement following the...

The Dragon roars: Dairy co-op launches membership drive as sales soar
The Dragon roars: Dairy co-op launches membership drive as sales soar

A booming farmers’ dairy co-operative in Wales has launched a recruitment drive for new members to supply milk after posting...

‘Big Night with Derek Ryan’ cattle market gig to go ahead
‘Big Night with Derek Ryan’ cattle market gig to go ahead

Organisers have confirmed this weekend’s Big Night with Derek Ryan gig at Ballymena Cattle Market will still go ahead. Members...

Survey launched to reveal true extent of rural online bullying
Survey launched to reveal true extent of rural online bullying

The Countryside Alliance has launched a survey aiming to reveal the true extent of the barrage of online abuse facing...

1,600 farmers set to benefit from new multi-million pound beef deal
1,600 farmers set to benefit from new multi-million pound beef deal

The UK’s largest supermarket chain has announced a new multi-million pound British Aberdeen Angus beef deal. 1,600 British farmers are set to...

NFUS president to join panel at Stirling Brexit and farming event
NFUS president to join panel at Stirling Brexit and farming event

National Farmers’ Union Scotland (NFUS) president, Andrew McCornick, has confirmed he will take part in a seminal panel discussion on the...

Interim report proposes ‘radical changes’ to UK farming regulation
Interim report proposes ‘radical changes’ to UK farming regulation

A major simplification of the way the UK regulates farming has been proposed in an interim report published today by...

Strategic Farm water trials have ‘helped me sleep at night’
Strategic Farm water trials have ‘helped me sleep at night’

Trials on water use completed at Elveden Farms as part of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) Farm Excellence...

What’s happening at the FUW Royal Welsh Show stand this year?
What’s happening at the FUW Royal Welsh Show stand this year?

The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) is looking forward to exploring and discussing the most important issues facing the farming...

First major cross-sector review of weed control measures announced
First major cross-sector review of weed control measures announced

Two major British agricultural research organisations have issued a joint call for a review of weed control in UK cropping...

AHDB launches ‘Fight the Fluke’ campaign highlighting importance of control
AHDB launches ‘Fight the Fluke’ campaign highlighting importance of control

With farmers facing significant livestock losses from liver fluke, Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) Beef & Lamb and Moredun...

NFU Cymru to stage ‘Brexit and Our Land’ consultation briefing events
NFU Cymru to stage ‘Brexit and Our Land’ consultation briefing events

National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru is urging farmers across Wales to make their voices heard in the Welsh Government’s ‘Brexit...

Dale Farm raises June farm-gate milk price
Dale Farm raises June farm-gate milk price

The board of the UK’s largest farmer-owned dairy cooperative, Dale Farm, has agreed to increase its milk price for June...