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.

Straw and feed: Buyers urged to plan ahead, look at alternatives and collaborate
Straw and feed: Buyers urged to plan ahead, look at alternatives and collaborate

Straw and feed buyers, as well as those who grow for them, have been urged to plan ahead, look at alternatives...

Hitting 19,000L with robots at Holstein Premier Herd Open Day
Hitting 19,000L with robots at Holstein Premier Herd Open Day

More than 450 people descended on Boclair Holsteins for the Holstein UK Premier Herd Open Day earlier this summer. The...

Top young shepherds prepare to compete at NSA Sheep Event 2018
Top young shepherds prepare to compete at NSA Sheep Event 2018

With less than a week to go until the flagship event of the National Sheep Association (NSA), Sheep Event 2018,...

RCVS publishes report of 2017 achievements and spending
RCVS publishes report of 2017 achievements and spending

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has published its annual report and financial statements for 2017, itemising its major achievements over...

Red Diesel under scrutiny as MPs seek ‘cleaner alternatives’
Red Diesel under scrutiny as MPs seek ‘cleaner alternatives’

Representatives from the aviation, shipping, haulage and construction industries met with Environment Minister Therese Coffey and Treasury Minister Robert Jenrick...

‘We all want prescriptions but farming is about flexibility’
‘We all want prescriptions but farming is about flexibility’

A Somerset ‘min-till’ cereal farm is the latest to join the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) monitor farm programme....

British sheep industry aiming to be ‘best in the world’ for health and welfare
British sheep industry aiming to be ‘best in the world’ for health and welfare

Becoming the best sheep industry internationally for health and welfare is set to be the focus of the Sheep Health...

British food producers score in this year’s World Cup as BBQ meat sales soar
British food producers score in this year’s World Cup as BBQ meat sales soar

Sales of meat, strawberries, beer and salad are up as Brits turn the summer into a huge nationwide World Cup...

‘Cautious welcome’ for House of Commons report on Welsh agriculture post-Brexit
‘Cautious welcome’ for House of Commons report on Welsh agriculture post-Brexit

A report issued by the House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee ‘Brexit: priorities for Welsh agriculture’ has been “cautiously welcomed”...

Technology and on-farm efficiency to be discussed at Scottish Monitor Farm event
Technology and on-farm efficiency to be discussed at Scottish Monitor Farm event

The next Nithsdale Monitor Farm meeting on Thursday, July 19 is set to focus on how technology can be used...

Scottish farmers urged to apply for dispensation ahead of harvest
Scottish farmers urged to apply for dispensation ahead of harvest

Nation Farmers Union Scotland (NFUS) is reminding farmers and crofters to apply to Police Scotland for an agricultural dispensation for...

Farming and Halal sector urged to learn to get along
Farming and Halal sector urged to learn to get along

The farming industry and the halal sector are being urged to forge better relationships as the Muslim population, and demand...

Massey Ferguson holds first rural youth farm safety workshop
Massey Ferguson holds first rural youth farm safety workshop

Massey Ferguson recently held its first ever farm machinery safety workshop with members of Wales YFC. Eryri and Ynys Mon YFC...

‘Organic sector needs to rethink how it engages with farmers’
‘Organic sector needs to rethink how it engages with farmers’

The British organic sector needs to change the way it engages with farmers, consumers and policymakers if the huge opportunities...

NFU and Crimestoppers launch new Rural Crime Reporting Line
NFU and Crimestoppers launch new Rural Crime Reporting Line

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has today launched a new service for farmers and the public to give information anonymously...

North-East and Scotland top CAAV exams
North-East and Scotland top CAAV exams

A farmer’s son from Durham has topped the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers’ (CAAV) exams, earning him the prestigious RASE...

How can we bring value in beef back to the producer?
How can we bring value in beef back to the producer?

If there was an easy to make money in the beef industry everyone would do it, right? But could there...

NFU launches ‘Fodder Bank’ as feed stocks tighten across the country
NFU launches ‘Fodder Bank’ as feed stocks tighten across the country

As the heatwave continues, and many farmers turn to silage and increased meal to feed their herds and flocks, the...