Rachel Martin

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Senior Northern Correspondent

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.

FFA: Firm date needed for TB action

N.Ireland

FFA: Firm date needed for TB action

Farmers For Action has written to Northern Ireland's Agriculture Minister calling for a firm date for when the region's bovine...
Libby Clarke awarded prestigious President’s Plate

N.Ireland

Libby Clarke awarded prestigious President’s Plate

Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) stalwart Libby Clarke has been presented with one of the organisation's highest honours. The prestigious...
Agriculture Committee lays out key findings of Independent Panel review

N.Ireland

Agriculture Committee lays out key findings of Independent Panel review

Northern Ireland's Agriculture Committee has passed on the findings of its review of the Independent Panel process to the Minister...
NI Air Ambulance secures extra £1 million funding as callouts increase 20%

N.Ireland

NI Air Ambulance secures extra £1 million funding as callouts increase 20%

Northern Ireland’s Health Minister Robin Swann has announced £1 million of new funding for the region’s air ambulance. It comes...
New bird flu cases in Britain as Housing Order set to end

N.Ireland

New bird flu cases in Britain as Housing Order set to end

Cases of H5N8 avian influenza have been detected in broiler chickens at a commercial premises near Uttoxeter, east Staffordshire, England,...
Novel TB and Johne’s test secures £2.3 million funding for full validation

Agri-Business

Novel TB and Johne’s test secures £2.3 million funding for full validation

A novel bovine TB and Johne’s test, which boasts quicker and more accurate results, has secured £2.3 million funding for full World...
RUAS announces £1 million losses in one of the ‘most turbulent years’ in society history

Agri-Business

RUAS announces £1 million losses in one of the ‘most turbulent years’ in society history

The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) has announced losses of almost £1 million at its Annual Meeting held today (Friday, March...
NI’s independent Environmental Protection Agency stalled until next mandate

Environment

NI’s independent Environmental Protection Agency stalled until next mandate

Plans for an independent Environment Protection Agency in Northern Ireland have been put on the back burner until the next...
French farmers take to the streets of Clermont Ferrand to protest ‘fertiliser tax’

Environment

French farmers take to the streets of Clermont Ferrand to protest ‘fertiliser tax’

As many as 2,000 French farmers have taken to the streets of Clermont Ferrand in protest over new legislation to...
Expansive soil benchmarking project to be rolled out across NI

Environment

Expansive soil benchmarking project to be rolled out across NI

An innovative soil sampling pilot incorporating LiDAR data is likely to be extended across the whole of Northern Ireland to...
Northern Ireland’s new ammonia action plan to focus on actions that will achieve the most quickest

Agri-Business

Northern Ireland’s new ammonia action plan to focus on actions that will achieve the most quickest

A document outlining key measures to tackle ammonia, which is likely to change the shape of Northern Irish farming, is...
Irish Beef PGI: Northern farmers advised to be ‘very vigilant’ to ensure NI is included

Beef

Irish Beef PGI: Northern farmers advised to be ‘very vigilant’ to ensure NI is included

Northern farmers will need to be vigilant that promised changes to the Republic’s PGI status for Irish Grass Fed Beef...
Agriculture Minister intervenes after officials defy orders to halt border staff recruitment

Agri-Business

Agriculture Minister intervenes after officials defy orders to halt border staff recruitment

Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has once again halted the recruitment of border control point staff after it emerged...
Mixed origin milk: EU definitely won’t push for all-island milk to be included if it’s not asked

Agri-Business

Mixed origin milk: EU definitely won’t push for all-island milk to be included if it’s not asked

Issues with mixed origin milk remains a thorn in the side of the cross-border food industry, but are likely to...
2017 floods: Hints help could be on the way as Poots visits farms

N.Ireland

2017 floods: Hints help could be on the way as Poots visits farms

Hints have been dropped that financial support could soon be on the way for farmers in the north-west whose farms...
NI to establish 2 arable Technology Demonstration Farms

Arable

NI to establish 2 arable Technology Demonstration Farms

The hunt is on for two new arable Technology Demonstration Farms in Northern Ireland. The region’s demonstration farm network is...
Discussions start at Stormont over NI’s 2 proposed environmental bills

Environment

Discussions start at Stormont over NI’s 2 proposed environmental bills

Discussions have started in Stormont over two potentially competing environmental bills setting out targets for greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Northern...
YFCU AGM: Who’s in the running for this year’s top jobs?

N.Ireland

YFCU AGM: Who’s in the running for this year’s top jobs?

Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) members are in for an exciting AGM next month. With Zita McNaugher reaching the...
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