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.

McGlone: ‘Brexiteers cannot be trusted to act for Ag’
McGlone: ‘Brexiteers cannot be trusted to act for Ag’

SDLP rural affairs spokesman Patsy McGlone MLA has said that the labour struggle that farmers could face after the UK...

Northern police officers given livestock training
Northern police officers given livestock training

Police officers in Newry and south Armagh have been given livestock training so they can become better equipped to deal...

Why meat’s packaging could be about to change
Why meat’s packaging could be about to change

Meat packaging could see big changes over the next seven years as meat processing giant ABP has vowed to cut...

Former Ulster farming president Ian Marshall to take seat in Seanad
Former Ulster farming president Ian Marshall to take seat in Seanad

Co. Armagh farmer Ian Marshall has been elected to the Irish Seanad in today’s by-election. Markethill man Marshall was put...

Former Ulster farming president Ian Marshall to take seat in Seanad
Former Ulster farming president Ian Marshall to take seat in Seanad

Co. Armagh farmer Ian Marshall has been elected to the Irish Seanad in today’s by-election. Markethill man Marshall was put...

Northern fodder prices soar as weather pressure continues
Northern fodder prices soar as weather pressure continues

Silage, straw and hay prices have soared as northern buyer demand for fodder remains high following the wet winter. Silage...

Through the inspector’s eyes: First look at NI’s new environmental audit
Through the inspector’s eyes: First look at NI’s new environmental audit

A new pilot scheme to improve the environment, reduce the number of on-farm inspections and help farmers comply with payment...

Single Application: 3 weeks to go and two-thirds still haven’t applied
Single Application: 3 weeks to go and two-thirds still haven’t applied

Farmers have been urged not to leave their Single Application until the last minute, as just three weeks before the...

Department offers EFS weather extension option
Department offers EFS weather extension option

Farmers who are facing difficulties meeting the completion dates for Northern Ireland’s Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) ‘Wider’ due to the...

Four vying for spot on union’s top team
Four vying for spot on union’s top team

Four contenders are understood to still be in the running for the vacancy on the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) top...

New environmental scheme could ‘cut number of inspections’
New environmental scheme could ‘cut number of inspections’

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has launched a new scheme which it says could improve the environment, while also reducing...

Brussels calls for more information ahead of NI 3-crop rule decision
Brussels calls for more information ahead of NI 3-crop rule decision

The European Commission is understood to have asked Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture for more information ahead of any decision...

Ulster Wool launches new scheme for first-time sheep farmers
Ulster Wool launches new scheme for first-time sheep farmers

Ulster Wool has introduced a new scheme designed to support producers who have recently entered the industry. Launching for the...

Ulster Wool launches new scheme for first-time sheep farmers
Ulster Wool launches new scheme for first-time sheep farmers

Ulster Wool has introduced a new scheme designed to support producers who have recently entered the industry. Launching for the...

AgriSearch makes two senior appointments
AgriSearch makes two senior appointments

The Northern Ireland Agricultural Research and Development Council (AgriSearch) has made changes to its top team, following the departure of chairman...

Poll: Have you got your cows out yet?
Poll: Have you got your cows out yet?

Several of you have been sending us your pictures and videos of your cows’ first days out across the country....

Co. Antrim slurry spill: Police warning motorists to slow down
Co. Antrim slurry spill: Police warning motorists to slow down

Police are warning motorists to reduce their speed and to drive with “extreme caution” around north-west Lisburn today, following reports...

Kazakhstan buyers tour NI to browse UK’s agri-tech wares
Kazakhstan buyers tour NI to browse UK’s agri-tech wares

Northern Irish agri-tech companies flaunted their wares to a team of investors from Kazakhstan interested in developing their country’s agricultural...