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.

Union writes to First Minister over Moy Park employee death
Union writes to First Minister over Moy Park employee death

Union leaders have written to the First and Deputy First Minister demanding testing for poultry and meatpacking sector employees following...

Moy Park workers call for action after employee dies of Covid-19
Moy Park workers call for action after employee dies of Covid-19

Workers at poultry processing plant Moy Park are calling for Stormont ministers to take urgent action after a worker at...

Royal Cornwall Show becomes latest agri event to be cancelled
Royal Cornwall Show becomes latest agri event to be cancelled

The Royal Cornwall Show has become the latest in a series of large agricultural events to be cancelled because of...

Could rural business lead the UK’s economic recovery?
Could rural business lead the UK’s economic recovery?

Agricultural lobby bodies are hoping farm diversification projects – such as rural tourism and hospitality businesses – could lead the...

Welsh Government launches dairy support package
Welsh Government launches dairy support package

Welsh Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths has unveiled funding for Welsh dairy farmers hardest hit by the exceptional market conditions...

Agriculture brought to life thanks to new ‘farm on wheels’
Agriculture brought to life thanks to new ‘farm on wheels’

The coordinator of a project to help to bring farming and food production to children across Cornwall has vowed to...

Farmers urged to act now to avail of Water Capital Grants
Farmers urged to act now to avail of Water Capital Grants

Farmers looking to apply for Water Capital Grants under the Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) need to contact their local Catchment...

Agricultural college bedsheets transformed into gowns for NHS frontline
Agricultural college bedsheets transformed into gowns for NHS frontline

A Scottish agricultural college has found a novel way to help the frontline in the Covid-19 pandemic. Bedsheets from Strathfillan...

Other UK nations urged to back financial support for dairy farmers
Other UK nations urged to back financial support for dairy farmers

Farmers’ unions in Scotland and Wales have called for their respective Governments to back financial support for the dairy industry,...

Welsh farmers join forces to deliver food message to the public
Welsh farmers join forces to deliver food message to the public

More than 50 NFU Cymru members have united in a video message declaring their commitment to feed the nation throughout...

SAYFC elects new chairman over Zoom
SAYFC elects new chairman over Zoom

No-one could have predicted that Kim Livesey would chair her final Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs (SAYFC) National Council...

LEAF Marque to offer remote assessments during pandemic
LEAF Marque to offer remote assessments during pandemic

LEAF Marque has introduced remote assessments for its farmer members, rolling out a new protocol, in partnership with its independent...

Man killed in Co. Antrim crash with tractor
Man killed in Co. Antrim crash with tractor

Police have confirmed that a man has died following a two-vehicle crash involving a tractor in Ballymena, Co. Antrim. The...

UK dairy industry unites to launch £1 million consumer campaign
UK dairy industry unites to launch £1 million consumer campaign

The UK dairy sector has announced plans to launch a new £1 million promotional campaign to encourage consumers to drink more...

British Wool warns of 10 million kilos of unsold wool
British Wool warns of 10 million kilos of unsold wool

The UK’s wool industry could be in for a close shave as the British Wool Marketing Board warned its stocks...

Defra to offer Covid-19 financial support to struggling dairy farmers
Defra to offer Covid-19 financial support to struggling dairy farmers

England’s dairy farmers will be able to access up to £10,000 each to help them overcome the impact of the...

23 Jersey cows and calves stolen from Cornwall farm
23 Jersey cows and calves stolen from Cornwall farm

Police are appealing for information following a report that 23 Jersey cows have gone missing from a farm in Bodmin,...

Ministers urge councils to reopen waste and recycling centres
Ministers urge councils to reopen waste and recycling centres

Local Government Minister Simon Clarke and Environment Minister Rebecca Pow have written to councils urging them to reopen household waste...