Michelle Martin

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Michelle Martin graduated from Dublin City University (DCU) with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, and previously worked for well-known names in the Irish media sector. In 2018 she moved to New York where she was responsible for public relations, social media, and communications at a fast-growing start-up. Michelle is a native of the Royal County and still believes in the Oxford comma.

Scottish sheep semen exported to US for first time post-ban
Scottish sheep semen exported to US for first time post-ban

Scottish sheep farmers have exported North Country Cheviot semen to the US for the first time in more than 30...

UFU urges caution as bird flu threat increases in NI
UFU urges caution as bird flu threat increases in NI

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is urging bird keepers to be extra cautious and to heighten biosecurity due to an...

Land in Armagh suspected of being bought with fraud money
Land in Armagh suspected of being bought with fraud money

The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) is investigating land in Co. Armagh suspected to have been purchased with fraud money....

EFS payments of almost £9 million issue to NI farmers
EFS payments of almost £9 million issue to NI farmers

Payments totalling £8.96 million have commenced issuing to Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) agreement holders in Northern Ireland. The Department of...

No poultry classes at this year’s Balmoral Show
No poultry classes at this year’s Balmoral Show

There will be no poultry or pigeon classes at this year’s Balmoral Show in light of the ongoing avian influenza...

NI poultry numbers down 16% in 2022 – ag census
NI poultry numbers down 16% in 2022 – ag census

Total poultry numbers on Northern Ireland farms have decreased 16% year-on-year according to the Agricultural Census 2022. The results from...

What is the Windsor Framework?
What is the Windsor Framework?

The UK and EU have today (Monday, February 27) reached an agreement in principal on the new Windsor Framework, which...

What to expect from season two of Clarkson’s Farm
What to expect from season two of Clarkson’s Farm

The countdown to the highly anticipated second season of Clarkson’s Farm is on, with less than a day until the...

UK Supreme Court finds Northern Ireland Protocol to be ‘lawful’
UK Supreme Court finds Northern Ireland Protocol to be ‘lawful’

The UK supreme court has found the Northern Ireland Protocol to be lawful. In a judgement ruling issued today (Wednesday,...

2023 GWCT Big Farmland Bird Count gets underway
2023 GWCT Big Farmland Bird Count gets underway

From today (Friday, February 3) until February 19, farmers and land managers across the UK will be recording the birds...

UK now testing mammals for bird flu after confirmed ‘spillover’
UK now testing mammals for bird flu after confirmed ‘spillover’

UK officials are now testing mammals for avian influenza (bird flu) and have reported evidence of a “direct spillover from...

NI: Increase in beef-sired calf births in 2022
NI: Increase in beef-sired calf births in 2022

There was an increase in beef-sired calf births registered in Northern Ireland during 2022, according to the Livestock and Meat...

NI feed manufacturer fined after worker loses hand to machine
NI feed manufacturer fined after worker loses hand to machine

A Northern Ireland animal-feed manufacturer has been fined a total of £40,000 for an incident whereby a worker lost a...

Fertiliser prices worse for food security than war in Ukraine – study
Fertiliser prices worse for food security than war in Ukraine – study

A modelling study led by researchers at the University of Edinburgh suggests that surging energy and fertiliser prices will have...

15 spots on DAERA-sponsored dairy visit to England
15 spots on DAERA-sponsored dairy visit to England

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is offering fifteen dairy farmers the opportunity to travel to the...

The twentysomethings changing the future of agriculture
The twentysomethings changing the future of agriculture

Electric-powered trailers, modular vertical farming units, mushroom-picking robots, probiotics for plants and more-efficient fertilisers. These are just some of the...

Belfast to host UK Wildfire Conference this week
Belfast to host UK Wildfire Conference this week

The UK Wildfire Conference will take place in the Europa Hotel, Belfast, on Wednesday and Thursday of this week (November...

Connelly family wins NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards
Connelly family wins NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards

The Connelly family from Co. Galway has been announced as this year’s overall winner of the National Dairy Council (NDC)...