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Rachel Martin

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Farming Editor at Irish Examiner

Farming Editor @IrishExaminer. Usually either looking at or writing about 🐄 and 🚜 📷

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  • Rise in low-emission slurry spreading puts Ireland on track for ammonia target

    1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Rachel Martin

    Ireland has met its EU emissions reduction targets for all five major air pollutants, the latest EPA assessment has shown. These include ammonia, non-methane volatile organic compounds, sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and fine particulate matter, all of which can impact air quality, health and the environment. Agriculture accounts for over 99% of ammonia emissions in Ireland and has previously been in non-compliance with EU targets.

  • Land values boom, but young farmers locked out

    1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Rachel Martin

    Ireland’s farmland market is tightening as long-term leasing surges and supply remains low, prompting calls for tax reforms to unlock land for younger farmers. In a new report with Teagasc, auctioneer, and valuer members of the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI), say average rental prices in 2025 are expected to increase by 7%.

  • Share farming and succession pathways open day taking place

    2 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Rachel Martin

    A new open day event taking place this month is set to showcase practical pathways for young farmers to progress and demonstrate alternative transition pathways for farmers wishing to step back. Teagasc, in collaboration with Shinagh Estates and Carbery, are delighted to announce a share farming and succession pathways open say on Thursday, May 22, at 11am. This event will take place on Gurteen Farm, Shinagh Estates, in Bandon, West Cork (Eircode: P72 P298).

  • Poultry housing order to protect flocks from bird flu to be lifted next month

    2 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Rachel Martin

    The compulsory housing order for poultry and captive birds, which was introduced in February in a bid to protect flocks from avian influenza, will be lifted on May 10. Making the announcement, minister for agriculture Martin Heydon urged flock keepers to continue to be cautious against the risk of the disease.

  • Farm View: With Bovaer, scientific promise meets public scepticism

    2 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Rachel Martin

    In an era when agriculture is under growing pressure to curb its environmental impact, innovations that promise to slash emissions should be cause for celebration. Yet, as the story of Bovaer shows, even the best science can falter in the face of public mistrust. I was interested to read this week that representatives from DSM at the British Society of Animal Science conference told delegates they were working on further developments with their methane-inhibiting feed supplement Bovaer.

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Rachel Martin
Rachel Martin @agrirach
9 Jan 25

Lots of tractor honking audible in even inside the halls of the Oxford Farming Conference as Defra secretary Steve Reed speaks https://t.co/7EXeVMHSQe

Rachel Martin
Rachel Martin @agrirach
2 Jan 25

Any Irish chefs, restaurants or foodies importing/using Italian saffron and keen to talk about it? Working on a feature about saffron production in Umbria.

Rachel Martin
Rachel Martin @agrirach
11 Dec 24

It's not Christmas without a cheese board! 😋

Irish Examiner
Irish Examiner @irishexaminer

How to assemble the perfect Christmas cheeseboard to impress your guests https://t.co/qZmXoNgWBa