Category: News and events

Friends of the Earth report says while the chemical industry promotes no-till as ‘regenerative,’ USDA data prove its reliance (in the USA) on toxic pesticides

We welcome Dr. Catriona Willoughby who joins us as our new Soil Science & Agronomy Post-Doctoral Research Associate.

We thank Professor Christine Watson for her contributions to ORC’s work as she steps down as a trustee after 8 years of service.

First Global Agri-Homeopathy Conference (online and in-person) organised by NOTS and Whole Health Agriculture will take place in Ireland on June 5th

Our Senior Agroforestry Researcher Colin Tosh reports from this Conference held in Dublin in March 2025.

ORC is a sponsor for this event and will be running a session on the ‘Feed the Soil’ project

Meta-analysis shows that in many areas, organic farming results in lower environmental impacts than other forms of agriculture.

Lindsay Whistance and Matt Smee will be running a workshop on ‘Tree Fodder – The Forgotten Feed’ at this ORFC event.

Organic and ecological farmers can now access interest-free, unsecured loans of up to £25,000 following the relaunch of the charitable Dean Organic Fund.

New Agricology Technical Guide designed to support farmers in making informed decisions about adopting living mulches in arable systems

A webinar from the European Thematic Network OPER8 on cultural control solutions for weed and soil management

This webinar launches the GreenGrass project, which aims to identify novel strategies to reduce use of N fertiliser on grasslands while maintaining productivity and profits.

Following its sell-out debut in 2023, the Agroforestry Show is back—bigger, bolder, and packed with even more inspiration and opportunities for knowledge sharing!

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Report from UK-Brazil-Africa Scoping Project (December 2024-February 2025) on silvopasture is published

Agroecology-TRANSECT webinar for farmers, researchers and policy makers interested in conversion/transition to organic/agroecological farming.

Mapping the research landscape of Regen Ag in cropping systems – full report is out.

ORC’s new project GreenGrass will work with dairy farmers in the UK focusing on strategies to reduce N fertiliser use on grasslands.

Join 250+ participants in Warsaw, Poland, for three days of insightful discussions and inspiring keynotes on the future of organic agriculture in Europe.

Beyond GM are running 2 online meetings to support businesses, breeders, growers, and farmers in responding to Defra’s Precision Bred GMO consultation effectively.

This online workshop, hosted by the AFN Network+, will contribute to a collective response to the Government’s open consultation on the Land Use Framework for England

The OrganicAdviceNetwork has launched an online exchange and learning space, and announced a programme of cross visits

ORC joins forces with Woodland Trust, the Soil Association and Alba Trees to offer support in the Agroforestry Tent at Groundswell

Defra has published the long-awaited ‘UK Pesticides National Action Plan 2025: Working for a more sustainable future’