Free farm visits for (O)ELS participants
In autumn 2011, Natural England launched a new service of one-to-one farm visits to help farmers in Entry Level Stewardship (ELS) get the most out of their agreements…
IOTA Agro-forestry Workshop
Stephen Briggs’ Whitehall Farm to be focus of event targeting trainers and advisors…
IOTA Nutrient Budgeting Workshop planned
October event to examine nutrient budgeting tools…
European STOAS project starts
New project supports advisor sustainability training
TAP Food Connections conference
Transatlantic Project ends with Maine conference…
OCW loses core funding
Welsh Government cuts funding for Welsh OCIS and OCW core activity.
IOTA to merge with ORC
ORC to focus on supporting all advisors and trainers and to end its commercial Organic Advisory Service…
Transatlantic Partnership makes food connections
ORC joins US food campaigners, researchers and students in debating future food systems…
New window for Welsh Organic Farming Conversion Scheme '12 Opens
Information about new window for OFCS applicants.
English OCIS to close
Defra has announced the closure of the Organic Conversion Information Service when the present contract expires at the end of March 2011
Back to basics – compost
Compost – it’s an evocative word and if it isn’t it should be. Put more mundanely compost is…
Soil analysis – is it worth it?
The soil beneath our feet is something many of us take for granted yet it is a precious resource that is absolutely crucial for…
What is squash?
Squash provide an exotic touch to boxes and market displays and when grown with the other crops in the family they can provide a useful contribution to the bottom line…
Aminopyralid - manure contamination
In June 2008 a number of gardeners and allotment holders noticed some unusual symptoms in their vegetable crops. It quickly became clear that…
Is it safe to establish crops after incorporating a winter stand
When vetch is grown as a winter green manure it is common practice to break the crop down and mix it into the topsoil. As it decomposes vetch releases toxic compounds…