Category: News

Soil Association seeks farmer views on challenges to profitability for Defra review

The Organic Field Days in Germany provide a biennial meeting point for organic farmers in Germany. Phil Sumption reports from the 2025 event which had the theme of Water.

Join us in the agroforestry tent at Groundswell 2-3 July.

Talking GreenGrass: ORC working to reduce nitrogen fertiliser use in dairy farming

Giulia Zoe Kessous blogs on an inspiring day on the Fraser’s farm in Yorkshire exploring living mulches and discussing regenerative organic approaches

Unlock your farm’s potential with trees! 🌳 Visit the Agroforestry Tent at Groundswell for FREE, bespoke 1-2-1 design clinics.

We welcome Alice Farmery, Agricology’s new Content and Engagement Officer and Giulia Zoe Kessous, ORC’s New Assistant Researcher – Crops & Agronomy! 

Philippa Hall blogs about the Green Farm Collective Conference and the Feed the Soil project

Great news for health and the environment as UK government commits to following EU existing and future pesticide standards in reset deal.

Philippa Hall reflects on the 5th Agroforestry Open Weekend at Wakelyns in Suffolk.

In National Hedgerow Week we highlight our work to ensure that hedgerows are recognised, valued and an integral part of farm and rural economies.

Agricology has launched a new podcast series ‘To till or not to till’ featuring Mark Measures and Julia Cooper.

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.

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

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

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!

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

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.