Category: News

Join us at the Agroforestry Tent at Groundswell

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

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

ORC continues to grow and we welcome two new starters …. 

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

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

A day of collaboration at the Green Farm Collective 

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

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

UK agrees to align with EU pesticide standards in reset deal

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

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

A weekend among the trees

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

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

Celebrating #NationalHedgerowWeek

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

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

New Agricology podcast series: To Till or Not to Till

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

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

New report reveals US no-till’s massive pesticide problem

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

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

Dr. Catriona Willoughby joins the team at ORC to expand our focus on soil

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

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

Many thanks to Christine Watson, retiring as ORC trustee

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

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

Lessons from the Second European Summit on Carbon Farming

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

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

What organic farming achieves for environment and society

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

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

Tree Fodder workshop at ‘ORFC in the Field at Wakelyns’

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

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

Dean Organic Fund offers interest-free loans

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.

Posted in News, News and events, Press Releases
Read More

How to get started with living mulches 

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

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

Get set for the 2025 Agroforestry Show – Tickets now on sale!

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!

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

Silvopasture for building climate resilience in livestock systems

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

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

GreenGrass: new project aims to reduce nitrogen fertiliser reliance in dairy farming  

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

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

Last chance to protect organic & non-GMO seeds

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

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

OrganicAdviceNetwork

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

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

Agroforestry at Groundswell

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

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

UK Pesticides National Action Plan is published

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

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

Revolutionising agroforestry: A new platform for stakeholder engagement

ReForest has launched a new Digital Platform, an innovative space designed to promote agroforestry and drive sustainable land use.

Posted in News, News and events
Read More