The return of set-aside
Cash for farmers to leave land uncultivated as wildlife habitat (set-aside) is on its way back into UK farm policy. Farmers themselves are to be asked to…
Movement or market debate at ORC 2009 conference
An impressive gathering of farmers, producers and advisers (over 180 in total) assembled at the Organic Research Centre Producer Conference 2009 at Harper Adams University in Shropshire – January 6th and 7th – to discuss a range of technical and policy matters. Where are …
Movement or market?
An impressive gathering of farmers, producers and advisers (over 180 in total) assembled at the Organic Research Centre Producer Conference 2009 at Harper Adams University in Shropshire – January 6th and 7th – to discuss a range of technical and policy matters
The end of pesticides in the EU?
MEPs have voted in the European Parliament to tighten the EU rules on pesticide use…
Barbarians at the gate:
Comment from ORC on idea of organic holidays
New edition of OFMH 2009
The eighth edition of the Organic Farm Management Handbook comes out in challenging times
Feeding the World Conference success
The QE2 Conference Centre in Westminster (November 12th 2008) saw over 130 delegates and speakers in hot debate about the failure of GM crop technology to deliver anything on the promises of twenty years ago. In stark contrast speaker after speaker pointed to agro-ecological approaches (including organic agriculture) as extremely attractive sustainable farming and food options, especially in a world fast running out of oil.
Taking the pulse of organic animal health
ORC Organic Animal Health Colloquium
Organic to blame for hungry Africa
Anti organic speech from Sir David King – let them eat GM.
Brave new world of sustainable cereals
The future focus of European cereal production will be on low input (possibly organic) systems which deploy genetically diverse crops through either varietal mixtures or composite cross populations. These crops will contribute to a multifunctional agriculture.
Sheep Scab Defeats Organic Production?
An animal health crisis is threatening the future viability of organic sheep production in the UK.
Battling on for Avian Flu preventive vaccination
Article from EFRC’s Bulletin issue 84
Vaccination Nation
House of Commons hears EFRC analysis on