Category: News

OF&G’s white paper identifies how a three-fold increase in organic land use area would reduce total agriculture-related greenhouse gas emissions equal to the carbon sequestered by third of million acres of broadleaved woodland.

A Swiss research team has shown that inoculating soil with mycorrhizal fungi can help maintain or even improve yields without the use of additional fertilizers or pesticides.

Isabel Mackintosh and Charlotte Bickler blog reflect on the first year of LiveSeeding and the second annual meeting in Poznań, Poland

Short survey investigating the barriers to small and medium size farms developing natural capital projects

ORC welcomes the Soil Association’s timely announcement of their new vision for organic in the UK – Organic for All and we offer our full support to ensure the success of the organic sector.

European organic movement fights to keep organic production free from gene editing technologies.

A report from the Organic Growers Gathering held at Tolhurst Organic in Ocober

Report from the REFOREST North of England Agroforestry Living Lab meet up at the beautiful Gowbarrow Hall Farm in the Lake District, hosted by Sam and Claire Beaumont.

Considering Implementing Agroforestry on Your Farm?  Join us to help test different forms of advice and guidance for Defra.

New Farmerama Radio podcast series on ‘Good bread’ covers the challenges of growing organic wheat for milling quality.

Farmers and growers please could you take 5 minutes to fill in a short and simple survey around tree planting on your land

Help Innovative Farmers gain a better understanding of why intercropping is not more common, and what the barriers are to greater use of it in farming systems.

ORC is currently looking for farmers or land manager in the Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area to take part in a survey for the EU-Horizon project AGROMIX.

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Join the Testing Agroforestry Advice and Guidance Scheme to help test different forms of advice and guidance for Defra. 

Organic at the Heart – a grower-led initiative to explore possibilities for collaboration in Cornwall

Report from OF&G’s National Organic Conference which took place at Mark Lea’s Green Acres Farm in Shropshire on the 4th July 2023.

Wakelyns Agroforestry featured on BBC Countryfile on Sunday July 9th, with presenter Adam Henson interviewing David Wolfe

A new report published by The Pesticide Action Network (PAN UK) / The Pesticide Collaboration (includes ORC) calls for the UK Government to reduce the contribution of pesticides to greenhouse gas emissions and improve the climate resilience of food and farming systems.

Watch videos of ORC sessions at Groundswell 2023

Calling seed producers/traders! Please take part in our survey and support EU research in finding a way to 100% organic seed in the EU!

Read our 2023 Research Summary which outlines the 22 projects ORC worked on in 2021/22 advancing research and knowledge exchange in the organic and agroecological sector

Apply now! Applications are open for 2023 entry for the SRUC distance learning postgraduate agriculture programmes in Organic Farming