Category: News and events

Think tank Common Vision UK is asking young people aged 14-18 to take part in the #HealthyFoodHealthyPlanet questionnaire for chance to win a £50 voucher

An online networking event for those working to encourage regenerative agriculture. Let’s find out what we’re up to & how we can support each other.

The new Horizon Europe project Re-Livestock – Facilitating Innovations for Resilient Livestock Farming Systems has started!

The 4th Wales REAL Food & Farming conference will be held on 23-25 November at the University of Wales Trinity St David, in Lampeter

Online event which highlights a project testing the feasibility for the generation of robust carbon credits from UK agroforestry projects.

Early bird tickets are now available for Compassion in World Farming’s Extinction or Regeneration Conference 11-12 May, 2023 – a major international event to share solutions on how to fix our broken global food system.

The Genetic Technology Bill threatens our food, our farms and the natural environment. MPs have a chance to change the bill in the House of Commons ‘report stage’ which is scheduled for Monday 31 October.

Survey aims to to establish the main trends of why organic or former organic farms choose to give up organic certification and switch back to conventional agriculture.

The Agroforestry ELM Test project is seeking farmers with little or no experience in agroforestry to undertake a video interview (approximately one and a half hours) to gather opinions on the content of agroforestry provision within the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and Local Nature Recovery (LNR) developed by Defra so far.

Extensive, regenerative, organic, short-term leys, permanent pasture, species-rich swards, herbal leys... The options when it comes to low-input systems are incredible. Join the National Sheep Association (NSA), two NSA members and experts in the field…

ReForest has launched! Agroforestry at the forefront of farming sustainability in multifunctional landscapes in Europe – a 4-year Horizon Europe project, bringing together 14 institutions from 10 European countries with extensive expertise in this field.

ORC welcomes Kathrin Heimbach and Christian Gossel and says foodbye to Chiara Tuoni and Ambro Costanzo

Community event to share the work of the Yorkshire Grain Alliance from field to fork. Come and find out how you can get involved!

The Autumn issue of the ORC Bulletin (137) has mailed out! The Summer 2022 issue (No.136) is now available for free download.

Calling UK dairy farmers! You are invited to take part in an online survey on summer mastitis in dairy cattle

Organic September is about celebrating everything organic and the hard work and dedication that goes into growing while working with nature, not against it.

Are you a leafy salad grower interested in trialling peat reduced options? Riverford and the Organic Research Centre are developing a new Innovative Farmers field lab

There are still places available for SRUC’s part-time post-graduate distance learning programme in Organic Farming for the 2022/2023 academic year, starting early September 2022.

The Soil Association, Woodland Trust, Finance Earth, Organic Research Centre and Scottish Rural College (SRUC) have been awarded funding from the Natural Environment Investment Readiness Fund to explore the feasibility of developing a carbon code for Agroforestry

Defra are recruiting a chairperson for their Expert Group on Organic Production

Do you know, or are you, a forward-thinking, innovative organic farmer/ grower who is passionate about implementing organic principles, has proven strong leadership skills and deserves recognition for their work? To encourage the emergence of…

The Organic Innovation Days is an annual public event organised by TP Organics and IFOAM Organics Europe. After two virtual editions of our Organic Innovation Days, this year’s edition will take place as a physical…

Looking to integrate trees into your farming business but don’t know which trees to plant, how many, or where? Unsure about fencing, or how to market your tree products?

Organic Matters 2022, organised by the Organic Growers Alliance (OGA) will be a day long event for experienced horticulturalists and new entrants based at the Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) in Birmingham.