Webinar: Unlocking the Organic Farm Knowledge Platform
Webinar on 19th November on the Organic Farm Knowledge platform: the hub for knowledge exchange in organic food and farming
BioFarm 2024 – Ireland’s Biological Farming Conference
BioFarm is back and will take place in Adare, Co Limerick, on Tuesday November 5th and Wednesday November 6th 2024.
Regulate new GMOs responsibly
GM Freeze has emailed the Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs Daniel Zeichner urging him to act with caution in relation to new forms of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
Agroforestry Research & the REFOREST Project
Join Tom Staton of Reading University and Will Simonson of the Organic Research Centre for a review of the latest findings from the REFOREST project, a 4-year European-wide project looking at interventions to improve the uptake of agroforestry on farms.
Organic food: pleasing the crowd?
Rowan Dumper-Pollard blogs about the surprises emerging from our Consumer Insights Report with UK ORGANIC
Previous UK government weakened pesticide safety limits in blow to consumer protection
Between 2022 and 2024 in the UK, safety limits on pesticide residues were weakened for 115 types of produce, says PAN-UK.
Marketing organic: Consumer insights report
Organic Research Centre and UK ORGANIC Release the Groundbreaking Consumer Insights Report 2024
Who are organic consumers, and what do they really think?
New toolkit from Better Food Traders draws out data and insights from ORC and UK Organic with tips for retailers marketing organic food
Organic September – why organic farming is important
In this CJS article marking Organic September, Phil Sumption sets out why organic farming is still important and relevant as we battle biodiversity and climate crises.
FiBL Open Day – Organic transformation of food systems
Join FiBL researchers from all over Europe for this virtual open day exploring the latest developments in organic research
The potential for trees as fertilising crops
Insights from the Perennial Green Manures project: an innovative approach to fertilising cropland
Nature Notes by Tim Deane
Collection of Nature Notes written by pioneer organic grower Tim Deane are published
Strip-tillage in horticulture
Join Innovative Farmers for a farm walk and workshop at Abbey Home Farm exploring management techniques as part of a strip till system for soil health and fertility building
Back to basics with Organic September
As Organic September launches we focus on the underlying principles that guide organic farming
Co-producing educational and research priorities for UK agroforestry
Free UK Treescapes webinar with Dr Amelia Hood discussing the future of UK Agroforestry on 18 Sep at 1 pm.
Organic Innovation Days 2024
TP Organics’ annual organic and agroecological research and innovation event has the theme ‘Getting organic research & innovation ready for the next political mandate’.
Future Farming Resilience: Advice on green finance and nature markets
Soil Association webinar for Organic, low input and in-conversion farms which will focus on green finance opportunities and changes in farming payments.
Future Farming Resilience: funding opportunities for healthy trees & hedges
Soil Association farm walk and event in Dorset to highlight changes in farming support payments for tree and hedges
Future Farming Resilience: farming support payments for arable farms
Soil Association farm walk and event at Bradwell Grove in Oxfordshire for organic, low input and in-conversion farmers to highlight changes in farming support payments.
Organic: Building on success in a new era
The Soil Association Certification’s online organic trade conference will explore the successes, innovations, and insights that are making organic products more available, accessible, and affordable for everyone.
Trees and Livestock: a balancing act
The challenges and opportunities of balancing livestock and trees in the North of England.
Boosting availability of high quality organic seed: spring beans
Advancing organic agriculture: collaborative work in the LiveSeeding spring bean plot trials.
An update: agroforestry payments in England
We unpick Defra’s recent updates to the Sustainable Farming Incentive with the implications for agroforestry
ORFC in the Field at Comrie Croft, Perthshire
Join ORFC for 3 days of practical workshops, talks, storytelling, music and farm tours in the beautiful 230-acre grounds of Comrie Croft in the Southern Highlands of Scotland.