International organic seed regulation workshop at ORC
Seed represents one of the most important foundations of agriculture. As the carrier of the genetic material it determines, to a large extent, the qualities and quantities of agricultural produce…
English OCIS closed at the end of March 2011
The provision of information and free on-farm visits under the Organic Conversion Information Service in England ended on 31st March 2011.
ORC submits evidence on CAP Greening to EFRA Select Committee
ORC has been continuing its engagement with CAP Reform issues, submitting evidence to Parliament and updating its website…
Portuguese develop new organic action plan
ORC’s Nic Lampkin attended a conference on a future national policy for organic farming in Lisbon on 18th November, marking the start of Portuguese organic week…
IFOAM EU conference on resource efficiency and food security
ORC’s Susanne Padel attended the IFOAM EU Group’s conference in Brussels on 9th November 2011…
First Solibam newsletter launched
The first newsletter of the EU-funded research project Strategies for Organic and Low-Input Integrated Breeding and Management (SOLIBAM), has been published…
New guide to farmer experiences with homoeopathy
Homoeopathy at Wellie Level have published a new guide…
Reducing tillage on organic farms – new research project started
In September 2011 the Organic Research Centre began work on a new part Defra-funded project…
New reduced tillage research project starts at ORC
In September 2011, the Organic Research Centre began work on a new project – “Reduced tillage and green manures for sustainable organic cropping systems”…
Results of Potato Virus Y study published
One of the most serious diseases of potato is caused by Potato Virus Y (PVY)…
Organic farming and carbon
OCW has published a report of current evidence concerning the effects of organic farming on soil carbon sequestration.
Organic Research Centre hosts European Organic Seed Workshop
Progress towards harmonisation is positive but slow – 100% organic seed use is some way off in the future. The UK is lagging behind many of its EU neighbours…
ORC 2010 Annual Report published
ORC’s annual report…
Welsh Organic Conference - Better Business
Find out more about this year’s conference in Llanelwedd
Non-inversion tillage
Developing equipment, techniques and systems for organic arable farming in the UK…
CAP Reform proposals mean big changes for organic from 2014
ORC researchers today present to OCW’s Welsh Organic Conference…
ORC to hold 6th Organic Producers’ Conference in Birmingham
The Organic Research Centre, Elm Farm, has announced the outline programme for it’s annual conference, to be held from 18-19 January 2012 at Aston University in Birmingham…
Does nature know best? New ORC research paper published
In an article published in the on-line journal Sustainability on 17th October 2011, researchers at the Organic Research Centre review the advantages and disadvantages of evolutionary plant breeding…
Feeding non-ruminants organically – new project started at ORC
On 1st October 2011, a new project “Improved contribution of local feed to support 100% organic feed supply to pigs and poultry” started at ORC…
CertCost UK Stakeholders Workshop
A workshop to disseminate the results of the CertCost Project with particular reference to the UK
EU Court of Auditors back organic as agri-environment scheme
In a report critical of many Member State agri-environment schemes, the European Court of Auditors has backed organic farming recognising…
Selling Organic: Building Partnerships
The upcoming conference is less than 4 weeks away. Now is the time to book your place.
UK Workshop on Certification Issues
ORC to host workshop on results of European certification project
2010 ORGANIC PRODUCERS’ CONFERENCE
Call for Papers and Workshop proposals