Category: News and events

New paper published with results from the Diversify Project on the performance of cereal and legume intercrops

We are thrilled to announce that renowned environmentalist and campaigner, Vicki Hird, has joined the Organic Research Centre as a Trustee.

Report from OF&G’s 17th annual National Organic Conference (NOC), hosted by Tim May at the Kingsclere Estate in Hampshire

ORC highlights from Groundswell 2024 including agroforestry, Wakelyns 30 years celebration, living mulches and regen ag research priorities

ORC’s Christian Gossel reports back on the key messages from the 38th annual meeting of the Farm Woodland Forum

Dr Julia Cooper writes to the new Defra Secretary and Farming Minister, urging them to read ‘Six Inches of Soil’

As part of our Marketing of Organics project we are looking to recruit participants for a survey on people’s organic buying habits. Can you help – either by signing up, or passing it on to others?

ORC will be at Carbon Calling 2-4 August in Cumbria running a workshop ‘Trees and Livestock: a balancing act’

ORC Trustee Christine Watson has been elected to one of the UK’s most prestigious fellowships

Third Carbon Calling Conference is in Cumbria from Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th of August.

Collaborative event with ORC, AAB and the Agroecology Research Collaboration showcasing the benefits of on-farm participatory research.

Joint winners of the Young Organic Farmer/Grower of the Year 2024 announced: Adam Beer and Rita Oldenbourg from Pitney Farm Market Garden in Somerset and Chris Gospel: beef, sheep and arable farmer in Aberdeenshire.

Save the date for the second Agroforestry Show with The Woodland Trust and the Soil Association at Woodoaks Farm in Hertfordshire

TP Organics has compiled key messages and concepts in support of organic farming and its role on fostering long-term food security in Europe

Shortlist of nominees for ORC’s young Organic Farmer/Growerof the Year 2024 have been announced

Researchers from ORC recently attended the European Agroforestry Federation Conference in Brno

The Final Report of the Agroecological Intelligence Project: ‘Establishing Criteria for Agroecologically Appropriate Technology’ has been published by A Bigger Conversation.

Join Innovative Farmers and Tom & Sophie Gregory for a farm walk and discussion on how mob grazing affects soils, pasture growth and yields

ReForest webinar for farmers, advisors, researchers, policymakers, and others on the practical applications of the FarmTree Tool

The 2nd Organic Growers Gathering at Hardwick Estate: Cultivating skills and knowledge within the organic growing community.

Organic Arable are linking up with the Oper8 project to visit  Dan Seaborne at Hereford and Ludlow College, Holme Lacy Campus. The main theme of the event will be mixed systems for weed control and soil fertility

ORC is part of TALC – a new UK-based collective of agroecological trainers, mentors, advisors, centres of learning and demonstration farms working together to share and deliver skills and knowledge.

Farm Carbon Toolkit’s conference on biodiverse farming takes the dung beetle as a a powerful proxy for soil health

The Emergent Generation gathering is for young people (18-35) passionate about agroecology and regenerative thinking.