On Thursday 11th November our Chief Executive Lucy MacLennan spoke at the Agri-Food Transition Summit at COP26, in the Climate Action Innovation Zone. The session was titled 'Transformational Agri Food systems: Reforming our systems to…
The LIVESEED project came to an end on 30 September 2021, after 52 months of activities. Started in June 2017, 51 project partners put their hearts and souls into boosting organic seed and plant breeding.…
ORC's Ambrogio Costanzo is a guest co-editor of a forthcoming special issue of Agronomy entitled Organic Agriculture at the Heart of Agroecological Transition. The deadline for manuscript submissions is 15 September 2021. "Agroecological transition is…
Rothamsted Research has applied for permission to plant a field trial of GM Wheat and a statutory public consultation is now open. Field trials always carry a risk of escape and wheat is a staple food in…
A new book Regenerative Agriculture: Farming with Benefits by Marianne Landzettel is reviewed by ORC's Senior Agroforestry Researcher Colin Tosh. I approached the book with a few misgivings. The cover said ‘textbook’ while the text…
We’re teaming up with @WoodlandTrust to host a huge #agroforestryshow in the UK!
On 6-7 September 100s of people will gather for 2 days of farm walks, knowledge exchange & inspiring talks with farmer & forester-led discussions.
🌳Book your early bird now: https://www.agroforestryshow.com/tickets
It was great to hear how the Irish Government is supporting a big increase in the number of #organic farmers and amount of land managed #organically in Ireland, as they aim to get towards a target of 7.5% organic land share by 2027 @DMcKaySA @SoilAssociation @ScotGovRural https://twitter.com/pippa_hackett/status/1639658908154200066