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UK agrees to align with EU pesticide standards in reset deal

Great news for health and the environment as UK government commits to following EU existing and future pesticide standards in reset deal.

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A weekend among the trees

Philippa Hall reflects on the 5th Agroforestry Open Weekend at Wakelyns in Suffolk.

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Ark Summit 2025

Organic regenerative farming, ecosystem restoration & nature based solutions at the Ark Summit in the Cotswolds

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Living Mulches, Intercropping & Soil Health at the Fring Estate

Join Agricology and Oper8 at the Fring Estate for field-based insights into living mulches, intercropping, and resilient soils 

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Celebrating #NationalHedgerowWeek

In National Hedgerow Week we highlight our work to ensure that hedgerows are recognised, valued and an integral part of farm and rural economies.

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New Agricology podcast series: To Till or Not to Till

Agricology has launched a new podcast series ‘To till or not to till’ featuring Mark Measures and Julia Cooper.

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Beyond the label: Exploring resilient & regenerative organic agriculture

Agricology/ORC/Oper8 event at Fraser farms focusing on living mulches, agroforestry and whole farm systems with Jonty Brunyee and the Frasers

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New report reveals US no-till’s massive pesticide problem

Friends of the Earth report says while the chemical industry promotes no-till as ‘regenerative,’ USDA data prove its reliance (in the USA) on toxic pesticides

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Dr. Catriona Willoughby joins the team at ORC to expand our focus on soil

We welcome Dr. Catriona Willoughby who joins us as our new Soil Science & Agronomy Post-Doctoral Research Associate.

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Many thanks to Christine Watson, retiring as ORC trustee

We thank Professor Christine Watson for her contributions to ORC’s work as she steps down as a trustee after 8 years of service.

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Inaugural Agri-Homeopathy Conference 2025

First Global Agri-Homeopathy Conference (online and in-person) organised by NOTS and Whole Health Agriculture will take place in Ireland on June 5th

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Lessons from the Second European Summit on Carbon Farming

Our Senior Agroforestry Researcher Colin Tosh reports from this Conference held in Dublin in March 2025.

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Green Farm Collective Regenerative Agriculture Conference 2025

ORC is a sponsor for this event and will be running a session on the ‘Feed the Soil’ project

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What organic farming achieves for environment and society

Meta-analysis shows that in many areas, organic farming results in lower environmental impacts than other forms of agriculture.

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Tree Fodder workshop at ‘ORFC in the Field at Wakelyns’

Lindsay Whistance and Matt Smee will be running a workshop on ‘Tree Fodder – The Forgotten Feed’ at this ORFC event.

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Dean Organic Fund offers interest-free loans

Organic and ecological farmers can now access interest-free, unsecured loans of up to £25,000 following the relaunch of the charitable Dean Organic Fund.

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How to get started with living mulches 

New Agricology Technical Guide designed to support farmers in making informed decisions about adopting living mulches in arable systems

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Solutions for alternative weed control #5

A webinar from the European Thematic Network OPER8 on cultural control solutions for weed and soil management

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GreenGrass Project Webinar – Sign up to attend now!

This webinar launches the GreenGrass project, which aims to identify novel strategies to reduce use of N fertiliser on grasslands while maintaining productivity and profits.

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Get set for the 2025 Agroforestry Show – Tickets now on sale!

Following its sell-out debut in 2023, the Agroforestry Show is back—bigger, bolder, and packed with even more inspiration and opportunities for knowledge sharing!

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OrganicAdviceNetwork webinar

Are you providing organic agriculture advice? 
Are you interested in gaining expertise in organic advice? Join this webinar

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Silvopasture for building climate resilience in livestock systems

Report from UK-Brazil-Africa Scoping Project (December 2024-February 2025) on silvopasture is published

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If organic and agroecological farming are the answer, why isn’t change happening faster?

Agroecology-TRANSECT webinar for farmers, researchers and policy makers interested in conversion/transition to organic/agroecological farming.

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