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New Tree Fodder Technical Guide and Hub from Agricology

New Agricology Technical Guide and Hub explore the role of tree fodder in resilient farming systems

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More organic in schools can work for children and farmers, and help build UK resilience

Bridging the Gap report shows how school meal programmes that invest in organic can support regional supply chains, keep profits circulating locally and reduce climate impacts of food production.

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Bridging the Gap: How to make school food work for children, farmers and planet

Sustain hosts a conversation on the barriers and opportunities for producers to supply children with healthy and climate friendly local produce in schools.

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Permaculture, People and Poultry: ORFC in the Field at Henbant

Join ORFC in the Field this May at 80-acre permaculture farm Henbant, North Wales

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New 2026 version – Wakelyns Agroforestry: Resilience through diversity

This revised edition of Resilience Through Diversity celebrates the work of Martin and Ann Wolfe with ORC includes updates to the evolving community of stacked enterprises at Wakelyns.

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How can the nature-based solutions approach help build sustainable food systems?

ORC presents at IEEP Workshop on Nature-based Solutions in Brussels

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How to make farms tree-friendly and boost food production

New research from the Universiy of Reading with ORC’s Colin Tosh found that a key barrier to adopting agroforestry is that farmers don’t have the knowledge needed to implement and manage it.

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OrganicAdviceNetwork Cross Visits

The OrganicAdviceNetwork has announced a programme of European cross visits for 2026 – a unique opportunity to gain insights into innovative organic farming practices.

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Going Organic: Practical Steps for Dairy Farmers

Join the Soil Association webinar to learn about organic conversion and practical organic dairy farming with expert advisors and farmers.

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SFI26 Explained: A Practical Guide for Organic and Non-Organic Farmers

A Soil Association Exchange webinar on SFI26 options, application planning for organic and non-organic farmers, plus capital grant funding opportunities

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Using bokashi in animal production systems

Join Innovative Farmers to discuss the use of bokashi manure treatment in housed cattle systems

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Soil To Slice Conference

Join The Green Farm Collective for an inspiring day exploring how regenerative agriculture can transform the entire food journey — from farmer to baker to consumer.‌

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Silvopasture co-design at Pendle Pastures

Open meeting of the ReForest Living Lab at Pendle Pastures near Bolton to learn about the practicalities of integrating trees and livestock on the farm

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OGA Webinar: How to Start a Market Garden

Join OGA for this webinar with Kate Collyns on the challenges and rewards of starting a sustainable vegetable growing business

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Advancing Europe’s Organic Transition: Policy  Pathways to 2030 and Beyond

The OrganicTargets4EU project calls for stronger action to achieve Europe’s organic targets

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New-look Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) for 2026 continues to support organic farming and agroforestry

Organic farming support and agroforestry survives Defra’s SFI overhaul

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Introducing the new nutrient management planning tool on GOV.UK

This webinar hosted by ADAS explains how Defra’s new Plan and Manage Nutrient Applications Tool works.

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Digital innovation for scaling agroforestry – webinar recording

Recent ReForest webinar showcased how advanced decision-support tools are reshaping how agroforestry is designed, assessed, and financed

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Soil Association Regional Meeting – Scotland

Join the Soil Association’s board of organic producers at Low Auldgirth Steading, Dumfries for a regional meeting and farm walk.

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Digging into early indicators of soil health

Julia Cooper blogs on our recent workshop discussion on soil health indicators.
How do we decide which indicators best reflect soil health?

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On-farm composting systems for regenerative agriculture. A review

Our newly published literature review in the journal Next Research provides an overview of different composting systems

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Baking a better tomorrow 

To mark Real Bread Week with support from ORC – UK Grain Lab, The Real Bread Campaign and Better Food Traders are launching ‘Baking a better tomorrow’

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Farmer Champions — Tree Resilience Project (Paid Role)

We are seeking six Farmer Champions (England) for a project focused on strengthening farm business sustainability through improved on-farm tree resilience.

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Lack of agroecological funding could be costing us our future

ORC’s Charlotte Bickler is interviewed in this Wicked Leeks which argues that research and innovation in organic and agroecological farming in the UK is chronically underfunded

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