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Organic crop area on the rise in the EU

Organic land area up in all Member States, except the United Kingdom and the Netherlands

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Insights into the needs of sheep and goat farmers in the UK

“We rely on researchers and innovators” say sheep and goat farmers

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Cover crop mixtures increase agroecosystem services

Benefits of cover crop mixtures measures by US researchers

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Consumers in the dark about GM in food chain

A damning new assessment of the UK’s top ten supermarkets demonstrated today just how far GM crops have crept unnoticed into the UK food chain.

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Food and Farming standards consultation

The Soil Association are updating their standards and want your views

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Massive overuse of farm antibiotics continues in Europe

Use of antibiotics in Europe remains more than twice as high in animals as in humans

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Organic Action Plans

A guide for Stakeholders

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Technical notes on sustainable dairying

SOLID Farmer Handbook published

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£1.5m Glastir Organic scheme to open

£1.5million scheme to support organic farmers and producers in Wales will open on the 17 October 2016.

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Farmer Innovation Day

Innovative Farmers’ networking day at Sheepdrove

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Antibiotic-resistant E. coli on supermarket meat

Shocking levels of antibiotic-resistant E.coli bacteria found in UK supermarket meat

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Growing Innovation Day

Rijk Zwaan and Soil Association event in Somerset

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Organic Regulation review: we need a new start

Negotiations reach standstill

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ORC Bulletin 121 is at the printers

Spring/Summer issue available for free download

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Livestock in low-input systems conference

SOPA and OF&G event in Cumbria

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Assessing the health of your soil

GREATsoils trial demo (top fruit) at Loddington Farm, Kent

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Countryside Stewardship applications to be honoured

Organic conversion and maintenance application this September safe

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Organic agriculture in the twenty-first century

Organic agriculture key to feeding the world sustainably

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Call for Organic Innovations is now open!

Farmers, researchers and companies invited to propose innovative solutions to needs of organic sector

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Brexit letter to David Davis and Theresa May

Brexit Government urged to take control of food, farming and fisheries for public good

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The organic regulation review has reached a dead end

Either stop the process or start again says IFOAM EU

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ORC 2014/2015 Review of Activities

Improved recognition of organic/agroecological approaches

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