EURAF conference gains support from EU Parliament…
Seed represents one of the most important foundations of agriculture. As the carrier of the genetic material it determines, to a large extent, the qualities and quantities of agricultural produce…
The provision of information and free on-farm visits under the Organic Conversion Information Service in England ended on 31st March 2011.
ORC has been continuing its engagement with CAP Reform issues, submitting evidence to Parliament and updating its website…
ORC’s Nic Lampkin attended a conference on a future national policy for organic farming in Lisbon on 18th November, marking the start of Portuguese organic week…
ORC’s Susanne Padel attended the IFOAM EU Group’s conference in Brussels on 9th November 2011…
The first newsletter of the EU-funded research project Strategies for Organic and Low-Input Integrated Breeding and Management (SOLIBAM), has been published…
Homoeopathy at Wellie Level have published a new guide…
In September 2011 the Organic Research Centre began work on a new part Defra-funded project…
In September 2011, the Organic Research Centre began work on a new project – “Reduced tillage and green manures for sustainable organic cropping systems”…
One of the most serious diseases of potato is caused by Potato Virus Y (PVY)…
OCW has published a report of current evidence concerning the effects of organic farming on soil carbon sequestration.
Progress towards harmonisation is positive but slow – 100% organic seed use is some way off in the future. The UK is lagging behind many of its EU neighbours…
ORC’s annual report…
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Developing equipment, techniques and systems for organic arable farming in the UK…
ORC researchers today present to OCW’s Welsh Organic Conference…
The Organic Research Centre, Elm Farm, has announced the outline programme for it’s annual conference, to be held from 18-19 January 2012 at Aston University in Birmingham…
In an article published in the on-line journal Sustainability on 17th October 2011, researchers at the Organic Research Centre review the advantages and disadvantages of evolutionary plant breeding…
On 1st October 2011, a new project “Improved contribution of local feed to support 100% organic feed supply to pigs and poultry” started at ORC…
A workshop to disseminate the results of the CertCost Project with particular reference to the UK
In a report critical of many Member State agri-environment schemes, the European Court of Auditors has backed organic farming recognising…
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ORC to host workshop on results of European certification project
