Weather Wise Farming: for livestock health and welfare
Nature Friendly Farming Network and Woodland Trust partnered webinar with ORC’s Lindsay Whistance
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
A Dairy Story
‘A Dairy Story’ is a documentary following organic farmers David and Wilma Finlay of the Ethical Dairy and their cow-with-calf system
Strawberry Growing Workshop
Organic strawberry growing Masterclass with Iain Tolhurst MBE
Agroforestry and its benefits for livestock health and welfare
NFFN webinar led by ORC’s Lindsay Whistance looks at the many benefits trees can bring to livestock systems
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.
Farmers needed to save small abattoirs
The farming industry is being called upon to complete an important online survey regarding their use of abattoirs and the importance of an abattoir for their business
New book: Advances in organic dairy cattle farming
New book on the latest science behind organic dairy farming, co-edited by Lindsay Whistance with Stephen Roderick and Mette Vaarst is available now.
ORC attends the Organic World Congress in Taiwan
Cultivating Organic Solutions for True Sustainability: Lindsay Whistance and Rowan Dumper-Pollard reflect on their experiences in Taiwan
Agroforestry and its benefits for animal health and welfare
Teagasc webinar featuring Lindsay Whistance
Re-Livestock – Animal Welfare Interview with Lindsay Whistance
Lindsay Whistance shares her insights into the link between animal welfare and resilience in livestock farming in this interview as part of the Re-Livestock project
ORC 2024 Annual Review: Another action-packed year
This has been another action-packed year for ORC, marked by a wealth of activity that has broadened our networks and opened up significant opportunities.
Cow-reared calf husbandry in dairy farming
Lindsay Whistance reviews this FiBL technical guide which describes the natural relationship between the cow and her calf and draws conclusions for the species-appropriate rearing of calves.

