Webinar: Converting Land to Organic Horticulture
20th Jul 2023
Join the Organic Growers Alliance (OGA) for this informative webinar with Roger Hitchings, Tim Deane, and Phil Sumption as they bring in their experiences and expertise in converting land to organic horticulture. Roger will focus…
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Masters of organic farming
13th Jul 2023
Apply now! Applications are open for 2023 entry for the SRUC distance learning postgraduate agriculture programmes in Organic Farming
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Farmland practices are driving bird population decline across Europe
26th May 2023
A new collaborative study published in the Journal PNAS finds that agricultural intensification, in particular pesticides and fertiliser use, is the main pressure for most bird population declines, especially for invertebrate feeders.
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Distance learning Organic Farming programme - Places available for September
25th Aug 2022
There are still places available for SRUC’s part-time post-graduate distance learning programme in Organic Farming for the 2022/2023 academic year, starting early September 2022.
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BBC Countryfile on 'regenerative farming'
28th Mar 2022
In the latest episode of BBC one’s flagship countryside programme Countryfile, they cover the potential for regenerative farming in the UK.
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New report highlights benefits of organic farming for biodiversity
19th Jul 2021
A new report by IFOAM Organics Europe highlights the contribution of organic farming to protecting Europe’s biodiversity. The report recommends Member States to fully use Eco-schemes and agro-environmental measures in their CAP Strategic Plans to…
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Organic Agriculture at the Heart of Agroecological Transition - call for submissions
27th May 2021
ORC's Ambrogio Costanzo is a guest co-editor of a forthcoming special issue of Agronomy entitled Organic Agriculture at the Heart of Agroecological Transition. The deadline for manuscript submissions is 15 September 2021. "Agroecological transition is…
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A clear option space for expanding organic agriculture despite nitrogen limits - new INRAE led study
27th May 2021
A new INRAE led study has been published looking into a clear option space for expanding organic agriculture despite nitrogen limits. Recognising that one of the limits of widespread organic farming is the limited nitrogen…
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The organic route to a resilient future
9th Apr 2021
An article by ORC's Head of Research Will Simonson has been included in the March/April edition of e-law, published by UKELA (United Kingdom Environmental Law Association) as part of an issue focusing on the Agriculture…
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Mark Measures is retiring from ORC
24th Mar 2021
Mark Measures ponders some wheat 1995 Mark Measures has been at the forefront of organic farming in the UK for nearly 40 years and has been involved with Elm Farm/Organic Research Centre for most of…
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