Ecosystem service indicator survey
28th Mar 2022
Help us to identify indicators that can capture the provisioning of ecosystem services by farming systems, in particular those with a focus on biodiversity, human nutrition and social well-being.
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40 years of ORC: Pioneering research in #40rganic farming
21st Dec 2021
To round off our 40th anniversary year we have published an ebook celebrating our pioneer research in organic farming. This brings together all the Factsheets and Research Digests that we have put together over the…
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40 years of industry-leading organic research celebrated
11th Oct 2021
Originally established as the Elm Farm Research Centre in 1981, over the last forty years the organisation has delivered pioneering research that has helped transform the organic sector in the UK and beyond. During this…
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One year in, one year to go: Assessing Public Good delivery on farm
30th Sep 2020
ORC researchers and advisors are now at the halfway point of one of their Environmental Land Management scheme: Test &Trials (ELMs T&T). Led by the Soil Association, this project is looking at the capacity of…
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The future of organic farming and the environment
24th Jul 2020
This is a critical time for the future of organic farming in the UK; Brexit requires a new agricultural policy and environment grants are being fundamentally reformed. It is now widely recognised that there are…
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New IFOAM EU President: "New CAP should reward public goods"
16th May 2018
Jan Plagge, President of Bioland will replace Christopher Stopes