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Events

19 January 2021
Intercropping for sustainability
Two-day Conference with AAB, DIVERSify and ReMIX at Reading University

6 September 2021
Organic World Congress 2021
New date! Postponed from September 2020

News

30 July 2020
ORC welcomes the National Food Strategy
The first major reviewof our food system in 75 years

24 July 2020
The future of organic farming and the environment
All to play for if full benefits of organic farming for wildlife, the environment and health are to be realised

Press releases

29 April 2020
Tim Bennett is the new Chair of ORC
Former NFU president takes on chairmanship of Organic Research Centre

Mr. Dominic Amos

Job title

Crops Researcher

Contact details

Email prefix: dominic.a (add suffix @organicresearchcentre.com)
Phone: +44 (0)1488 646243 - extn. 6243
Postal address: Trent Lodge,Stroud Road, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL7 6JN

Academic qualifications

Diploma Agriculture (Royal Agricultural University).
BSc Chemistry (Durham University)

Main roles and responsibilities

Currently involved in the following projects:

• DIVERSIFOOD; Embedding crop diversity and networking for local high quality food systems
• WHEALBI; Wheat and barley Legacy for Breeding Improvement
• OK-Net Arable; Organic Knowledge Network Arable
• OSCAR; Optimise Subsidiary Crop Application in Rotations

Research interests

Sustainable crop production: Cover/companion cropping, crop rotation diversity, tillage systems and soil health.