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Green Farm Collective Regenerative Agriculture Conference 2025

ORC is a sponsor for this event and will be running a session on the ‘Feed the Soil’ project

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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.

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Tree Fodder workshop at ‘ORFC in the Field at Wakelyns’

Lindsay Whistance and Matt Smee will be running a workshop on ‘Tree Fodder – The Forgotten Feed’ at this ORFC event.

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Dean Organic Fund offers interest-free loans

Organic and ecological farmers can now access interest-free, unsecured loans of up to £25,000 following the relaunch of the charitable Dean Organic Fund.

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How to get started with living mulches 

New Agricology Technical Guide designed to support farmers in making informed decisions about adopting living mulches in arable systems

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Solutions for alternative weed control #5

A webinar from the European Thematic Network OPER8 on cultural control solutions for weed and soil management

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GreenGrass Project Webinar – Sign up to attend now!

This webinar launches the GreenGrass project, which aims to identify novel strategies to reduce use of N fertiliser on grasslands while maintaining productivity and profits.

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Get set for the 2025 Agroforestry Show – Tickets now on sale!

Following its sell-out debut in 2023, the Agroforestry Show is back—bigger, bolder, and packed with even more inspiration and opportunities for knowledge sharing!

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OrganicAdviceNetwork webinar

Are you providing organic agriculture advice? 
Are you interested in gaining expertise in organic advice? Join this webinar

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Silvopasture for building climate resilience in livestock systems

Report from UK-Brazil-Africa Scoping Project (December 2024-February 2025) on silvopasture is published

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If organic and agroecological farming are the answer, why isn’t change happening faster?

Agroecology-TRANSECT webinar for farmers, researchers and policy makers interested in conversion/transition to organic/agroecological farming.

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GreenGrass: new project aims to reduce nitrogen fertiliser reliance in dairy farming  

ORC’s new project GreenGrass will work with dairy farmers in the UK focusing on strategies to reduce N fertiliser use on grasslands.

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European Organic Congress 2025

Join 250+ participants in Warsaw, Poland, for three days of insightful discussions and inspiring keynotes on the future of organic agriculture in Europe.

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Last chance to protect organic & non-GMO seeds

Beyond GM are running 2 online meetings to support businesses, breeders, growers, and farmers in responding to Defra’s Precision Bred GMO consultation effectively.

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AFN Network+ online workshop on Land Use Framework and just transition

This online workshop, hosted by the AFN Network+, will contribute to a collective response to the Government’s open consultation on the Land Use Framework for England

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OrganicAdviceNetwork

The OrganicAdviceNetwork has launched an online exchange and learning space, and announced a programme of cross visits

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Agroforestry at Groundswell

ORC joins forces with Woodland Trust, the Soil Association and Alba Trees to offer support in the Agroforestry Tent at Groundswell

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UK Pesticides National Action Plan is published

Defra has published the long-awaited ‘UK Pesticides National Action Plan 2025: Working for a more sustainable future’

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International Biodynamic Research Conference

Researchers with an interest in Biodynamic agriculture are invited to the 3rd International Biodynamic Research Conference in Cirencester from August 31st to September 4th 2025.

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Revolutionising agroforestry: A new platform for stakeholder engagement

ReForest has launched a new Digital Platform, an innovative space designed to promote agroforestry and drive sustainable land use.

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Agroforestry Open Weekend 2025

The Agroforestry Open Weekend – celebrating the growing global community of agroforestry farms and farming

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Designing your agroforestry system with the FarmTree Tool. A case study from the UK

Webinar recording from ReForest discussing the application of the FarmTree Tool within the UK Living Lab

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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

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