Category: News and events

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Isi Mackintosh blogs on ORC’s past work on compost and composting, and how the Feed the Soil project brings it up to date

Organic has bounced back from the cost-of-living crisis with growth exceeding non-organic reports the Soil Association in the latest Organic Market Report.

Can regenerative agriculture deliver nutritious food and a just food system?

Tickets now available for the Regenerative Agriculture Show and Conference in Hertfordshire

New book on the latest science behind organic dairy farming, co-edited by Lindsay Whistance with Stephen Roderick and Mette Vaarst is available now.

This article by Colin Tosh and Jo Smith uses a novel method to model the interacting agroecosystem components in English silvoarable agroforestry.

This session at the Oxford Real Farming Conference sought to demonstrate that plough-based organic systems can maintain or increase soil organic matter levels, ensure good soil structure and increase biological activity.

The AHDB are calling for an ambitious grower to host a new Strategic Cereal Farm for the next six years to bolster their national network of farms.

This webinar will show how the FarmTree Tool can be a valuable instrument for farmers, advisors, researchers, policymakers and all stakeholders working in agroforestry

Register your interest in OF&G’s 2025 National Organic Conference to be held in Yorkshire 11th July 2025

A IFOAM Animal Husbandry Alliance (IAHA) strategic vision conference at FiBL Switzerland

Organic farming continues to grow worldwide with global market worth more than 136 billion euros.

Long-term Swiss study confirms that organic farming promotes soil fertility and biodiversity with good yields overall

The Soil Association is piloting a new seven-month, UK-wide programme designed to support new entrants in organic business.

Cultivating Organic Solutions for True Sustainability: Lindsay Whistance and Rowan Dumper-Pollard reflect on their experiences in Taiwan

The organic movement welcomes the focus on regenerative principles and practices where it delivers truly transformative food and farming systems and cautions against use of the term in ways that divert attention, policy, and investments from more transformative solutions.

Share experiences and ideas that can be put together into the beginnings of an action and research agenda.

From silvohorticulture, silvoarable and silvopasture to soil health and tree maintenance, join us at ORFC in the Field at Wakelyns, where you will be tutored by some of the country’s leading experts in agroforestry.