Category: News and events

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

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

Mapping the research landscape of Regen Ag in cropping systems – full report is out.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.