Agroforestry Research and the REFOREST Project
Watch this Pasture for Life webinar for a deep dive into the ReForest Project and an exploration of agroforestry’s potential to contribute towards UK food system sustainability.
Participative soil carbon assessment
Farmers needed to pilot a new technique which aims to assess soil carbon in the field using a colourmetric test.
Harnessing the full potential of agroforestry
AGROMIX has published a white paper, “Transforming European Food Systems with Agroforestry”, outlining five key policy recommendations
Will Simonson profiled in CJS Focus on Forestry and Arboriculture
Read about the day to day tasks and responsibilities of Will’s job as Principal Agroforestry Researcher at ORC
Full of beans and organic beer
Isi Mackintosh reports from the Organic Growers Gathering at the Hardwick Estate
Biotic stress and yield stability in English organic silvoarable agroforestry
New paper from Agromix project suggests that silvoarable researchers should be focusing on how trees impact plant pathogen dynamics
ORC away day at the UK Agri-tech Centre
We recently visited Harper Adams University, hosted by the UK Agri-Tech Centre, which ORC has recently joined, for our team away day.
Organic Grower podcast features Rita Oldenbourg and Adam Beer of Pitney Farm Market Garden
Joint winners of ORC’s Young Organic Farmer/Grower Award 2024 Rita Oldenbourg and Adam Beer are interviewed in this OGA podcast
Regulate new GMOs responsibly
GM Freeze has emailed the Minister for Food Security and Rural Affairs Daniel Zeichner urging him to act with caution in relation to new forms of genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
Organic food: pleasing the crowd?
Rowan Dumper-Pollard blogs about the surprises emerging from our Consumer Insights Report with UK ORGANIC