Category: News

Exploring collaboration for a resilient local food system in Cornwall

Organic at the Heart – a grower-led initiative to explore possibilities for collaboration in Cornwall

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

ORC at the National Organic Conference

Report from OF&G’s National Organic Conference which took place at Mark Lea’s Green Acres Farm in Shropshire on the 4th July 2023.

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

Wakelyns Agroforestry on Countryfile

Wakelyns Agroforestry featured on BBC Countryfile on Sunday July 9th, with presenter Adam Henson interviewing David Wolfe

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

Pesticides and the climate crisis: a vicious cycle

A new report published by The Pesticide Action Network (PAN UK) / The Pesticide Collaboration (includes ORC) calls for the UK Government to reduce the contribution of pesticides to greenhouse gas emissions and improve the climate resilience of food and farming systems.

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

ORC at Groundswell 2023

Watch videos of ORC sessions at Groundswell 2023

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

Survey on the European organic seed and breeding sector

Calling seed producers/traders! Please take part in our survey and support EU research in finding a way to 100% organic seed in the EU!

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

ORC 2023 Research Summary

Read our 2023 Research Summary which outlines the 22 projects ORC worked on in 2021/22 advancing research and knowledge exchange in the organic and agroecological sector

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

Masters of organic farming

Apply now! Applications are open for 2023 entry for the SRUC distance learning postgraduate agriculture programmes in Organic Farming

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

FOODLEVERS – Consumer Research

Survey on the factors that influence people’s decisions to buy and consume organic food

Posted in News, News and events
Read More

Winner announced for Young Organic Farmer/Grower of the Year Award

Organic Research Centre (ORC) has named Norfolk farm manager Alex Parkinson as winner of its Young Organic Farmer/ Grower of the Year (YOFY) Award 2022/23 today (4th July 2023).

Posted in News, News and events, Press Releases
Read More