Category: News and events

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. 

ORFC in the Field comes to the Lea Valley for horticultural growing tips, fungi and ferments, and practical tips on careers and routes to market!

The 3rd Organic Growers Gathering at Hardwick Estate: Cultivating skills and knowledge within the organic growing community.

This webinar, hosted by UK ORGANIC and Organic Research Centre on December 11th 2024, took a deep dive into their Consumer Insights Report 2024.

Teagasc webinar featuring Lindsay Whistance

Join the OGA for a farm tour and Q&A on plant raising at Delfland Nurseries in Cambridgeshire.

Join Francis Rayns, Judith Conroy and Martin Samphire for this OGA webinar to discuss their research on alternatives to plastic film mulches

Join Adam Beer (Pitney Farm Market Garden) and Ash Wheeler (Trill Farm Garden) to discuss the pros and cons of scaling up the market garden.

Join Innovative Farmers for the latest feeding willow to livestock network webinar.

Organic farmers, growers and topics were integral to the Oxford Real Farming Conference. There should be no ‘us and them’ we must work together.

‘Cultivating Wisdom’, a groundbreaking collection of research summaries from the Landworkers’ Alliance’s ‘Experts in Your Field‘ project has recently been released.

New study showed bat activity and foraging success was highest in grazed but not arable agroforestry systems and tree age contributed strongly to habitat value.

The LiveSeeding project has announced a programme of online training for organic breeding and organic seed production!

Organisations and communities working and organising around food-related issues in the UK are invited to take part in a Census. 

Join this Re-Livestock webinar on January 15, 2025, at 14:00 GMT to explore the critical relationship between livestock farming systems and global warming metrics.

AFN Network+webinar with Tim Lang following his latest research into the UK’s preparedness (or not) for food system shocks.

Lindsay Whistance shares her insights into the link between animal welfare and resilience in livestock farming in this interview as part of the Re-Livestock project

Our friends at AFN Network+ have developed a survey which aims to amplify the voices of farmers in the debate over climate change and carbon emissions. We urge you to take part – some fabulous prizes too!

This has been another action-packed year for ORC, marked by a wealth of activity that has broadened our networks and opened up significant opportunities.

AHDB meeting hosted by Tim May at Kingsclere Estates (AHDB organic monitor farm) will guide you through assessing and applying an integrated water management strategy for your farm.

AHDB event. Jerry Alford (Soil Association) will share his knowledge from research into inter-row cropping, under sowing and companion cropping.

Join the OGA for this webinar with Lincoln Fishman from Momentum Ag in the US to talk about his research on living mulches.