Reduced tillage project needs you!
The TILMAN-ORG project is asking producers to join survey of reduced tillage and/or green manures…
European organic market data network started
ORC part of EU-funded project to improve market data availability…
Transatlantic Partnership makes food connections
ORC joins US food campaigners, researchers and students in debating future food systems…
CERTCOST recommendations published
Key recommendations on improving organic certification systems now on-line…
SA annual conference 2012
A celebration of innovation in food and farming today…
Organic conference to debate key CAP Reform and Food Security
The annual ORC organic producer’s conference, to be held at Aston University, Birmingham from 18-19th January 2012, will be focusing on…
New publication on climate change and plant diseases
ORC’s Thomas Döring has contributed to a recently published review paper on the impact of climate change on plant diseases.
Agroforestry workshop explores integrating top fruit and arable
Cider growers and arable farmers met at an ORC workshop on 14th December 2012 to discuss benefits of mixing trees and crops…
Reducing organic top fruit copper use – new ORC project
In January 2012, a new EU-funded project “Innovative strategies for copper-free low input and organic farming systems” (Co-Free) started at ORC…
2012 Organic Producers' Conference
The 6th annual producer conference where producers meet with each other and with advisers and rese
Jim Paice message of support for organic producers
The 6th ORC Organic Producers’ Conference at Aston University, Birmingham, opens today (Wednesday) with a strong message of support from Defra’s farming Minister Jim Paice…
EU support for agroforestry grows
EURAF conference gains support from EU Parliament…
International organic seed regulation workshop at ORC
Seed represents one of the most important foundations of agriculture. As the carrier of the genetic material it determines, to a large extent, the qualities and quantities of agricultural produce…
English OCIS closed at the end of March 2011
The provision of information and free on-farm visits under the Organic Conversion Information Service in England ended on 31st March 2011.
ORC submits evidence on CAP Greening to EFRA Select Committee
ORC has been continuing its engagement with CAP Reform issues, submitting evidence to Parliament and updating its website…
Portuguese develop new organic action plan
ORC’s Nic Lampkin attended a conference on a future national policy for organic farming in Lisbon on 18th November, marking the start of Portuguese organic week…
IFOAM EU conference on resource efficiency and food security
ORC’s Susanne Padel attended the IFOAM EU Group’s conference in Brussels on 9th November 2011…
First Solibam newsletter launched
The first newsletter of the EU-funded research project Strategies for Organic and Low-Input Integrated Breeding and Management (SOLIBAM), has been published…
New guide to farmer experiences with homoeopathy
Homoeopathy at Wellie Level have published a new guide…
Reducing tillage on organic farms – new research project started
In September 2011 the Organic Research Centre began work on a new part Defra-funded project…
New reduced tillage research project starts at ORC
In September 2011, the Organic Research Centre began work on a new project – “Reduced tillage and green manures for sustainable organic cropping systems”…
Results of Potato Virus Y study published
One of the most serious diseases of potato is caused by Potato Virus Y (PVY)…
Organic farming and carbon
OCW has published a report of current evidence concerning the effects of organic farming on soil carbon sequestration.
Organic Research Centre hosts European Organic Seed Workshop
Progress towards harmonisation is positive but slow – 100% organic seed use is some way off in the future. The UK is lagging behind many of its EU neighbours…