SOLID on-farm dairy research workshop
On the 3rd May, producers are invited to get involved with ideas and projects…
European Agroforestry Federation (EURAFF) established
ORC joins as a founding member of EURAFF at Paris meeting in December 2011…
SAC-SEPA conference on valuing ecosystems
ORC researchers present research outcome to Scottish conference.
Prince’s Charity to support organic development
ORC to participate as lead research partner in SA programme
Seed exchange networks
ORC contributes to review of novel approach to biodiversity conservation…
Miguel Altieri to address ORC conference and London audiences
Prof. Miguel Altieri of Berkeley University, California, will address several UK audiences in a tour of the UK from 17-19th January 2012…
Healthy agriculture – new ORC project
What does healthy soil, plants, animals, people, environment really mean?
New ORC eco-agroforestry publications
Two review papers by ORC researchers are published on-line…
Organic crop breeding book published
ORC’s Thomas Döring and Martin Wolfe contribute chapter on pest and disease management…
1st Solibam Stakeholder Congress
Rome event to debate role of diversity in low-input and organic systems…
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…
CERTCOST recommendations published
Key recommendations on improving organic certification systems now on-line…
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…
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…
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 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)…
Does nature know best? New ORC research paper published
In an article published in the on-line journal Sustainability on 17th October 2011, researchers at the Organic Research Centre review the advantages and disadvantages of evolutionary plant breeding…
Feeding non-ruminants organically – new project started at ORC
On 1st October 2011, a new project “Improved contribution of local feed to support 100% organic feed supply to pigs and poultry” started at ORC…
UK Workshop on Certification Issues
ORC to host workshop on results of European certification project