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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.

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Participative soil carbon assessment

Farmers needed to pilot a new technique which aims to assess soil carbon in the field using a colourmetric test.

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Successful Market Gardening with Middle Ground Growers

Hamish from Middle Ground Growers will give an introduction to no-till market gardening in this OGA webinar for newer entrants.

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Oxford Real Farming Conference 2025

Join #ORFC25 9-10 Jan 2025 in-person or online to connect with a global community who share your vision of a fairer food & farming system

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Harnessing the full potential of agroforestry

AGROMIX has published a white paper, “Transforming European Food Systems with Agroforestry”, outlining five key policy recommendations

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Coppicing: Opportunities to enhance your farm business with trees

Join the ReForest Living Lab in the field for a practical workshop on coppicing to provide fuel, fencing, fodder and environmental benefits

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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

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Full of beans and organic beer

Isi Mackintosh reports from the Organic Growers Gathering at the Hardwick Estate

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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

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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.

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