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National Organic Conference

Register your interest in OF&G’s 2025 National Organic Conference to be held in Yorkshire 11th July 2025

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Organic animal husbandry: a role model for the future of livestock?

A IFOAM Animal Husbandry Alliance (IAHA) strategic vision conference at FiBL Switzerland

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Global organic area nears 99 million hectares – organic market back on track

Organic farming continues to grow worldwide with global market worth more than 136 billion euros.

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Forty years of organic farming trials

Long-term Swiss study confirms that organic farming promotes soil fertility and biodiversity with good yields overall

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The New Organic Entrepreneurs Programme

The Soil Association is piloting a new seven-month, UK-wide programme designed to support new entrants in organic business.

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ORC attends the Organic World Congress in Taiwan

Cultivating Organic Solutions for True Sustainability: Lindsay Whistance and Rowan Dumper-Pollard reflect on their experiences in Taiwan

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Elevating Truly Regenerative Agriculture – A Statement from the Organic Movement

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.

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UK-Brazil-Africa Silvopasture Network Online Workshop

Share experiences and ideas that can be put together into the beginnings of an action and research agenda.

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ORFC in the Field at Wakelyns

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. 

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ORFC in the Field at OrganicLea

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!

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The Organic Growers Gathering 2025

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

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Webinar: Looking into the 2024 Consumer Insights Report

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

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Agroforestry and its benefits for animal health and welfare

Teagasc webinar featuring Lindsay Whistance

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OGA on the farm: Delflands Nursery

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

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Biodegradable plastic film mulches for horticulture and other alternatives

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

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OGA Webinar: To scale up or not to scale up? That is the question

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.

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Feeding willow to lambs: Results from Innovative Farmers field lab

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

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Organic takes centre stage at Oxford Real Farming Conference

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

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Cultivating Wisdom: Research summaries from ‘Experts in the Field.’

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

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Agroforestry systems favour bat conservation but only when old and grazed

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.

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LiveSeeding training & summer school

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

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Food Issues Census: Shape the future of funding for food & farming 

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

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Global warming metrics in livestock farming systems: Interpretation and policy advice

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.

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Tim Lang: Civil food resilience and UK preparedness for food system shocks

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

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