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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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Re-Livestock – Animal Welfare Interview with Lindsay Whistance

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

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Have your say over carbon emissions!

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!

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ORC 2024 Annual Review: Another action-packed year

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.

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Kingsclere: On-farm water management – risks and 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.

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Under-sowing, companion cropping and min-till for maize

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

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Living Mulch Experiments on 20 farms in the Northeast US.

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

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Keep it Lean: An on-farm workshop on veg boxes and caterpillar tunnels

Join the OGA at Sandy Lane Farm in Oxfordshire where the team will take us through their processes and infrastructure on the farm.

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Business skills for market gardeners

Join the OGA for this webinar with Kate Collyns of Grown Green who will talk us through setting up the business side of an organic market garden

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The Big 4: Weed management in organic horticulture

Start the New Year with this OGA webinar on practical weed management with Charles ‘Merf’ Merfield from New Zealand

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Regenerative agriculture – crop and soils research priorities and knowledge gaps identified

Crop and Soil Science Research Priorities and Knowledge Gaps with a Regenerative Agriculture Focus – it’s a wrap!

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Joining the dots in Cornwall…

Report from a grower-led project to explore possibilities to develop a collaborative buying and distribution network in Cornwall

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Green Friday

As an antidote to Black Friday, we suggest a few ethical alternatives to support our friends in the organic and agroecological community…

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Roger Hitchings

We are very sad to inform you that our dear friend and former colleague Roger Hitchings passed away on Monday 25th November after a short illness

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Defra announce pause to agroforestry capital grants

Defra has paused applications for new capital grants for agroforestry due to overwhelming demand.

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Resilient dairy farms through landscape design – Groundswell follow-up webinar

The Nature Friendly Farming Network and Woodland Trust are hosting a follow-up webinar to the very popular Groundswell session looking at how dairy farms are planning for extreme weather events.

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