Plans to consult on gene editing, which according to Defra 'could unlock substantial benefits to nature, the environment and help farmers with crops resistant to pests, disease or extreme weather and to produce healthier, more…
This report led by the Organic Policy, Business and Research Consultancy, with ORC, SRUC and IEEP on the future public good agricultural policy options for Scotland including organic farming, agroforestry and rewilding has now been…
Growing beyond resilience The 2nd International Conference on Biodynamic Research will take place digitally from 30th August to 2nd September 2021. The theme for the upcoming conference is “Growing beyond Resilience”. Academic and farmer practitioner…
The Oxford Real Farming Conference goes global and online for January 2021! Working with partners around the world, ORFC Global brings together voices from the real food and farming movement across six continents. The programme…
DIVERSify and ReMIX team up with the Association of Applied Biologists to host this joint event online The conference, organised by the DIVERSify and ReMIX H2020 projects as well as the Association of Applied Biologists…
This week we say goodbye to the wonderful Sally Westaway. Sally has worked within the ORC’s agroforestry team on a range of projects since 2013. The last 7 years have been so much fun and…
ORC is pleased to be partners in two projects funded by Farming the Future's Year 2 Grant-pool. A National Network of Agroforestry Farms and Influencing Policy to Support Farm Woodland and Agroforestry from the Ground-up…
Oxfordshire organic farmer Philip Day, is conducting a survey of UK organic arable farmers, as part of his MSc in Organic Farming at SRUC, Aberdeen, to assess how they manage weeds in their crops. The…
Woodchip can increase soil organic matter, water holding capacity and nutrient levels of soils. Senior Agroforestry Researcher Sally Westaway reflects on the conclusions and outputs of the WOOdchip for Fertile Soils (WOOFS) project. Contractor spreading…
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