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Royal Agricultural Society honours Christine Watson

ORC Trustee Christine Watson has been elected to one of the UK’s most prestigious fellowships

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Carbon Calling 2024

Third Carbon Calling Conference is in Cumbria from Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th of August.

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Cultivating Wisdom: Agroecology Innovation from Experts in the Field

Collaborative event with ORC, AAB and the Agroecology Research Collaboration showcasing the benefits of on-farm participatory research.

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Winners announced for the Young Organic Farmer/Grower of the Year Award 2024

Joint winners of the Young Organic Farmer/Grower of the Year 2024 announced: Adam Beer and Rita Oldenbourg from Pitney Farm Market Garden in Somerset and Chris Gospel: beef, sheep and arable farmer in Aberdeenshire.

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THE AGROFORESTRY SHOW 2025

Save the date for the second Agroforestry Show with The Woodland Trust and the Soil Association at Woodoaks Farm in Hertfordshire

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Building up political will for organics and food security!

TP Organics has compiled key messages and concepts in support of organic farming and its role on fostering long-term food security in Europe

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Young Organic Farmer/Grower of the Year Award finalists announced

Shortlist of nominees for ORC’s young Organic Farmer/Growerof the Year 2024 have been announced

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Agroforestry – regenerating landscapes and diversifying production in Europe

Researchers from ORC recently attended the European Agroforestry Federation Conference in Brno

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Agroecological Intelligence

The Final Report of the Agroecological Intelligence Project: ‘Establishing Criteria for Agroecologically Appropriate Technology’ has been published by A Bigger Conversation.

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Mob grazing and optimal recovery in dairy systems

Join Innovative Farmers and Tom & Sophie Gregory for a farm walk and discussion on how mob grazing affects soils, pasture growth and yields

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Navigating Agroforestry futures in Europe

ReForest webinar for farmers, advisors, researchers, policymakers, and others on the practical applications of the FarmTree Tool

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The Organic Growers Gathering 2024

The 2nd Organic Growers Gathering at Hardwick Estate: Cultivating skills and knowledge within the organic growing community.

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Holme Lacy Farm Walk

Organic Arable are linking up with the Oper8 project to visit  Dan Seaborne at Hereford and Ludlow College, Holme Lacy Campus. The main theme of the event will be mixed systems for weed control and soil fertility

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The Agroecological Learning Collective (TALC) launches

ORC is part of TALC – a new UK-based collective of agroecological trainers, mentors, advisors, centres of learning and demonstration farms working together to share and deliver skills and knowledge.

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The Dung Beetle Conference 2024

Farm Carbon Toolkit’s conference on biodiverse farming takes the dung beetle as a a powerful proxy for soil health

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Emergent Generation gathering

The Emergent Generation gathering is for young people (18-35) passionate about agroecology and regenerative thinking. 

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Demonstrating Agroecology at Scale: Godminster Farm Event

Join the Soil Association for a tour of Godminster organic dairy farm to hear about the many nature and climate friendly practices that they have adopted.

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Agroforestry Open Weekend: Wakelyns

ORC were at Wakelyns – the home of agroforestry – for the Agroforestry Open Weekend and report on recent developments.

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Agroforestry design clinic at Groundswell

Interested in agroforestry? Come along to our free Agroforestry Design Clinic at Groundswell and get advice from the experts.

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Is organic food better for the planet?

Julia Cooper features on this AWE International podcast – and addresses the myths and mistrust around organic produce.

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Last chance to support our Feed The Soil appeal

To secure resources and sites for field testing for the Feed the Soil project we need to raise the final £20,000 by the end of May 2024!

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Potential Role of Trees on a Dartmoor Farm

Come along to this Woodland Trust day to learn more about how trees can be incorporated on farm.

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New updated version – Wakelyns Agroforestry: Resilience through diversity

Marking 30 years of agroforestry at Wakelyns, this revised edition of Resilience Through Diversity celebrates the work of Martin and Ann, fellow researchers from the Organic Research Centre and the wider research and Wakelyns community; as evolved and expanded by their son David Wolfe and his wife Amanda from 2020.

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The North would benefit most from new hedgerows, ORC research for CPRE reveals

ORC research for CPRE reveals which parts of England would benefit most from the creation of new hedgerows

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