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1st Solibam Stakeholder Congress

Rome event to debate role of diversity in low-input and organic systems…

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IOTA to merge with ORC

ORC to focus on supporting all advisors and trainers and to end its commercial Organic Advisory Service…

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Reduced tillage project needs you!

The TILMAN-ORG project is asking producers to join survey of reduced tillage and/or green manures…

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European organic market data network started

ORC part of EU-funded project to improve market data availability…

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Transatlantic Partnership makes food connections

ORC joins US food campaigners, researchers and students in debating future food systems…

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SA annual conference 2012

A celebration of innovation in food and farming today…

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CERTCOST recommendations published

Key recommendations on improving organic certification systems now on-line…

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Organic conference to debate key CAP Reform and Food Security

The annual ORC organic producer’s conference, to be held at Aston University, Birmingham from 18-19th January 2012, will be focusing on…

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New publication on climate change and plant diseases

ORC’s Thomas Döring has contributed to a recently published review paper on the impact of climate change on plant diseases.

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Agroforestry workshop explores integrating top fruit and arable

Cider growers and arable farmers met at an ORC workshop on 14th December 2012 to discuss benefits of mixing trees and crops…

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Reducing organic top fruit copper use – new ORC project

In January 2012, a new EU-funded project “Innovative strategies for copper-free low input and organic farming systems” (Co-Free) started at ORC…

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2012 Organic Producers' Conference

The 6th annual producer conference where producers meet with each other and with advisers and rese

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Jim Paice message of support for organic producers

The 6th ORC Organic Producers’ Conference at Aston University, Birmingham, opens today (Wednesday) with a strong message of support from Defra’s farming Minister Jim Paice…

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EU support for agroforestry grows

EURAF conference gains support from EU Parliament…

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International organic seed regulation workshop at ORC

Seed represents one of the most important foundations of agriculture. As the carrier of the genetic material it determines, to a large extent, the qualities and quantities of agricultural produce…

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English OCIS closed at the end of March 2011

The provision of information and free on-farm visits under the Organic Conversion Information Service in England ended on 31st March 2011.

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ORC submits evidence on CAP Greening to EFRA Select Committee

ORC has been continuing its engagement with CAP Reform issues, submitting evidence to Parliament and updating its website…

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Portuguese develop new organic action plan

ORC’s Nic Lampkin attended a conference on a future national policy for organic farming in Lisbon on 18th November, marking the start of Portuguese organic week…

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IFOAM EU conference on resource efficiency and food security

ORC’s Susanne Padel attended the IFOAM EU Group’s conference in Brussels on 9th November 2011…

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First Solibam newsletter launched

The first newsletter of the EU-funded research project Strategies for Organic and Low-Input Integrated Breeding and Management (SOLIBAM), has been published…

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New guide to farmer experiences with homoeopathy

Homoeopathy at Wellie Level have published a new guide…

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Reducing tillage on organic farms – new research project started

In September 2011 the Organic Research Centre began work on a new part Defra-funded project…

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New reduced tillage research project starts at ORC

In September 2011, the Organic Research Centre began work on a new project – “Reduced tillage and green manures for sustainable organic cropping systems”…

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Results of Potato Virus Y study published

One of the most serious diseases of potato is caused by Potato Virus Y (PVY)…

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