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ORC 17 Diversifying Arable Systems
Agricology video from 11th Organic Producers’ Conference: Rising to the challenge
ORC 17 Silvoarable agroforestry
Agricology video from 11th Organic Producers’ Conference: Rising to the challenge
Organic farming’s role in future food and farming policy
Agricology video from 11th Organic Producers Conference: ‘Rising to the Challenge’.
The first AFNINET UK workshop – tree fodder
Dr Jo Smith, Principal Agroecology Researcher at the Organic Research Centre, explains what happened at the AFINET tree fodder workshop (held on 10th May 2017).
An introduction to AFINET (UK) project
Dr. Jo Smith, Principal Agroecological Researcher at the Organic Research Centre, explains the background to the AFINET (UK) Project and how it seeks to contribute to agroforestry innovation in the UK.
Feeding trees to goats
Vincent Delobel, Chèvrerie de la Croix de la Grise in Belgium feeds tree fodder to his goats
Antibiotic-resistant E. coli on supermarket meat
Ground-breaking new research has revealed soaring levels of antibiotic resistance on pig and chicken meat from seven major UK supermarkets.
Struggles and successes of a new grower
Presentation at 10th Organic Producers’ Conference. Common ground: agroecology, food sovereignty and organic farming in practice
Launch of ORC wakelyns
This video is from National Organic Combinable Crops (NOCC15) at Shimpling Park Farms 7th July 2015, when ORC launched its new wheat ‘variety’ ORC Wakelyns Population.
The Organic Research Centre has pioneered an evolutionary breeding programme to produce a hugely diverse population of wheat suited to organic and low-input farming systems. This year, for the first time, ORC is marketing it as ORC Wakelyns Population.
Helen Browning: experiences of field labs as operational groups – lessons learned
Helen Browning (Soil Association/Eastbrook Farm):addresses the closing plenary ‘Farmer groups leading innovation and research’ of the 9th Organic Producers’ Conference in Solihull, 27th November 2014
What is sustainable intensification – does organic farming fit the bill?
Presentation at 9th Organic Producers’ Conference: Practical research and innovation – diversity in practice
Marc Duponcel: EIP/ operational groups. What we expect and want?
Marc Duponcel (DG Agri) addresses the closing plenary ‘Farmer groups leading inno-vation and research’ session at the 9th Organic Producers’ Conference – 27th November 2014
Victor Leforestier: Experiences of BASE as an operational group – lessons learnt
Victor Leforestier (BASE, France) addresses closing plenary session at the 9th Organic Producers’ Conference November 27th 2014 Solihull
Patrick Holden: Thoughts on true cost counting, biological intensification, soil and ruminants
Patrick Holden (Sustainable Food Trust) addresses the opening plenary of ORC’s 9th Organic Producers’ Conference at Solihull – 26th November 2014
Allan Buckwell: What is sustainable intensification? Does organic farming fit the bill?
Prof Allan Buckwell (IEEP) addresses opening plenary at ORC’s 9th Organic Producers’ Conference in Solihull – 26th November 2014
John Pawsey – why organic farmers should support ORC
John Pawsey, organic farmer at Shimpling Park Farms in Suffolk gave this address to The Organic Producers’ Conference on 26th November, explaining why he supports The Organic Research Centre, what it does for the organic farming industry and why you organic farmers need to back it.