Co-producing educational and research priorities for UK agroforestry
30th Aug 2024
Free UK Treescapes webinar with Dr Amelia Hood discussing the future of UK Agroforestry on 18 Sep at 1 pm.
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Cultivating Wisdom: Agroecology Innovation from Experts in the Field
9th Jul 2024
Collaborative event with ORC, AAB and the Agroecology Research Collaboration showcasing the benefits of on-farm participatory research.
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ORC 2023 Research Summary
13th Jul 2023
Read our 2023 Research Summary which outlines the 22 projects ORC worked on in 2021/22 advancing research and knowledge exchange in the organic and agroecological sector
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Iain Tolhurst awarded MBE for Services to Agriculture
27th Jun 2023
Many congratulations to long-standing organic grower Iain Tolhurst who has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list with the award of Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to agriculture.
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New paper on farm network field-scale, cultivar evaluation of organic wheat
23rd Jul 2021
A new open access paper on our work on organic wheat variety trialling, arising out of the LIVESEED project, has been published in Agronomy for Sustainable Development. Cultivar choice and post-emergence weed management strategies are…
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Farmers collaborate to find hop varieties for the growing organic beer market
30th Jun 2021
Innovative Farmers field lab is bringing organic hop growers, breeders and brewers together with the Organic Research Centre to co-design practical on-farm research Brewers and hop merchants say demand for organic beer and locally-sourced ingredients…
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New ORC podcast to celebrate 40 years of organic research
22nd Feb 2021
For forty years the ORC has been pushing the boundaries of research and development of practical and sustainable organic farming methods in the UK. Last month we announced a dedicated 40th anniversary page had been…
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Showcasing farmer-led research
22nd Feb 2021
Are you interested in alternatives to on-farm plastic, drought resilient pastures, or techniques to boost deeper burrowing earthworms? Innovative Farmers has created a series of interactive pages to showcase some of the latest farmer-led research.…
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