Oxford Real Farming Conference: seeking common ground
Phil Sumption picks out some of the ORFC 2024 highlights that shine a light on farmers and growers transitioning to more sustainable and resilient farming systems.
LEARN MORESeptember 28, 2022
"...The strength of Agricology is that it promotes practical, sustainable farming regardless of labels through its network of partner organisations. Together we can build more diverse, resilient systems, working with nature to help restore the land and ecosystems and ensure a secure supply of food..."
September 26, 2022
"...my friend Jude Dunn was ahead of the curve with her practical soil remediation experiments on her Welsh smallholding. Harvesting white mycelial threads from the lowest layers of woodland leaf litter to make probiotic fertilisers and fermented teas for different soils was the nexus of her project 'The Microbial Forest'..."
August 5, 2022
ORC's Charlotte Bickler shares some of the opportunities available for farmers in the north of England and Scotland...
August 1, 2022
"We set out to create some easy to follow but detailed resources that would help farmers, growers and other land managers to increase their use of nature-based Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - no matter where on this journey they currently are. This blog highlights what’s in these resources, and where people can go to find them."
June 30, 2022
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June 29, 2022
Marianne Landzettel gives her take on sessions involving the Secretary of State at Groundswell 2022 - including discussions about the way forward for regenerative agriculture, measuring soil carbon and renumerating farmers, and the Sustainable Farming Incentive...
May 25, 2022
A pioneering on-farm conference focusing on soil health is gearing up for its launch on a Cumbrian farm this summer (June 25th-26th).
Carbon Calling is a knowledge exchange initiative created by farmers to promote discussion among livestock and food producers, and help them address climate, biodiversity, societal and food security issues.
May 24, 2022
Since its launch in 2015 in a climate of growing uncertainty about food security, the state of natural resources, climate change and nutritional availability in the UK, Agricology has provided a platform for sharing practical information on ecological farming techniques to enable more resilient and productive farming.
April 22, 2022
For over four decades the ORC has supported farmers to implement sustainable land management and food production solutions that produce quality food, minimise resource use and protect and enhance the environment.
February 18, 2022
A survey of over 220 livestock farms (80% commercial) in the UK and Ireland has reported up to 69% reduction in antibiotic use, up to 70% reduction in vet costs, significant reduction in disease frequency and severity, and 84% overall improvement in livestock health through the use of Complementary and Alternative Methods (CAMs).
January 31, 2022
When under the inspection of an environmental regulator, water companies and farmers can often point to each other accusingly. One side can paint a picture of a farmer haphazardly firing tonnes of fertiliser onto their prized crop, the other of a frowning businessman ordering the release of vast tonnes of sewage overflow into the precious water-course, at the expense of all life in it.
December 3, 2021
Real Seeds' Kate McEvoy shines a light on the fragility of the seed system and trys to encourage people to think about seed sovereignty as a fundamental part of food sovereignty...