Environment
Soil Association welcomes new ASA regenerative farming guidelines
Soil Association has welcomed new guidance from the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) on “misleading” regenerative farming claims for brands and...
Organic
Agri-Business
National Organic Conference to explore farming's growth factors
The National Organic Conference (NOC) will convene on July 2 at Kingsclere Estates in Hampshire and will discuss critical factors...
Arable
Decrease in growers of UK's favourite vegetable due to tight margins
The chair of the British Carrot Growers Association (BCGA) has said that due to profits being squeezed to extremely tight...
Agri-Business
Yara acquires Italian organic-based fertiliser business
Yara has today (Wednesday, December 13) announced that it is acquiring the organic-based fertiliser business of Italian company, Agribios Italiana....
Arable
French organic farmers continue to break new boundaries
A commitment to the highest standards of precision management is a hallmark of France’s organic farmers to their production practices....
Agri-Business
USDA to provide €300m to US farmers to transition to organic
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced details of the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) $300 million investment in an...
Agri-Business
Prospects for the organic sector are an 'unmissable opportunity' - OF&G
OF&G (Organic Farmers and Growers) greeted the launch of the Soil Association’s Organic Market Report 2021 and heralds the prospects...
Agri-Business
Organic production on the rise across the European Union
The latest agriculture, forestry and fishery statistics from the European Union confirm that organic food output continues to increase across...
Agri Politics
NFU seeks mutual equivalence between UK and EU organic standards
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is calling all organic farmers and growers to write to their MP to express their...
Arable
Emergency approval of blight fungicide for organic potatoes
The Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD) in the UK has approved Funguran Progress for emergency use on organic potatoes to control...
Agri-Business
Scottish organic farmers to meet Rural Affairs Minister
Scottish Organic Producers Association (SOPA) will have the chance to meet Rural Affairs Minister Mairi Gourgeon. The gathering on February...
Agri-Business
New partnership to offer UK organic sector global opportunities
Organic certifier OF&G (Organic Farmers and Growers) has joined forces with a global accreditor in a bid to expand export...
Agri-Business
New support service launched to help farmers considering organic
A new support service has been launched to provide free advice and technical guidance to organic farmers and those considering...
Agri-Business
British organic sector calls for clearer Brexit contingency measures
The Organic Trade Board (OTB) and the United Kingdom Organic Certifiers Group (UKOCG) are calling for a clear contingency plan...
Arable
'Organic sector needs to rethink how it engages with farmers'
The British organic sector needs to change the way it engages with farmers, consumers and policymakers if the huge opportunities...
Arable
'Non-organic farmers are starting to need to think like organic farmers'
In farming, the conventional and organic world might not seem the easiest bedfellows, but they met in peace for a...
Beef
Pics: Matching conventional performance on a suckler-to-beef organic farm
Ken Gill began to make the transition from conventional suckler-to-beef farming to organic production two years ago. Since then he...
Beef
6 steps to successful organic beef production
Interest in organic beef production is on the rise and Teagasc has developed a handy 6 step guide to converting...
