The #feedthesoil project is supported by the Progressive Farming Trust.

Glastonbury Nut Farm open day & demo of the AMB Rousset X15 Harvester, supported by Innovate UK ADOPT. ORC is collaborating on trials to evaluate the viability of growing and mechanically harvesting tree nuts under UK conditions.
https://ow.ly/TWys50ZTPQs

Save the date! 25th November 2026. Join this ORC and Organic Growers Alliance webinar to learn about composting techniques to boost soil and crop health. Register now! https://www.organicresearchcentre.com/news-events/events/composting-for-soil-and-crop-health/

A new Wakelyns Tree Management booklet written by ORC’s Christian Gossel and Paul Jackson hopes to capture some of the expertise and lessons learned from Paul and the work at #Wakelyns over the years. #agroforestry #wakelyns

https://ow.ly/322050ZTQXr

Dr Julia Cooper updates us on the #GreenGrass project and improving resilience on dairy farms in challenging times. https://www.organicresearchcentre.com/news-events/news/greengrass-in-a-drought-year/

GreenGrass in drought? 🍀 Soil health, agroforestry and more! Our September E-Bulletin is out! mailchi.mp/organicresea...

#soilhealth #agroforestry #FeedtheSoil #OrganicSeptember #Organicfarming

📢 Webinar from the Re‑Livestock project, that ORC is part of. 7th October 2-4 BST

🐖 Organic pig production remains heavily dependent on concentrate feeds based on cereals and soybeans. But what if pigs could contribute more actively to their own nutrition through foraging?
https://ow.ly/c9WE50ZLUGg

Building English Shelterbelt Trials for Productivity (BEST) is an ADOPT-funded, farmer-led trial investigating the benefits to livestock systems from the presence of improved hedgerow/windbreaks. Led by Progressive Milk Producers, ORC is a research subcontractor.
https://ow.ly/CxGX50ZL7kw

ORC's Colin Tosh blogs on #agroforestry & #biodiversity research from #EURAF2026 "The question is not whether agroforestry can benefit biodiversity, but how large that benefit is, how quickly it develops & how systems should be designed to maximise it." https://ow.ly/pKWK50ZL6FW

A new paper from the #AGROMIX project, led by Maria Raimondo with ORC’s Rowan Dumper-Pollard cited as a co-author, looks at what influences farmers’ decisions to adopt and maintain #agroforestry. https://www.organicresearchcentre.com/news-events/news/agromix-paper-motivations-agroforestry/

ORC researcher Christian Gossel reflects on 8 years of #LiveSeeding organic winter wheat trials With Organic Arable & Cope Seeds we tested 63 different varieties, blends, and populations across 31 farms. #organicfarming #organicwinterwheat #agrobiodiversity https://ow.ly/1gJh50ZIauB

Article and video from #Groundswell2026 Discussion centred on a practical question if UK nut production expands: how can nuts be harvested efficiently under British conditions? #agroforestry #ADOPTfunding #UKWalnuts #UKHazelnuts https://ow.ly/JrsX50ZI8PH

In the #FeedtheSoil project we’re working with farmers across the UK who are using many different methods to process their farm waste.
🪱 Julia Cooper reports from the #vermicomposting trials with Guy Douglas at Southfield farm in Northumberland. https://ow.ly/T33o50ZI8FT

Weeds, wheat, worms and walnuts 🌱🪱🌰 Our August E-Bulletin is out! https://mailchi.mp/organicresearchcentre/e-bulletin-august2026