Organic Research Centre

The Centre is the UK's leading independent research, development and advisory institution for organic agriculture. In September 2025 became part of @ADASGroup

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Important work on transparency and harmonisation across Europe from @LiveSeeding - a project we're part of.

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📢 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗹𝗲𝘁: 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲

📷 Read the full booklet: https://t.co/K7B36s2TVb

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Nother great output from @LiveSeeding that we've been part of.

[LiveSeeding @LiveSeeding]

🌱𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗹𝗲𝘁 - 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀

📷 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗹𝗲𝘁: https://t.co/INylewByu9

#LiveSeeding
@maraichagebio

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More key results from @LiveSeeding a project we're proud to be part of. This booklet on organic variety trialling.

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🌱 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗦𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗹𝗲𝘁: 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 - 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲

📖 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗹𝗲𝘁: https://t.co/kBllKpP2GB

#LiveSeeding #cultivartesting #organicseed

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Catching up on a few posts from LiveSeeding, a project we're part of. Diversity is key.

[LiveSeeding @LiveSeeding]

🌱What does #organicfarming need to become more #resilient and future-proof? 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆.

Download new #LiveSeeding booklet to read more: https://t.co/o2cNJef08p

@FiBLBreeding

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Nice article on Wicked Leeks mentioning our economic modelling work with @UKSustain and @portsmouthuni on #Bridgingthegap #organicfarming
.https://t.co/LovsXd2ftf

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Today Rowan is at the @SoilAssociation Certification annual organic trade conference at the Barbican Centre. Green light for growth. @DefraGovUK Minister Stephen Morgan MP endorses the Organic Action Plan for England. Lots of references to ORC work and evidence gathering

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ORC welcomes @DefraGovUK Organic Action Plan for England (OAPE). This is a significant breakthrough and we congratulate Defra on their leadership. ORC has supported its development through the English Organic Forum, and collecting evidence for Defra.
https://t.co/8O3DlBDDgZ

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'Wakelyns is a National Treasure' - we agree with Chris Packham! Watch this lovely little video explaining why we should support the campaign to #SaveWakelyns - site of so much ORC research over the years into #agroforestry and #agrobiodiversity https://t.co/1wTvLC1eYs

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

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Save the date! 25th November 2026. Join this ORC and Organic Growers Alliance (OGA) webinar to learn about composting techniques to boost #soilhealth and crop health. Register now! https://t.co/CUQWWtLmlk

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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://t.co/4brRHAVYPJ

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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

https://t.co/xhVgRO6prS

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Dr Julia Cooper updates us on the #GreenGrass project and improving resilience on dairy farms in challenging times. https://t.co/M0LBMd4mdA

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This guide created by @CoventryCAWR, Landworkers' Alliance & @OrgResCent, introduces a practical method for farmers and growers to assess non-crop plants as indicators of soil conditions. 🌱🌼

Access the guide: https://t.co/MXVd1qQpUg

✏️Credit: CAWR/ Alix Villanueva

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GreenGrass in drought? 🍀 Soil health, agroforestry and more! Our September E-Bulletin is out! https://t.co/2ej4AaHhrR

#soilhealth #agroforestry #FeedtheSoil #OrganicSeptember #Organicfarming

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Great looking webinar with experts from around Europe on pigs foraging from the range, from a project we are proud to be part of it. 7th October 2-4pm BST

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📢#ReLivestock Webinar

🐖 From concentrates to crops: rethinking pig production by letting pigs forage

📅 7 Oct | 15:00–17:00 CET

✅ Forage crops for pig nutrition
✅ Grazing sows & multispecies pastures
✅ Better use of grass as a feed resource

👉https://t.co/us0A6brMMd

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Building English Shelterbelt Trials for Productivity (BEST) is an ADOPT-funded, farmer-led trial investigating the benefits to livestock systems from improved hedgerow/windbreaks. Led by Progressive Milk Producers, ORC is a research subcontractor.
https://t.co/QGFUPXWmh4

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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://t.co/W9IO1PVxDT

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A new paper from the @AGROMIXproject 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://t.co/Jw2YQ4WlvB

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ORC researcher Christian Gossel reflects on 8 years of @LiveSeeding organic winter wheat trials. With @organicarable @CopeSeeds we tested 63 different varieties, blends, and populations across 31 farms. https://t.co/RRMN8idrNb