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SafeRock® Minerals receive certification for use in organic agriculture from Organic Farmers & Growers
05 Aug 2013 14:04 GMT
LEIGH-ON-SEA, ESSEX, UNITED KINGDOM, August 5, 2013 /EINPresswire.com/ --
SafeRock® Minerals have received a certificate from Organic Farmers & Growers which ensures their product SafeRock® Agri complies with their standards and is approved …
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National Organic Conference – two farm walks in one day
19 Dec 2024 12:48 GMT
The 18th annual National Organic Conference returns in a new format covering two farm walks in the heart of the Yorkshire Wolds on Wednesday 11 June 2025.
Organic Farmers & Growers (OF&G), organisers of the UK’s largest organic on-farm event, will …
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Parent pressure leads to UPF pledge from restaurants
28 Nov 2024 09:01 GMT
Defra will introduce new legislation to support precision breeding (GMO)
30 September 2024
The Soil Association has responded to today's announcement by Defra that it will introduce new legislation to support precision breeding.
Soil Association …
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Call on minister to prioritise organic farming
22 Oct 2024 10:38 GMT
Organic Farmers & Growers (OF&G) has written to the Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs, Daniel Zeichner, calling for a land-use framework which includes organic farming as a viable solution to the UK’s agri-environmental woes.
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A cut of £100m from England's nature-friendly farming budget would be a huge blow for food security - Yorkshire Post Letters
19 Sep 2024 21:03 GMT
From: Roger Kerr, chief executive of Organic Farmers & Growers CIC, Old Estate Yard, Albrighton, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.
Defra’s reported cut of £100m from England's nature-friendly farming budget would be a huge blow to everyone striving to …
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Organic certification body calls for 'radical' policy change
24 Jun 2024 07:56 GMT
An organic farming group has called for 'radical' policy change from the next government to fix the country's 'flawed' food system.
Organic Farmers & Growers (OF&G) has set out its election manifesto calling for change based …
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Farmers voice frustration as UK land use strategy delayed to 2024
21 Dec 2023 15:14 GMT
Publication of the government's hotly-anticipated strategy setting out how the UK's land should be utilised in line with statutory climate targets has now been postponed until next year, Farmers Guardian understands.
The Land Use Framework (LUF) - …
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Opinion: Better to learn from each other than fight in factions
03 Oct 2023 00:17 GMT
Not so long ago I was sat high above what looked like a heavy crop of grass. Had I been cutting silage this would have been good news.
As it was, I was attempting to fill the combine tank with oats.
Sometimes that is the reality for organic farms. This …
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New environmental schemes deliver ‘easy win’ for organic farmers
22 Sep 2023 15:12 GMT
22nd September 2023
Author:
Henrietta Szathmary
A technical leaflet published by Organic Farmers & Growers (OF&G) outlines how farmers with organic certification can combine the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and Countryside Stewardship (CS) …
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How do you know if you are really gardening organically?
02 Sep 2023 11:00 GMT
“’Organic’ is quite a poorly defined word in gardening products,” says Dr Anton Rosenfeld, research manager at charity Garden Organic. “It could even mean a bag of something that contains organic matter. However, usually it does refer to things that have …