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Potential crisis for organic poultry sector to be averted
Organic poultry farmers are being urged to carry on as normal after the European Commission announced it would not introduce immediate changes to…
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NFU lobbying secures important changes for organic poultry sector
Proposed regulation changes which would have had a devastating effect for organic poultry farmers have been averted, following extensive lobbying by…
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Organic wheat yields from Tewkesbury hit all time highs
Carl Gray of Grange Farm, Bredon, Tewkesbury, is celebrating all time high organic wheat yields, having yielded 7.3t/ha. (2.96t/acre) of Group 3…
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Decline in organic food sales should lead to a decline in political influence
As sales of organic food in the UK fall for the third year in a row – a 25% drop since 2008 - and organic farmland conversion rates fall by more than…
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Better statistics essential for Organic sector
As the Government releases the latest UK statistics on organic food and farming a leading sector body has criticised the delay in sharing key market…
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Welsh government commit to Organic farming
The leading representative group of UK organic livestock farmers welcomes the announcement this week (26th July) by the new Deputy Minister for…
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Lancashire herd lifts yields by 900 litres despite cutting feed inputs
A big increase in silage dry matter intakes on a Lancashire dairy farm has lifted milk production by 900 litres a cow and enabled feed costs to be…
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Natural & Organic Awards 2011 Winners announced
The winners of the coveted Natural & Organic Awards were announced on Sunday 3 April at London Olympia’s Conference Centre, after the close of…
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Organic food fails the health and taste test
The findings of a two-year trial, published in the March 2011 edition of Which? Gardening magazine, found that there appeared to be few, if any…
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Organic eggs set for testing times
The year ahead could well be another testing one for organic egg producers. The recession has already hit organic egg sales. With the coalition…
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