OF&Gs’ Certification & Compliance Manager, Steve Clarkson, is currently in China as part of a British Council-organised forum on eco-agriculture. Steve’s role is to share his vast experience of the benefits and practical aspects of operating robust organic certification and today he made his presentation to the forum, which is taking place in Chongqing, a…
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The agreement between the EU and the US to recognise each other’s organic standards, as revealed in just the last week, really is a pretty big deal. To those outside the organic sector, its probably just another dry trade agreement story. But for those who have a product to sell, in some cases it could…
Read More ...The IFOAM EU Group, the European arm of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements, has sent a strong message to the European Commission on the co-existence of GM farming. We believe this was something that needed saying clearly to the law-makers, and needs saying over and over again, if needs be. From our perspective…
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Organic farming has long suffered from a lack of comprehensive data. At OF&G we hear plenty of anecdotal reports of producers at least matching their previous non-organic yields after a few years of conversion, or of dairy producers even beating their non-organic production levels. What we’ve always struggled with is reliable empirical data from properly…
Read More ...Well, there’s a headline to make you sit up and think, eh? But it’s not just there as an attention grabber. It’s a précis of the results of a large study in the USA.
Read More ...Here is are some links that have caught our eye today and which we consider worth sharing: Talking sense or stating the obvious? Countryfile presenter and farmer Adam Henson has been sharing his views on the need for farmers to be better advocates for their industry. It’s a touchy subject that doesn’t go down well…
Read More ...Here’s something we haven’t done for a while – our roundup of a some links to news and articles that caught our eye and which we consider worth a bit of your time. If you have any other useful content you think our audience would appreciate, please do add the links in the comments below……
Read More ...Since the debate over the use of genetically modified crop varieties in our countryside began, OF&G has urged close attention to the practicalities.
Read More ...The Guardian today carries a very interesting take on the sale of Cadbury to American firm, Kraft, by Green & Black’s president and founder, Craig Sams. Having been sold to Cadbury, Green & Black’s is now, of course, going to be part of the Kraft porfolio and that raises questions about what it will do…
Read More ...As all of the doom and gloom headlines predicting the recession-related death of the organic sector start to fade into the mists of time, we may now being seeing some more reliable figures that tell something closer to the true story. We said all along that, not forgetting the pain of pig and poultry producers,…
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