The EU has approved funding for the UK’s first generic promotional campaign to increase awareness of the benefits of organic food and farming, giving a boost of £2 million to the organic industry in the UK over the next three years. read more..
The Soil Association are looking into developing standards for protected cropping, currently there are no specific organic standards for protected cropping both in the EU and UK. read more..
The new EU logo for organic products will become obligatory from 1 July 2010 and will appear on the market over a transition period of two years. To find out more on the rules of using the logo and to download images then read on.... read more..
Sector felt the squeeze in 2009, new report shows. NFU comment. read more..
IGD in partnership with Kent Business School and the NFU has been providing free consumer research to a number of famers and small food businesses. In 2009 IGD went back to some of those businesses to see how they are getting on and asked them how the research had made a difference to them. read more..
The area used by organic farming in the EU has increased by 21%. read more..
France currently has some 16 400 farms in the organic sector (fully organic or under conversion), an increase of 23% compared with 2008. read more..
A new EU organic logo has been unveiled after a pan-European competition. read more..
This report has identified some key concerns of organic producers · Escalating costs and availability of primary organic inputs such as feed and seed · Competition from supermarket box schemes and · Limited and sometimes declining demand for organic food read more..
Tech & Bio is a biennial European technical event covering technical and biological husbandry methods. It is aimed at Organic producers and conventional producers seeking alternative strategies, for say control of pesticide resistance or use of legumes to produce Nitrogen read more..