2023 Harvest Contract Apr 2, 2023 Organic Arable, Andrew Trump For your information the planning permission for the new mill over near Tandragee has been granted which is very exciting. The planning system in Northern Ireland differs from GB as it allows objecti... Read more
Organic Market Update 24th March 2023 Mar 27, 2023 Organic Arable, Andrew Trump The conventional market has been falling sharply in recent weeks losing £28 since the 1st March closing on £191 on Friday. This significant fall in value has effected the organic market with buyers s... Read more
Continuous Grain Cropping Mar 25, 2023 Organic Arable, Dominic Amos Following a trip to The Oxford Artisan Distillery yesterday, where Andrew and I went to explore the opportunity to support their grain sourcing and supply, as they aim to scale up production of their ... Read more
A tale of two systems: Mar 25, 2023 Organic Arable, Dominic Amos The need to reduce tillage is a widely accepted goal for farming to improve soil health and sustainability of agroecosystems. A new research paper from Rodale compares the effects of the different str... Read more
Biological nitrogen fixation of legume crops under organic farming as driven by cropping management: A review Mar 19, 2023 Organic Arable, Dominic Amos Organic agriculture is a nitrogen limited farming system that relies on biologically fixed nitrogen to support production. The source of this biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) comes primarily from le... Read more
Organic Seed Treatments Mar 11, 2023 Organic Arable, Dominic Amos Microbial inputs are the next stage in agricultural product development with more and more R&D being focused on them, particular with new science enabling the study of soil, seed and plant microbiomes... Read more
Research on Native Plant Decline Mar 8, 2023 Organic Arable, Dominic Amos Half of Britain and Ireland’s native plants have declined over 20 years – study** Non-native species are now more numerous in wild – with implications for native insects Read the article in full her... Read more
Carbon Footprinting Mar 5, 2023 Organic Arable, Dominic Amos At Organic Arable we see the importance of supporting our members to beginning the journey of annual carbon footprinting. In fact, one day, in the not too distant future it is likely to be an essentia... Read more
Market Update 3rd March 2023 Mar 3, 2023 Organic Arable, Andrew Trump Interesting market data from the French organic cereal market received this week. It shows that their market peaked at around €450 (£400) for organic feed wheat in June of last year and has been falli... Read more
Farm Trial Assessment Protocol Feb 25, 2023 Organic Arable, Dominic Amos At Organic Arable we believe in supporting our members to run their own trials and to participate in collective experiments to help expediate and improve learning on organic agronomy and crop performa... Read more
Organic Arable Market Update 24th February 2023 Feb 24, 2023 Organic Arable, Andrew Trump Less about the organic cereal market this week with focus on the organic food market as following data presented at the Biofach organic trade fair and the publication of the Soil Association Organic ... Read more
LiveOat 2022 Feb 24, 2023 Organic Arable, Dominic Amos Ahead of the new 2023 spring season, the results of the 2022 spring oat variety trials have now been published and can be found at the following link: None [1]* LiveOat Final Report * Varieties Isab... Read more
