The support payments will be available to all fully-certified organic farmers, not just those who were part of the previous Glastir Organic Scheme. Applications for payments must be submitted by May 15 2024
Farmer Glenda Crawshaw said the Rural Affairs Minister was treating farmers ‘very poorly', criticising the lack of clarity over the future of organic funding
After a challenging year in the organic dairy sector, our chief reporter Rachael Brown takes a look at the prospect for the market going forward
Organic Íæż½ã½ã and Growers chief executive Roger Kerr said there was a ‘whole industry out there built around pesticides and fertilisers' which wants organic to fail, but organic is a ‘defined farming system that can deliver a ‘low carbon, nature-friendly, people-positive' food system
OF&G said a 'three fold increase' in organic land use area would reduce total agriculture-related greenhouse gas emissions equal to the carbon sequestered by third of million acres of broadleaved woodland
It was after the Minister, Lesley Griffiths was put on a spot at the NFU Cymru Conference by Welsh organic dairy farmer Haydn Evans who criticised the Welsh Government for providing a cliff edge in funding for organic farmers in Wales
The chief executive of Organic Íæż½ã½ã & Growers believed organic growers could receive up to a 50 per cent increase compared to historic BPS rates
Chief executive of Organic Íæż½ã½ã and Growers singled out ‘20th century farmers' for continued 'impact on environment, soils and human health'
Organic Íæż½ã½ã and Growers want to secure 25% of the future market, but they said government support and funding is critical to achieving this
Organic Research Centre (ORC) has named Norfolk farm manager Alex Parkinson as winner of its Young Organic Farmer/Grower of the Year (YOFY) Award 2022/23 on July 4