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Soil Association reports increase in organic sales over three months since the horsemeat scandal

08 May 2013

Latest figures from Kantar World-panel reveal organic sales through supermarkets have increased steadily for the past three months. The 12 week year on year picture shows a +1.6% for organic food sales - the first time the market has seen year on ye...

New farmer-led fund announces first research grants

02 May 2013

The Soil Association announces the winners of the first of their farmer-led innovative research grants funded by the Duchy Originals Future Farming Programme.

Press comment: Proposed EU regulation concerning seed varieties

30 April 2013

The Soil Association believes the proposed new EU regulation on the marketing of plant reproductive material will put the future of our plant biodiversity at risk. It will have a disastrous effect on the availability of rare varieties and farmers’ v...

The Soil Association welcomes today’s decision by the EU to suspend the use of three neonicotinoid pesticides

29 April 2013

Emma Hockridge, Soil Association Head of Policy said; "This is a victory not only for the bees and other pollinators, but for independent science against the political, pro-pesticide position adopted by UK Environment Secretary Owen Paterson and the...

St Jerome’s Field community growing project, Tay valley

29 April 2013

The Soil Association Land Trust exists to safeguard farmland and currently owns four organic farms in the South West of England. So its recently acquired eight-acre field in Perthshire, Scotland was something of an anomaly amongst these 100-acre tra...

Organic market on the move!

26 April 2013

Sales of organic products through the main supermarkets have risen significantly during the past two months and are performing better than the previous 10 months. According to Kantar Worldpanel data, the 12 week year-on-year trend for organic food t...

Grow more grass with the GrassMaster Event, Wednesday 12th June, Drymen

24 April 2013

A practical day looking at increasing grass productivity through hands-on field assessment: providing guidance on rejuvenating, reseeding, and over-seeding; what varieties to sow and why; return on investment and aftercare of a new ley.

Not in my burn! Diffuse pollution: what is it and how to avoid it, Monday 20th May, Aviemore

08 April 2013

A day looking at diffuse pollution: what is it and how to avoid it, planting trees to protect water courses and highlighting successful practical projects that reduce diffuse pollution.

Natural and Organic Award winners announced

08 April 2013

Winners of the prestigious Natural and Organic Awards 2013, hosted in association with the Soil Association, were announced at the Natural and Organic Products show yesterday [Sunday 7 April] at the Novotel London West. The awards were presented by ...

Snow hardship support

05 April 2013

This year’s appalling weather has been drastic for farmers, with devastated flock numbers where snow hit sheep farms during lambing, and delayed turnout using up dwindling stocks of poor-quality forage.
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