Links

DEFRA
http://www.defra.gov.uk/
DEFRA Organic farming site, including details of organic standards and the Organic Farming Scheme
http://www.defra.gov.uk/farm/organic/

Organic Research Centres
The Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA)
http://www.hdra.org.uk/
Elm Farm Research Centre
http://www.efrc.com/
Organic Centre Wales
http://www.organic.aber.ac.uk/
ADAS
http://www.adas.co.uk/home/
Scottish Agricultural College
http://www.sac.ac.uk/consultancy/organic/
Nafferton Ecological Farming Group
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/tcoa/producers/
The University of Aberdeen
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/organic/

Research sites
http://www.organic-research.com/

Quality Low Input Food
http://www.qlif.org/

Weed Control
HDRA Organic Weed Management project
http://www.organicweeds.org.uk/

Fertility Building
Website for the DEFRA-funded joint ADAS/IGER/Duchy College/Abacus project on “The development of improved guidance on the use of fertility building crops in organic farming”
http://www.organicsoilfertility.co.uk/

The rural economy
Exeter University research on organic farming and the rural economy
http://www.organic-impacts.info/

Crop variety trials
Duchy college brassica variety trials
http://www.cornwall.ac.uk/research/herring/
The Arable Group
http://www.arable.co.uk/
Organic seeds
Centre for Organic Seed Information
www.cosi.org.uk

Animal Health and Welfare
Compendium of Animal Health and Welfare in Organic Farming
www.organic-vet.reading.ac.uk
Sustaining Animal Health and Welfare in Organic Farming (SAFO)
http://www.safonetwork.org/
The Network for Animal Health and Welfare in Organic Agriculture (NAHWOA)
http://www.veeru.reading.ac.uk/organic/

Certifying Bodies
Organic Farmers and Growers – OF&G
http://www.organicfarmers.uk.com/
Soil Association
http://www.soilassociation.org/
Biodynamic Agricultural Association
http://www.anth.org.uk/biodynamic/
Scottish Organic Producers Association - SOPA
http://www.sopa.org.uk/

International sites
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements –IFOAM
http://www.ifoam.org/
Organic Agriculture at FAO
http://www.fao.org/organicag/
Organic addresses in Europe and reports on organic farming from 22 European countries
http://www.organic-europe.net/
FiBL, Switzerland
http://www.fibl.org/english/
Danish Centre for Organic Farming
http://www.darcof.dk/
Norwegian Centre for Ecological Agriculture
http://www.norsok.no/
Lois Bolk Institute, Netherlands
http://www.louisbolk.nl/

Training
Duchy College Farm Management and Professional Development Unit
http://www.farm-management-sw.co.uk/
Duchy College
www.duchy.ac.uk
Cornwall College
www.cornwall.ac.uk

Cornwall Objective One Sites
http://www.objectiveone.com
Organic South West
http://www.organicsouthwest.org/
Cornwall Taste of the West
http://www.cornwalltasteofthewest.co.uk
Rural Progress
http://www.ruralprogress.co.uk
Cornish Horticultural Enterprises
http://www.chenet.org.uk
SWARD Project
http://www.project-sward.com
Organic marketing
Organic Trade Services
Organic industry news, marketing and directory.
http://www.organicts.com/
Organic Monitor
Provider of business intelligence on the international organic food industry
http://www.organicmonitor.com/

General information on organic farming
Information on organic farming
http://www.aboutorganics.co.uk/http://www.alotoforganics.co.uk/
An organic search engine for news, products and general information