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What is Organic Centre Wales (OCW)? OCW is the national resource for consumers, farmers and policy makers committed to more sustainable food and farming in Wales. Set up in 2000, it delivers projects to support and develop the organic sector. About the Centre.
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 NewsWelcome to the news page, where you can find out about developments in the organic sector in Wales and beyond. If you would like to submit a news item for this page, please contact . If you would like to receive either of our monthly e-mail bulletins, which summarize the news on this page, click here. All newsShow: All news General news News for producers News for consumers News for businesses Farming Connect agri-academy (17-02-2012)
Are you a young organic farmer interested in a new opportunity? The Farming Connect Agri Academy provides young people with the information and knowledge to help them develop successful farming and forestry businesses. More information on the Menter a Busnes... Full story Open Farm Sunday 17 June 2012 (17-02-2012)
LEAF are organizing two events to prepare for Open Farm Sunday: Open Farm Sunday Refresher Event YFC Building Royal Welsh Showground Builth Wells 22nd Feb 7.00-9.00pm Open Farm Sunday Workshop at Court Farm Llanthony Abergavenny 15th May 2012. If you wish to attend... Full story Schmallenberg virus - a novel viral disease (17-02-2012)
A new virus called Schmallenberg virus has been reported in cattle, sheep and goats. This virus appears to belong to a group of viruses that are spread by insects, mostly midges and mosquitoes. Farmers and vets have been made aware of... Full story Organic farming statistics (16-02-2012)
At the end of 2010, about 8% of Welsh agricultural land was fully organic or in conversion. The area under organic management increased by more than 50% during 2006-10, but the area under conversion fell during 2010, producing an overall... Full story Organic Research conference, Birmingham (16-02-2012)
OCW attended the Organic Research Centre – Elm Farm's annual conference in Birmingham in January. We were able to present information from the Better Organic Business Links project concerning improving the sustainability of the supply chain, and Sue chaired... Full story Farming Connect programme (16-02-2012)
OCW Director Sue Fowler is on the Strategic Advisory Board for the Farming Connect project run by Menter a Busnes. The second meeting, held on 15th February, discussed priorities for the programme. The demonstration farm network includes organic... Full story Aspiring to Supply Chain Sustainability (01-02-2012)
A presentation given by Sue Fowler, Director OCW, to a workshop at the Elm Farm Organic Research Centre conference held on 16&17 January 2012 at Aston University, Birmingham. Full story OCW loses core funding (31-01-2012)
Welsh Government funding for the Organic Conversion Information Service (OCIS) ceased on 31 December 2011. This means there is no longer a free dedicated service to help farmers who are considering organic certification. It is not clear if the... Full story School farmers market on Anglesey (30-01-2012)
Many schools in Wales have now organized their own farmers markets, helping children learn about food and business and promoting organic and local food. One of them is Valley Primary School in Anglesey, who also visited an organic farm. See... Full story Horticulture survey (26-01-2012)
ADAS and Horticulture Wales are inviting horticultural producers to take part in a survey of horticulture in Wales. To complete the survey, please follow this link: Horticulture survey It will only take 10-15 minutes. Horticulture is a varied and dispersed sector in... Full story Using the internet to develop your business (25-01-2012)
Using blogs, Twitter and Facebook to help your business was the subject of a free BOBL training course held recently at Betws-y-Coed. We will run more of these courses if there is demand, so please let us know. Also, have you... Full story Sustainability Toolkit (23-01-2012)
We have developed a new sustainability toolkit for organic businesses in Wales which will be published during February. The toolkit will help to support you improve your business sustainability by taking a step by step approach, and by understanding why... Full story Distributing organic food in north Wales (10-01-2012)
North Wales distribution firm Delsol signed a deal with Rhug Estates Organic Farm in Corwen before Christmas to deliver a wide range of organic produce to homes around the UK. “There is a huge demand for North Wales produce both... Full story Care farming in Wales (10-01-2012)
Earlier storiesThe Institute for Rural Health has published a report on the scope for developing care farming in Wales. In recent years care farming (the use of farms to provide therapeutic services, for instance for people with mental illness) has grown... Full story Providing information on organic food and farming in Wales
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