Arable
Organic arable production aims to produce healthy, good quality food in an ecologically responsible way - for which the grower gets a fair return. The organic approach is designed to deliver positive health throughout soils, plants and crops, avoiding the need for agrochemicals and benefiting the environment and wildlife.
Growers apply management practices that maintain optimum soil fertility and soil biological activity, as well as enhancing the wider farm environment by encouraging farm wildlife. A healthy soil helps support healthy plants that can resist pest and disease attack, while farm wildlife encourages predators which minimise pests and diseases. Organic grain is produced under a range of systems, including mixed farms and stockless farms, growing cereals and protein crops, along with grass clover leys.
Free guides
To find out more about organic arable production download our free guides:
Technical information (members only)
We also produce a wide range of technical information - including guides, factsheet and supplier details for our members to benefit from. If you are not currently a member but interested in joining, find out more about our membership from £75+VAT a year. Guides currently available exclusively to our producer members include:
- Arable storage factsheet
- Slug control factsheet
- Guide to biodiversity
- Guide to soil management
- Guide to woodland management
Recommended reading from our shop
- Organic Farm Management Handbook 2009 by Nic Lampkin et al
The essential organic business planning tool
- Soil Husbandry: A practical guide to the use and management of soils by Tom Batey
A practical guide to sustainable soil management
- Organic Grassland by John Newton
Exploring the key elements of successful grassland management
- Organic Cereal and Pulse Production: A complete guide by Stephen Briggs
A new and comprehensive guide to organic arable production
- Organic Cereals and Pulse Production by David Younie et al
A detailed guide on all aspects of livestock production
- Weed Management for Organic Farmers, Growers and Smallholders: A Complete Guide by Gareth Davies - Covers principles of weed management, preventative and cultural techniques, direct weed control, economics, strategies - and more
- Weed Management for Organic Farmers, Growers and Smallholders: A Complete Guide by Gareth Davies - Covers principles of weed management, preventative and cultural techniques, direct weed control, economics, strategies - and more
- The Living Soil by Lady Eve Balfour - the classic organic text
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