Posted July 8th, 2009
It’s that time of year again. Tomorrow is our second annual arable event, National Organic Cereals 2009. Last year was a runaway success and I can exclusively report that this year is…… heading the same way! As well as an array of very knowledgeable and topical speakers we’re looking forward to an important announcement from…
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Posted July 8th, 2009
In approximately half an hour OF&Gs’ Chief Executive, Richard Jacobs, will be delivering a speech to an audience at the Royal Show which will include EU Commissioners. Richard was invited to do this by Defra, in order to present a view from a certifier. His presentation will be entitled ‘Organic food and farming: setting the…
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Posted March 18th, 2010
It’s with great pleasure we can unveil details of National Organic Cereals 2010. This will be the third of our one-day events which take a warts-and-all look at the challenges and rewards of organic cereal production – an area where there’s great potential for growth. National Organic Cereals, which we run in association with Abacus…
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Posted June 11th, 2010
Our team enjoyed a very positive and pleasant (rain aside) couple of days at this year’s Cereals 2010 event. This really is the key date in the calendar for cereal producers and all of the supporting services. We’ve got into the habit of teaming up with our partners at SAI Global (who work with us…
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Posted July 6th, 2011
It’s that time of the year again when we meet up with friends, acquaintances and the movers and shakers of the organic arable world.
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Posted October 6th, 2011
Next week (October 13, to be precise) sees the third annual running of our Selling Organic series of conferences at which we bring together some of the sector’s greatest minds to share their expertise and examine the state of the market. We’re really pleased with this year’s line-up of speakers, which has some fresh faces…
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Posted February 29th, 2012
OF&Gs’ Certification & Compliance Manager, Steve Clarkson, is currently in China as part of a British Council-organised forum on eco-agriculture. Steve’s role is to share his vast experience of the benefits and practical aspects of operating robust organic certification and today he made his presentation to the forum, which is taking place in Chongqing, a…
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Posted May 17th, 2012
There is massive value in winning awards. Look at it this way – once you’ve been crowned best of the bunch for your product or service, you can forever preface your company name with ‘award-winning’. Being independently judged to be ahead of the pack sends a powerful message to your potential customers. So, with that in…
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