Th april 2005 - newsletter from danish research centre for organic farming. A big new marketing opportunity has opened up for farmers and food producers to supply food to local youth hostels. Rd october 2005 - schools told they should source food from local farmers. Th april 2005 - are you a farmer thinking of inviting groups of children onto your farm, or wanting to improve educational visits? This will be funded by the retention of upto 10% of payments.

The organic farming industry could increase its use of waste- derived compost by 300% to about 120, 000 tonnes each year, according to new research from wrap. These will be funded partly by a 3% levy on all payments. Rd august 2005 - 32% more birds found on organic farms, according to new bto study.

The single payment will be based on cropping patterns in 2000 to 2002. Georgia organics usa has released an online workbook to help farmers identify the direct marketing strategies that will best fit their farms. The prince unveiled his vision for the future of the environment, farming and food in an exclusive bbc interview. Th march 2005 - under the freedom of information act there will be disclosure of individual historic single payments. Organic farming in lithuania is predicted to account for 15% of total agricultural land by 2015. For the arable sector, member states have the option to keep upto 25% of the payment coupled, ie.