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ADAS Goat Welfare MeetingsADAS is inviting people to the first Defra-funded meetings for goat keepers designed to provide practical and technical advice to increase t...
Discover Organic this SeptemberThis September the Soil Association is celebrating a month long festival of all things organic, with events taking place across the country...
ADAS Goat Welfare MeetingsADAS is inviting people to the first Defra-funded meetings for goat keepers designed to provide practical and technical advice to increase the health and welfare of the goat herd in England
More ...12/01/2012
Discover Organic this SeptemberThis September the Soil Association is celebrating a month long festival of all things organic, with events taking place across the country.
More ...02/09/2011
Come to The Edible Garden ShowCome and see The Smallholder Range and The Organic Feed Company at a brand new show – The Edible Garden Show.
More ...18/01/2011
Supporting Cotswold Chickens Beginners CourseThe Organic Feed Company is pleased to support Cotswold Chickens and is offering everyone attending a beginner's course a £3 voucher for poultry feed.
More ...10/01/2011
Organic Feed is completely safeFollowing news of a potential risk of dioxin contamination in pig and poultry feed in Germany, The Organic Feed Company would like to reassure customers that all feeds in the range are completely safe and free from dioxins - guaranteed.
More ...07/01/2011
A River Cottage ChristmasThe Organic Feed Company was on hand at the River Cottage Christmas Fayre to take part in the seasonal festivities and supply animal feed tips to eager fans.
More ...07/12/2010
It’s All About Chickens at River CottageThe lucky winners of a recent competition run by The Organic Feed Company were Adam and Lucy Cox, who travelled down to Park Farm in Devon to attend the River Cottage ‘All About Chickens’ course.
More ...16/11/2010
River Cottage Autumn Fair goes with a swingOn September 4th and 5th River cottage HQ celebrated the changing of the seasons with the fourth Autumn Fair.
More ...09/09/2010
Spice up your summer at a River Cottage Open DayIt’s the fourth year at Park Farm so go along to an open day to see just how the farm has developed.
More ...26/07/2010
A day to remember at River CottageAfter winning two places on the River Cottage ‘All about Chicken’s’ Course in the Organic Feed Company competition earlier this spring, Heather Sears tell us all about the day she and her husband spent at the famous River Cottage HQ in the Devon countryside.
More ...17/05/2010
Job opportunity at Allen & PageAllen & Page has an opportunity for a talented and enthusiastic Area Sales Manager to cover the South West and Wales areas.
More ...06/05/2010
Spring into Summer The Organic Feed Company will be on hand at the Spring into Summer Fair at River Cottage HQ.
More ...26/04/2010
River Cottage chooses the Organic Feed CompanyThe Organic Feed Company has teamed up with Devon-based River Cottage to supply its healthy, natural and fully organic feeds to animals on the farm.
More ...20/04/2010
SA responds to FSA Organic ReviewSoil Association response to the Food Standards Agency's Organic Review
More ...10/08/2009
SAO - Organic values on a budgetThis year’s Soil Association Organic Fortnight (5-20 September 2009) will focus on why organic products offer great value for both your wallet and for the planet.
More ...10/08/2009
Tackling Climate Change - Training for Scottish FarmersMinister for Environment Roseanna Cunningham today launched a new programme to help agricultural businesses prepare for the impacts of climate change.
More ...27/04/2009
Campaigners Urge Gordon Brown to Take ActionCampaigners urge Gordon Brown to take action over 'irresponsible use of antibiotics in the agricultural sector'. Soil Association director Patrick Holden and Compassion in World Farming director Philip Lymbery have written to the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, urging him to recognise the importance of statements made in the recent Chief Medical Officer's report, on the problem of antimicrobial resistance being transferred from farm animals to humans.
More ...20/04/2009
Soil Association agrees no change on organic animal feed standardsFollowing a thorough and wide-ranging consultation, which looked at whether any changes are justified to organic animal feed standards in the current recession, the Soil Association’s independent standards board has decided against making any changes. All food certified by the Soil Association and sold as organic will continue to be produced under full organic standards.
More ...26/03/2009
Demand for Organic FarmingDespite the world's economic downturn, it seems the demand for organic food will keep on growing, creating opportunities for poor farmers in developing coutries, according to the United Nations.
More ...18/02/2009
Manure to power two million homesDEFRA is launching an initiative to help agriculture and other sectors meet targets for producing energy from anaerobic digestion, the breakdown of organic material without oxygen.
More ...05/02/2009