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| Little, Tony. |
| The report records the outputs and achievements of advice and knowledge transfer activities in Wales for organic farmers and those considering conversion between 2001 and 2007. It explores how these activities have contributed to the delivery of the Organic Action Plans for Wales. It has the aim to inform the future development of advisory and knowledge transfer activities in Wales over the course of the next Rural Development Plan (2007 – 2013) The review is principally concerned with two main services: • The Organic Conversion Information Service (OCIS) comprising of the OCW helpline, an information pack and advisory visits, and • Farming Connect advisory services and knowledge transfer activities. In this context, ‘Advisory Services’ include the... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Education; Extension and communication United Kingdom. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/10791/1/Advice_Review_Wales.pdf |
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| Little, Tony; Frost, David. |
| This guide is aimed at farmers who are considering diversification into horticulture. It assumes a sound and system-based understanding of agricultural systems, but limited knowledge of fruit and vegetable production. It gives a general introduction on organic systems and soil fertility components including factors and examples of successful crop rotation. For the main pests and diseases simple and system-based measures are highlighted, as e.g. considering the right timing of control measures, crop rotations and tillage. For weed management weeding machinery is briefly explained. Basic questions on how to choose the right variety and the equipment for weeding, harvest, and storage are discussed. Additionally, the guide gives a rough overview and... |
| Tipo: Practice tool |
Palavras-chave: Vegetables; Fruit and berries. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/30578/1/hortguide_eng.pdf |
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| Little, Tony. |
| A questionnaire survey of about 2500 farmers who had contacted OCIS in Wales since 1996 was used to find out why more horticultural producers were not converting to organic production. Of 272 respondents, 43 had a horticultural enterprise on their farm and 26 identified horticulture as one of their main enterprises. Twelve of these converted, but the main reasons given by the remainder for not converting were the cost of certification and the low level of OFS payments. The OFS provides only limited support for horticulture enterprises as payments are based on area, and many holdings are small and may even be ineligible for payment. No concerns were expressed about the market. |
| Tipo: Other |
Palavras-chave: Production systems Values; Standards and certification Surveys and statistics. |
| Ano: 2002 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/10850/1/Reasons_for_nonconversion_of_horticultural_producers.pdf |
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| Little, Tony; Morris, Cath; Clarke, Aldwyn. |
| Good quality transplants are vital to growers for a number of reasons. Their ability to better tolerate pest, disease and weed problems and their capacity to make better use of newly incorporated green manures (compared to direct drilling) make them all the more so in organic systems. The availability of high quality growing media is essential to producing healthy vigorous plants, but the organic standards restrict the choice of products available and many growers do not feel they have sufficient information to base their choices. OCW, with support from Farming Connect, coordinated a project to assess the certified products and looked at a green waste based product under development to help address this problem. Growers were supplied with samples of... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Technology transfer; Greenhouses and coverings; Composting and manuring. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/10821/1/compost_report_Jul_07.pdf |
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| Little, Tony. |
| The Organic Standards require organic producers to use organic seed. However, a derogation can be obtained from certification bodies to allow the use of non organic seed where appropriate organic material is not available in the UK. An official database of organic seed availability, ‘Organicxseeds’, has been developed and is used as the basis for derogation decisions. However, there is a lack of information and a great deal of uncertainty in the minds of growers, about the performance of many varieties available in organic seed. This means that growers could potentially have to make variety choices on the basis little or no information. For the last 4 years, Organic Centre Wales, with support from Farming Connect, has coordinated a survey to help... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Education; Extension and communication Breeding; Genetics and propagation Surveys and statistics. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/11078/1/Organic_Horticultural_Seed_in_Wales_2006.pdf |
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| Little, Tony. |
| The primary purpose of this review is to collate the results of research into energy use and emissions in organic farming, and to provide advisors with an analysis of the results, access to the data used and a review of the benchmarking methodologies available. The review will inform those working in the development of benchmarking tools and advising farmers on practices to improve their performance. Specifically it will: •Identify organic management practices to reduce energy inputs and minimise the global warming potential of the system •Identify appropriate auditing methodologies •Facilitate access to input data (energy use and emissions figures for agricultural activities) which can be used in the development of an auditing tool •Summarise the... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Environmental aspects; Air and water emissions. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/13564/1/Res_review_6_little.pdf |
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| Fowler, Sue; Green, Michael; Hitchings, Roger; Jedwell, Andrew; Kennard, Bob; Little, Tony; McCalman, Heather; Pearson, Neil; Powell, Jane; Rowlands, Gareth; Spiller, Gary; Thomas, Huw; Wacher, Carolyn; Weller, Richard. |
| Organic Centre Wales (OCW) was originally formed to act as an information source for producers enquiring into organic farming; in our second phase, in response to changes in the sector, we have an increased remit on policy issues. It has been a busy time, seeing the production of a second Organic Action Plan, the implementation of the CAP reform and development work on agri-environment reforms. The year also saw the start of organic maintenance payments for farmers. This Annual Report contains accounts of the progress that has been made on many fronts during the last 12 months, particularly in market knowledge due to the research for the recently published report, 'Organic Food: understanding the consumer and increasing sales'. This information,... |
| Tipo: Report |
Palavras-chave: Education; Extension and communication Farming Systems. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/10816/1/annrepeng04.pdf |
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