Pest and disease management techniques – beetle banks
By Iain Tolhurst Beetle banks on agricultural holdings have been around since the 80s. Primarily the preserve of large scale cereal growers, they have recently become more common on such farms, since...
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Stockfree Organic Certificate of Conformity for approved farmers and growers
All our members – organic farmers and growers – who pass the organic inspection and Stockfree Organic checklist to the standard can benefit from – £170.00 refund of the additional certification fee...
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Plant-based producers to benefit from renewed certification scheme –...
PRESS RELEASE 21 June 2023 Plant-based producers are set to benefit as Vegan Organic Network and Soil Association Certification have renewed their collaborative agreement to certify Stockfree Organic...
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At the beginning of the food chain
Work attracting new Stockfree organic growers to start up farms is beginning to bear fruit. New entrepreneur Alice Rixon is now growing on seven acres in Chettle, North Dorset. She has spent the last...
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Being values-led helps through the highs and lows of running a stockfree...
copyright © AnaRocha Photography Interview with Neil Marshall of Growing with Grace Growing With Grace’s Neil Marshall says being Stockfree Organic accredited by VON will give the box scheme grower a...
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
By Iain Tolhurst, Tolhurst Organic Partnership CIC Pumpkins in rain As growers, we face a regular barrage of potential threats to our farms. The weather is generally responsible for the most difficult...
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You may be wondering what is good about rats on and around the farm. Well, they are mammals like us and need all the same basic needs as we do, food and shelter being top of their list. They play a...
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Slugs. We all hate them and just like the story with rats, we have been brought up to despise and almost fear them. But just like the rats, they too have in important role to play within biological...
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If you think the previous two problems are awful, this one is truly devastating, almost too ugly for two words. And the two words are aminopyralid and chloropyralid This is the active ingredients in an...
View ArticleForms Required for Stockfree Organic certification
The Soil Association and Vegan Organic Network require licensees to send in specific forms, when their holdings require derogations from certain Stockfree Organic standard. These forms need to be...
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