If you can answer YES to some of these questions, then you could consider organic production:
- Are you willing to learn new skills and farm in a different way?
- Could you farm without using chemical fertilisers or pesticides?
- Can you farm below 2 livestock units per hectare?
- Are you able to introduce a grass/clover break in to your crop rotation?
- Is there a source of manure or compost available to you?
- Are you willing to farm to organic certification standards and be inspected every year?
- Are you interested in Countryside Stewardship organic conversion or maintenance payments?
- Are you looking for improved gross margins from organic produce?
To find out more please use the sector based web pages for further information or send us an email to
advice@organicinfo.org.uk