Conventional vs Organic Arable Dissertation

[Fred Scott]

Morning all,

I am a 4th year Harper Ag student, researching the motivation for conventional arable farmers converting (or not converting) to organic production systems, and the opinion of organic arable producers on this topic.

If conventional or organic arable producers have five minutes spare, I would very much appreciate your input:

https://harper-adams.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/conventional-vs-organic-arable-survey

"In 2019, there were in excess of six thousand organic producers in the UK (DEFRA, 2020). However, this shows a decrease by nearly two thousand producers since 2008. Additionally, since 2008 there has also been a continual decrease in the area farmed using organic methods, from approximately 750 thousand hectares in 2008 to 500 thousand hectares in 2018 (DEFRA, 2020). Just 2.7% of the total farmed area in the UK is used for organic cultivation (Yates, 2019)."

Regards,
Fred Scott.

 

[Brisel]

Done.

For what it is worth, I chose a system of production that attempts to cherry pick the best aspects of both organic and conventional. It has many names, but Conservation Agriculture and Regenerative Agriculture are two of them.

 

[Hampton]

Done.

For what it is worth, I chose a system of production that attempts to cherry pick the best aspects of both organic and conventional. It has many names, but Conservation Agriculture and Regenerative Agriculture are two of them.

Mixed farming is another (more traditional) name for it!

 

[Brisel]

Mixed farming is another (more traditional) name for it!

Touché

Actually mixed farming is too broad a definition. Grazing grass down to 1" tall with sheep is not regenerative. I was referring to a wide rotation (yes), continuous soil cover (not necessarily) and mob grazing (not very often at all).

 

[Fred Scott]

Thanks for your time chaps, very much appreciated