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Organic Production

Welcome to the Organic Production section of the RuralNI portal.


Organic cattle on the Greenmount Organic Unit

Organic News NI

Clovercheck 2009

Organic Farming Scheme

This Scheme is expected to re-open in summer 2009.  For further information contact your local Countryside Management Adviser

Greenmount Organic Unit

Clover - Nitrogen for the Future

Change to Organic

Innovate - make the change to Organic Farming
Organic farming, by its nature, tends to lead to farmers making innovative changes to the way they farm

Orgnanic sheep

Organic sheep graze medicinal herbs[external site]
While many intensive sheep farms rely on routine drenches to control intestinal worms, at least one organic flock is finding that herbs can replace the chemical treatments.

Organic Action Plan Group

Organic Action Plan Group (Northern Ireland)[external site]
The group published the Organic Action Plan for  Northern Ireland in May 2006.

ACOS Research and Development Committee

Report and Supplementary Report from the ACOS Research and Development Committee[external site]
The Report and Supplementary Report from the ACOS Research and Development Committee have been published.
To view PDFs Get Adobe Reader[external site]

Food Directory
Where can I buy local organic food
Organic News NI
The new on-line replacement for the Organic Bulletin, plus archive issues of the CAFRE Organic Bulletin
Greenmount Organic Unit
Organic Farming at Greenmount