Organic arable production aims to produce healthy, good quality food in an ecologically responsible way - for which the grower gets a fair return. The organic approach is designed to deliver positive health throughout soils, plants and crops, avoiding the need for agrochemicals and benefiting the environment and wildlife. Growers apply management practices that maintain optimum soil fertility and soil biological activity, as well as enhancing the wider farm environment by encouraging farm wildlife. A healthy soil helps support healthy plants that can resist pest and disease attack, while farm wildlife encourages predators which minimise pests and diseases. Organic grain is produced under a range of systems, including mixed farms, stockless farms and vegetable holdings where cereals and protein crops are used as a break, along with grass clover leys. News Read our new Economics of Organic Arable Production report (produced by Davies Organic Consultancy on behalf of the Soil Association) Information resources Fertilisers for use in organic production Marketing information for organic farmers (meat, milk, eggs and grain) - includes contact list of organic grain merchants, maltsters and millers Organic arable production - an introductory guide Organic lupin production Slug control in organic systems Organic grain storage guidelines Plant stimulants and tonics Technical guides Storage of organic combinable crops Organic grassland management and forage conservation Price data Latest arable price data Useful links Crop trials: www.cosi.org.uk Organic seed availability: www.organicxseeds.co.uk Useful contacts Support in your area from the Food and Farming Department Contact list of organic grain merchants, maltsters and millers (see information resources above) National enterprise lists of registered organic millers, distillers, brewers and processors for the organic flour market are available to Soil Association licensees from SA Certification. Call 0117 914 2407 or email goorganic@soilassociation.org