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More needed to support English organic production, says OF&G

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The Organic Farmers & Growers organisation (OF&G) is calling for more government action to boost English organic farming. Defra figures show 540 thousand hectares were farmed organically in the UK, an increase of 7.3% compared to 2024. However, the OF&G describe the figures as ‘telling’. Defra’s latest figures show a 7.3% increase in organic land area and a momentous 63% rise in UK land entering organic conversion. But while England remains the largest organic land base, its conversion area has grown by just 24%, with fully organic land remaining broadly static. “This must be a wake-up call for the government.…