Course: The Future of Farming: Exploring Climate Smart Agriculture

Pests such as insects, fungi or diseases decrease yields in many crops. As many pest organisms are highly influenced by climatic conditions, a future change in these might also lead …

The application of fertilisers can help to increase crop yields, but it is also responsible for considerable amounts of N2O emissions and water pollution by nitrates. So what are the …

Vines can grow and produce good grapes on comparably poor soils, but for most other crops the quality of the soil is one of their main determinants for a good …

After reading about the impacts of agriculture on climate, the challenges of food security and climate smart agricultural practices, you may be asking what you can do? Buy regional? Figure …

So far this week, we’ve focused on adaptation, but there is also potential to mitigate the GHG emissions and other environmental impacts associated with the wine industry. Viticulture is only …

Using models of a future climate can be extremely useful for farmers when deciding what type or variety of crops to plant or when to schedule harvest. Historical and real-time …

In this video, phenologist Paolo Capece speaks about different aspects to consider when planting a vineyard and how the production of wine is regulated in Europe. Are you surprised by …

Modern technologies allow farmers to make decisions based on empirical data such as temperature and other weather parameters. For example, vintners may choose to base their decision about what grape …

In this video, Dr Martin Lukac speaks to winemaker Sam Lindo from Camel Valley vineyard in Cornwall, UK, about grape growing and climate change. Have you ever tasted wine from …

Changing to new grape varieties could be one approach for adapting viticulture to climate change. However, the use of less conventional varieties or even different species of crops and livestock …

In the previous Step, we outlined options for increasing the resilience of the wine industry, but what would work for one vineyard may not work for the next. In the …

Climate change has already affected viticulture in the United States and Australia, so it’s also likely to have a significant impact on the industry in Europe. As you explored in …