Course: The Future of Farming: Exploring Climate Smart Agriculture

A certain degree of variation in grape composition and wine flavour is normal. For example, the vintage effect describes the differences in quality and typicity between years of the wine …

Climate change does not only mean a general increase in the temperature and extreme weather events like floods, droughts, storms, or extreme rainfall, it can also lead to the change …

This infographic was created by Clara Kightley and Sophie McDonnell, undergraduate students from the University of Reading’s Typography and Graphic Communication department. References: World Vineyard Acreage by country Food and …

In this short animation we want to show you how mitigation efforts and changes in farming practice can be measured, using dairy farming as an example. Please note that the …

Although there is only a comparably small number of animal species we use as livestock, there is a vast number of different breeds within these species. Some animals have been …

As briefly discussed in Step 2.6, dairy cows suffer from heat stress when temperatures rise over the level they are adapted to, which generally results in lower productivity and even …

Cows can only produce milk, once they have given birth to a calf. Dairy cows are inseminated once a year and after a pregnancy of approximately 40 weeks, the cow …

Dairy farming in developed countries has changed significantly since cows were first domesticated. In this video, we’ll visit the Centre of Dairy Research of the University of Reading where Dr …

In this video Paul Sousek, owner of Cottage Farm, speaks about the difficulties associated with farming sustainably. Cottage farm is only one of an endless number of examples for agricultural …

Running and maintaining a farm is a lot of work that often requires the use of heavy machinery, electricity or large amounts of water. How can we reduce the emissions …

In this video we’ll visit Cottage Farm, a carbon neutral beef and sheep farm in Cornwall, and speak to owner Paul Sousek about renewable energy. Are you yourself using renewable …

Dairy cows and other livestock (beef cattle, pigs, and poultry) produce significant amounts of manure that have to be dealt with. Although manure is unwanted in animal facilities for hygienic …

The University of Reading is investigating how to make the dairy production system more sustainable. In this video, Professor Chris Reynolds talks about research on dairy cow nutrition, currently carried …