Week 1: Week 2: Week 3: Most FutureLearn courses run multiple times. Every run of a course has a set start date but you can join it and work through it after it starts. Find out more There are no special requirements for this course. It will be of interest to anyone who wants to learn more about modern food production, farming and environmental challenges. You can use the hashtag #FLFutureofFarming to talk about this course on social media.

Topics Covered

• Climate change and greenhouse gases
• The interactions between climate change and agriculture
• Food security
• Climate smart agriculture; history, principles and examples
• Different views on the food production system
• The basics of milk production, cow husbandry, digestion and herd management
• Greenhouse gas emissions and the possibilities for reducing them, within dairy farming
• The importance of plants for our atmosphere
• Other forms of sustainable farming
• Possible options for reducing energy consumption
• The basics of wine production
• General, sustainable crop management practices
• Problems for the wine industry created by climate change
• Possibilities for adapting the wine industry to climate change
• Examples of how data can be used to help make decisions in agriculture
• Critical views regarding climate smart agriculture