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Approaches to Smart Dairy Farming
The UK team of the Smart Dairy project created three videos that introduce the viewer to three approaches to smart dairy farming: 1) A nature-based approach, which includes elements such as grassland management, the inclusion of herbal leys, the use of trees in silvopastoral systems, and the reduction of artificial fertilisers. These are innovations and…
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Public support for climate smart dairy farming: Evidence from an experiment in the United Kingdom
By: Walter Kiptoo Kiplagat, Zoe Barker, Yiorgos Gadanakis, Sara Hall, Daniel Enriquez-Hidalgo, Doris Laepple, Christopher Reynolds and Annemie Maertens Abstract: The UK dairy sector strives for net-zero by 2050. This implies the adoption of climate smart innovations, which improve efficiency, reduce emissions, and build carbon storage. We assessed how consumers perceive these innovations and how…
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Assessing challenges, innovations and solutions for a ClimateSmart UK dairy sector
By: Yiorgos Gadanakis Dairy production is a significant contributor to total greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and given that global demand for dairy is projected to increase, there is an urgent need to identify ways of reducing emissions from this sector. In response, DEFRA has commissioned the Smart Dairy project in the UK to gain…
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New R&D funding for Finnish climate-smart dairy solutions
By: Iida Alasentie and Silvia Gaiani, University of Helsinki Ruralia Institute The climate conditions in Finland and other Nordic countries are known to be challenging due to the change of seasons and short-lasting summers. When the growing season of different crops is somewhere between 125 and 180 days, it influences the structure of Finnish farming.…
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Busting milk myths shakes the Finns’ national identity
Taru Lindblom, Vilja Lukkarinen and Sami Koponen This blog post explores the cultural role of dairy products and the Finns’ strong relationship with milk by looking at an empirical case of heated online debate sparked by an oat milk company Oatly’s campaign. The campaign was launched in late 2020 in Finland by sending a leaflet…
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Insights from UK Smart Dairy Consumer Experiments
Walter Kiptoo Kiplagat and Annemie Maertens Between June and November 2023, the UK Smart Dairy project team ran a series of fascinating consumer experiments at the University of Sussex’s behavioral laboratory. Our mission: to delve into the minds of dairy consumers in the UK, tapping into their preferences, values, knowledge on smart dairy technologies, and…
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