Agriculture
A changing climate for ciderLocation
UK-wide
Sector
Membership organisations, Manufacture of beverages, Agriculture
Summary
The National Association of Cider Makers (NACM) carried out a study on the implications of unavoidable climate change for the UK cider industry. The report was produced by the industry for the industry, working on a low budget but drawing on its own resources and the tools available from UKCIP.
Location
Shotley, Ipswich, Suffolk
Sector
Agriculture, hotels & restaurants
Summary
A family farm and B&B business in a low lying coastal area, with experience of flooding: planning for future impacts by investigating breaching their sea wall to create new habitat and landscape and enhances their existing tourist business.
Otter Farm
Location
South West
Sector
Agriculture
Summary
Otter Farm are an SME. They have begun planting a wide range of medium sized crops rather than going for a few larger harvests, in the hope that whatever the year’s weather the majority of crops will do well. For more information, see the Climate SouthWest website.
Location
Ledbury, Herefordshire
Sector
Agriculture
Summary
In 2002 Pixley Berries first investigated changing weather conditions and impacts on crop management including harvest and post harvest infra-structure, autumn, winter and growing season weather.
Location
UK-wide
Sector
Manufacture of beverages, Agriculture
Summary
GSK is supporting work at the Scottish Crop Research Institute to develop different varieties of blackcurrants that will thrive in a changing climate. This will help UK growers to continue to produce enough fruit to allow Ribena production to meet demand without needing to import blackcurrants.
Location
Lambourn, West Berkshire
Sector
Agriculture
Summary
UKCIP carried out a climate change impacts audit of the farm to help them understand the potential threats and opportunities that climate change will bring to their business.
