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Here’s where the magic happens – down on the farm where the cows live. They can explore the fields and hang around with the other cows, while the farmers look after them and give them everything they might need to be healthy. There’s lots of different things that go into making really good milk, which include giving the cows the best living conditions possible.

Fields of plenty

We all know cows eat grass, but there are many other things that make up a healthy cow diet.

As well as fresh grass, they can eat different fruit and vegetable pulps, such as oranges that have been squeezed for juice, or apples, wheat and corn.

These sorts of foods naturally provide a lot of energy, and are used to support the cows’ energy intake in the wintertime or when more milk is needed.

The milking parlour

Every day, the cows wander over to the milking parlour to be milked! There are many different types of milking parlour, with lots of different milking equipment that make it all a bit easier than using a bucket and stool like in the olden days.

While some farmers will encourage their cows to be milked at a set time during the day, other farms have automatic milking equipment so each cow can choose when she wants to be milked.

Looking their best

Cows have a regular health and beauty routine, with pedicures at least twice a year, and a brush for daily exfoliation.

The farmer will trim a cow’s hooves regularly to keep her feet healthy and protect against developing mobility problems.

Cows can also have access to a cow brush, a motion-activated heavy duty rotating brush that helps to exfoliate their skin and keep them clean. It’s also fun for the cows, helping to calm and relax them whenever they want!

PRETEND TO BE A COW

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You might be surprised by where you’ll find Arla products! We supply milk, cheese and other ingredients to nearly 200 different businesses in the UK, helping them to make the food you enjoy.

A lot of chefs and baristas up and down the country working in pubs, restaurants and hotels rely on us to provide quality ingredients, like the milk in McDonalds, the mozzarella on your Pizza Express margherita pizza, and the cream cheese used in Pret a Manger sandwiches.

We know how important it is for businesses to get the best ingredients they can, so we’re here to help them with all their dairy needs so you can enjoy great tasting milk and dairy products even when you’re out and about!

Arla’s family of brands live here, filling the shelves with all of your favourite dairy products which help nurture your strength from within. This means that they can be part of a healthy, nutritious diet for almost everyone, from kids with the Arla Explorer range to those looking to pack more protein into their diet with Arla Protein.

From the milk you pour over your cereal to the yogurts you enjoy as a treat, our dairy helps to form part of a varied, balanced diet which plays a part in getting all the valuable nutrients, vitamins and proteins you love. If you shop at one of the main supermarkets, then you’re probably drinking milk from our Arla cows!

All our products are made to complement and better the lives of the communities around us, supporting healthy lifestyles and diets. Even those who’re lactose intolerant can benefit from Arla dairy with our Lactofree range, which has lots of different lactose free cheeses and yogurts in too.

UDDERLY MOOVERLOUS COWPCAKES

Bake yourself a herd of your own with this fun and tasty cupcake recipe

No matter the type of dairy you want to enjoy, it has to come in something! That’s why we’re always trying to make our packaging materials more sustainable and better for the environment, as well as making everything as recyclable as possible.

We know we need packaging for all our products, so we work with teams of experts and supermarkets who buy lots of our milk and other products to reduce the impact we have on the environment by working together. By taking steps like using less fossil fuel based plastic and using more recycled materials in our packaging, we’re bringing down our impact on the environment and getting closer to our goal of being carbon net zero by 2050.

RENEWABLE ENERGY

We want all our dairy farms to be sustainable and to impact the environment as little as possible. That’s why we look at ways to reduce our carbon footprint across all of Arla to help take care of our planet.

Our farmers do lots of work to help reduce the carbon footprint (and hoofprints) of their dairy farms, reducing the amount of electricity we use and the amount of waste we produce . Our organic farms also work to help nature and wildlife flourish in and around their farms, making sure other animals still have access to their natural homes and food sources.

The trucks which take fresh milk from the farms to our factories are checked regularly so we can take the best routes from A to B and cut down on the amount of fuel we use, which helps us lower our emissions. All 9,900 of our farmers are on a missions to become completely carbon net zero by 2050, so we’re always looking at fresh ways we can make our carbon footprint smaller.

the Factory

Arla is so much more than just milk. It’s here in the factory that everything comes together, turning all that delicious fresh milk into the products you know and love. Whether it’s turning it into fruity yogurts, tasty cheese or filtering the milk so it stays fresher for longer, our factories have processes to make the most of the milk from our Arla cows.

All together, we have over 60 dairies and 120 warehouses which process over 12.8 billion kilograms of milk ever year! We source all our extra ingredients from our lovely farmers and partners to make sure everything we make is as good as it can be.

We also work with a bunch of great businesses who have values and ideas that match our own, like wanting to reduce our environmental impact on the planet and provide real value to our customers – not just with money, but nutritionally and ethically too.

LEARN HOW WE GET YOUR MILK TO THE STORE

Colour in and follow the story of milk production, from our cows to your supermarket shelf.

Did you know you’ll find Arla products in one way or another almost all over the world? We work together with 11,200 other dairy farmers across Europe, helping each other to achieve high quality standards and to bring you the delicious milk you love.

Did you know?

Some farms have a set time each day for the herd to be milked, while other milking parlours use robots so that each cow can decide when she wants to be milked!

Cows love to spend time with their friends! Evidence suggests that cows have best friends that they recognise and hang out with. Cows can even recognise different humans just as well as they recognise other cows.

Arla Farmers don’t just milk the cows, they own the company! So when you buy any Arla product, you are helping to support the farmers and their families.

Cows have pedicures at least twice a year! Cows also have access to a cow brush to help them to exfoliate their skin. Cows enjoy being pampered as it helps them to relax.

We all know cows eat grass, but there are many other things that make up a healthy diet. As well as fresh grass, they can eat various fruit and vegetable pulps, such as oranges.

Cows spend around 3 hours a day eating! They pull out grass with their tongues and chew from side to side instead of up and down.

Some of our Arla farmers track their herd using pedometers, which are a kind of fitbit for cows. It helps them to keep a close eye on every cow so they can make sure they’re well cared for.

Black and white cows are part of the Holstein-Friesian breed. Their black and white markings are unique to each cow – much like a fingerprint is to a human!

Cows love to spend time with their friends! Evidence suggests that cows even have best friends that they recognise and hang out with.

Milk is full of natural nourishment! It’s naturally high in many nutrients and can help keep you healthy.

We want all our dairy farms to be sustainable and to impact the environment as little as possible. Our farmers do lots of work to help reduce the carbon footprint (and hoofprints) of their dairy farms, such as reducing electricity usage and waste production.

Life on the farm is hard work! Typically, an Arla farmer will get up at 5am to milk and feed their cows before they sit down for breakfast – even on Christmas day!

Healthy cows are happy cows! Our farmers take the time to check that their cows are healthy at least once a day, making sure they get 10 hours of rest, good quality feed and special care if they’re unwell. Every cow is treated as an individual to give them a good life on the farm.

Welcome to our interactive farm experience!

Feel free to roam around the Open Farm and discover the world of dairy farming through clicking on the interactive buildings and other points you’ll find around the town, showing you how dairy is linked to lots of different things.

You can learn loads of interesting facts about Arla and the dairy products we make, as well as our practices which help keep our cows happy and reduce our environmental impact.

Once you’ve had a look around the Open Farm, you can test your farming knowledge with some of our fun quizzes which will have you on your way to becoming a farming expert in no time.

There are also exciting activities you can download to keep the fun going after you’ve left our virtual farm – enjoy!

About Open Farm

Discover Arla’s virtual Open Farm experience as we invite people from across the country to join us in support of LEAF’s online Open Farm Sunday Event.

Ever wondered what life’s like as a farmer? Need some delicious recipe inspiration? Want to have a go at our very own wellie wanging competition? There’s no need to hang up your wellies just yet! Explore Open Farm, jam packed with fun activities, entertainment and resources suitable for the whole family.

Learn where your favourite dairy products come from and virtually meet some of our fantastic British farmers that help feed the nation.

We hope you enjoy Open Farm as much as we’ve enjoyed bringing the farm experience to your home. We look forward to opening our gates and welcoming you back on our farms soon. But for now, let’s celebrate together, the amazing job our British farmers do!

For more information on LEAF’s Open Farm Sunday Event please visit https://farmsunday.org/

Farming family Harry, Jo and Jack show us what life is like on Droke Farm – an organic dairy farm home to 250 very lucky dairy cows.

Church Farm

Join fifth-generation farmer Rosie as she braves the weather to give us a tour of Church Farm, and introduces us to some of the residents.

Copys Green Farm

Young farmer Toby gives us a behind-the-scenes look at Copys Green Farm, from the milking parlour to the food store, as well as letting us meet some of their very friendly Brown Swiss cows.

Woodhill Farm

If you’ve ever wanted an up-close and personal look at what a dairy cow eats for lunch, you definitely won’t want to skip this whistle-stop tour of Woodhill Farm.

HELP JELLY GET HOME

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Milk - from cow to you

Do you know where your milk comes from and why it is so good for you? Download our activity pack to find out!

What can we do with dairy?

Did you know you can make lots of delicious foods with dairy, like Smoothies! Download our activity pack and have a go at creating your very own Smoothie!

What is dairy?

Do you know how your milk gets from the farm to you? Download our activity pack to learn more about the farming process!

Why do we need a healthy breakfast?

We all know breakfast is the most important meal of the day! But what makes a nutritious breakfast? Download our activity pack to learn more about making a healthy, balanced breakfast!

How To Make Animal Stick Puppets

Arla b.o.b pineapple ice lollies.

Round up the kids and make these tasty ice lollies. A deliciously refreshing treat made with Arla BoB and pineapples. Perfect for cooling down on those hot summer days!

Arla Cherry Scones

Enjoy afternoon tea with these traditional scones but with a cherry twist, made with Arla Farmers Milk.

Arla Big Milk Hidden Veg Mac and Cheese

Learn how to make our delicious mac & cheese with 5 hidden veg inside to get goodness into your little ones.

Arla Cravendale Unicorn Smoothies

Get creative with our delicious multi-coloured unicorn smoothie recipe.

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Virtual Farm Visit

Our beautiful wedding and events barn where all your kids were tearing around last year has gone back to it's roots. Now housing our 5-Star birthing suites for our 600 strong flock of sheep, all waiting to have their babies. The goats have moved in and brought their mate Tony the Shetland pony with them. We may even have some new born calves for you to see as our cows are nearing their due dates too.

Come and watch the pet lambs being fed, lots of hungry little mouths for you to see. Fancy a VIRTUAL farm tour? Book on to one of my walk rounds and see all the animals and learn about a variety of farming activities.

Maybe you fancy a shift in the lambing sheds? Join me for Lambing after lights out and see what is going on in real time. In all of our sessions you can ask us questions about what you are seeing.

Simply book a slot below and join us on Zoom.

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Cronkshaw Fold  Farm

Rossendale, Lancashire

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Hang out with Goats

Chill out with our herd of goats while overlooking the stunning surrounding countryside! We guarantee this is chill out time like no other! £20 each or £60 for private bookings of up to 5! Click here for more info!

FARM STAY HOLIDAYS

Stay in a Treehouse, Yurt, Shepherd's Hut or the Old Farm Office. Special offer prices start at ~£60 a night for two people.  Click here to read more.

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Rent our barn! Hire from 2pm Friday - 4pm Sunday: £2750.

Limited availability  (most of the time it's full of farm equipment!) Includes glamping accommodation for 8, the hot tub and a guided farm tour. Click here for more info

Farm Experiences

Book a tour round the farm with one of our farmhands, meet the animals, give them their breakfast/ dinner, learn all about what we are trying to do here (grow as much delicious food as poss with the smallest carbon footprint we can!) then head inside to the warm for brews, dippy eggs and soldiers. £48 for two adults. Group sizes of up to 6.  Click here to read more!

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School Visits

From farm to fork food production learning, environmental sustainability, climate change, renewable power technologies - book your class in for a visit! Full day visits, half days, regular weekly visits for special needs groups and (a limited number of) FREE visits available! Read more

Farm explorer Parties

Environmentally friendly children's parties! Have loads of fun exploring the farm, feed the hens, collect the eggs, feed the goats and meet the sheep! £190 for 10 (human) kids. Read more

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Welcome to cronkshaw fold.

Whoa you scrolled all the way down here! Kudos to your thumbs!

We're located in the beautiful Alden Valley in Northern England (think of a cross between Downton Abby and Winterfell)

We want to grow the most delicious food we can, in as much abundance as we can, with the smallest carbon footprint we can while encouraging as much wildlife and biodiversity across the farm as we can! Doing all of these things at once is a proper challenge. We're constantly trying to get better by researching and trying out new ways of farming and managing the land. Our current focus is on converting the whole farm to run hydrocarbon free (so no petrol, diesel, gas, hydrocarbon based fertilizers - it's a biggy!) We want to do everything we can to reduce the effects of climate change as quickly as possible.

We farm poultry, meat goats and sheep alongside our kitchen gardens, honey bees and broadleafed woodland. We use farming practices that promote healthy soils, care for the countryside, increase local wildlife and preserve traditional rural skills such as dry stone walling, hedge laying, coppicing and companion planting.

All of our livestock are farmed in line with the RSPCA "5 freedoms" philosophy and have access to large outdoor spaces for grazing and foraging during fair weather including species rich mowing meadows. They also have indoor weatherproof accommodation for poor weather. Death is not a taboo subject here - all our animals are for food and are either killed on site (poultry) or at our local abattoir which is a 25 minute drive from us.

Climate change is something we are very concerned about. We have a great sense of urgency to do all we can to prevent our contribution towards emissions and help our visitors to do the same. This includes working towards changing our current farming practices in order to grow produce with a lower carbon footprint. We are also working hard to raise money to invest in renewable power technologies so we can produce and store energy on site - we're most of the way there with this one after installing 61 solar panels, 3 tesla powerwalls and a heat pump in 2022, woohoo!

Where are we?

Cronkshaw Fold Farm

(~40 minutes North of Manchester)

- 2 hours South of Scotland

- 4 hours North of London

- 40 Minutes North from Manchester Airport

PUBLIC TRANSPORT:

Closest airport = Manchester then Leeds-Bradford.

Closest train stations = Manchester (for those coming North from London/ Birmingham/ Wales)

OR Accrington (for those travelling from Leeds / Bradford / Newcastle / Scotland)

Coming from Manchester, Blackburn or Accrington: X41

The X41 goes between Blackburn and Manchester. It stops in our village at Gregory Fold, Helmshore. Get off here. It's a 25 minute walk to the farm from the bus stop or a 5 minute taxi ride (google Kenyons Taxis, Haslingden for a local taxi.)

Driving a group here in a coach? Click here for our coach driver info including pictures of the farm entrance and coach parking area.

Neary's shop (a local shop for local people - but Mrs Neary is nice and will let you in if you are polite) is by the bus stop and has everything you could want if you're after buying supplies once you're here so you don't have to carry loads of food/ drink while travelling. DON'T YOU DARE buy eggs there though, you buy them from us or our hens will be very offended!

Blog Farming

https://defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2021/02/18/our-virtual-farm-visits/

Our virtual farm visits

I grew up in rural Devon in the village of East  Worlington  and have worked on my family’s poultry and sheep farm for years. Although I now live in the north-east, I still make it home to help with lambing each year.   

Working  in Defra means I can see the drive my colleagues have to create the best future for the agricultural sector, and we have a vast array of skills and experience to make that happen.  

However, we need to keep learning, to understand what it is like to run a farm on a day-to-day basis. To make sure our policies work, we must look at the world from the farmer's point of view. 

I also know from experience that farmers have a huge desire to improve the environment whilst maintaining a profitable business. Farmers want to work with government and have their say on the policies that affect them. 

Farm visits are an opportunity for farmers to show us round their farms, to tell us about the issues they are facing, and to make clear the realities of farming. Few things are more compelling and impactful than hearing someone speak about their own experiences. Along with our co-design and engagement work, this is another way for farmers to do that.

It is in linking these things   that I feel I can contribute the most. I help to arrange Defra’s farm visits for the programme.  

Before COVID-19 came along, farm visits enabled Defra staff to meet farmers and land mangers on site and have open conversations.   

Defra has been running farm visits for around 3 years. They have proven to be highly successful.   

Visits take place across England from farms in Cornwall to Cumbria and everywhere in between; covering various sectors including dairy, pig, poultry, arable and mixed.  

Due to the restrictions with COVID-19, farm visits stopped in early 2020. But the experience was too valuable to abandon, so we adapted and created virtual farm visits instead. And  they have been great.

Virtual farm visits can be accessed by a much larger number of people, the largest being over 150 on a single visit (typically just 6-8 staff would have gone on a site visit). It is also much more accessible for staff who may have restrictions preventing them from attending in person.  

The virtual visits follow a similar agenda. The farmer gives an introduction and then shows a pre-recorded video that they have filmed. I always emphasise to the farmer that they show us what they feel is important, what they wish to showcase and to focus on areas of most concern. This can range from issues surrounding black grass, implications of banning certain pesticides and many other daily challenges.  

We then follow up with a Q&A session. The range of questions is always extremely broad and shows the various interests and backgrounds that Defra staff have. This isn’t just a nice conversation - the farmer’s insightful answers feed directly into our policy thinking.  

It also fits more conveniently into the farmer’s day. They don’t have to make time to manage visitors and they can film clips on their phones when it suits them.  

The enthusiasm that farmers have  shown for these virtual visits has been amazing. I have been surprised by the quality of the videos shot on a mobile phone. You can see for yourself in the video.

The willingness of farmers to open their doors to Defra has allowed some incredibly rewarding visits to happen, and for us to capture some great insight to inform our thinking. Everyone is keen for physical farm visits to return once restrictions allow but, for now, w e’re glad to have an effective and safe work-around.  

If you have any questions or if you’d like to host a farm visit, please feel free to email my team: [email protected]  

Finally, thank you to the farmers who appear in the video, which gives a sense of what the virtual farm visits are like.

• John Pawsey , Shimpling Park Farm , Suffolk
• Mark Jelley , Perkins Lodge Farm , Northamptonshire
• George Young , Curtis Farm , Essex
• Greg Colebrook , Greens of Soham , Cambridgeshire

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Comment by Clifford Jones posted on 18 February 2021

I found this an excellent introduction. The farmers and the production standards suggest genuine commitment to engaging with an audience that quite frankly needs something more authoritative than Countryfile. As an Arch who is keen to be involved with this engagement I was particularly interested in the comments regarding setting land aside for nature. In my case, setting aside for Archaeology and depth of ploughing. But also if farmers have an understanding of what’s beneath the ground it can be a positive influence on planting and usage regimes. I look forward tomorrow of these conversations.

Comment by Peter Green posted on 19 February 2021

Great introductory video with passionate farmers who want to help the industry move forward. Thanks for sharing.

Comment by Craig Thompson posted on 24 February 2021

Sounds a great initiative. Is there a programme of planned virtual visits? How are they publicised? Are past visits recorded and available to be accessed?

Comment by Graham Higgins posted on 25 February 2021

Hi Craig, the virtual visits are made for internal use so the Future Farming team can meet and talk to as many farmers and land managers as possible to better understand how they work and the issues they face. They do happen roughly every few months depending on the availability of contributors. We will continue to share more videos as much as we can. The best way to find out more is to keep an eye on the blog. Thanks for your comment and questions. Graham

Comment by Emma Bailey-Beech posted on 04 November 2021

I loved the snippet of video's combined - clearly I missed a few when they were first published, so will go back and review them. It's lovely to get that exposure to farms all over the place - thanks to those farmers that take part!

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Five sefari research farms - take a tour from your sofa.

27 Mar 2021

With the pandemic turning our lives upside down, the use of digital communication has accelerated overnight. Webinars, Teams meetings, Digital classrooms, Virtual brainstorming boards, to name but a few. They have all helped in keeping us connected from the safety of our own homes. However, these virtual technologies achieve so much more than simply enabling conversations to continue.  They have removed barriers - social, physical, economic, geographical - and in removing these barriers they have made research more accessible.

In this blog, Dr Lorna Cole, discusses the recent creation of a series of virtual tours at five of our leading SEFARI research farms, in a SEFARI Gateway Responsive Opportunity funded project. The tours are readily accessible through the Google Earth platform, giving everyone access to the countryside and allowing us to learn more about the research that is being conducted on SEFARI’s research farms.

Across the globe the COVID-19 pandemic has changed how people work, communicate, socialise and learn. As an active person who is always out and about doing things, I personally have found this a great challenge. I am missing the simple things in life that I have always taken for granted. Popping into my mum’s for a tea and a chat, meeting friends for coffee (or wine!), or finding a new hill to climb. During the week I am now confined to a little desk in the corner of my kitchen, it is a nice kitchen, but that desk is become tiresome. I, and I’m sure like many of you, can’t wait to get back out when we can. For me that will involve returning to the workplace, to my colleagues and my students, and to undertaking field work on farms.

However, during this challenging period, virtual technology has undoubtedly helped researchers from across the SEFARI institutes to share their research findings with wider audiences. Researchers have created webinars , virtual reality tours , videos etc. and even created online education resources to help with home schooling. This kind of innovation has been invaluable, helping events like Arable Scotland to continue, albeit in a virtual environment.

Therefore, and as part of LEAF ( L ink­ing E nvi­ron­ment A nd F arm­ing) Open Farm Sunday on 28 th of March, we are now also launching five new virtual SEFARI farm tours covering widely diverse farming systems across Scotland. The LEAF Open Farm Sunday initiative enables farmers to open their doors, to young and old, so that everyone can see and experience the reality of farming life for themselves.  Enabling people to visit the SEFARI research farms allows us to illustrate how our research can help with the major challenges facing society; from climate change and biodiversity declines, to animal welfare and precision farming – and all from the safety of a sofa!

On the tour of Glensaugh Farm , situated in the uplands of Aberdeenshire, you can visit the home of the James Hutton Institute’s Climate-Positive Farming Initiative. Here visitors can listen to researchers discuss their research on grazing management of upland systems, woodland expansion and renewable energies.

At SRUC ’s Kirkton and Auchtertyre Farms , in the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, visitors can hear about the challenges faced by upland hill farmers. The tour enables listeners to learn about the diversity of research being undertaken by the Hill and Mountain Research Centre to help farmers meet these challenges.

While at Balruddery Research Farm, you can visit the James Hutton Institute’s Centre for Sustainable Cropping . Researchers at this arable farm on the outskirts of Dundee explore how agro-ecological principles can be incorporated into arable systems to benefit both production and the environment.

On the tour of SRUC’s Crichton Royal Farm , you will be transported to the lush green pastures of Dumfries and Galloway, home to the Langhill dairy herd . At Crichton Royal Farm, a variety of precision agricultural technologies are enabling researchers to monitor every move this unique herd of dairy cows make.

Finally, when you visit the Moredun Research Institute’s Firth Mains Farm near Roslin, you can learn about how scientists are tackling parasites and diseases that impact the health & welfare of our livestock - a major constraint on the efficiency of livestock production.

Altogether through the virtual SEFARI farm tours , visitors can explore the diversity of different agricultural systems that make up the unique landscapes of Scotland. From intensive grasslands in the west, to productive arable land in the east, and extensively managed uplands that constitute approximately 70% of all agricultural land in Scotland. Visitors can learn about the challenges faced by farmers across Scotland, and the ground-breaking research that is being conducted across SEFARI – we do hope you enjoy the tour.

Dr Lorna Cole , Agricultural Ecologist, Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC).

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Virtual environments, augmented reality and 360-degree video technology are powerful new tools in research, knowledge exchange and public experience of the Institute's assets and activities. Our Agroforestry Virtual Farm Tour showcases agroforestry in our Glensaugh hill farm setting.

The Agroforestry Virtual Farm Tour was developed in 2019 with funding assistance from the Macaulay Development Trust , and is being further developed, with other exciting applications in the pipeline - keep an eye on this page for updates and information about our new Virtual Tools as they are released for viewing.

The Tour can be viewed on a laptop/tablet/desktop, and also on an android phone and headset as an immersive experience. It is accessed via the initial information page, which also allows access to further resources such as drone footage of the site and information on the original agroforestry research project. More information on the agroforestry research project can also be found here .

The 360-degree videos give the opportunity to view the agroforestry plots and move around either using the mouse or tilting your head (if using a headset). The site is fully interactive and allows you to take the tour of your choosing.

By clicking on the individual plots you can enter each of the sites and experience the reality of being in the woodland environment.

The visual records embedded in the Tour give additional information, for example allowing the different ground cover to be explored and compared to the canopy cover and light levels under the different treatment plots. Further information about the plots can also be accessed via embedded hotspots.

The drone footage also gives an aerial oversight of the agroforestry plots and surrounding landscape in the area.

We would welcome any feedback, including additional information you would like access to or additional functionality you think the Tour would benefit from.

For more information or to give feedback on the Agroforestry Virtual Farm Tour, please contact Claire Hardy or Malcolm Collie .

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Connect your audience with your property or production facility with a virtual farm tour. Our virtual tours are a perfect blend of 360° imagery and video, as well as interactive elements that allow your viewers to learn more through PDFs, videos, photos and more. We travel nation wide to capture that perfect shot for our clients, or provide hands-on training to give you the skills and confidence to capture your own content and send it back to us for post production. A virtual farm tour allows your audience to explore at their own pace, interact with the environment, and see sides of your facility that they wouldn’t normally be able to see due to biosecurity or safety risks.

Using Virtual Farm Tours to increase knowledge sharing, peer-to-peer training and communication with remote communities

A collaboration between Animal Health Australia, Meat & Livestock Australia, Indigenous Land Corporation and Think Digital is currently seeing the development of a virtual tour to improve biosecurity training on remote Australian cattle stations.

The team visited Bulimba Station in Queensland to create an innovative way to train Indigenous cattle station staff on country.

The virtual tour that is currently in production combines 360 degree panoramas, pop up fact sheets and 2D videos of current station hand staff, Jonathon and Kawane Mottlop, who take the user through each of the six key pillars of biosecurity .

This virtual biosecurity training experience is a fantastic example of how immersive technology can improve training and communication in agriculture.

Learn more by reading our blog article ‘A Star Is Born… Or In This Case Two’ .

Our virtual tours combine 360 and 2D media in an end-to-end solution that will engage and excite your audience.

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Virtual Field Trips: Zoos, Aquariums, Farms and Safaris

Take a virtual field trip to see all sorts of animals without leaving home. You can visit zoos, aquariums, farms, and even go on a virtual safari all in the same day!

We’ve rounded up an amazing list of zoos, aquariums, farms and nature preserves that have webcams, live streams, and youtube videos you can watch to learn more about animals. We’ve also included links to online lesson plans and activities for those families wanting to create a richer learning experience from their virtual field trips.

What is a Virtual Field Trip?

Field trips are awesome learning experiences because they get you out of the classroom and take you into an immersive environment. On a virtual field trip , you open a window to explore outside your home or classroom. You can simply observe, or you can add to the experience with some educational information or activities to go along with it.

The list we’ve compiled below is pretty extensive, so be sure to bookmark this page so you can come back to it.

Zoo Virtual Field Trips

Modern zoos are an amazing blend of entertainment and education, coupled with research and conservation. When you visit a zoo, you not only get to see and learn about animals you are unlikely to encounter, but you are also supporting efforts to protect wildlife and the planet.

Wildlife Curriculum

Try one of these resources to add to your virtual field trip experience.

• Virtual Field Trip Guide
• Free Zoo Field Trip Questions
• World Wildlife Federation’s “ Wild Classroom ” – They have 5 “days” of activites set up. There are also 9 educational toolkits currently available.
• National Wildlife Federation Lesson Plans and Webinars – broken up by topic and specifies appropriate grade level.
• Free Digital Versions of Ranger Rick Magazines – Through June 2020.
• Animal Books you can read or have read to you online
• Teacher Guides and Saving a Species Video Series + teacher toolkit from SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment.

San Diego Zoo (USA)

One of the most famous zoos in the world offers live webcams of baboons, penguins, apes, tigers, koalas, burrowing owls, elephants, polar bears, giraffes, and condors.

There is also archived webcam footage of pandas.

Houston Zoo (USA)

The Houston Zoo has webcams that let you look in on the giraffe feeding platform, the gorilla habitat, the elephant yard, the rhino yard, the chimp window, and even leafcutter ants!

The folks at the Houston Zoo have also been bringing the Zoo to You on their facebook page every weekday at 11am Central Time.

Kansas City Zoo (USA)

The Kansas City Zoo has live webcams showing two types of penguins, giraffes, and polar bears. The penguin cams are listed as separate cameras, but both show the same view. At the time of this post, the polar bear cam was not working.

Zoo Atlanta (USA)

We were fortunate to get to visit Zoo Atlanta a few years ago and we loved seeing the pandas! It’s so nice to know we can drop in and see Ya Lun and Xi Lun from home.

In addition to the webcam, Zoo Atlanta has three at-home learning guides for pre-k to 4th grade, as well as some animal games and crafts .

Philadelphia Zoo (USA)

Visiting the Philadelphia Zoo is unique because the animals are literally all around you as they have paths they can use to go over the walkways. When you can’t visit in person, you can view the penguin point webcam.

In addition, the Philadelphia Zoo has started doing Facebook Live sessions called “Philly Zoo at 2” at 2pm EDT daily.

Milwaukee County Zoo (USA)

On Zoo View TV, you can drop in on the Milwaukee County Zoo’s residents such as Polar Bear, Jaguar, Lions, Hyenas, Tigers, and Penguins… and even fish.

Elmwood Park Zoo (USA)

The Elmwood Park Zoo in Pennsylvania has a giraffe live camera from 10am-5pm EDT. They have also been going live on their facebook page with Zoo School from 11am-11:30am on weekdays.

Reid Park Zoo (USA)

The Reid Park Zoo in Arizona lists zoo cams for grizzly bears, lemurs, lions, elephants, and giraffes. Their zoo site also has a few zoo activity packets that were designed to be completed after a visit to the zoo, but could be done from home, as well.

Detroit Zoo (USA)

The Detroit Zoo in Michigan has live cams and videos they call “Virtual Vitamin Z” to help you get your daily supplement of zoo fun at home. Their live cams show you penguins, snow monkeys, falcons, and otters.

They also have past videos available on their site here.

National Zoo (USA)

The National Zoo has live webcams for you to virtually visit their giant pandas, lions, elephants, and naked mole-rats! And you can get updates on what’s going on at the zoo on the National Zoo Facebook page .

The site also has resources such as educational activities you can do at home and downloadable zoo activities .

Chattanooga Zoo (USA)

The Chattanooga Zoo in Tennessee has four live webcams on their zoo’s site. You can drop by and check out meerkats, snow leopards, tamarin, and the spotted genet.

Greenville Zoo (USA)

The Greenville Zoo has two cams set up to watch their giraffes. One gives you a look inside the barn. The other is a view of the paddock.

Alaska Zoo (USA)

As you might expect, the Alaska Zoo has a polar bear, and you can virtually visit it through its webcam. In addition, the zoo has started doing free live sessions via the Zoom app. Spots are limited and the schedule and links are being posted on the Alaska Zoo Facebook page .

Edinburgh Zoo (Scotland)

Did you know that the Edinburgh Zoo was the first zoo in the world to house and breed penguins? In addition to penguin cams, they also have live streams of pandas, tigers, and koalas.

In addition, the Wildlife Conservation Charity has some interactive learning from home courses for all ages.

Dublin Zoo (Ireland)

The zoo is also home to a scimitar-horned oryx, which is a species of antelope you can no longer find in the wild.

Ireland’s Dublin Zoo offers webcams of penguins and elephants, as well as their African Savanna where you might see giraffes, ostriches, zebras, or rhinos.

Marwell Zoo (UK)

The Marwell Zoo has a live video stream of their flamingos. They also have a photo streams (photos update every 30 seconds or so) of penguins, giraffes and lemurs.

Paignton Zoo (UK)

The Paignton Zoo has webcams set up looking at meerkats and sulawesi crested macaque. Their Flamingo webcam is currently unavailable. They also have a series of YouTube Videos about animals and working with them .

Starting Monday, March 23rd, the Paignton Zoo will be adding downloadable resources to their “ Wild at Home ” program for parents and teachers.

Zoos Victoria (Australia)

Zoos Victoria is an association of three zoos in Australia: Healesville Sanctuary, Melbourne Zoo, and Werribee Open Range Zoo. Their site features webcams where you can see snow leopards (indoor and outdoor), penguins, giraffes, lions, and zebras.

More Zoos for Virtual Field Trips

• Live Tiger Cam
• Virtual Adventures on Facebook @brecsbrzoo
• Live Webcams : Aquatic Bird Cam, Sea lion Pups (not working)
• Videos on Social Media @BronxZoo
• Remote Learning Resources
• Virtual tour (Series of Short Videos)
• Online Learning Resources
• Live Giraffe Cam (9:30am – 4:45pm MT)
• “Abnormally Normal” Video Series (Facebook)
• Home Safaris daily at 3pm ET on Facebook
• Daily Virtual Classrooms on Facebook at 11am ET @ClevelandMetroparksZoo.
• Live Webcams – Discovery Reef, Bonobos
• YouTube Videos
• Live Webcams – Meerkats, Penguins
• Animal Update Videos (Facebook)
• “Zoo to You” Facebook Lives weekdays at 3pm ET @DenverZoo
• More Videos on Denver Zoo Youtube channel
• Live Webcams : Giraffes, Sea Lions, Meerkats, Siamangs, and Orangutans
• Animal Videos on Facebook @ElPasoZoo
• “Keeper Chats” on Facebook Live @FortWorthZoo
• “ School of Croc ” lives at 10am ET on Facebook
• Live Webcams : Macaque, Macaw, Penguin, Tiger, Walrus
• Videos on the Indianapolis Zoo Facebook page
• Live Webcams : Penguin, Lion, Giraffe, Flamingo, Goat
• Behind the Scenes on Your Screen – learn about Zoo Jobs
• “Zoo to You” Facebook Lives Weekdays 11am ET
• Updates on Facebook @MNZoo
• Learning Corner – Activities and downloadable curriculum for grades 1-12.
• Live Cams with Chat
• Bear Lesson Plans
• “ Do the Zoo at Home “
• Facebook updates and videos @OmahaZoo
• Live Penguin Cam (9am – 5pm daily)
• #BringtheStlZootoYou Videos on Facebook
• Live Webcams : Snow Leopards, Elephants, Amur Leopards (must have Flash Player enabled)
• #ZooOpenOnline with Facebook Lives and YouTube Videos .
• “Zoo School” Facebook Lives (Mondays 11am ET) + random story times and craft videos.
• Archived Live Videos + themed activities for kids that go with each video.
• “ Virtual Voyage ” daily at 2pm on Facebook
• Videos bringing the Zoo to you on YouTube
• Downloadable Activities
• Augmented Reality Zoo Tour (via Zappar App)
• Live Webcams: Bears, Bats, and Tigers
• Updates on the Woodland Park Facebook page
• Live Grizzly Bear Cam
• Updates on Facebook @ZooMontana
• Learning Resources : Activities and Printables
• Facebook Live Q&As – Weekdays 11am ET @ZooAmerica

If you know a zoo with great virtual field trip content like live cams, videos, or activities that isn’t on this list, let us know to add it!

Aquarium Virtual Field Trips

Aquariums focus mainly on ocean life, though many have animals that live out of the water, but live in or near the water.

One Big Ocean Online Curriculum

“One Big Ocean” is an online curriculum from Ocean.org. They have three different programs customized for the level of school. These can be used by themselves, or paired with a real or virtual visit to any aquarium.

• One Big Ocean Elementary
• One Big Ocean Middle
• One Big Ocean Secondary

Online Ocean School

You can also learn about the various creatures and habitats of the Gulf of St. Lawrence at “ Ocean School “, with three weeks of lessons online and more being added.

National Aquarium (USA)

The National Aquarium in Baltimore, Maryland has cameras placed in three exhibits: Blacktip Reef featuring blacktip sharks, rays, and colorful fish; “Jellies Invasion” which you can guess features jellyfish; and “Pacific Coral Reef”. You can also take a virtual tour of the National A quarium with 360 degree images.

Georgia Aquarium (USA)

The Georgia Aquarium is ranked as the best aquarium for families in the United States. We’ve been there, and it is AMAZING! And they have some great, high quality live feeds from their exhibits, too!

You can watch the Ocean Voyager cam where you can see sharks, rays, fish, sea turtles and even huge whale sharks! There’s also the Indo-Pacific Barrier Reef, Southern Sea Otters, Jelly Cam, California Sea Lions, African Penguins, Piranhas, and Beluga Whales.

And while they haven’t been going live, they have been posting videos to the Georgia Aquarium Facebook page .

Shedd Aquarium (USA)

You might have seen the video going around of the Shedd Aquarium’s penguins taking their very own personal tour of the aquarium’s exhibits. If you haven’t, you should check it out.

In addition to the one live stream we found on their site so far, the Shedd Aquarium also has a great series of videos just for kids called “Sea Curious”. They also have some really cool 360 degree videos of sharks!

The Aquarium of the Pacific (USA)

The Aquarium of the Pacific is located in Long Beach, California. They have several webcams that allow you to visit virtually. You can see penguins both above and below the water, a shark lagoon, sea jellies, a tropical reef, blue cavern, and colorful anthias and wrasse exhibit.

Clearwater Marine Aquarium (USA)

The Clearwater Marine Aquarium located on the Gulf Coast in Clearwater, Florida is home to Winter and Hope, the rescued dolphins whose stories were the basis for the movies “Dolphin Tale” and “Dolphin Tale 2”.

You can virtually visit Winter and Hope, along with Nicholas and PJ. The aquarium also has views of its otters, pelicans, and sea turtles.

The Clearwater Aquarium even has downloadable lessons in language, math, and science to go along with a real or even virtual visit to the aquarium. There is also an online Kid Zone with games, activities, and experiments.

California Academy of Sciences (USA)

As the name suggests, the California Academy of Sciences is not just an aquarium. The San Francisco facility is also a natural history museum with a rainforest exhibit and planetarium.

There are a few webcams that allow you to visit right from home. You can look in on penguins, stingrays, a coral reef, and even take control of a camera at the top of a lighthouse on the nearby Farallon Islands.

The site also has lesson plans and materials for kids from preschool through high school.

Tennessee Aquarium (USA)

Live webcams of the secret reef, penguin, and sea otter exhibits. And on their facebook page, they are live streaming Aquarium at Home sessions.

Vancouver Aquarium (Canada)

Canada’s Vancouver Aquarium is home to more than 50,000 animals and features 30 exhibits to explore. When you can’t visit in person, you can still drop in on the sea otters, jellyfish, and penguins via the webcams on their homepage.

Atlantic White Shark Conservancy

Facebook Lives weekdays at 10am @AtlanticWhiteShark . Resources on the website.

Farm Virtual Field Trips

While farms are different than zoos, they can be just as educational and rewarding in connecting us to nature, whether we visit in person or virtually.

Hen Cam (USA)

The Hen Cam comes from a backyard outside Boston, Massachussetts. The feed switches automatically between 3 cameras showing the hens outside and inside. You might also see goats and a bunny named Phoebe.

Peter’s Farm (Holland)

You can see a live stream of the cows, and maybe even some baby calves, at Peter’s Farm in Holland. The stream is only during operating hours, but there is also some YouTube footage for when it isn’t live.

Folly Farm (UK)

Folly Farm has a cute webcam that gives you a peek at its farm animals like sheep, goats and donkeys. The website also lists penguin, giraffe, and lion webcams from the zoo, but they were not working when we visited.

Farm Sanctuary (USA)

This sheep barn camera is at the Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen , New York. They also have a recorded virtual tour of the farm showing you some of their other animals.

Goats Live (??)

Not sure where it is coming from, but this camera is pointed at some goats and streams 24 hours a day.

Farm Food 360 (Canada)

Farm Food 360 has virtual tours of all different kinds of farms. There are milk & cheese, dairy cow, sheep, pig, mink, grain, egg, and oat farms, feed mills, and an apple orchard.

Chatsworth Farm (Canada)

Chatsworth Farm is an over 2,000 acre family-run farm in Canada where they grow grain and legume crops, alfalfa, and raise beef cattle, sheep, turkeys, ducks, and chickens for eggs and meat. They have a few video tours on their webpage and they’ve also been live streaming recently on the Chatsworth Farm Facebook page .

Horse Shoe Farm (USA)

This camera pans back and forth showing the outdoor pens of the Horse Shoe farm in Hendersonville, North Carolina. The horses are not always outside, though.

Virtual Farm Field Trips on YouTube

We found a whole bunch of Farm tours and Q&As on YouTube. Here are links to those. Some are individual, but others are whole playlists with multiple videos.

• American Dairy Association Indiana (4 videos)
• Ohio Pig Farms (50+ videos, several very recent)
• Grow Next Gen (discusses various topics)
• Ohio Beef Council (18 videos)
• New York Beef Council (4 videos)
• American Dairy Association Northeast (12 videos)
• Pennsylvania Beef (no playlist, but at least 3 tours among their many videos)
• Milk Means More (4 tours to a Michigan Dairy farm)

Safari Virtual Field Trips

SafariLive (Africa)

Live Streamed safaris from the African wilderness. You never know what you are going to see, and your tours are guided by knowledgeable guides who sometimes answer questions from viewers.

SUNRISE SAFARI (Monday to Sunday)

• Central African Time (CAT): 06:00am – 09:00am
• East African Time (EAT): 07:00am – 10:00am
• Eastern Standard Time (EDT): 00:00pm – 03:00am

SUNSET SAFARI (Monday to Sunday)

• Central African Time (CAT): 15:30pm – 18:30pm
• East African Time (EAT): 16:30pm – 19:30pm
• Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT): 09:30am – 12:30pm

Cumbria Wildlife Trust (UK)

Over on the Cumbria Wildlife Trust webpage, you can drop in on webcams of a few different animals from across the United Kingdom. There is a camera pointed at the bird feeders at Plumgarths Wildlife Garden, Grey Seals at the South Walney Nature Preserve (archive footage when cam is not working), a Badger cam from Rydel, Ambleside, and an Osprey cam from Foulshaw Moss Nature Preserve (says cam will be available late March 2020).

Explore.org Webcams (Worldwide)

Explore.org has countless live streams from all over the world that you can choose from, including several locations already mentioned in this post. But our favorites are the ones you can view outside of a zoo, aquarium, or farm setting.

Some of these also have great audio, so you can make it full screen, turn up the volume, and have a window to the world. Great for background or meditation.

• Tembe Elephant Park (Africa)
• Honeybees going in and out of a hive
• Flying Foxes (bats)
• Hear Orcas (and occasionally see them) underwater
• Sea Lions hauled out onto rocks
• Polar Bear Cubs

Wolf Conservation Center

The Wolf Conservation Center in New York is dedicated to protecting and preserving wolves in North America. They have several live feeds of various species of wolves. And if you want to learn a little about wolves , you can do that, too.

Bald Eagle Cam (USA)

Despite being the national symbol of the United States, we don’t get to see Bald Eagles all that much. But with the camera set up at Duke Farms in New Jersey, we can look right into a Bald Eagle’s nest! They even have a scavenger hunt you can print out for the kids to watch the nest and see if they spot any of those things.

Satellite images provide key to virtual farm tour

Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) is using satellite imagery to offer virtual tours of its upland research farms in Perthshire.

Usually at this time of year, farm and research staff at SRUC’s Hill & Mountain Research Centre would be hosting two or three visits a week to Kirkton & Auchtertyre farms.

However, given the current restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic, they have come up with a novel way to highlight some of the wide range of activities on the farms.

Following the example set by Cath Seeds, Programme Leader for Countryside Management at SRUC – who developed a virtual field trip for students just as lockdown started, they are using Google Earth to offer farm tours.

John Holland, an Upland Ecologist at Kirkton & Auchtertyre, has used an extensive photo library to develop three virtual tours looking at the biodiversity management and cultural history and archaeology of the farms, and the public or ecosystem services they provide.

As the farms are a LEAF (Linking the Environment & Farming) Innovation Centre, they chose LEAF’s Online Farm Sunday event on Sunday 7 June to launch the tours.

Davy McCracken, Head of the Hill & Mountain Research Centre, said: “The tours provide a fascinating insight into the farms and we are pleased at how well they were received by attendees at LEAF’s Online Farm Sunday event.

“Although we will get back to hosting face-to-face meetings on-site at some point in the future, such virtual tours provide an alternative way of bringing the farms to others. We are investigating what other aspects of research on the farms – such as our use of sensor technology – could also be illustrated in this way and used for our own virtual events.”

The tours can be accessed at: bit.ly/3h3g5BO on Google Chrome (if using a desktop and laptop) or on mobile phones.

Posted by SRUC on 09/06/2020

Welcome to Bay Farm Tours

Worldwide agricultural and sightseeing tours.

Bay Farm Tours is a family owned and run company, with over 40 years experience of taking farmers and those involved in agriculture on tours to all corners of the world. Our tours combine a pleasant mix of agricultural, sightseeing and cultural visits offering something for everyone, with all visits and excursions in the itinerary included in the tour price.

From your first enquiry to departure our knowledgeable and friendly office staff are on hand to make the the booking process as simple and easy as possible. All our tours are escorted from the UK by a Bay Farm Tours Tour Manager, allowing you to relax and appreciate your tour to the full, whilst enjoying the company of like minded people from throughout the British Isles.

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We are a  family-run organisation and when you call you will get through to our office in Morecambe where one of us will happily help with your enquiries. We also use email or facebook whatever you prefer.

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Our customers are always our main priority. Over 80% of our customers come back for more adventures. Many come back for a third, fourth or even fifteenth Bay Farm Tour

All of our tours are inclusive of flights from the UK with our Tour Manager usually departing from Manchester. Based in the north of England we also offer regional flights from all over the UK where possible. Let us know and we will organise it for you.

Our Tour guides are all highly experienced, with backgrounds in travel and agriculture. Great fun and down to earth, our guides work hard to make sure your holiday runs smoothly. Often a guide will have run your tour before and be acquainted with your hosts, from Texan BBQ host to African ostrich farmer.

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See the wonders of the world from an agricultural perspective and share the experience with a group of like-minded individuals. Connecting you with farmers all over the world. Each tour is created with exactly the right mix of agriculture, sightseeing and recreation for a one of kind travel experience.

We are a family business and like most families nowadays we like to use technology to stay in touch. Each tour comes with its own curated WhatsApp group where you can share photos and stories with your fellow travellers even once you have returned home.

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Sometimes it's just not possible to get your pupils physically out onto a farm. That's why our network of trained farmers can also provide virtual farm visits for you to deliver as part of a classroom experience.

We provide engaging, curriculum-linked activities and experiences for classes at all Key Stages which inspire them about food, farming and the countryside.

Our LEAF Education Specialists can lead and deliver these activities, and we can work with you to create bespoke activities tailored to your school and your students’ needs.

Looking for in-person experiences? We also run a variety of on-farm visit experiences .

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Dates for our planned upcoming virtual farm visits are shown below. if you can’t find a suitable date, get in touch as we can run many of our offerings on-demand. each one can also be tailored to the individual requirements of your school, or we can prepare completely bespoke activities suitable for different settings, needs and requirements. contact us for a detailed discussion. contact us for a detailed discussion., primary (ks1 & 2) – welcome to the farm – where does my bread come from.

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Our Virtual Farm Tours transport you digitally to a real dairy farm with the farmer as your LIVE guide! It’s simple to get started:

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Virtual Farm Tour- Pre-K – Grade 5

The first is a general Virtual Farm Tour designed for students in Pre-K – Grade 5 that covers the three primary areas of the farm: where the calves live, where the cows live, and where the cows are milked. While exploring these areas of the farm, the tour guide also incorporates key curricula from our free lesson plans . Students will get an overview of where their favorite dairy foods come from while learning about how local farmer care for their animals and the land.

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The second type of tour is a deeper look into a specific area of each farm designed for students in Grades 6-12 that will cover one or two locations on the farm covering that area in detail. These tours will often feature a specialist along with the farmer such as veterinarians, nutritionists, or environmental scientists. While exploring this area of the farm, the tour guide incorporates key curricula from our free lesson plans that meet classroom standards. Students will get a closer look at how farms use technology and experts to provide the highest care for animals and land.

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We know classroom time is precious, and sometimes our live tours don’t work with your schedule. We understand, so we took the time to collect 5 of our pre-recorded virtual farm tours and provide curriculum standards sheets so you can feel good about sharing real farms with your students while meeting your schools’ required standards.

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Faq and vocabulary sheets.

Click the links below to download our tour FAQ and Vocabulary Sheet for the Virtual Farm Tour. This document will help enhance the students’ learning before and during the tour.

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Fun on the Farm Series

American Dairy Association North East created the “Fun on the Farm” video series, where we partnered with different farmers who covered topics like cow and calf care, cow nutrition, milking procedures, and even cooking with dairy. The series is geared toward grades Pre-K – 3, and each episode is 15 minutes or less.

To watch these episodes tune into our YouTube or Facebook Page.

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Video 1 (6:31) -  Explore our farm's cattle operating and see first-hand how ruminant grazing animals may be the most effective means to regenerate our food system literally from the ground up.

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Video 3 (5:02) -  Discover how a life of a mere hen can play an integral in the overall health of our farm's ecosystem. We'll also expose some tricky and misleading label claims slapped on egg cartons in order to charge you a premium price at the checkout line.

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Where is Jeremy Clarkson’s Diddly Squat farm and can the public visit?

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Jeremy Clarkson is back for season 3 of hit series Clarkson’s Farm this week.

The former  Top Gear  star, 63,  swapped fast cars for farming  in recent years,  with cameras following his efforts  after purchasing land in the Cotswolds and establishing his Diddly Squat farm.

The show has been a massive hit for the streaming service Amazon Prime , with the latest season now available to watch.

This time around Jeremy, along with newly-minted farm manager Kaleb Cooper face plenty more challenges, including the death of some beloved animals , attacks by others and even an infestation of…mushrooms.

It’s now been three years since the series first hit screens and since the Diddly Squat Farm Shop has been established, fans have flocked to Chipping Norton to visit.

If you are one of the people planning a road trip soon, here’s everything you need to know about visiting.

Where is Diddly Squat Farm located?

Jeremy Clarkson’s pride and joy – Diddly Squat Farm – is located in the heart of the C otswolds , in Oxfordshire.

Its address is 5-12 Chipping Norton Road, Chadlington, Chipping Norton, OX7 3PE .

That’s around two hours by car from central London, one hour and 20 minutes from Birmingham, and an hour and a half from Bristol.

Oxford is the closest big city, being just 40 minutes away by road.

Is Diddly Squat Farm open to the public?

Jeremy’s rural retreat now boasts two attractions open to the public – the Diddly Squat Farm Shop and The Big View Café.

According to the official website , the shop (described as a ‘Cotswolds-based emporium of edible delights. And potatoes’) promises to stock ‘no-nonsense things’ that the public will like.

Items available to buy include clothing like caps, socks, T-shirts and jumpers, as well as candles and soaps.

For those looking to pick up something to try at home, there’s also honey, coffee, jams and honey.

The Big View Café boasts ‘incredible food’, the ‘best hamburgers in the world’ and a full bar, which will stock Jeremy’s own Hawkstone lager.

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It is open from 9.30am-4.30pm Wednesdays to Sundays, as well as on Bank Holidays.

You can also order many of its products online for worldwide delivery.

It was also recently announced Amazon Fresh is also now stocking items from the shop.

What do we know about season 3 of Clarkson’s Farm?

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Although there were concerns that Clarkson’s Farm might be cancelled after Jeremy wrote a column taking aim at Meghan Markle last year, Amazon later confirmed the show would be returning.

Last month the trailer was released , which began with a clip showing Jeremy being warned by the local council that he had to shut down the restaurant he had opened on the farm.

After deciding to also introduce pigs on the farm, a rollercoaster of emotions ensues, with Jeremy finding pig vomit in his jacket at one point, and watching two in action when breeding but then facing piglets dying in ‘alarming numbers’.

At another point, the stars of the show are forced to wear face masks as they enter a room filled with enormous mushrooms.

Part one has now been released and will be followed by part two next Friday with each batch consisting of four episodes

Clarkson’s Farm is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

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The 2024 Giro d'Italia is well underway, with the first two weekends of the competition officially complete. If you're hoping to tune in, look no further. We've gathered everything to know about where to watch Giro d'Italia, including a free live stream. This option will also work for the Tour de France later this summer, so worldwide cycling fans are in luck.

The Giro d'Italia kicks off the Grand Tour, the three iconic global cycling races that define the sport. Giro d'Italia runs from May 4 to 26, while the Tour de France picks up in July and the Vuelta a España closes out the season in August. The race spans Italy and is broken up into 21 long, grueling stages, with a particularly harsh stretch through the Alps. Primož Roglič won the competition last year, but he has opted to sit out in 2024 in order to train for the Tour de France, paving the way for a new victor.

With the exception of most Mondays, the race is held every single day, so there's almost always some action you can catch. For US viewers, this will mean waking up a little early, since most of the races start at around 6:30 a.m. ET. Fortunately, the American streaming option we've outlined also keeps the races on demand, so viewers can catch up on a delay if they want. Below, you can find everything you need to know about live streaming the 2024 Giro d'Italia. Keep reading to learn how to access a free stream from anywhere.

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Where to watch Giro d'Italia in the US

Max is the US streaming home of Giro d'Italia races in 2024. Subscriptions start at $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year. Live sporting events come as a part of the new B/R Sports Add-on. This will eventually cost an additional $9.99 a month, but it currently comes free with every Max subscription.

Formerly HBO Max, now just Max, this streaming service is the US home of premium content from HBO and Warner Bros. Since the rebranding, it's now also the home of Discovery content for reality, food, true crime, and more. Prices start at $10 a month for ad-supported, $16 for ad-free, and $20 if you want to view in 4K.

Where to watch Giro d'Italia in the UK

Discovery+ will show the 2024 Giro d'Italia races in the UK. Subscriptions start at £6.99 a month. You'll find most of the major cycling events here throughout the year. But the Tour de France will be shown for free on ITVX.

Where to watch Giro d'Italia in Italy

Rai Sport will carry live streams for every stage of this year's Giro d'Italia for fans in Italy. Better yet, it's completely free. You'll need a VPN if you want to enjoy the authentic Italian commentary experience from outside Italy, though. 

Where to watch Giro d'Italia in Australia

Giro d'Italia will stream on SBS in Australia. This is a free option live streaming option. Users just need to create an account using their name and date of birth.

How to watch Giro d'Italia from anywhere

If you'll be outside of Australia during any of the races and want to keep up, you can always access the streams with a VPN (virtual private network). VPNs virtually alter your device's location so that you can use apps and websites from anywhere. They're strong choices for people looking to boost their online privacy and keep up with their subscriptions while traveling.

Interested in learning more? We recommend ExpressVPN , an easy-to-use VPN with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Read our ExpressVPN review for more information and check out how to use a VPN below.

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How to watch Giro d'Italia with a VPN

• Sign up for a VPN if you don't already have one.
• Install it on the device you're planning to watch on.
• Turn it on and set it to an Australian location. 
• Create an account on SBS On Demand .
• Navigate to the live races and enjoy.

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