Stephen Watson
2024
Steve is an Agricultural Sciences lecturer at Hartpury University, where he manages the BSc Agricultural Science, BSc Agriculture with Livestock Science and BSc Agriculture with Crop Science degree programmes. His teaching is in the fields of sustainable agriculture, sheep, pig and poultry production. Prior to him becoming a lecturer in 2019, he ran his own sheep grazing enterprise, managing a flock of 500 “Exlana” ewes on short term lets, producing fat lambs on a minimal input, outdoor lambing system. Alongside this, he has also worked in pig genetics for PIC and worked in a large broiler hatchery for Faccenda (now Avara). His passion is for furthering the understanding of agricultural science, and to this end undertakes regular outreach and knowledge exchange sessions both in schools and within the agriculture industry.
My Sessions
Climate Change: How Farming is Part of the Solution Not the Problem
Stephen Watson
Anthony Ellis
Becky Willson
Nadaline Webster
Ian Davis
A discussion alongside regenerative farmers and representatives from Farm Carbon Toolkit about some of the issues facing agriculture, the messaging that is being given to the general public, sequestration and how we develop our messaging as food producers. Watch here: Climate Change: How Farming is Part of the Solution Not the Problem