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A World Without Cows | Film with Panel Discussion

In partnership with Impact, University of Cumbria and Rheged.

Event Date

10 December 2026

Description

5 years, 22 countries, 1 question: Could we live in a world without cows?

Cows are tied to some of the biggest questions facing humanity: how we feed a growing population, protect the planet, and provide adequate nutrition in communities around the world. Against a backdrop of climate change, food insecurity, and rising protein demand.

World Without Cows challenges what we think we know about cows, climate, health, and the future of our planet. Through a global journey spanning 22 countries and five continents, the film explores the complex relationship between food, sustainability, biodiversity, and the people whose lives hang in the balance.

Award-winning journalists Michelle Michael and Brandon Whitworth spent five years filming in more than 40 locations, in conversation with farmers, ranchers, scientists and environmental experts. What they found was far from simple: when it comes to cows, it's not black and white.

The film will be introduced by Patrick Charlton from Alltech and will follow with a panel discussion. Panellists to be confirmed.