Research reports

Research reports are published versions of final reports to clients. These reports are available from the Centre at the prices indicated. Alternatively, reports (in PDF format) can be downloaded free from the links below:

• Accidental counsellors - summary reportF‌ebruary 2024
  
  

• Future business leaders in agriculture: Who will lead the industry forward?
  Nye, C. and Lobley M.‌
  September 2023
  
  
• The implications of COVID-19 and Brexit for England’s town councils: views from the town hall, and beyond
  Gordon Morris
  2022

• Labour and skills in the horticulture and agriculture sectors in England, 2023: Summary report
  Nye, C., Wilkinson, T. and Lobley M.‌
  January 2023

• ‌South West Farm Survey 2020 Report
  Wilkinson,T., Lobley, M. and Winter, M.
  2023

• Economic Assessment of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Benefits of Walking on the South West Coast Path: Methodology and Scoping Study
  C‌arolyn Peterson
  June 2022
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• Public Procurement of Food in the South West
  Timothy Wilkinson, Caroline Nye, Matt Lobley, Andrew Clappison, Amanda Goodwin, Jed Hilton, Harry West, Sally Thompson, Greg MacQueen and Mark Fogerty
  March 2022
  ISBN: 978-0-902746-57-2
  
  
• BCHT GIS Modelling Report
  G‌IS Modelling of Tourism Pressures and Opportunities for Sustainable Tourism in Four UNESCO Biosphere Reserves (UK and France)
  Tim Wilkinson, Carolyn Petersen, Andrew Bell, Nick Bearman and Luc Barbier
  December 2021
  
  
• Loneliness and Social Isolation in Farming Communities
  Rebecca Wheeler, Matt Lobley, Jude McCann and Alex Phillimore
  November 2021
  
  
• Response to call for evidence - Labour shortages in the food and farming sector
  Caroline Nye, Tim Wilkinson, Matt Lobley and Michael Winter
  October 2021

• More than a Mart: The Role of UK Livestock Auction Markets in Rural Communities
  Nye, C., Winter, M. and Lobley, M.
  June 2021
  ISBN 978-1-8384516-0-8

• C‌ollaboration and Incentives - Achieving environmental benefits at large spatial scales through Environmental Land Management
  Rebecca Wheeler, Julie Ingram, Caroline Nye, Pete Gaskell, Jane Mills, Nick Lewis, Tim Wilkinson and Matt Lobley
  January 2021
  Collaboration Incentives: full report
  Collaboration Incentives (summary report)
  Collaboration Incentives (Mechanisms REA)

• Farm labour in the UK. Accessing the workforce the industry needs.
  Nye, C. and Lobley, M
  June 2021

• Possible roles for England's town councils post-Covid and Brexit Report Preprint 8th June 2021
  Morris, G
  June 2021

• Annexe: Possible roles for England’s town councils post-Covid and Brexit - views from the town hall and beyond - answers to questions
  Morris, G
  June 2021

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  Wheeler, R., Lobley, M. and Soffe, R.
  June 2020

• Covid-19 Christian Faith and Wellbeing
  Nye, C. and Lobley, M.
  September 2020

• Food for Thought - Foodbanks in England's Small Towns in 2019 (pre-print)
  Morris, G.
  November 2019
  
  
• Changing Food Cultures: Challenges and Opportunities for UK Agriculture
  Report and Lecture Presentation
  Winter, D.M.
  July 2018 - £10
  ISBN: 978-0-902746-41-1
  
  
• Beyond 2020:Summary and Recommendations: Views of Farmers in Exmoor National Park about Farm Funding After the United Kingdom Exits the European Union
  Stone, N.M.
  June 2017 - £10
  ISBN 978-902746-39-8
  Beyond 2020: Full Report - a copy of the full report will be available to download here from mid-September 2017 onwards
  
  
• Is there a future for the small family farm in the UK?
  Matt Lobley and Michael Winter
  June 2016 - £10
  ISBN 978-902746-36-7
  
  
• 39 The Impact of the Family Business Growth Programme
  Hannah Chiswell and Matt Lobley
  April 2014 - £10
  ISBN 978-1-905892-21-1
  Download High Resolution report here (61,979kb).  
  
  
• 38  Monitoring the Brue Valley Living Landscape Advisory Service
  H Winter and M Lobley
  March 2014 - £10
  ISBN 978-1-905892-20-4
  
  
• 37 Proving our value: The Impact of Social Purpose Organisations on Training and Skills in the Okehampton Area
  Lobley, M; Butler, A; Kinross, D; Smith, L
  February 2014 - £10
  ISBN 978-1-905892-18-1
  
  
• 36 Resource Management, Knowledge and Internet Use on Farms in South West England
  Allan Butler and Matt Lobley
  July 2012 - £10
  ISBN 987-1-905892-17-4
  
  
• 35 Making Land Available for Woodland Creation
  Matt Lobley, Hilary Winter, Nick Millard, Allan Butler and Michael Winter
  June 2012 - £15
  ISBN 987-1-905892-16-7
  
  
• 34 A Review of Devon's Food Economy
  Matt Lobley, Jo Traill Thomson and Donald Barr
  July 2012 - £15
  ISBN 987-1-905892-15-0

• 33 Farming in the South West Uplands
  Matt Lobley, Michael Winter, Allan Butler and Rob Fish
  March 2012 - £10
  ISBN 978-1-905892-14-3

• 32 A Review of Cornwall's Agri-Food Industry : Final Report
  Matt Lobley, Donald Barr, Liz Bowles, Ruth Huxley, Emma Kehyaian, Nathan de Rozarieux and Angie Shepherd
  January 2012 - £15
  ISBN 978-1-905892-13-6 

• 31 The Culm Measures Problem Area
  S T Morris, G D D Davies and W J Dunford (Edited by Gordon Morris)
  October 2011 - £15
  ISBN 978-1-905892-12-9

• 30 Economic impact assessment of Bovine Tuberculosis in the South West of England
  Allan Butler, Matt Lobley and Michael Winter
  October 2010 - £15
  ISBN 978-1-905892-11-2
  
  
• 29 Analysis of socio-economic aspects of local and national organic farming markets 
  Matt Lobley, Allan Butler, Paul Courtney, Brian Ilbery, James Kirwan, Damian Maye, Clive Potter and Michael Winter
  July 2009 - £10
  ISBN 978-1905892105
  
  
• 28 Farm Incomes in Devon 2007/08 
  Matt Lobley, Allan Butler, Michael Winter
  January 2009 - £10
  ISBN 978-1-905892-09-9
  
  
• 27 Scientific Review of UK Ruminant Livestock on Greenhouse Gas Emissions 
  Alan Hopkins and Matt Lobley
  January 2009 - £10
  ISBN 978-1905892082
  
  
• 26 Is Devon's agriculture fit for purpose in an era of climate change? 
  Matt Lobley and Michael Winter
  June 2008 - £10
  ISBN 978-1905892075
  
  
• 25 Framework for a GHG emissions reduction strategy in South West England 
  Matt Lobley
  March 2008 - £15
  ISBN 978-1905892068
  
  
• 24 Agricultural tenure 2007 
  Allan Butler and Michael Winter
  March 2008 - £15
  ISBN 978-1905892051
  
  
• 23 Sustainable food & farming strategy: Updated regional indicator analysis, 2007  
  Alan Hopkins and Matt Lobley
  October 2007 - £15
  ISBN 978-1-905892-03-7
  
  
• 22 Farming in Devon: Changes since 2002 and developments in the near future  
  Allan Butler and Matt Lobley
  October 2007 - £10
  ISBN 978-1-905892-02-0
  
  
• 21 ‌ 
  Matt Lobley and Allan Butler
  July 2007 - £15
  ISBN 978-1-905892-01-3
  
  
• 20 Food production, processing and distribution in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly 
  Matt Lobley, Matt Reed, Roger Metcalf and Jon Stephens
  November 2006 - £15
  ISBN 1 905892 00 4
  
  
• 19 Monitoring the Landscape Heritage Scheme 
  Carol Morris and Matt Lobley
  September 2006 - £10
  ISBN 1 870558 99 5
  
  
• 18 Green Futures: Practical environmental enhancements in the South West 
  Matt Lobley and Alan Hopkins
  November 2006 - £10
  ISBN 1 870558 98 7
  
  
• 17 Agricultural change and farm incomes in Devon: An update 
  Keith Robbins, Allan Butler, Martin Turner and Matt Lobley
  June 2006 - £10
  ISBN 1 870558 95 2
  
  
• 16 The rationale and potential impact of HFA reform 
  Matt Lobley, Allan Butler and Janet Dwyer
  May 2006 - £10
  ISBN 1 870558 94 4
  
  
• 15 The effects of public funding on farmers' attitudes to diversification part 1 (Appendix)
  Martin Turner, Ian Whitehead and Nick Millard, with Donald Barr and Keith Howe
  February 2006 - £25
  ISBN 1 870558 93 6
  
  
• 14 The Wider Social Impacts of Changes in the Structure of Agricultural Businesses 
  Matt Lobley, Clive Potter, Allan Butler with Ian Whitehead and Nick Millard
  December 2005 - £15
  ISBN 1 870558 91 X
  
  
• 13 Impacts of EU Directive on Minimum Standards for the Production of Chickens 
  Andrew Sheppard and Stephen Edge
  November 2005 - £25
  ISBN 1 87055890 1
  
  
• 12 " "Born out of Crisis": an analysis of moorland management agreements on Exmoor 
  Matt Lobley, Martin Turner, Greg MacQueen, and Dawn Wakefield
  October 2005 - £10
  ISBN 1 870558 85 5
  
  
• 11 ‌ 
  Matt Lobley, Matt Reed and Allan Butler
  October 2005 - £15
  ISBN 1 870558 88 X
  
  
• 9 Economic impact assessment of Bovine Tuberculosis in the South West of England  
  Andrew Sheppard and Martin Turner
  May 2005 - £25
  ISBN 1 87055886 3
  
  
• 8 The State of Farming on Exmoor 2004: A Report to Exmoor National Park Authority 
  Matt Lobley, Dawn Wakefield, Allan Butler and Martin Turner
  November 2004 - £15
  ISBN 1 870558 82 0
  
  
• 7 Rural Stress Review: Final Report 
  Matt Lobley, Gillian Johnson and Matt Reed, with Michael Winter and Jo Little
  June 2004 - £15
  ISBN 1 870558 79 0
  
  
• 6 Impact of CAP Reform on Devon's Agriculture: Final Report to DCC
  Matt Lobley and Allan Butler
  June 2004 - £10
  ISBN 1 870558 77 4
  
  
• 5 The State of Agriculture in Devon: A report for Devon County Council 
  Lobley, M., Butler, A., Barr, D., Turner, M., Fogerty, M., Winter, M.
  July 2003 - £10
  ISBN 1 870558 75 8
  
  
• 4 Farm diversification activities: benchmarking study 2002, Report to Defra
  Turner, M., Winter, M., Barr, D., Errington, A., Fogerty, M., Lobley, M. and Reed, M.
  February 2003 - £25
  ISBN 1 870558 69 3
  
  
• 3 Rural policy: new directions and new challenges (ND Appendix)
  Michael Winter
  April 2002 - £15
  ISBN 1 870558 63 4
  
  
• 2 The state of farming on Dartmoor 2002 part 2
  Turner, M, Barr, D, Fogerty, M, Hart, K and Winter, M
  September 2002 - £15
  ISBN 1 870558 62 6
  
  
• 1 The economy of Exmoor National Park: review of the impact of the FMD epidemic 
  November 2001 - £10
  Martin Turner and Andrew Sheppard
  ISBN 1 870558 60 X