2.1 When the research for Networks of Knowledge was undertaken in 1994, agriculture was prosperin... more 2.1 When the research for Networks of Knowledge was undertaken in 1994, agriculture was prospering. In retrospect, this now seems very much the lull before the storm. The MacSharry reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy heralded a shift to world market prices for many farm commodities, which in the late 1990s became one of the root-causes of the farm income crisis which still afflicts the industry. But the impact of the reforms was postponed by unexpectedly buoyant world market prices in the early 1990s.
ABSTRACT Shortly after the designation of Exmoor National Park in 1954 the moorland that the park... more ABSTRACT Shortly after the designation of Exmoor National Park in 1954 the moorland that the park was charged with maintaining and enhancing came under threat from agricultural improvement. The ensuing ‘moorland conflict’ eventually led to a pioneering system of moorland management agreements. The moorland management agreements have an important place in the transformation of agricultural policy and the development and social acceptance amongst farmers and landowners of the concept that farmers should be paid for their stewardship of the environment. Drawing on published and unpublished documents, as well as extensive interviews, this paper revisits the origins of the problem of moorland reclamation, assesses the role played by key individuals in publicising the problem and promoting management agreements as a solution, considers the risks taken by those entering into management agreements, and identifies some of the tangible and intangible impacts of the moorland management agreement system.
... national organic farming markets Final report for Defra Matt Lobley, Allan Butler, Paul Court... more ... national organic farming markets Final report for Defra Matt Lobley, Allan Butler, Paul Courtney, Brian Ilbery, James Kirwan, Damian Maye, Clive Potter and Michael Winter ... Final report for Defra July 2009 Matt Lobley, 1 Allan Butler, 1 Paul Courtney, 2 Brian Ilbery, 2 James ...
The European Commission's Agenda 2000 for reform of the Common Agricultural Poli... more The European Commission's Agenda 2000 for reform of the Common Agricultural Policy is not the radical overhaul of agricultural support that was expected. Regarded not as the conclusion, however, but as the start of a process of reform that will increasingly be subject to external influence, the proposals mark an important stage on the road to an integrated European Rural
The restructuring of European agriculture as a policy project has a long and complicated history.... more The restructuring of European agriculture as a policy project has a long and complicated history. Since the late 1950s, policy makers have adopted a number of sometimes contradictory positions on this issue, a ‘developmental’ policy stance dedicated to assisting agricultural restructuring gradually giving way to, but never being entirely eclipsed by, a paradigmatic notion of state assistance designed actually to
AMILY FARMING REMAINS the most hereditary of professions. It has been F estimated that over 80 pe... more AMILY FARMING REMAINS the most hereditary of professions. It has been F estimated that over 80 per cent of current English and Welsh farmers are ... 'Wye College, University of London, Ashford, Kent, UK. Published by Blackwell Publishers, 108 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 lJF, ...
... DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2010.546780 Matt Lobley a , Allan Butler a & Michael Winter a Avail... more ... DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2010.546780 Matt Lobley a , Allan Butler a & Michael Winter a Available online: 06 Sep 2011. ... Willer H. and Klicher L. (Eds) (2009) The World of Organic Agriculture. Statistics and Emerging Trends 2009. ...
Recent environmental change in the British countryside is increasingly well documented. The adven... more Recent environmental change in the British countryside is increasingly well documented. The advent of the government's Countryside Survey 1990 adds significantly to knowledge about stock and change, though analysis of the results to date has focused on the extent and direction ...
Recent studies of the &am... more Recent studies of the 'greening' process in contemporary agricultural policy have been focused chiefly on its outcomes, rather than on an assessment of the public policy significance of the underlying process. We address this question by conceptualising how greening has been mediated by agricultural policy precepts of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union (EU). We examine how
2.1 When the research for Networks of Knowledge was undertaken in 1994, agriculture was prosperin... more 2.1 When the research for Networks of Knowledge was undertaken in 1994, agriculture was prospering. In retrospect, this now seems very much the lull before the storm. The MacSharry reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy heralded a shift to world market prices for many farm commodities, which in the late 1990s became one of the root-causes of the farm income crisis which still afflicts the industry. But the impact of the reforms was postponed by unexpectedly buoyant world market prices in the early 1990s.
ABSTRACT Shortly after the designation of Exmoor National Park in 1954 the moorland that the park... more ABSTRACT Shortly after the designation of Exmoor National Park in 1954 the moorland that the park was charged with maintaining and enhancing came under threat from agricultural improvement. The ensuing ‘moorland conflict’ eventually led to a pioneering system of moorland management agreements. The moorland management agreements have an important place in the transformation of agricultural policy and the development and social acceptance amongst farmers and landowners of the concept that farmers should be paid for their stewardship of the environment. Drawing on published and unpublished documents, as well as extensive interviews, this paper revisits the origins of the problem of moorland reclamation, assesses the role played by key individuals in publicising the problem and promoting management agreements as a solution, considers the risks taken by those entering into management agreements, and identifies some of the tangible and intangible impacts of the moorland management agreement system.
... national organic farming markets Final report for Defra Matt Lobley, Allan Butler, Paul Court... more ... national organic farming markets Final report for Defra Matt Lobley, Allan Butler, Paul Courtney, Brian Ilbery, James Kirwan, Damian Maye, Clive Potter and Michael Winter ... Final report for Defra July 2009 Matt Lobley, 1 Allan Butler, 1 Paul Courtney, 2 Brian Ilbery, 2 James ...
The European Commission's Agenda 2000 for reform of the Common Agricultural Poli... more The European Commission's Agenda 2000 for reform of the Common Agricultural Policy is not the radical overhaul of agricultural support that was expected. Regarded not as the conclusion, however, but as the start of a process of reform that will increasingly be subject to external influence, the proposals mark an important stage on the road to an integrated European Rural
The restructuring of European agriculture as a policy project has a long and complicated history.... more The restructuring of European agriculture as a policy project has a long and complicated history. Since the late 1950s, policy makers have adopted a number of sometimes contradictory positions on this issue, a ‘developmental’ policy stance dedicated to assisting agricultural restructuring gradually giving way to, but never being entirely eclipsed by, a paradigmatic notion of state assistance designed actually to
AMILY FARMING REMAINS the most hereditary of professions. It has been F estimated that over 80 pe... more AMILY FARMING REMAINS the most hereditary of professions. It has been F estimated that over 80 per cent of current English and Welsh farmers are ... 'Wye College, University of London, Ashford, Kent, UK. Published by Blackwell Publishers, 108 Cowley Road, Oxford OX4 lJF, ...
... DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2010.546780 Matt Lobley a , Allan Butler a & Michael Winter a Avail... more ... DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2010.546780 Matt Lobley a , Allan Butler a & Michael Winter a Available online: 06 Sep 2011. ... Willer H. and Klicher L. (Eds) (2009) The World of Organic Agriculture. Statistics and Emerging Trends 2009. ...
Recent environmental change in the British countryside is increasingly well documented. The adven... more Recent environmental change in the British countryside is increasingly well documented. The advent of the government's Countryside Survey 1990 adds significantly to knowledge about stock and change, though analysis of the results to date has focused on the extent and direction ...
Recent studies of the &am... more Recent studies of the 'greening' process in contemporary agricultural policy have been focused chiefly on its outcomes, rather than on an assessment of the public policy significance of the underlying process. We address this question by conceptualising how greening has been mediated by agricultural policy precepts of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union (EU). We examine how
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