The Changing World of Farming in Brexit UK

Matt Lobley is a rural social scientist drawing primarily on the disciplines of geography and rural sociology. His research focuses on understanding influences on and impacts of farm household behaviour. His main interests relate to the role of farm households in the management of the countryside and the environmental and social impacts of agricultural restructuring. One of his main areas of expertise is family life cycle and succession issues on family farms. Michael Winter is a social scientist with disciplinary roots in sociology and political science and has an avid interest in interdisciplinary research and engagement with natural science, especially agricultural science and ecology. His current research interests are in food security, the sustainable intensification of agriculture, land tenure and occupancy, the historical sociology of farming, the history of agricultural policy, and agri-environmental issues. Rebecca Wheeler is a social scientist with a broad background in rural geography, environmental sustainability and social anthropology. She has worked extensively with farmers and the wider rural community on a range of agricultural and environmental issues. Her specific research interests include farmer behaviour and well-being, interactions between agriculture, rural communities and the environment, and the cultural heritage of place and landscape.

1. Introduction 2. Sustainable Agriculture in a World of Food Security 3. Farming Trends and agricultural Restructuring 4. Farmers and the Market 5. Farmers and Sustainable Intensification 6. The Small Farm Question 7. Farmers and Social Change: Stress, Well-Being and Disconnections 8. Farmers and the Environment 9. Can Farmers Deliver? Prospects in an Era of Food ‘Challenge’