Past research I have been involved in include the management of traditional woody features such as hedges for bioenergy (TWECOM), conservation tillage (TILMAN-ORG), and the use of cover crops in organic rotations (OSCAR).
I am interested whole system approaches which link landscape ecology with sustainable food production systems and specifically in practical applied research which both connects and engages the farming community.
Chambers, E.M., Crossland, E.M., Westaway, S. and Smith, J. (2015) Hedgerow harvesting machinery trials report for TWECOM. The Organic Research Centre.
Crossland, E. M., Westaway, S., Gerrard, C. and Smith, J. (2015) Hedgerow Biodiversity Protocol 2015. User Guide. A protocol for monitoring the impacts of harvesting hedges for woodfuel. The Organic Research Centre.