Soil Steps

Publications

Publications & outputs

Policy research on livestock and land use, plus outputs now in progress from the Soil Steps PhD.

At least three peer reviewed journal articles from the Soil Steps PhD are planned, targeting Soil Biology & Biochemistry and Global Change Biology.

In progress

Forthcoming

Peer reviewed articles from the Soil Steps PhD research, covering soil carbon dynamics, nitrogen cycling, and soil food web structure under grazing intensity gradients.

Peer reviewed & policy publications

Peart, G.; Vousough-Ahmadi, B.; Barratt, A.

"Farmer Responses to Brexit: Intentions to engage in public good provision." Published for the Scottish Government's Brexit preparation policy planning division. First author.

Peart, G.

"Conserving Farm Animal Genetic Resources in the UK: The Future Post Brexit." Livestock policy paper, presented at the 30th International Congress of Agricultural Economists, Vancouver, 2018.

Dissertation

Peart, G.

"Breeder Motives and Values in UK Native Cattle Conservation." MSc dissertation, Scottish Rural College. Analysed farmers' views on the value of rare and native breed cattle compared with globalised breeds, and produced a cost optimisation model of livestock biotechnology integration in modern cattle farming systems.