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Public health strategies to reduce sugar intake in the UK: An exploration of public perceptions using digital spaces (2018)
Journal Article
Swift, J. A., Strathearn, L., Morris, A., Chi, Y., Townsend, T., & Pearce, J. (2018). Public health strategies to reduce sugar intake in the UK: An exploration of public perceptions using digital spaces. Nutrition Bulletin, 43(3), 238-247. https://doi.org/10.1111/nbu.12346

Background: To explore UK public perceptions of children’s sugar consumption, Public Health England’s Change4Life Sugar Smart App and the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, using solicited and unsolicited digital data. Methods: Data from three digital space... Read More about Public health strategies to reduce sugar intake in the UK: An exploration of public perceptions using digital spaces.

Wheat straw availability for bioenergy in England (2018)
Journal Article
Townsend, T., Sparkes, D., Ramsden, S., Glithero, N., & Wilson, P. (2018). Wheat straw availability for bioenergy in England. Energy Policy, 122, 349-357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2018.07.053

In an effort to meet energy demands while reducing carbon emissions, crop residues, such as wheat straw, have been investigated for their use as feedstock for biofuel production. In order to identify the feasibility of utilising crop residues as bioe... Read More about Wheat straw availability for bioenergy in England.

Food and bioenergy: exploring ideotype traits of a dual-purpose wheat cultivar (2016)
Journal Article
Townsend, T. J., Roy, J., Wilson, P., Tucker, G. A., & Sparkes, D. L. (2017). Food and bioenergy: exploring ideotype traits of a dual-purpose wheat cultivar. Field Crops Research, 201, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fcr.2016.11.007

Lignocellulosic biofuels, such as those produced from crop residues, offer the possibility of reducing GHG emissions in the transport sector. Wheat straw is one potential feedstock for these fuels but grain yield has been prioritised over straw yield... Read More about Food and bioenergy: exploring ideotype traits of a dual-purpose wheat cultivar.

Analysing reduced tillage practices within a bio-economic modelling framework (2016)
Journal Article
Townsend, T. J., Ramsden, S. J., & Wilson, P. (2016). Analysing reduced tillage practices within a bio-economic modelling framework. Agricultural Systems, 146, 91-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2016.04.005

Sustainable Intensification of agricultural production systems will require changes in farm practice. Within arable cropping systems, reducing the intensity of tillage practices (e.g. reduced tillage) potentially offers one such sustainable intensifi... Read More about Analysing reduced tillage practices within a bio-economic modelling framework.

How do we cultivate in England? Tillage practices in crop production systems (2015)
Journal Article
Townsend, T. J., Ramsden, S. J., & Wilson, P. (2016). How do we cultivate in England? Tillage practices in crop production systems. Soil Use and Management, 32(1), https://doi.org/10.1111/sum.12241

Reducing tillage intensity offers the possibility of moving towards sustainable intensification objectives. Reduced tillage (RT) practices, where the plough is not used, can provide a number of environmental and financial benefits, particularly for s... Read More about How do we cultivate in England? Tillage practices in crop production systems.