James Jones
BA, PhD, MRICS, MIAgM, FHEA
Principal Lecturer and Head of Farm Management at the Royal Agricultural College
01285 652531 ext 2226
jjones@rac.ac.uk
Profile
James is a specialist in farm business management, agri-business, agricultural economics, agricultural policy and rural estate management. He is a rural practice chartered surveyor and assists the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors on rural policy. His research is mainly at the interface between farm business management and agricultural policy. He is the payments verifier for all the land based schemes within the Rural Development Programme for England. James is also a principal lecturer at the Royal Agricultural College.
Recent Publications
Refereed Papers
Wallis, J.R. and Jones, J.V.H. (2008) The financial impact of Entry Level Scheme participation on farms in the Teesdale Less Favoured Area, Journal of Farm Management, 13 (6) pp453 - 464
Jack, L. and Jones, J.V.H. (2007) Facing up to new realities: the case for using relevant cost and target cost approaches in agriculture, The Journal of Applied Accounting Research, 8, (iii), pp 117-146
Jones, J.V.H. (2006) ‘A case study based assessment of the financial impact of agri-environment scheme participation; pre- and post-decoupling’, Journal of Farm Management, 12 (8) pp 477-498
Jones, J.V.H. (2006) Farmers' perceptions of the Single Payment Scheme Cross Compliance Measures, Journal of Farm Management, 12, (9), pp 540-586
Jones, JVH (2005) To produce or not to produce: is that the question?, Journal of Farm Management, 12 (5) pp 235-249
Contract reports
Andersons(2010) Impacts on Changes in the Wider Economy on Agriculture and the Agri-Environment. Report to Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs with research and report contributions by Jones, J. V. H. and Manley W.J.
Gaskell, P., Dwyer, J., Jones, J., Jones, N., Boatman, N., Condliffe, I., Conyers, S., Ingram, J., Kirwan, J., Manley, M., Mills, J., and Ramwell, C. (2010) Economic and environmental impacts of changes in support measures for the English Uplands: An in-depth forward look from the farmer's perspective, Final report to the Defra Agricultural Change and Environment Observatory programme by the Countryside and Community Research Institute and the Food and Environment Research Agency
Turner, J.T., Jones, J.V.H., Finch, S. and Hardy, D. (2008) Due diligence assessment of a corporate farming investment in Ukraine, a client confidential report for the Business Development Centre at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester
Jones J.V.H. (2007) Verification of the calculations, methodology and costings used in determining payments for management prescriptions in the Environmental Stewardship Scheme, an independent expert report produced for DEFRA to satisfy the requirements of Article 53 of Council Regulation EC (1974/2006) of 15th December 2006 of the Commission of the European Communities, Royal Agricultural College, April 2007
Jones J.V.H. (2007) Verification of the calculations, methodology and costings used in determining payments for capital works in the Higher Level Environmental Stewardship Scheme, an independent expert report produced for DEFRA to satisfy the requirements of Article 53 of Council Regulation EC (1974/2006) of 15th December 2006 of the Commission of the European Communities, Royal Agricultural College, April 2007.
Jones J.V.H. (2007) Verification of the calculations, methodology and costings used in determining Farm Woodland Payments within the English Woodland Grant Scheme, an independent expert report produced for DEFRA to satisfy the requirements of Article 53 of Council Regulation EC (1974/2006) of 15th December 2006 of the Commission of the European Communities, Royal Agricultural College, Draft Final, April 2007
Jones J.V.H. (2007) Verification of the calculations, methodology and costings used in determining proposed establishment grant payments under the Energy Crops Scheme, an independent expert report produced for DEFRA to satisfy the requirements of Article 53 of Council Regulation EC (1974/2006) of 15th December 2006 of the Commission of the European Communities, Royal Agricultural College, May 2007 (released December 2007)
Jones J.V.H. (2007) Verification of the business case in support of proposed establishment grant payments under the Energy Crops Scheme, report for the Industrial Crops Division of DEFRA, Royal Agricultural College, May 2007 (released December 2007)
Conference Proceedings
Grey, P. and Jones, J.V.H. (2008) Financial implications of the Entry Level Scheme to farmers: A case based assessment in Gloucestershire, Contributed paper delivered to the 82nd Annual Conference of the Agricultural Economics Society, held at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, 31st March – 2nd April 2008
Jones, J.V.H. (2008) Time to take stock? – a review of prospects for livestock auction markets, Keynote paper delivered to the RICS ROOTS 2008 Rural Research Conference, Trinity College, University of Oxford, 17th – 18th March 2008
Grey, P. and Jones, J.V.H. (2008) Financial implications of the Entry Level Scheme to farmers: A case based assessment in the Gloucestershire area, Paper delivered to the RICS ROOTS 2008 Rural Research Conference, Trinity College, University of Oxford, 17th – 18th March 2008
Wallis, J. R. and Jones, J.V.H. (2007) Economic Evaluation of Agri-Environment Schemes in England - A case based analysis, Paper delivered to the RICS ROOTS 2007 Rural Research Conference, RICS, Great George Street, London, 17th April 2007
Jones, J.V.H. (2007) The use of relevant cost analysis in identifying thresholds of production viability post CAP reform, Paper delivered to the RICS ROOTS 2007 Rural Research Conference, RICS, Great George Street, London, 17th April 2007
Jones, J.V.H. (2007) The use of relevant cost analysis to assess production viability following the decoupling of support payments in England, Contributed paper delivered to the National Farm Management Conference of the Institute of Agricultural Management and the British Institute of Agricultural Consultants held at the Hampshire Court Hotel, Basingstoke 21st – 22nd November 2007
Jones J.V.H. (2006) A case based investigation of the financial implications of agri-environment scheme participation, before and after the decoupling of agricultural subsidies Paper presented to the RICS Research Unit ROOTS 2006 Conference held at Wadham College, University of Oxford, 4th-5th April 2006
Jones J.V.H. (2006) How do farmers regard the cross compliance conditions attached to the Single Payment Scheme in England? Paper presented to the RICS Research Unit ROOTS 2006 Conference held at Wadham College, University of Oxford, 4th-5th April 2006
Jones J.V.H. (2006) Identifying the production margin Paper presented to the RICS Research Unit ROOTS 2006 Conference held at Wadham College, University of Oxford, 4th-5th April 2006
Jack, L. and Jones, J.V.H. (2006) Facing up to new realities: The case for using relevant cost and target cost approaches in agriculture, Paper presented to the 2006 Institute for Agricultural Management/British Institute of Agricultural Consultants National Farm Management Conference 15th & 16th November 2005, Hampshire Centrecourt Hotel, Basingstoke
Jones, J.V.H. (2005) The Uncommon CAP Paper presented to the Institute for Agricultural Management/British Institute of Agricultural Consultants National Farm Management Conference 16th & 17th November 2005, Moat House Hotel, Bedford
International presentations
Wallis, J. R. and Jones, J.V.H. (2007) A Case Based Analysis Evaluating the Financial Contribution to Farm Income of Entry Level Environmental Stewardship on Upland Farms in England, Refereed paper delivered to the 16th International Farm Management Congress held at University College Cork, 15th-20th July 2007
Jones, J.V.H. (2007) The use of relevant cost analysis to assess production viability following the decoupling of support payments in England, Refereed paper delivered to the 16th International Farm Management Congress held at University College Cork, 15th-20th July 2007
Jack, L. and Jones, J.V.H. (2006) Facing up to new realities: The case for using relevant cost and target cost approaches in agriculture, Paper presented to the 80th Annual Conference of the Agricultural Economics Society held on 30th - 31st March 2006 at the INA P-G, Rue Claude Bernard, 75231 PARIS cedex 05, France
External Presentations in the UK and Other Activities
Jones, J.V.H. (2010) 'EU CAP review: The good, the bad and the ugly', Farmers Weekly, 31st December.
Harrison, G.R. and Jones, J.V.H. (2010) 'A farm level assessment of the profitability of Entry Level Scheme participation in the Lincolnshire Wolds', contributed paper presented to the 84th Annual Conference of the Agricultural Economics Society held at Edinburgh University, 29 - 31 March 2010
(2008) Financial implications of the Entry Level Scheme to farmers: A case based assessment in the Gloucestershire area, Paper delivered to the RICS ROOTS 2008 Rural Research Conference, Trinity College, University of Oxford, 17 - 18 March. With Grey, P.
(2008) Time to take stock? - a review of prospects for livestock auction markets, Keynote paper delivered to the RICS ROOTS 2008 Rural Research Conference, Trinity College, University of Oxford, 17 - 18 March.
(2008) Financial implications of the Entry Level Scheme to farmers: a case based assessment in Gloucestershire. Contributed paper delivered to the 82nd Annual Conference of the Agricultural Economics Society, held at the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, 31 March - 2 April. With Grey, P.
Jones, J.V.H. (2006) What is the impact on profitability of agri-environment scheme participation? A detailed case study assessment at Allenford Farms, John Edgar Trust Alumni Visit to Allenford Farms, Damerham, Hants 11th May 2006
Jones, J.V.H. (2006) How Common is the CAP? Presentation to the Somerset Centre for Management in Agriculture, Long Sutton Golf Club, Langport, 16th October 2006
Jones J.V.H. (2006) Written evidence to the follow up inquiry to the House of Commons Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee report on the Rural Payments Agency (Sixth Report of Session 2002-03, Rural Payments Agency, HC382)
2005 -2009 External examiner in the Institute for Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University
Public service activities
Member of the Executive of the Agricultural Economics Society
Member of the Training, Education and Research committee of the Institute for Agricultural Management
Member of the Countryside Policy Panel of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
