- Phone:
- (812) 856-0969
- Email:
- jafarmer@iu.edu
- Pronouns:
- He/him
- Areas of Interest:
- Sustainable agriculture
- Dairying and pastoralism
- Rural landscapes and people
SPEA 410N
Education
- Ph.D., Indiana University, 2009
- M.S., Indiana University, 2006
- B.S., Indiana University, 2000
Courses
- Food Systems and Community Resilience
- Fundamentals of Sustainable Agriculture
Biography
Dr. James Farmer is currently conducting research on the forces impacting small and mid-size dairy farms and the communities in which they are positioned. Specifically, Farmer is interested in learning from farmers about ways they are pivoting to maintain their operations and bolster their viability for the future. His research centers on people and communities in the Midwestern region of the United States. Relatedly, Farmer directs the new Food and Agrarian Systems Program at the Ostrom Workshop, as well as co-directs the IU Campus Farm.
Selected Works
- “Narratives as influencers on organic production perspectives,” (with W. Zebrowski, A. Bruce, A., S. Giroux, S. Dickinson, X. Chen, M. O'Donnell, T. Benjamin), Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, (2023)
- “Barriers and opportunities to certified organic grain production on rented farmland in the U.S.,” (with Analena Bruce; Michael O'Donnell; Tamara Benjamin; Stephanie Dickinson; Stacey A Giroux), Land Use Policy, (2022)
- “Socioeconomic threats are more salient to farmers than environmental threats,” (with K. Waldman, S. Giroux, B. Heaberlin, J. Blekking, P. Todd), Journal of Rural Studies, v86, 508-17, (August 2021)
- “Product Diversification, Adaptive Management, and Climate Change: Farming and Family in the U.S. Corn Belt,” (with J.C.D. Valliant, A.B. Bruce, M. Houser, S.L. Dickinson,) Frontiers in Climate, (June 2021)
- “A typology of high tunnel management in the U.S. Midwest state of Indiana,” (with A. Bruce, L. Maynard, J. Valliant), 31 (5) 566-576, Hort Technology, (2021)
- “Fostering farm transfers from farm owners to unrelated, new farmers: A qualitative assessment of farm link services,”(with J.D. Valliant, K. Ruhf, J. Brooks, K.D. Gibson), Land Use Policy, 86, 438-447 (July 2019)
- “Using high tunnels to extend the growing season and improve crop quality and yield: assessing outcomes for organic and conventional growers in the U.S. Midwest,” (with A. Bruce, L. Maynard, L., J.C.D. Valliant), International Journal of Agricultural Management, 8(2), 45-55 (2019)
- “Accessing Local Foods – SNAP Households and Financial Incentives at a Recreation-Focused Midwestern Farmers' Market,” (A. Babb, S. Minard, M. Veldman), Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 8(4), 1-26 (2019)
- “Family as a catalyst in farms' diversifying agricultural products: A mixed methods analysis of diversified and non-diversified farms in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio,” (with Valliant, J.D., Farmer, J., Dickinson, S., Bruce, A., & Robinson, J.), Journal of Rural Studies, 55: 303-315 (2017)
- “Assessing the impact of the EQIP high tunnel initiative,” (with A. Bruce, A., L. Maynard, J. Valliant), Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 7(3), 159-180, (2017)
- “Local foods and low-income communities: location, transportation, and values,” (with S. Minard, C. Edens), Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 6(4) 41-53 (2016)