Faculty: James Farmer
Selected Works:
Reports and Publications:
Selected Works:
- “Climate change impacts and urban green space adaptation efforts: Evidence from U.S. municipal parks and recreation departments,” (with Y. Chang, S.L. Dickinson, S.M. Robeson, B.C. Fischer, H.L. Reynolds), Urban Climate, (September 2021)
- “Socioeconomic threats are more salient to farmers than environmental threats,” (with K. Waldman, S. Giroux, et al), 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)
- “Food after the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Case for Change Posed by Alternative Food: A Case Study of the American Midwest,” (with J. Robinson, L. Mzali, D. Knudsen, R. Spiewak, S. Suttles, A. Babb, et al.), Global Sustainability, (February 3, 2021)
- “Are climate risks encouraging cover crop adoption among farmers in the southern Wabash River Basin?” (with L. Yoder, M. Houser, A. Bruce, A. Sullivan), Land Use Policy, (March 2021)
- “Farm Seeker Needs Versus Farm Owner Offers: A comparison and Analysis in the U.S. Midwest and Plains,” (with J.D. Valliant, S. Dickinson, Y. Zhang, L. Golzarri-Arroyo), Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, (Winter 2019-20)
- “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)
Reports and Publications:
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“Eating sustainability: conviction or convenience?” (with Kurt Benson Waldman; Stacey A Giroux; Jordan Blekking; E. Nix; D Fobi; Peter Martin Todd), Appetite, (2022)
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“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)
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“The landowner role in Beginning Farmer/Rancher land access: Exploring predictors of landowners’ views of extrafamilial farm transfer to a BFR,” (with Julia Clare DeBruicker Valliant; Stephanie Dickinson; Yang Zhang; Lilian Golzarri Arroyo), Agricultural Finance Review, (2021)
- “The Relationship between Narratives, Wildlife Value Orientations, Attitudes, and Policy Preferences,” (with E. Knackmuhs, D. Knapp), Society and Natural Resources, (17 November 2018)
- “Conserving Nostalgia: Exploring Private Land Protection Patterns,” (with Seaman, A., Farmer, J., Chancellor, C., and Sirima, A.), Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, (2018)
- “Selling Local: Why Local Food Movements Matter,” (with Robinson, J. & Farmer, J), Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, (2017)
- “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)
- “Moving from avocation to a vocation: the challenge of new and beginning farmers and high tunnels,” (with Bruce, A., Farmer, J., Maynard, L., & Valliant, J.), Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, (2017)
- “Private landowners, voluntary conservation programs, and implementation of conservation friendly land management practices,” (with Farmer, J., Ma, Z. Drescher, M., Knackmuhs, E.,* and Dickinson, S.), Conservation Letters, 10(1), 58-66 (2017)
- “A preliminary overview of community orcharding in the United States,” (with Betz, M.,* Mills, J.,** & Farmer, J.), Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, (2017)
- “Local foods and low-income communities: location, transportation, and values,” (with Farmer, J. Minard, S.,* and Edens, C.), Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 6(4) 41-53 (2016)
- “Networking for Conservation: Understanding the Contributions of Social Capital and Organizational Networks to Private Land Protection,” (with T. Ruseva and C. Chancellor), Ecology and Society, 21 (2) (2016)
- “Rebuilding local foods in Appalachia: Variables affecting distribution methods of West Virginia farms,” (with M. Betz), Journal of Rural Studies, (45) 34-42 (2016)
- “Farmers’ market governance and its role on consumer motives and outcomes,” (with M. Betz), Local Environment, (21) 1420-34 (2016)
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“Farm Seeker Needs Versus Farm Owner Offers: A Comparison and Analysis in the U.S. Midwest and Plains,” (with J.C.D. Valliant, K.Z. Ruhf, S.L. Dickinson, Y. Zhang, L. Golzarri-Arroyo), Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, v. 9, (Winter 2019-2020)
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“The interaction of policy narratives, Moral Politics, and criminal justice policy beliefs,” (with Eric Knackmuhs, Doug Knapp), Politics & Policy, (Feb. 26, 2020)
- ”Farmers’ Perspectives on Challenges and Opportunities Associated with Using High Tunnels for Specialty Crops,” (with A. Bruce and E. Maynard), Hort Technology, 3 (3): 290-299 (2019)
- ”Fostering farm transfers from farm owners to unrelated, new farmers: A qualitative assessment of farm link services,” (with J. Valliant, K. Ruhf, J. Brooks, and K. Gibson), Land Use Policy, 86 (7): 438-447 (2019)
- ”Sustainability outcomes associated with community gardening programs,” (with K. Stavrianakis), Children, Youth, and Nature, 29 (1): 84-104 (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, E. Maynard, and J. Valliant), International Journal of Agricultural Management, 8 (2): 45-55 (2019)
- ”Conserving Nostalgia: Exploring Private Land Protection Patterns,” (with A. Seaman, C. Chancellor, and A. Sirima), Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 9 (1): 122-132 (2019)
- ”Indiana High Tunnel Handbook,” (with A. Bruce, E. Maynard, and J. Carpenter), Pudue Extension, (2018)
- ”Impacts of a Southern Indiana Summer Camp: Adult Reflections on Childhood Experiences,” (with C. Snider), Journal of Youth Development, (2017)
- ”Neurological and mental health outcomes among conventional and organic farmers,” (with K. Khan, R. Badyia, A. Aryal, and J. Valliant), Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, (2017)
- ”Private landowners and environmental conservation: a case study of social-psychological determinants of conservation program participation in Ontario,” (with M. Drescher, K. Warriner, and B. Larson), Ecology and Society, 22 (1) (2017)
- ” Student Outcomes of Eco-Restoration Service-Learning Experiences in Urban Woodlands,” (with E. Knackmuhs and H. Reynolds), Journal of Experiential Education, (2017)
- ”Trust, conservation, and communication: implications for lethal deer management by a city parks & recreation department,” (with E. Knackmuhs), Journal of Park and Recreation Administration, (2017)