Projects

We study the interactions between Food, Agriculture, Climate, and Environment to support Sustainability.

Agricultural Diversity

How does land use change affect agricultural systems?

Climate Adaptation

How will agricultural systems adapt to new climate realities?

Rural Livelihoods

What are barriers and bridges to thriving rural livelihoods?

The Team

(We’re small but mighty–and growing fast with our new PhD program!)

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Anisha Johnson

ENVS, BS

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Dr. Emily Burchfield

Associate Professor

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Dr. Lokendra Rathore

Postdoc

Alumni

Britta Schumacher

MS, Ecology

Caroline Maki

BS, ENVS

Dr. Andrea Rissing

Postdoc

Dr. Kaitlyn Spangler

PhD

Dr. Scott Schnur

Postdoc

Emily Isaac

BS, ENVS

Ilana Fischer

BS, ENVS

Jared Gingrich

MS, ENVS

Recent Publications

Rotational complexity across US counties is currently insufficient to observe yield gains in major crops

Landscape complexity promotes ecosystem services and agricultural productivity, and often encompasses aspects of compositional or …
Dr. Emily Burchfield, Michael Crossley, Kate Nelson
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Rotational complexity across US counties is currently insufficient to observe yield gains in major crops

Shifting cultivation geographies in the Central and Eastern US

Climate change is projected to transform agricultural systems around the globe. Though climate strongly influences where and how …
Dr. Emily Burchfield
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Shifting cultivation geographies in the Central and Eastern US

The State of US Farm Operator Livelihoods

In nine of the last 10 years, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has reported that the average funds generated on-farm …
Dr. Emily Burchfield, Britta Schumacher, Dr. Kaitlyn Spangler, Dr. Andrea Rissing
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The State of US Farm Operator Livelihoods

Landscape complexity and US crop production

Agricultural expansion and intensification have simplified Earth’s landscapes, thereby adversely affecting the biodiversity and …
Dr. Kate Nelson, Dr. Emily Burchfield
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Landscape complexity and US crop production

Past and current dynamics of US agricultural land use and policy

How has agricultural land use and land cover changed? What are the major policy shifts associated with these changes? We show that …
Dr. Kaitlyn Spangler, Dr. Emily Burchfield, Britta Schumacher
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Past and current dynamics of US agricultural land use and policy

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