Humanity faces a triple threat of climate change, biodiversity loss, and global food insecurity.
In response, increasing the general adaptive capacity of farming systems is essential. We …

Simple Summary In a pig farm, it is challenging for the farm caretaker to monitor the health
and well-being status of all animals in a continuous manner throughout the day. Automated …

We use a database of property tax records for 13.6 million acres representing every parcel of
privately owned timberland in 48 rural Alabama counties to test two hypotheses inspired by …

We examine socioecological drivers of nutrient overloading and eutrophication in the
Chesapeake Bay associated with poultry production on the Delmarva Peninsula. We use a …

Scholars call for unusual, visionary pathways forward to counter authoritarian control in
situations of helplessness and inequality. Popular strategies for change in such contexts …

In environmental circles there are frequent calls to reduce livestock agriculture as a means
of improving sustainability of the food system. These appeals are placed upon—and indeed …

This doctoral thesis examines the intersections between rurality and rural educational
leadership. Yet the rationale for this research extends far beyond this nexus. What happens …

Today, concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) dominate the US livestock sector,
some with numbers of animals that outsize US cities. Rural communities face considerable …