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Journal Articles

 Date Article Link Description
2020Local Foods Go Downstream: Exploring the Spatial Factors Driving US Food Manufacturing

SA Low, M Bass, D Thilmany, M Castillo

2020Do Cottage Food Laws Reduce Barriers to Entry for Food Manufacturers?

JK O'Hara, M Castillo, DT McFadden

2020Using a Neural Network Analysis to Assess Stressors in the Farming Community

C Beseler, L Stallones - Safety, 2020
In the 1980s and 1990s, with decreasing numbers of full-time farmers and adverse
economic conditions, chronic stress was common in farmers, and remains so today.

2020Industrial Hemp: Reemergence of an Alternative Crop in the US

BA Mitchell, ME Uchanski - Fact sheet (Colorado State University Extension)

2020Transitions from irrigated to dryland agriculture in the Ogallala Aquifer: Land use suitability and regional economic impacts

Jillian M. Deines, Meagan E. Schipanski, Bill Golden, Samuel C. Zipper, Soheil Nozari, Caitlin Rottler, Bridget Guerrero, Vaishali Sharda

2020A longitudinal examination of the role of sensory exploratory behaviors in young children's acceptance of new foods

Kameron J.Moding; Laura L.Bellows; Kevin J.Grimm; Susan L.Johnson

2020Do factors contributing to appearance and success of conservation referenda in the West differ from those found in other regions of the United States?

Chriestenson, C., Thilmany, D. Do factors contributing to appearance and success of conservation referenda in the West differ from those found in other regions of the United States?. Ann Reg Sci (2020).

2019Landscape-scale cropping changes in the High Plains: Economic and environmental implications

S Rosenzweig, M Schipanski - Environmental Research Letters, 2019

2019Nutritional Content and Ingredients of Commercial Infant and Toddler Food Pouches Compared With Other Packages Available in the United States

Kameron Moding; Mackenzie Ferrante; Laura Bellows; Alyssa Bakke; John Hayes; Susan Johnson
Nutrition Today. 54(6):305–312, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019

2019Small-scale and backyard livestock owners needs assessment in the western United States

Alda F. A.Pires, Amos Peterson, Jerome N. Baron, Ragan Adams, Beatriz Martinez-Lopez, Dale Moore

2016Growing’ Communities with Urban Agriculture: Generating Value Above and Below Ground

Carolan, Michael & James Hale. 2016. “‘Growing’ Communities with Urban Agriculture: Generating Value Above and Below Ground.” Community Development

2018Cooperative or Uncooperative Co-operatives?: Digging into the Process of Cooperation in Food and Agriculture Co-operatives

Hale, James & Michael Carolan. 2018. “Cooperative or Uncooperative Co-operatives?: Digging into the Process of Cooperation in Food and Agriculture Co-operatives.” Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development 8(1):1-20.

2018Framing Co-operative Development: The Bridging Role of Cultural and Symbolic Value between Human and Material Resources

Hale, James & Michael Carolan. 2018. “Framing Co-operative Development: The Bridging Role of Cultural and Symbolic Value between Human and Material Resources.” Community Development 49(4):360-379.

2019Social Sustainability Indicators as Performance

Hale, James, Katharine Legun, Hugh Campbell, & Michael Carolan. 2019. “Social Sustainability Indicators as Performance.” Geoforum.

2017Economic Impacts of Farm to School: Case Studies and Assessment Tools

Libby Christensen, Becca Jablonski, Lacy Stephens, and Anupama Joshi
Economic Impacts of Farm to School: Case Studies and Assessment Tools

2016Food Sovereignty or Bust: The Necessity of Transforming the Agrifood System

Sbicca, Joshua. 2016. “Food Sovereignty or Bust: The Necessity of Transforming the Agrifood System.” Pp. 316-328 in Emergent Possibilities for Global Sustainability: Intersections of Race, Class, and Gender, edited by Phoebe Godfrey and Denise Torres. New York, NY: Routledge

2016Food Justice Racial Projects: Fighting Racial Neoliberalism from the Bay to the Big Apple

Sbicca, Joshua and Justin Sean Myers. 2016. “Food Justice Racial Projects: Fighting Racial Neoliberalism from the Bay to the Big Apple.” Environmental Sociology. 3(1): 30-41

2016Navy and black bean-based dog foods are digestible during weight loss in overweight and obese adult companion dogs

Forster, G. M., Nealon, N.J., & Ryan, E. (2016). Navy and black bean-based dog foods are digestible during weight loss in overweight and obese adult companion dogs. Journal of Applied Animal Nutrition, Vol. 4(4), doi:10.1017/jan.2015.12

2017The intersection of the new Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and the National Organic Program (NOP)

Uchanski, M., M. Bunning, and J. Quinn. 2017. The intersection of the new Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and the National Organic Program (NOP). Colorado State University Extension.

2016These Bars Can’t Hold Us Back: Plowing Incarcerated Geographies with Restorative Food Justice

Sbicca, Joshua. 2016. “These Bars Can’t Hold Us Back: Plowing Incarcerated Geographies with Restorative Food Justice.” Antipode. 48(5): 1359-1379

2017Rice Bran Metabolome Contains Amino Acids, Vitamins & Cofactors, and Phytochemicals with Medicinal and Nutritional Properties

Zarei I, Brown DG, Nealon NJ, Ryan EP. Rice Bran Metabolome Contains Amino Acids, Vitamins & Cofactors, and Phytochemicals with Medicinal and Nutritional Properties. Rice (N Y). 2017;10: 24. PubMed PMID: 28547736.

2017Lactobacillus paracasei metabolism of rice bran reveals metabolome associated with Salmonella Typhimurium growth reduction

Nealon NJ, Worcester CR, Ryan EP. Lactobacillus paracasei metabolism of rice bran reveals metabolome associated with Salmonella Typhimurium growth reduction. Journal of Applied Microbiology. 2017;122: 1639-1656. PubMed PMID: 28371001.

2017Rice Bran and Probiotics Alter the Porcine Large Intestine and Serum Metabolomes for Protection against Human Rotavirus Diarrhea

Nealon NJ, Yuan L, Yang X, Ryan EP. Rice Bran and Probiotics Alter the Porcine Large Intestine and Serum Metabolomes for Protection against Human Rotavirus Diarrhea. Frontiers in Microbiology. 2017;8. PubMed PMID: 28484432; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5399067.

2016Modeling Coupled Human–Natural Systems of Pastoralism in East Africa

Modeling Coupled Human–Natural Systems of Pastoralism in East Africa, Randall B. Boone and Carolyn K. Lesorogol, 2016

2017Coloradans’ Perceptions About Land and Water Resources for Agriculture

M. Sullins, D. Thilmany, C. Chriestenson, M. Martin, B. Jablonski and W. White. Survey on Colorado Attitudes about Food and Agriculture highlights several key findings with respect to Coloradans’ perceptions about and priorities for agricultural land and water use.

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*CSU authors in bold