Recent Academic Journal Articles

• Wang, W., Hollas, C., Chase, L., Conner, D., & Kolodinsky, J. (2022). Challenges for the agritourism sector in the United States: Regional comparisons of access. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 11(4), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2022.114.003.
• Hoffelmeyer, M., Conner, D., Strube, J., Hatanaka, M., Konefal, J., & Glenna, L. (2022, In Press). Multistakeholder initiatives and their prospects for sustainability: The farmer perspective. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 1-9. doi:10.1017/S1742170522000047
• Cunningham, N., Conner, D., Whitehouse, C., Blair, H., & Krueger, J. (2022). Beyond procurement: Anchor institutions and adaptations for resilience. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 11(3), 57–73. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2022.113.006
• Ostrom, M., Conner, D., Tambet, H., Smith, K., Sirrine, J., Howard, P. and Miller, M.(Accepted for publication 12/20/2021). Research and Extension Needs for Craft Cider Apple Growers. HortTechnology
• White, A.C., Faulkner, J.W., Conner, D.S., Mendez, V.E., and M.T. Niles, M.T. (In Press) “How can you put a price on the environment?” Farmer perspectives on stewardship and payment for ecosystem services. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation.

• Hatanaka, M., Konefal, J., Strube, J., Glenna, L., & Conner, D. (In Press). Performance Metrics, Digital Technologies, and Sustainability in Food and Agriculture. Rural Sociology.

• Strube, J., Glenna, L., Hatanaka, M., Konefal, J., & Conner, D. (Forthcoming). How Data-Driven, Privately Ordered Sustainability Governance Shapes US Food Supply Chains: The Case of Field to Market. Journal of Rural Studies.

• Hollas, C., Chase, L., Conner, D.,  Dickes, L., Lamie ,D., Schmidt, C, Singh-Knights, D., and  Quella, L. (2021). Factors related to profitability of agritourism in the United States: Results from a national survey of operators. Sustainability 13, 13334. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132313334 . https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/23/13334/pdf

• White, A.; Faulkner, J.W.; Conner, D.; Barbieri, L.; Adair, E.C.; Niles, M.T.; Mendez, V.E.; Twombly, C.R. (2021). Measuring the Supply of Ecosystem Services from Alternative Soil and Nutrient Management Practices: A Transdisciplinary, Field-Scale Approach. Sustainability 13, 10303. https://doi.org/10.3390/su131810303

• Robinson, K., Conner, D., Baker, D., Tuck, A., Abrams, L., McAneny, A., Frankenfield, R. and Warner, C. (2021). College Student Demand for Humanely Raised Livestock Product: Evidence from Vermont. Journal of Food Service Management and Education 15 (2) 24-31.

• Quella, L., Chase, L., Conner, D., Reynolds, T., Wang, W., Singh-Knights, D. (2021). Visitors and Values: A Qualitative Analysis of Agritourism Operator Motivations Across the US. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development 10 (3)

• Becot, F., Parker, J. Conner, D., Pivarnik, L., Richard, N. and Hirsch, D.  (2021). Financially able and willing to invest in food safety practices? The example of produce growers in New England states (USA). Food Control 119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2020.107451

• Greco, L., Kolodinsky, J., Sitaker, M., Chase, L., Conner, D., Estrin, H., Smith, D., & Van Soelen Kim, J. (2020). Farm Fresh Food Boxes: Relationships in Value Chain Partnerships. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 9(4), 113–129. https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2020.094.012

• Conner, D. (2020). Resource Management for Sustainable Food Businesses: Three Vermont Case Studies. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development 9 (3)
• Walsh, J., Parsons, R., Wang, Q. and Conner, D. (2020). What Makes an Organic Dairy Farm Profitable? Evidence from 10 Years of
  Farm Level Data in Vermont. Agriculture 2020, 10, 17; doi:10.3390/agriculture10010017
  https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/10/1/17
• Conner, D. Becot, F., Kahler, E. Claro, J. and Harlow, A. (2020). Counting local food consumption: longitudinal data and lessons from Vermont.  Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development. Advance online publication.
  https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2020.092.007
  https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/773/760
• Wang, Q., Valchuis, L. Thompson, E., Conner, D. and Parsons, R. (2019). Consumer Support and Willingness to Pay for Electricity from Solar, Wind, and Cow Manure in the
  United States: Evidence from a Survey in Vermont.. Energies 2019, 12(23), 4467; https://doi.org/10.3390/en12234467
  https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/12/23/4467
• Conner, D., Harrington, H., Heiss, S. and Berlin, L. (2019). How can Food Hubs best serve their buyers? Perspectives from Vermont. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition. DOI: 10.1080/19320248.2019.1683114
• Konefal, J., Hatanaka, M., Strube, J., Glenna, L. and Conner, D. (2019). Sustainability Assemblages: From Metrics Development to Metrics Implementation in United States Agriculture. Journal of Rural Studies. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.10.023
• Conner, D., Sims, K., Berkfield, R. and Harrington, H. (Published online December 12, 2017). Do farmers and other suppliers benefit from sales to food hubs? Evidence from Vermont. Journal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition.
• Porter, J. Conner, D. Kolodinsky, J. and Trubek, A. (2017). Get Real: an analysis of student preference for real food. Agriculture and Human Values 34, (4), 921-932
• Conner, D. Becot, F. and Imrie, D. (2017). Critical Reflections on the USDA Local Food Economics Toolkit. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development 7 (2).
• Becot, F., Bradshaw, T and Conner, D. (In Press). Growing Apples for the cider industry in the U.S. Northern Climate of Vermont: Does the Math add up? ActaHort.

Conference Proceedings

• Conner, D., Montri, A. and Hamm, M. (2009). Demand for Local Produce from Passive Solar Greenhouses: Contributions to Sustainable Food Systems. Journal of Food Distribution Research 25 (1) 47-52
• Martinez, L., Conner, D., Bingen, J. and Reardon, E. (2009). Great Lakes Organic Produce in Wholesale and Retail Grocery Outlets: Opportunities and Challenges from Michigan. Journal of Food Distribution Research 25 (1) 118-122.
• Conner, D. (2004). Beyond Organic: Information Provision for Sustainable Agriculture in a Changing Market. Journal of Food Distribution Research 35 (1) 34-39.
• Conner, D. and Christy, R. (2004). The Organic Label: How to Reconcile its Meaning with Consumer Preferences. Journal of Food Distribution Research 35 (1) 40-43.
• Conner, D. (2003). The Organic Label: Does The USDA Definition Conform To Consumer Preferences? In Lockeretz, W., Editor, Ecolabels and the Greening of the Food Market, Proceedings of a Conference, Boston MA, November 7-9, 2002. Tufts University, Boston, MA, 35-40.
• Conner, D. and Christy, R. (2002). Consumer Preferences for Organic Standards: Guiding Demand Expansion Strategies for Organic Food. Journal of Food Distribution Research 33 (1) 46-51.