- PhD, Crops and Soils Oregon State University
- MS, Agronomy University of Wisconsin-Madison
BIO
Heather Darby is an Agronomic and Soils Specialist for ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Extension. Being raised on a dairy farm in Northwest Vermont has allowed her to play an active role in all aspects of dairy farming and gain knowledge of the land; creating an awareness for the hard work and dedication required to operate a farm. These practical experiences, complemented by her education have focused her attention towards sustainable agriculture, and promotion of environmental stewardship. Heather is involved with research and outreach programs in the areas of fuel, forage, and grain production systems in New England.
Area(s) of expertise
Soil quality and nutrient management; water quality; participatory research; grain production; organic farming; forages; hops; hemp; oilseed crops; milkweed; biofuel production.
Bio
Heather Darby is an Agronomic and Soils Specialist for ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Extension. Being raised on a dairy farm in Northwest Vermont has allowed her to play an active role in all aspects of dairy farming and gain knowledge of the land; creating an awareness for the hard work and dedication required to operate a farm. These practical experiences, complemented by her education have focused her attention towards sustainable agriculture, and promotion of environmental stewardship. Heather is involved with research and outreach programs in the areas of fuel, forage, and grain production systems in New England.
Areas of Expertise
Soil quality and nutrient management; water quality; participatory research; grain production; organic farming; forages; hops; hemp; oilseed crops; milkweed; biofuel production.
PUBLICATIONS
Selected
- Heleba, D., H. Darby, V. Grubinger. 2015. On the Ground: Putting Agroecology to Work through Applied Research and Extension in Vermont. In: Méndez, V.E., C.M. Bacon, R. Cohen and S.R. Gliessman (eds) Agroecology: a transdisciplinary, participatory and action-oriented approach. Invited book for the Advances in Agroecology Series. CRC Press/Taylor & Francis.
- Darby, H. and C. Callahan. 2015. On-Farm Oil Based Biofuel Production. In: A. Dahiya (ed). Bioenergy: Biomass to Biofuels. Elsevier, Inc. Boston, MA.
- Schattman, R., E., Mendez, K. Westdijk, M. Caswell, D Conner, C. Koliba, A. Zia, S. Hurley, C. Adair, L. Berlin, H. Darby. 2015. Vermont Agricultural Resilience in a Changing Climate: A Transdisciplinary and Participatory Action Research (PAR) Process. In: N. Benkeblia (ed.) Agrocecology, Ecosystems, and Sustainability. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
- Aimee N. Hafla, Kathy J. Soder, André F. Brito, Richard Kersbergen, Fay Benson, Heather Darby, Melissa D. Rubano, S. Leanne Dillard, Jana Kraft, and Simone F. Reis. 2017. . Journal of Animal Science, 95(4): 142–143.
- Calderwood, L. and H. Darby. 2017. . Journal of Environmental Entomology, 46(2):183–190..
- Roche, E., Mallory, E., & Darby, H. 2017. . Organic Farming, 3(1), 3-15.
- A. N. Hafla, K. J. Soder, André F. Brito, Richard Kersbergen, Fay Benson, Heather Darby, Melissa Rubano, and Simone F. Reis. 2016. . The Professional Animal Scientist 32 (2016):523–530.
- Calderwood, L., S. Lewins, and H. Darby. 2015. . Journal of Integrated Pest Management.