The Healthy Farm Index is a tool to assess and communicate the value of biodiversity and ecosystem services in farm systems.
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Farm LandscapePhoto by John Quinn
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Strip CroppingPhoto by Liz Sarno
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WindbreaksPhoto by John Quinn
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Acoustic Sampling for BirdsPhoto by John Quinn
The Healthy Farm Index includes measures of biodiversity state and function (figure below) to present a more compete measure of the biological communities in managed ecosytems.
This project was initiated in 2007 through a grant from the USDA Integrated Organic Program. Three years of work have been completed.
For more information contact:
- John Quinn -
- jquinn2 at unl.edu
- Jim Brandle -
- jbrandle1 at unl.edu
- Ron Johnson -
- ronj at clemson.edu
Research Articles/Posters
- Quinn 2011 AESS Poster
- Quinn et al. 2010. HFI and Biodiversity
- Quinn et al. 2009. Farming Systems Design.
- Quinn et al. 2009 Farming with Grass
- Quinn et al. 2009. Intro to the HFI
- NCSE 2008 Abstract & Poster
Reports
News Coverage
- NET/NPR
- Nebraska Farmer
- Prairie Fire
- SNR Research Highlights
- UNL Radio News
- The Marysville Advocate
- IANR 2009
- eXtension
- CASNR Class Acts 2009
- NSAS/OCIA 2008
- Improving Organic Farming Systems
- LandscapeMeasures.org
- Genuine Progress Indicator
- Environmental Performance Index
- World Bird Indicators
- Discovery Farms
- Farmscape Ecology
- WRI Ecosystem Services- A Guide for Decision Makers
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