In Adapting to Water Restrictions: Intensive Versus Extensive Adaptation Over Time Differentiated by Water Right Seniority, Dietrich Earnhart (Economics, University of Kansas) and Nathan P. Hendricks (Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University) explore the adaptations farmers have had to make to accommodate groundwater use restrictions.

In Setting Data Free: The Politics of Open Data for Food and Agriculture, Madeline Fairbairn (Environmental Studies, University of California) and Zenia Kish (Media Studies, University of Tulsa), explore the assumptions and values underlying the promotion of open data in the context of food security and agricultural development. This exploration is conducted through a document-based case study of the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) initiative, interviews with open data practitioners, and participant observations at open data events.

In Economic sanctions and agricultural trade, authors Mario Larch (Department of Law, Business Administration, and Economics, University of Bayreuth, Germany), Jeff Luckstead (School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University), and Yoto V. Yotov (School of Economics, Drexel University) discuss the impact of economic sanctions, particularly for farmers and agricultural trade.

In Mental health of agricultural adolescents and adults: Preliminary results of a five-year study authors Josie M. Rudolph (Dept. of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois) and Richard L. Berg (Research Computing and Analytics, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, Marshfield WI) identify and examine factors that influence the mental health of farmers and their families.

In Social Networks and Technology Adoption: Evidence from Church Mergers in the U.S. Midwest, Fiona Burlig (Public Policy, University of Chicago) and Andrew W. Stevens (Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin) consider how social networks increase agricultural technology adoption among farmers.

In Beekeeping, stewardship and multispecies care in rural contexts, authors Sibohan Maderson (Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, Aberystwyth University and School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University) and Emily Elsner-Adams (Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University and Elsner Research and Consulting) examine rural environmental stewardship through the practices of beekeepers in the United Kingdom.

In The Achilles heel of the U.S. food industries: Exposure to labor and upstream industries in the supply chain, authors Ahmad Zia Wahdat and Jayson L. Lusk (both of the Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University) analyze the impact labor issues can have on downstream industries.

In Market Structure and Resilience of Food Supply Chains Under Extreme Events, authors Jeffrey Hadachek, Richard J. Sexton (both Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics, UC-Davis), and Meilin Ma (Department of Agriculture Economics, Purdue University) examine the impact of economic policy on the resilience of food supply chains.

In Young Farmers in “The New World of Work”: The Contribution of New Media to the Work Engagement and Professional Identities, Ilkay Unay-Gailhard and Mark A. Brennan (both of UNESCO Community, Leadership, and Youth Development, Penn State University) examine work engagement and identity among young farmers in Crete and Cyprus.