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Tim Griffin
Timothy S Griffin
Associate Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Program Director:
Agriculture, Food and Environment

Education:

Ph.D. in Crop and Soil Science, Michigan State University

Curriculum Vitae:
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Contact Information
Phone: 
(617) 636-3613
Email: 
timothy.griffin@tufts.edu
Research
General Research: 

Primary interests are the intersection of agriculture and the environment, and the development and implementation of sustainable production systems.

Current Research: 

Current research interests include environmental impacts of agriculture (nutrient flows, carbon retention and loss, and climate change), and impacts of policy on adoption of agricultural practices and systems.

Past Research: 

Past research responsibilities have included field and lab components addressing: crop management, alternative crop development, short- and long-term effects of cropping systems on potato yield and quality, management strategies to improve soil quality, manure nitrogen and phosphorus availability, soil carbon sequestration and cycling, emission of greenhouse gases from high-value production systems, and grain production for organic dairy systems.

Professional Affiliations

Education and outreach experience has included development of state- and regional-level educational programs in sustainable agriculture and nutrient management. As part of this effort, have given more than 500 presentations to growers, and more than 75 to scientists and farm advisors. Publications include more than 40 peer-reviewed journal articles, and numerous book chapters and trade and educational publications.

Select Recent Publications
Larkin RP, Honeycutt WC, Griffin TS, Olanya MO, Halloran JM, He Z. Effects of different potato cropping system approaches and water management on soilborne diseases and soil microbial communities. Phytopathology. 2011;101:58-67. Abstract
Hoshide AK, Halloran JM, Kersbergen RJ, Griffin TS, DeFauw SL, LaGasse BJ, et al. Effects of stored feed cropping systems and farm size on the profitability of Maine organic dairy farm simulations. Journal of Dairy Science. 2011;94:5710-23. Abstract
Griffin TS, Honeycutt CW. Effectiveness and efficacy of conservation options after potato harvest. Journal of Environmental Quality. 2009;38:1627-35. Abstract
He Z, Honeycutt WC, Griffin TS, Cade-Menun BJ, Pellechia PJ, Dou Z. Phosphorus forms in conventional and organic dairy manure identified by solution and solid state p-31 NMR spectroscopy. Journal of Environmental Quality. 2009;38:1909-18. Abstract
Griffin TS. Nitrogen in Agricultural Soils. In: JS S, WR R, editors. Nitrogen in Agricultural Soils. Vol Agronomy Monograph 49. Madison WI: American Society of Agronomy; 2008. p. 616-46.
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