Sonja Brodt Ph.D.

Academic Coordinator, Agriculture & Environment

UC SAREP
2801 Second Street
Davis, CA 95618-7779
(530) 792-8249
sbbrodt@ucdavis.edu

http://sarep.ucdavis.edu

http://sarep.ucdavis.edu

Education

PhD Geography, University of Hawai'i, Manoa. 1998

M.S. International Agricultural Development, University of California, Davis. 1992

B.A. Biology, Sociology, Dance, Randolph-Macon Woman's College. 1990

Specialty

Areas of Expertise (click to see all ANR academics with this expertise)

• Ag Commodities and Products - General
• Fruit and Nut Crop - General
• Water
• Soil and Land - General
• Climate
• Weather and Climate
• Pollution Prevention and Mitigation
• Social Learning in Agriculture and Food Systems
• Nutrients and Water in Agricultural Landscapes
• Harnessing Ecosystem Services
• Climate Change
• Energy and Climate Footprinting
• Responding To Climate Change
• Agriculture
• Commercial
• Organic
• Small Farms
• Water Quality, Quantity, and Security
• Energy Security and Green Technologies
• Sustainable Food Systems

Bibliography

Peer Reviewed

• Brodt SB, Fontana N (2019). Feasibility and sustainability of agroforestry in temperate industrialized agriculture: preliminary insights from California. Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 35, 513-521.

Non-Peer Reviewed

• G, Engelskirchen; S, Brodt (2020). Buying Blue: Understanding the Market and Assessing Potential for California-grown Elderberry. University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. https://ucanr.edu/sites/Elderberry/files/348397.pdf
• Brodt S, Fyhrie K (2020). Elderberry Field Assessment: Sacramento Valley. University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program. https://ucanr.edu/sites/Elderberry/files/331447.pdf
• Brodt S, Fyhrie K (2020). Sample Costs to Establish Blue Elderberry in a Hedgerow Without Tillage, Sacramento Valley. University of California Agricultural Issues Center/UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
• Brodt S, Fyhrie K (2020). Sample Costs to Establish Blue Elderberry in a High-density Hedgerow with Tillage, Sacramento Valley. University of California Agricultural Issues Center/UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
• Brodt S, Fyhrie K (2020). Sample Costs to Establish Blue Elderberry in a Multi-species Hedgerow with Tillage, Sacramento Valley. University of California Agricultural Issues Center/UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics. https://coststudyfiles.ucdavis.edu/uploads/cs_public/51/8f/518f9a2f-ebc2-4b72-8a9c-b551917c18e2/20blueelderberrymultispecieshedgerowwithtillage.pdf
• Kerr A, Brodt S (2019). Views from almond professionals on whole-orchard recycling. West Coast Nut. 22-28. June.

ANR Workgroup Associations

• Agroecology and Organic Farming Systems - Chair
• Climate Change Adaptation - Member
• Rice - Member
• Vegetable Crops - Member
• Walnut - Member

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