David Archer

Dr. David Archer is Research Leader of the USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory (NGPRL) in Mandan, North Dakota. He has a Ph.D. from Iowa State University in Agricultural Economics. His research focus is on economic performance and sustainability of agricultural systems, evaluating economic risks and returns, and quantifying tradeoffs between economic and environmental impacts of agricultural systems. His research has included a wide range of systems including strip-tillage and no-till systems, diverse rotations, cover crops, organic systems, biofeedstock production, and integrated crop-livestock systems. He has authored/co-authored more than 95 scientific publications.