Adam Birr

Adjunct Assistant Professor
[email protected]
952-233-0333

738 1st Ave E
Shakopee, MN 55379
United States

Education
  • BS, Calvin College - 1997
  • MS, University of Minnesota - 2001
  • PhD, University of Minnesota - 2005 
External Affiliations

Minnesota Corn Growers Association, Executive Director and CEO 

Areas of Interest

Contaminant Hydrology and Water Quality, Crops, Land Use and Land Cover Change, Nutrient Management

Biography

I am currently the Executive Director of the Minnesota Corn Growers Association. Though my primary role is largely administrative, I continue to work on developing, coordinating, and promoting funding for research that addresses the relationship between agriculture and water quantity and quality, as well as, sustainable agricultural productivity. I work closely with both the deans and faculty within CFANS in addition to state and national agricultural organizations.

Select Publications

  • Ramyavardhanee, C., M.J. Hamilton, P. Wang, C. Staley, S. Matteson, A. Birr, and M.J. Sadowsky. 2015. Geographic isolation of Escherichia coli genotypes in sediments and water of the Seven Mile Creek – A constructed riverine watershed. Science of Total Environment. 538:78-85.
  • Galzki, J.C., A.S. Birr, and D.J. Mulla. 2011. Identifying critical agricultural areas with three-meter LiDAR elevation data for precision conservation. J. Soil Water Cons. 66(6): 423-430.
  • Russelle, M.P., D.W. Kelley, A.S. Birr, and D.G. Tiffany. 2011. Spatial ramifications of crop selection: Water Quality and Biomass Energy. In D.E. Clay and J.F. Shanahan (eds.) GIS Applications in Agriculture: Volume Two Nutrient Management for Energy Efficiency.  CRC Press, New York. p. 395-424.
  • Mulla, D.J., A.S. Birr, Kitchen, N.R., and M.B. David. 2008. Limitations of evaluating the effectiveness of agricultural management practices at reducing nutrient losses to surface waters. p. 189-212. In Final Report: Gulf hypoxia and local water quality concerns workshop. ASABE, St. Joseph, MI.
  • Russelle, M.P. and A.S. Birr. 2004. Large-scale assessment of symbiotic dinitrogen fixation by crops: Soybean and alfalfa in the Mississippi River Basin. Agron. J. 96:1764-1760.
  • Mulla, D.J., P.H. Gowda, A.S. Birr, and B.J. Dalzell. 2003. Estimating nitrate-N losses at different spatial scales in agricultural watersheds. In: Y. Pachepsky et al. (ed.) Scaling methods in soil physics. CRC Press, New York. p. 295-308.
  • Birr, A.S. and D.J. Mulla. 2002. Relationship between lake and ground water quality patterns and Minnesota agroecoregions. Hydrological Sci. Tech. 18(1-4):31-41.
  • Birr, A.S. and D.J. Mulla. 2001. Evaluation of phosphorus site index in watersheds at the regional scale. J. Environ. Quality. 30:2018-2025.