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Agriculture
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Starting Points
- United States Department of Agriculture
- Farm and Foreign Agricultural Service; Food, Nutrition & Consumer Service; Food Safety; Natural Resources & Environment; Rural Development; and Research, Education & Economics.
- AGRICOLA
- Bibliographic database of citations to the agricultural literature created by the National Agricultural Library.
- USDA Economic Research Service
- Economic information and research. Look at the briefing rooms, organized by subject.
- National Agricultural Library
- Online agricultural library with working papers, fact sheets,
and farm updates.
Additional General Sources
- AgNIC - Agriculture Network
Information Center
- Guide to quality agricultural information on the Internet as
selected by the National Agricultural Library, Land-Grant Universities,
and other institutions
- Agricultural Research Service
- Principal research agency of the USDA charged with extending
the nation's scientific knowledge across a broad range of program
areas.
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Statistical Sources
- National Agricultural
Statistics Service
- This USDA agency collects and publishes data on every facet of US agriculture.
- Agricultural Statistics
- Annual statistical publication of agricultural production, supplies, consumption, facilities, costs, and returns.
- Census
of Agriculture - 1992, 1997, 2002 & 2007
- Complete volume in pdf format.
- Economic Research Service Data
- Includes handy State Fact Sheets, data by topic, farm income, and foreign agricultural trade.
- FAOSTAT- Food & Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations
- International statistical database covering agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food quality.
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Specialized Sources
- US House Committee
on Agriculture
- US House Committee on Agriculture.
- Food Review
- Economic Research Service journal tracking trends in US food consumption.
- Plants Database
- A single source of standardized information about plants from the USDA National Resources Conservation Service.
- FAS Online - Foreign Agricultural Service
- US imports and exports of agricultural products.
- Organic Food Production
- Publications of USDA Alternative Farming Systems Information Center and help in searching for topics related to organic food.
- WebGarden
- Resources for beginning and professional gardeners, students, teachers, professional agronomists and horticulturists.
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