Agriculture
Agriculture offers the
latest news and information for the agriculture community. It
includes market updates, interactive discussion boards, a buyer's
guide, feature articles, and more.
American
Farm Bureau
The American Farm Bureau
helps you keep on top of the latest legislation and policy issues
that could affect the farming community.
The
Core Historical Literature of Agriculture
This collection was published
between the early nineteenth century and middle to late twentieth
century. It covers such topics as: agricultural economics,
agricultural engineering, animal science, crops and their protection,
food science, forestry, human nutrition, rural sociology, and soil
science.
Food
and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
The Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations offers international news on
the agriculture industry. It includes publications and special
in-depth articles. You can find out information on a variety
of subjects such as agriculture, economics, fisheries, nutrition,
sustainable development, trade, etc.
FAOSTAT
FAOSTAT is an online and
multilingual database containing time-series records covering international
statistics in the following areas: production, trade, food
balance sheets, fertilizer and pesticides, land use, irrigation,
forest products, fishery products, population, agricultural machinery,
and food aid shipments.
National
Agriculture Statistics Database
This site will provide
accurate and timely statistics on agriculture. It includes historical,
charts, and maps.
Small
Scale Fruit Production: A Comprehensive Guide
"The
guide is intended for people who wish to produce fruit on a small
scale and who are not legally licensed to use pesticides. It
emphasizes the most recently developed production methods that
use alternative pest control strategies, such as integrated pest
management, to reduce pesticide use."
USDA
Crop Profiles
Crop
Profiles tries to provide the complete
production story for a commodity and a look at current research
activities directed at finding replacement strategies for the
pesticides of concern. Crop Profiles include typical use information
(not simply what pesticide labels state) and have a common format
for ease of use.
World
Farming
World Farming
covers international topics that concern everyone, including the
latest news and articles from around the world. It has sections
on agribusiness, antibiotics and farming, food policy, farm workers,
and farm aid. |
