Science: Agriculture

A comprehensive index to agricultural literature produced by the National Agricultural Library.

"Explore 303,574 full-text journal articles on the agricultural sciences, in addition to over 3,085,600 citations."

Information on organic, community-based, and sustainable agriculture.

This is "primarily a collection of landmark agricultural texts published between the early nineteenth century and the middle to late twentieth century. These full-text materials cover agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, animal science, crops and their protection, food science, forestry, human nutrition, rural sociology, and soil science."

All sorts of global information and statistics on food, fighting hunger, sustainable agriculture, forestry and fisheries.

"The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conducts hundreds of surveys every year and prepares reports covering virtually every aspect of U.S. agriculture. Production and supplies of food and fiber, prices paid and received by farmers, farm labor and wages, farm finances, chemical use, and changes in the demographics of U.S. producers are only a few examples."

he Census of Agriculture, taken every five years, is a complete count of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. The Census looks at land use and ownership, operator characteristics, production practices, income and expenditures, and many other areas.
Years included: 1840-2002.