Government Publications for National Mental Health Month

March is a great month to honor America’s providers of food and fiber and to educate future generations about the United States agricultural system. It is National Asparagus Month, National Salad Month, National Strawberry Month, and National Herb Month. All of these great foods arrive at our tables courtesy of the agricultural sector of our economy. The United States Government Printing Office makes a variety of Government publications available for sale so farmers, economists, and the general public can keep up with the latest agricultural news, regulations, and statistics.

Publisher: Agriculture Dept., Food Safety and Inspection Service

Description: Published four times a year by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service, each colorful issue of beFoodSafe provides comprehensive coverage of:

Food safety science and research
Consumer food safety issues
Consumer, foodservice worker and caregiver education programs
Inspection issues-regulatory/policy updates
International food safety issues

Price: $29.00

Agricultural Research

Publisher: Agriculture Dept., Agricultural Research Service

Description: Presents results of Department of Agriculture research projects in livestock management, crops, soils, fruits and vegetables, poultry, and related agricultural fields. Subscription. List ID: ARES.

Price: $50.00

Rural Cooperatives

Publisher: Agriculture Dept., Agricultural Cooperative Service

Description: Contains articles concerned with the operation and management of farmers' cooperatives, and with recent developments in outstanding cooperatives in various parts of the country. Subscription. List ID: NFC.

Price: $23.00

Amber Waves: The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America

Publisher: Agriculture Dept., Economic Research Service

Description: Contains critical research and analysis on food, farming, natural resources, and rural America. Subscription. List ID: AMBER.

Price: $38.00

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates

Publisher: Agriculture Dept., Economic Research Service, Foreign Agricultural Service

Description: Consists chiefly of tables and statistics. Also contains news items on projected supply or demand of agricultural commodities. Subscription. LIST-ID: WASDE.

Price: $53.00

Fire Management Today

Publisher: Agriculture Dept., Forest Service

Description: Contains articles written by foresters dealing with methods, plans equipment found useful in preventing or fighting forest fires. Subscription. List ID: FCN.

Price: $24.00

Keys to Soil Taxonomy, 2006

Publisher: Agriculture Dept., National Resources conservation Service

Description: Incorporates all changes approved since publication of the ninth edition in 2003. Provides the taxonomic keys necessary for the classification of soils in a form that can be used easily in the field. Provides users of the taxonomic system with recent changes in the system.

Year/Pages: 2006: 327 p.; ill.

Price: $28.00

Agricultural Statistics, 2007 (Paper)

Publisher: Agriculture Dept., National Agricultural Statistics Service

Description: Contains reliable information on agricultural production, supplies, consumption, facilities, costs, and returns. Its tables of annual data cover a wide variety of facts in forms suited to most common use.

Year/Pages: 2007: 544 p.

Price: $40.00

How to Prune Trees

Publisher: Agriculture Dept., Forest Service, Northeastern Area State and Private Forestry

Description: Teaches how to prune trees to produce strong, healthy, attractive plants. Describes how, when and why to prune.

Year/Pages: 1996: 29 p.; ill.

Price: $3.75

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 7, Agriculture, 2008

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 7, Agriculture, Pt. 1-26, Revised as of January 1, 2008