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The following is a brief, selected guide to agricultural information resources available in the University of Maine's Fogler Library, through the Fogler Library home page, and the World Wide Web. The following book, available in Fogler Library's Science and Engineering Center, gives an excellent introduction to the agricultural literature:
Hutchinson, B.S. and Greider, A.P. (eds.) 2002. Using the agricultural,
environmental, and food literature. New York: Marcel Dekker, 533p.
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Indexes and Databases
| Bibliographies | Literature Guides
and Archives | Crop Information | Style
Guides |
Agriculture Journals Author Instruction Pages | Dictionaries,
Glossaries, and Encyclopedias | Directories | Handbooks, Manuals, and Reports |
Associations | Statistical Resources | USDA
| Weather
Resources | Virtual Libraries
New Resources since 6/1/2008
Herbicide handbook. 9th ed. 2007. Lawrence, KS: Weed
Science Society of America.
Sci Ref SB951.4.W43 2007
Kutz, M. (ed.) 2007. Handbook of
farm, dairy, and food machinery. Norwich, NY:
Springer. 732p.
Sci Ref TP 370.4.H3578 2007
URSUS - the online catalogue of the University of Maine System, contains a wealth of information of agriculture and related topics. Searching is by author, title, keyword, subject, and call number. Through URSUS you can find books, conference, symposium, and workshop proceeding volumes, University of Maine theses and dissertations, and state, federal, Canadian, and other international documents. Material is catalogued by Library of Congress Subject Headings. The following subject headings may get you started in your search:
agricultural conservation, agroforestry, crop yields, crops and climate, irrigation, organic farming, plant breeding. plants - protection of, soil management, and tillage.
A good way to search URSUS is by Keyword. Using the keyword search option you can combine various keywords together using AND, OR, and parentheses. If you wanted to find information on soils in Maine or Vermont your search might look like this:
(soil or soils) and (vermont or maine or new england)
Once you have found something of interest note the subject headings and use these in your search.
AgEcon
Search: Research in Agricultural and Applied Economics
A searchable database of full-text papers on agricultural economics topics.
Papers indexed include those delivered at conferences, working and staff papers, and
government reports. Papers from over 30 academic institutions, institutes, centers,
associations, and consortia are included. It is noted that "Papers are
NOT reviewed for accuracy or quality".
Agricola
1970-present
online
Sci Index S1.U52. 1942-1996 (1980-1996 in Annex) If you are
connecting to this database off the University of Maine campus but within the
State of Maine, please connect through Maine's
Science, Technology & Business Library
Index to materials acquired by the National Agricultural Library (NAL) and cooperating
institutions. Includes journal articles, monographs, series, and materials in many
non-print formats covering a broad range of agricultural topics. NAL provides a
Journals Indexed in Agricola.
Bibliography of Agriculture (print form of Agricola) can be searched by subject,
author, and geographic location. The Web version can be searched in a variety of
ways including author, title and abstract keyword, and descriptors. From
1979-1985 international in scope. From 1985+ focuses on U.S. related publications. Note
that the National Agricultural Library provides its own Web version of Agricola from
1970 to present.
There is an online
thesaurus. Updated monthly.
AGRIS-
1975-present online
This database is one of the three main agricultural databases along with Agricola and CAB.
It is produced and maintained by FAO. It contains over 2.7 million references.
Searching is by keyword or by individual fields within a record. Agris
indexes journals and books as well as gray literature, such as reports and theses. The
records have been divided into two parts: references from 1975 to 1996 and from 1996 to
present. Updated monthly.
Agricultural Communications
Documentation Center
Searchable database of over 14,000 references including articles, books, theses and
dissertations, and unpublished studies. Many of the references are not cited in the Agricola
database. Created and maintained by the Agricultural
Communications Documentation Center, University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Agricultural Engineering Abstracts -
1976-present
Sci Index S671.A274. 1979-present
Index to the agricultural engineering literature. Covers livestock
buildings and equipment, post- and pre-harvest technology, crop harvesting, and
protected cultivation (e.g. greenhouses). Indexes over 500 journals (see
Serials cited in Agricultural Engineering Abstracts) as well as
reports, books, and conference proceedings. Agricultural Engineering Abstracts in print form can be searched by author and CAB descriptors. The Web
version can be searched in a variety of ways including author, title and abstract
keyword, and CAB descriptors. Updated weekly.
Alternative
farming an annotated database
A searchable database on alternatives to factory farming. At present (3/3/2006)
contains over 400 entries with more than one half available online. Animal
Welfare Institute
ASABE Technical Library
Search the publications of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological
Engineers title, author, keyword, or document number. Note that full text
is not available from this site however users should search URSUS to see if
Fogler Library has a copy.
BIOSIS Previews
1926-present online
Biological Abstracts. 1927-present. Sci Index QH 301.B4
Biological Abstracts/RRM. 1979-present. Sci Index QH 301.B55
BIOSIS Previews, worldwide in scope, indexes the literature of the biological and
biomedical sciences. The premier database in the biological sciences, subject coverage
includes agriculture, biochemistry, bioengineering, botany, ecology, genetics,
microbiology, pharmacology, and zoology. Approximately 5,500 serial publications
(see
Biosis
Previews serials list) as well
as books, proceedings and meeting abstracts, technical reports, review papers, and patents
are indexed. There are 58 separate data fields that can be searched including author,
title, publication source, organism, concepts, super taxa, publication type, author
affiliation, and abstract keyword. Searches can be limited to review articles.
The core historical
literature of agriculture
This database, developed by the Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell
University, currently has over 800 full-text historical agricultural texts
published from the early nineteenth to the late twentieth century. The
database is fully searchable.
Current
Research Information System
A searchable database of U.S. Department of Agriculture
funded research. Search by keyword, investigator, agency, institution, state, and
project status and type. Many records include a list of publications resulting from
the research.
Database of IPM resources
A searchable directory of IPM resources worldwide, available on the
Internet. Search by keyword or build a search using Boolean operators.
Includes a brief summary and link to the site. This site is a
collaborative effort of: Consortium for International Crop Protection
(Univ. IL) Integrated Plant Protection Center (Oregon State), National IPM
Network (NCSU), and Integrated Pest Management Collaborative Research Support
Program (VPI).
FAO
corporate document repository
A searchable database of full-text FAO documents. Search by terms from the
document text or by keywords.
Grasslands
and Forage Abstracts - 1973-present
Sci Index SB4.H38. 1994-present. 1968-1993 Herbage Abstracts
Indexes the ecological and management literature as relates to grasslands and
rangelands. Indexes over 800 journals (see
Serials cited in Grasslands and Forage Abstracts) as well as
reports, books, and conference proceedings. Grasslands and Forage Abstracts in print form can be searched by author and CAB descriptors. The Web
version can be searched in a variety of ways including author, title and abstract
keyword, and CAB descriptors. Updated weekly.
Horticultural
Science Abstracts - 1973-present
Sci Index SB1.H65. 1931-present
Index to the horticultural literature. Covers material on fruits, nuts,
vegetables, and ornamental plants. Indexes over 1,000 journals (see
Serials
cited in Horticultural Abstracts) as well as
reports, books, and conference proceedings. Horticultural Abstracts in print form can be searched by author and CAB descriptors. The Web
version can be searched in a variety of ways including author, title and abstract
keyword, and CAB descriptors. Updated weekly.
Index to USDA agricultural handbooks May 2006
Index to USDA agriculture information Bulletins June 2005
Index to USDA Miscellaneous Publications June 2005
Index to USDA technical bulletins September 2005
National Ag Safety Database
This is a searchable database but can also be displayed by topic or by state
publications. Topics include chemicals and pesticides, electrical safety,
crop handling, ladder safety, and personal protective equipment. From the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.
National
Agricultural Library: Digital Repository
Access to digitized publications, a majority being USDA material.
Searchable by keyword (Boolean - "and" or "or"), publication title, and date.
National Extension Water
Outreach Education Database.
A database of educational resources in water quality, waste management,
watershed management, and water policy and economics. University of
Wisconsin Extension.
Nematological Abstracts -
1973-present
Sci Index QL386.A1H42. 1990-present. Continues Helminthological abstracts. Sci
Index QL386.A1 H4 1932-1989
Index to nematological literature including information on parasitic nematodes. Covers
material on the life-history, behavior, ecology, genetics, and physiology of nematodes.
Indexes over 550 journals (see
Serials
cited in Nematological Abstracts) , as well as reports, books, and conference proceedings. Nematological
Abstracts in print form can be searched by author and CAB descriptors. The Web
version can be searched in a variety of ways including author, title and abstract
keyword, and CAB descriptors. Updated weekly.
North Carolina Pest
Management Information Program
Includes pest management sites by state and an extensive list of
crop profiles. North Carolina State University, Cooperative Extension.
Online documents covering water
and agriculture
From the Water Quality Information Center, National Agricultural Library, a
searchable database of full-text documents. Subjects covered include
decision making, irrigation, laws, legislation, and regulations, nutrient
management, pollution, and conservation-based management.
Plantfacts
- Factsheet Database
A searchable database of horticultural and crop science information from 46 U.S. and
Canadian institutions. Maintained by the Ohio
State University Department of Horticultural and Crop Science.
Review of Agricultural
Entomology - 1973-present
Sci Index SB818.R48
Index to agricultural entomology literature including information on beneficial insects as
well as insect pests. Covers forest trees, stored products, and cultivated plants.
Indexes over 1,500 journals (see
Serials
cited in Review of Agricultural Entomology) as well as books, reports, and conference proceedings. Review
of Plant Pathology in print form can be searched by author and CAB descriptors.
The Web version can be searched in a variety of ways including author, title and
abstract keyword, and CAB descriptors. Updated weekly.
Review of Plant
Pathology - 1973-present
Sci Index SB599.R4. 1970-present
Index to plant pathology literature including information on diseases of crop and
ornamental plants as well as forest trees. Coverage includes taxonomy, molecular
biology, control, genetics, and physiology. Review of Plant Pathology in
print form can be searched by author and CAB descriptors. The Web version can be
searched in a variety of ways including author, title and abstract keyword, and CAB
descriptors. Indexes 1,000+ journals (see
Serials
cited in Review of Plant Pathology) , as well as books, reports, and conference
proceedings. Updated weekly.
Soils and Fertilizers
- 1973-present
Sci Index S590 .S67. 1947-present
Index to all aspects of soil science including techniques, classifications, physics,
fertility, morphology, and biology. Also covers fertilizer properties, application,
technology, economics, and marketing, and subject areas in soil and crop management.
Indexes over 1,200 journals (see
Serials cited in Soils and Fertilizers) as well as reports, conference proceedings, and books. Updated
weekly.
Sustainable Agriculture Research
and Education (SARE) Project Reports
A database of projects funded by SARE. Search by region, state, project
type, and full-text keyword. Links to project abstracts or annual reports
describing the funded project.
TEKTRAN
A searchable database of recently submitted and/or published Agricultural
Research Service (ARS) food and agricultural science research. USDA, ARS
USDA
Crop Profiles
A database that provides detailed pest information, including controls, and
general and production information on over 100 crops. Searches can be limited by
crop (labeled commodity) and/or state. Searches can also be conducted on the
following sections within each crop profile: Cultural
practices, insect control, disease control, nematode control, weed control, vertebrate
control. This database is being developed by Steve
Toth, Department of Entomology, NCSU, and Ron Stinner, NSF Center for IPM and the
Department of Entomology, NCSU.
Web
of Science. 1900-present
Science Citation Index 1965-2003.
Sci Index Q1.A1S36
Web of Science includes Science Citation Index from 1900-present.
Search by word in the title, keyword, and abstract. Perform cited
reference searches from 1900 to present. Limit by author affiliation and
document type.
The paper edition consists of three major sections: 1) Source Index - the primary place to search for authors' works published in a given time period; 2) Citation Index - a list of all references (alphabetical by author) cited by an author of a given paper which is listed in the Source Index; and 3) Permuterm Subject Index - access to citations listed in the Source Index by significant title word (Note: There is no subject indexing). Over 4,000 journals are indexed (see the master journal list).
Weed Abstracts
- 1973-present
Sci Index SB611.W35. 1960-present.
Index to weed control, biology, ecology literature in over 1,000 journals (see
Serials
cited in Weed Abstracts) as well as
reports, conference proceedings, and books. Weed Abstracts in print form can
be searched by author and CAB descriptor. The Web version can be searched in a
variety of ways including author, title and abstract keywords, and CAB descriptor.
Both forms are updated weekly.
World Bank - Documents & Reports
A searchable database of over 14,000 World Bank documents, many available in
full-text. Searches can be done by author, title, keywords, country or
region, sector (agriculture, economic policy, environment, etc.), document type,
year, and report number. This database includes country economic and
sector work documents, project documents, and research & working papers.
Browsing is possible by country, document type, and sector.
Bibliography of references
related to seed dormancy and/or germination in higher plants
This bibliography was complied by G.M. Simpson, Department of Plant
Sciences, University of Saskatchewan. It is included here because it
contains 12,000 references on the topic. This bibliography can be searched
by author, title, keyword, and source and can be limited by year of
publication. Records can be saved and e-mailed. Coverage is from the
1890's to present.
Bibliography:
Environmental change and its impact on species/ecosystems/agriculture
This bibliography was compiled by W.C.G. Burns, American Society of
International Law - Wildlife Interest Group. It contains almost 4,000
references to the peer reviewed and gray literature. The database is
keyword searchable. There are no abstracts. last updated 1/25/2004
Conservation effects assessment project bibliographies. Water Quality Information Center, National Agricultural Library. Includes four bibliographies (all were updated 8/2004) on :
Environmental effects of U.S. Department of Agriculture conservation programs
Implementing agricultural conservation practices: Barriers and incentives
Data and modeling for environmental credit trading
Agricultural conservation practices and related issues
Impacts
of environmental change on flora and fauna species, including agricultural
resources
This bibliography was compiled by W.C.G. Burns, American Society of
International Law - Wildlife Interest Group. It contains almost 4,000
references to the peer reviewed and gray literature. The bibliography is
presented alphabetically by first author. There are no abstracts. Updated
1/25/2004
Water Quality Information Center.
Dynamic
bibliographies.
Create dynamic bibliographies from the National Agricultural Library's (NAL)
Article Citation Database the the NAL catalog - both part of the Agricola
database. Topics include conservation buffers, conservation tillage, drainage,
irrigation, and wetlands.
Core historical literature of
agriculture. Albert R. Mann Library. Cornell University
Full-text of over 1500 texts in agriculture-related subjects as well as 6
journal titles including full-text of Journal of Farm Economics (1919-1967) and
American Journal of Agricultural Economics (1968-1995).
Hutchinson, B.S. and Greider, A.P. (eds.) 2002. Using the agricultural,
environmental, and food literature. New York: Marcel Dekker, 533p.
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Fruit & nut research
and information
center
Developed and maintained by the University of California Fruit &
Nut Research and Information Center, Dept. of
Pomology - University of California, Davis.
Information on over 45 fruit and nut crops from Cooperative Extensions, academic
departments, and government and private organizations.
Morton, J.F. [2000] Fruits of warm climates.
Major World Crop Areas
and Climatic Profiles Online Version
Being developed by the Joint Agricultural Weather Facility, the World Agricultural
Outlook Board of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
NewCrop
Produced and maintained by the Center
for New Crops & Plant Products, Purdue University,
this site contains a wealth of information and includes CropSEARCH - a searchable
database of crop information, CropINDEX - scientific
and common names, CropMAP
- Crop information and statistics from a clickable map of the United States, CropREFERENCE
- bibliographies of books and manuals, and NewCropEVENTS -
upcoming conferences and other events. There are many other resources.
Plant Disease
Control
A to Z listing of plants with accompanying disease control information. Oregon
State University Extension.
Vegetation Condition Map Animation. Conterminous U.S. Vegetation Condition 1995-1999, 2001-2006. USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
AAEA On-line. Style and Reference Guide. American Agricultural Economics Association.
ASABE Guide for Authors: Style Guide. American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
ASHS Publications Style Manual. American Society for Horticulture Science
Publications
Handbook & Style Manual. 2006
From the American Society of Agronomy (ASA), Crop Science Society of America (CSSA), and Soil Science Society of America
(SSSA).
Agriculture glossary. 1997. U.S. House of Representatives, House Committee on Agriculture.
AGROVOC Thesaurus
A searchable thesaurus of over 46,000 terms related to agriculture, forestry, fisheries,
food and related subjects. Developed by FAO and the Commission of the European
Communities.
Allender-Hagedorn, S. and Hagedorn, C. An agricultural and environmental biotechnology annotated dictionary. Developed and maintained by above 2 authors at Virginia Tech.
Arntzen, C.J. and Ritter, E.M. 1994. Encyclopedia
of agricultural science. San Diego: Academic Press.
Sci Ref S411.E713 1994 vols. 1-4
Black, M., Bewley, J.D., and Halmer,
P. (eds.) 2006. The encyclopedia of seeds - science, technology and uses.
Oxfordshire, UK. 828p.
Sci Ref SB117.E455 2006
Canarache, A., Vintila, I., and Munteanu. 2006. Elsevier's dictionary of
soil science - definitions in English with French, German, and Spanish word
translations. Amsterdam: Elsevier. 1339p.
Sci Ref S592.C36 2006
Dermine, P. 1990. Vocabulaire de l'agriculture.
Ottawa: Secretariat d'Etat du Canada, 1213p.
ORO Gov Doc Can S52-2/197
Encyclopedia of soils in the environment. Amsterdam:
Elsevier Academic Press. 4 vols.
Sci Ref S592.E53 2004
FDA glossary of
pesticide chemicals
Office of Plant and Dairy Foods and Beverages, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition, FDA
Glossary of ag terms
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau
Glossary
of Forage Terms
From the Forage Information System
Glossary of soil science terms
Produced by the Soil Science Society of America.
Includes a search engine.
Glossary of terms in soil science. Canadian Department of Agriculture, Ottawa. Publication 1459, 44p., 1976
Goodman, R.M. (ed.) 2004. Encyclopedia of plant and crop science. New
York: Dekker. 1329p.
Sci Ref SB45.E486 2004
Gregorich, E.G., Turchenek, L.W.,
Carter, M.R., and Angers, D.A. (eds.) 2001. Soil and environmental
science dictionary. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
577p.
Sci Ref S592.S59 2001
Haensch, G. and Haberkamp de Anton, G. 1986. Dictionary
of agriculture - German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian. 5th
rev/enlarged ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier. 1264p.
Sci Ref S411.H2613 1986
Holliday, P. 1998. A dictionary of plant pathology.
2nd ed. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 536p.
Sci Ref SB728.H65 1998
Huxley, P. and van Houten, H. 1997. Glossary for agroforestry. International Centre for Research in Agroforestry.
Kelly, A.F. and George, R.A.T. (eds.) 1998. Encyclopedia
of seed production of world crops. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons. 403p.
Sci Ref SB117.E53 1998
Lal, R. (ed.) 2006. Encyclopedia of soil science. New York:
Taylor & Francis.
2 vols. 1923p.
Sci Ref S592.E517
Lipton, K.L. 1995. Dictionary of agriculture: From
abaca to zoonosis. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers. 345p.
Sci Ref S411.L55 1995
NAL
(National Agricultural Library) thesaurus
2004 version. Click here
for detailed information on this thesaurus. This is a good place to start when
developing a search strategy in any area of agriculture. Combine with the
CAB Thesaurus (above)
On-line glossary of technical
terms in plant pathology
Edited by Dr. Phil A. Arneson, Department of Plant Pathology, Cornell University. Brief definitions, in many cases,
accompanied by audio pronunciations.
Pimentel, D. (ed.) 2002. Encyclopedia of pest
management. NY: Marcel Dekker. 929p.
Sci Ref SB950.7.E63 2002
Plimmer, J.R. 2003. Encyclopedia of agrochemicals. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Interscience.
3 vols.
Sci Ref S584.4.E53 2003
Pond, W.G. and Bell, Alan W. (eds.) 2005. Encyclopedia
of animal science. New York: Marcel Dekker. 926p.
Sci Ref SF61.E18 2005
Rice, R.P. 1993. Thomson's Spanish-English
English-Spanish illustrated agricultural dictionary. Fresno, CA: Thomson
Publications, 160p.
Sci Ref S411.R48 1993
Soil microbiology terms
Compiled by Dr. David Sylvia, Soil and Water Science Department, University of Florida. The primary resources for this
glossary are the Internet Glossary of
Soil Science and Glossary of Microbiology.
Soils glossary. Agriculture and Agri-Foods Canada. The National Land and Water Information Service.
Stephens, A. 1998. Dictionary of agriculture.
Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 277p.
Sci Ref S493.S7 1998
Womach, J. 2005. Agriculture: A glossary of terms, programs, and laws, 2005 edition. Congressional Research Service, Report for Congress.
Zoebelein, H. (ed.) 1997. Dictionary of renewable
resources. Weinheim, Germany: VCH. 320p.
Sci Ref S584.4.D53 1997
Agricultural conferences, meetings, seminars, calendar. Maintained by the Agricultural Network Information Center (AgNIC)
Agriculture, mining and construction USA: Industry
analyses, statistics, and leading companies. Detroit; London: Gale, 1998.
1133p.
ORO Ref S439.A4 1998
Armstrong, C.J. (ed.) 1996. World databases in
agriculture. London: Bowker Saur. 1130p.
Sci Ref S494.5.D3W67 1996
ARS
natural resources and sustainable agricultural systems scientific directory
Browse by state or search the entire database. Maintained by the Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
ASAE Standards 2002. 49th ed. 2002. St.
Joseph, MI: American Society of Agricultural Engineers. 979p.
Sci Ref S671.A32 49th ed. 2002
CAB International serials checklist 1995 ed.
1996. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. 483p.
Sci Ref S20.C33 1996
List of all
U.S. Cooperative Extension web sites. Washington State University,
Stevens County Extension. See also
Cooperative State
Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) - State and National Partners -
more extensive database. CSREES, USDA
See also A List of
Cooperative Extension Websites from the University of New Hampshire
Cooperative Extension
DeVille, K.C. 1998. Directory of farmer
cooperatives [microform]. Washington, D.C.:U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural
Business and Cooperative Development Service. 124p.
ORO Gov Doc: Fiche A109.9:22
Ekstrom, G. 1994. World directory of pesticide
control organizations. 2nd ed. Farnham, Surrey, UK: British Crop Protection
Council. 423p.
Sci Ref SB951.W67 1994
Farm museum directory: A guide through America's
farm past. 1996. Lancaster, PA: Stemgas Pub. Co. 64p.
Sci Ref S549.U5F37 1996
Farmland
Information Center - Laws
Developed and maintained by the Farmland Information Center, this
is a searchable site of farmland protection laws, regulations, and opinions at
the local, state, and federal level.
Gates, J.P. 1997. Educational and training
opportunities in sustainable agriculture. Beltsville, MD: National Agricultural
Library. 60p.
Sci Ref S494.5.S86G37 11th ed. 1999
Irrigation
& Drainage Research Directory
A directory of U.S. irrigation and drainage research that can be searched by
location, topic, or researcher's name. Maintained by the Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Johnson, J.S., Fisher, R.C., and Boast, C. 2000. Agricultural information resource centers: A world
directory 2000. Twin Falls, Idaho: IAALD World Directory Working Group.
718p.
Sci Ref S494.5.I47A47 2000
Lassanyi, M.E. 1998. Directory of export and trade
assistance. Beltsville, MD: USDA, ARS, National Agricultural Library, 80p.
ORO Gov Doc A17.24:98-03
Maine Department of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Resources. Division of Plant Industries. 2008 Maine licensed producers and dealers of nursery stock.
National organic directory. 1998. Davis,
CA: Community Alliance with Family Farmers. 372p.
Sci Ref S605.5.N28 1998
Publications
& Videos Across the States (Extension)
Developed and maintained by Kansas State University, Research and
Extension.
State soils. USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Soils
Vaughan, J.G. and Geissler, C. 1997. The new oxford
book of food plants. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 239p.
Sci Ref SB175.V38 1997
Thomson, L. 1998. The 1998-99 pesticide directory:
A guide to producers & products, regulators, researchers & associations in the
United States. Fresno, CA: Thomson Publications. 150p.
Sci Ref HD9660.P32H32 1998
USDA
AMS Farmers Markets
A guide to farmer's markets throughout the United States provided and maintained
by the Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture
World list of
seed sources
FAO, Plant
Production and Protection Division - AGP, Seed and Plant
Genetic Resources Service - AGPS.
Search by country and crop
Agricultural and food scientists. U.S. Department of Labor. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupational Outlook Handbook.
Agriculture fact book
2001-2002
USDA. Note that fact books from 1996-2000 are also available at
this site.
AQUASTAT
main country database
Developed and maintained by FAO, this is a searchable database of country
information on land use and population, climate and water resources, water use,
irrigation and drainage development, and environment and health.
ARS
pesticide properties database
Created and maintained by USDA, ARS,
Alternate Crops &
Systems Lab
ARS water database
Streamflow and precipitation data from U.S. agricultural watersheds. USDA, ARS,
Hydrology and Remote Sensing Laboratory
The Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit and Nut
Varieties. 3rd ed. Alexandria, VA: ASHS Press. 743p.
Sci Ref SB355.B69 1997
Capinera, J.L. 2001. Handbook of vegetable
pests. San Diego: Academic Press. 729p.
Sci Ref SB608.V4C243 2001
Compendium of on-line
soil survey information
Links to soil survey information throughout the world. Compiled by D.G. Rossiter, International
Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences
Compendium of
pesticide common names
A compendium of ISO (International Organization for Standardization) assigned
names. Information includes chemical names, molecular formulae and Chemical
Abstracts Registry Numbers.
Congressional Research Service Reports
Over 100 Congressional Research Service reports concerned with agriculture and
grazing made available through the National Library for the
Environment.
Cowculator
Excel program used to make decisions about beef cow nutrition. Oklahoma
Cooperative Extension Service & Oklahoma State University.
Crop protection reference. 19th ed. 2003.
New York: Chemical & Pharmaceutical Press. various paging
Sci Ref SB 950.9.C76 2003
The EML soil
sampling program
A database of archived soil samples and sampling measurements. U.S.
Dept. Homeland Security, Environmental Measurements Laboratory
ERS/USDA reports. Research reports. Outlook reports.
Farm chemicals handbook. 2002. Willoughby,
OH: Meister Publishing Company, various paging.
Sci Ref S637.F37 2002
GM database: Information on GM
approved products. agbios.
Search this database by event name, crop plant, trait, inserted gene, type of
approval, country, and original developer. Extensive information.
Green, S.A. and Pohanish, R.P. (eds.) 2005. Sittig's handbook of
pesticides and agricultural chemicals. Norwich, NY: William Andrew. 1189p.
Sci Ref S633.S6265 2005
Griffiths, J.F. (ed.) 1994. Handbook of
agricultural meteorology. New York: Oxford University Press. 320p.
Sci Ref S600.5.H36 1994
Herbicide handbook. 9th ed. 2007. Lawrence, KS: Weed
Science Society of America.
Sci Ref SB951.4.W43 2007
Horst, R.K. (reviser) 2001. Westcott's
Plant Disease Handbook. 6th ed. Boston: Kluwer. 1008p.
Sci Ref SB 731 W47 2001
Hydric soils of the United States.
USDA, Natural
Resources Conservation Service
Lists of hydric soils by county and state, also national.
Keys to soil taxonomy. 2006. 10th ed. [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Krieger, R. (ed.) 2001.
Handbook of pesticide toxicology. V. 1: Principles, V2: Agents. 2nd ed.
San Diego: Academic Press. 1908p.
Sci Ref RA 1270.P4H36 2001.
Kutz, M. (ed.) 2007. Handbook of
farm, dairy, and food machinery. Norwich, NY:
Springer. 732p.
Sci Ref TP 370.4.H3578 2007
Maynard, D.N. and Hochmuth, G.J. 2007.
Knott's handbook for vegetable growers. 5th
ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley.
621p.
Sci Ref SB321.M392 2007
MSDS Reference for crop protection products.
13th ed. 2001. New York: Chemical & Pharmaceutical Press. 785p.
Sci Ref SB 952.5.M73 2001
Murray, T.D., Parry, D.W., and Cattlin, N.D. 1998. A
color handbook of diseases of small grain cereal crops. Ames, IA: Iowa State
University Press. 142p.
Sci Ref SB608.G6H87 1998
North American potato varieties. [1978?].
[Orono, ME]: Potato Association of America. loose-leaf.
Sci Ref SB211.P8N6
Official soil series descriptions (OSD). USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Online soil
survey manuscripts. USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Soil surveys from 35 states.
Pansu, M. and Gautheyrou, J. 2006. Handbook of soil analysis[:]
Mineralogical, organic and inorganic methods. Berlin: Springer. 993p.
Sci Ref S593.P20813 2006
PestTracker.
National Agricultural Pest Information System.
Links to information on insects, pathogens, weeds, biocontrols.
Prakash, A. and Rao, J. 1997. Botanical pesticides
in agriculture. Boca Raton, FL: Lewis Publishers. 461p.
Sci Ref SB951.145.B68P73 1997
Radcliffe, E.B. and Hutchison, W.D. (eds.) Radcliffe's ipm world textbook. St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota.
Randall, R.P. 2002. A global compendium of weeds. Melbourne:
R.G. and F.J. Richardson. 905p.
Sci Ref SB611.R34 2002
Rules for testing seeds. 2000. Lincoln,
NE: Association of official seed analysts, 120p.
Sci Ref SB117.R8 2000
Soil taxonomy: a basic system of
soil classification for making and interpreting soil surveys. 1999. 2nd ed. Washington, DC : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture,
Natural Resources Conservation Service. 869 p.
ORO Gov Doc A 1.76:436/999
Stevenson,
W.R., Loria, R., Franc, G.D., and Weingartner, D.P. (eds.) 2001. Compendium
of potato diseases. 2nd. St. Paul, MN: APS Press. 106p.
Sci Ref SB608.P8C64 2001
Summer, M.E. (ed.) 2000.
Handbook of soil science. Boca Raton, FL: CRC.
various paging.
Sci Ref S591.H23 2000
Timmer,
L.W., Garnsey, S.M., and Graham, J.H. (ed.) Compendium of citrus diseases.
2nd ed. St. Paul: APS Press. 92p.
Sci Ref SB608.C5C66 2000
Tomlin, C.D.S. 2000. The pesticide manual.12th ed. Surrey, UK: British
Crop Protection Council. 1250p.
Sci Ref SB951.P434 2000
Turf & ornamental reference for plant protection products: T&OR.
2001. New York: Chemical and Pharmaceutical Press. various paging.
Sci Ref SB951 .T872 2001
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. From the U.S. National Arboretum
Waxman, M.F. 1998. Agrochemical and pesticide
safety handbook. Boca Raton, FL: Lewis Publishers. 616p.
Sci Ref SB951.W396 1998
Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the
world[:] A reference guide to environmental weeds. Wallingford, UK: CAB
Publishing. 548p.
Sci Ref SB613.5.W43 2003
World economic plants in GRIN (USDA-ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network). J.H. Wiersema and B. Leon, Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory, ARS, USDA
World
potato atlas. International Potato Center
Detailed production information arranged by country. Focus on developing
countries.
World
reference base for soil resources
FAO, International Society of Soil Science, International Soil Reference and Information
Centre. 1998.
American Agricultural Economics Association
American Horticultural Society
American Society of Agronomy
Association of Women in Agriculture
Canadian Society of Soil Science
Crop Science Society of America
CropLife America
Northeastern Weed Science Society
Weed Science Society of America
AgriBiz markets and analysis
From AgriBiz & Associates Inc.
Agricultural
charts & maps
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
Agricultural prices
From the National Agricultural Statistics Service and provided through the USDA Economics, Statistics,
and Market Information System available through
Albert R. Mann
Library, Cornell University.
Agricultural
statistics
1994-2008
From the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
AMS
Market News
From the USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service.
Includes fruits, vegetables, dairy, livestock, grain, hay, and poultry reports.
Census of agriculture: 2002
+ 2007 forms
Search by geographic region.
Crop values
annual summary
Annual publication. From USDA Economics, Statistics,
and Market Information System available through Albert R. Mann
Library, Cornell University..
Dairy
programs - Market news - Weekly printed reports
From the USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service
Export/import statistics for bulk, intermediate, and consumer oriented (BICO) foods and beverages. United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service
FAOSTAT
Includes worldwide information on agricultural production and agricultural trade.
Some data are more current than others.
Foreign
agricultural trade of the United States (fatus)
A searchable database of U.S. agricultural exports and imports, set up by commodity. Developed and
maintained by the Economic Research
Service, USDA
NASS (National Agricultural Statistics Service) state office websites. Maintained by USDA, NASS
Statistics by subject (commodity)
From the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
economics, statistics and market information system
Search for reports or datasets. Maintained by Mann
Library, Cornell University.
U.S. state fact
sheets
From USDA, Economic Research Service. Includes data on farm characteristics and
farm financial indicators as well as population, employment, and income data.
see Maine
Current
Research Information System
A searchable database of U.S. Department of Agriculture
funded research. Search by keyword, investigator, agency, institution, state, and
project status and type. Many records include a list of publications resulting from
the research.
Sustainable Agriculture Research
and Education (SARE) Program database
A searchable database of SARE funded projects. Includes project name, amount of
funding, and contact information. If a Project Report is available, there
is full-text access. Note that approximately 1,800 projects have been
funded through the SARE program since 1988. Part of USDA's Cooperative
State Research, Education, and Extension Service.
Drought
Monitor: Current Conditions
From the National Drought Mitigation Center.
Weekly weather and crop bulletin
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Office of the Chief Economist
Agricultural
Network Information Center
Developed by the National Agricultural Library
(NAL) and maintained by NAL, land-grant universities, and others.
AgZines: A harvest of free agricultural journals. United States Agricultural Information Network
BUBL Link - Catalogue of Internet Resources
A Compendium of
On-Line Soil Survey Information - Digital Soil Survey
Compiled by D G Rossiter, ITC, The Netherlands.
Intute
Gateway to Internet resources. University of Manchester. Many sites relevant to U.S.
National Agricultural Law Center. University of Arkansas School of Law. Includes bibliographies, farm bills, glossary, and AgLaw Reporter.
National Agricultural Library Catalog
National Soil Survey Center. USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Natural Resources Conservation Service. Soils Website. USDA
Weed
Related WWW's & Other Weed Resources
Maintained by the International
Weed Science Society
World
Wide Web virtual library - Agriculture
Maintained by NSF Center for Integrated Pest
Management, North Carolina State University
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