Web Sites With Information About Soil Quality
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center, National Agricultural Library
Publications, hot topics, links. Searchable.
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: from homepage, select Publications then check out subject categoryAlternative, soil, crop and pasture managementAmerican Farmland Trust
AFT is working to stop the loss of productive farmland and to promote healthier farming practices. Whats new, policy, press releases, publications, technical assistance center.
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: From homepage, select Resources --> Center for Agriculture in the Environment and look at their various publication.American Society of Agronomy (ASA)
Crop Science Society of America (CSSA)
Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
These three organizations are linked through the main ASA web site. Each contains membership information, a calendar, links of interest and services.
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: CSSAselect CCSA Journal for abstracts and articles from current issue and other journal information; SSSAselect SSSA Journal for a look at the current issues as well as the archived table of contents. The three societies share a list of Publications that includes an extensive collection of books, periodicals, audio/visual and other materials.Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas
ATTRA provides technical assistance to farmers, Extension agents, market gardeners, agricultural researchers, and other ag professionals in all 50 states. Includes a publications section; some are available on-line.
Center for Microbial Ecology
Includes an educational outreach section that includes information for k-12 students, undergraduates, and continuing education opportunities. This site links to the Microbe Zoo which contains secondary school level information on soil organisms and suggestions for simple field experiments.
Community Alliance with Family Farmers (CAFF)
Sustainable agriculture information, FAQs, resource groups, practical information on sustainable farming.
Conservation Technology Information Center
A nonprofit information and data transfer center. Farm resources management, know your watershed.
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: From homepage select Know your watershed. Also from homepage, select National Watershed Library which is a searchable database.Farm*A*Syst
http://www.uwex.edu/farmasyst/
This voluntary program is a partnership between government agencies and private business that enables individuals to prevent pollution on farms, ranches, and homes using confidential environmental assessments.
Soil and Water Conservation Society
Books and publications, local chapters, conferences, Journal, Links, email staff.
Soil Quality Institute
The Mission of the Soil Quality Institute (SQI) is to cooperate with partners in the development, acquisition and dissemination of soil quality information and technology to help people conserve and sustain natural resources and the environment. Web site includes: calendar, initiatives, soil quality documents and information sheets, and references on soils.
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: Soil Quality AssessmentSustainable Agriculture Network
About SAN and SARE program, publications and other resources, research projects and funding, professional development program , news, announcements and events.
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: from the homepage select Publications. This site not only lists the name of the publication, but also provides a description and either an online edition or book excerpt.Sustainable Farming Connection
http://www.ibiblio.org/farming-connection/index.html
Whats new, Links, soil health, cover crop.
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: from homepage select Soil Health for information and connections with dozens of related sites.UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences
http://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/plantsciences/
Combines former departments of Agronomy and Range Science, Pomology, Vegetable Crops, and Environmental Horticulture.
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: from homepage select Faculty for listing of faculty, their specialty and email links.UC Davis Department of Land, Air, Water Resources
LAWR Department information, atmospheric science, hydrology, soils and biogeochemistry. See Faculty listing under Soils and Biogeochemistry for areas of expertise and contact information.
UC Davis Sustainable Agriculture Farming Systems Project (SAFS)
Web site for an interdisciplinary research project based at UC Davis comparing conventional, low-input, and organic farming systems. The web site includes information on experimental design, economics, positive impacts, operational recommendations and more.
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: Nemabase, a database of host status of plants to plant-parasitic nematodes.UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Statewide and regional Cooperative Extension resources.
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: from homepage select Directory Search to find specialty, address, phone and email address of UC DANR employees.UC Kearney Foundation of Soil Science
Current theme of the foundation is soil quality. Includes lists of research projects, information on conferences, and a list of soil quality sites.
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: from homepage select Research Projects for annual reports and proposal abstract of Kearney Foundation supported projects.UC Santa CruzCenter for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems
Research, education, community supported agriculture, apprenticeship, information and tours, organic gardening, publication, faculty and staff.
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: from homepage select Publications and scroll down to Build a Fertile Soil. Also check out Center Staff & Affiliated Faculty.UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
About UC SAREP, What is sustainable agriculture, publications, cover crop resources; courses, workshops and events, grants and requests for proposals, other sites. Searchable.
USDA Farm Service Agency
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/default.asp
Agricultural programs, conservation programs, news, whats new.
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
About NRCS, general information, "what you can do to help conserve natural resources", technical resources, program. Searchable by subject.
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: From the homepage select National PLANTS Database that "provides a single source of standardized information about plants."USDA Natural Resources Conservation ServiceCalifornia State Office
Information resource management, public affairs, resource technology, water resources planning.