Web Sites With Information About Soil Quality

Alternative Farming Systems Information Center, National Agricultural Library

http://www.nalusda.gov/afsic/

Publications, hot topics, links. Searchable.

American Farmland Trust

http://www.farmland.org/

AFT is working to stop the loss of productive farmland and to promote healthier farming practices. What’s new, policy, press releases, publications, technical assistance center.

American Society of Agronomy (ASA)

http://www.agronomy.org

Crop Science Society of America (CSSA)

http://www.crops.org/

Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)

http://www.soils.org/

These three organizations are linked through the main ASA web site. Each contains membership information, a calendar, links of interest and services.

Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas

http://www.attra.org/

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

http://www.cme.msu.edu/

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)

http://www.caff.org/

Sustainable agriculture information, FAQ’s, resource groups, practical information on sustainable farming.

Conservation Technology Information Center

http://www.ctic.purdue.edu/

A nonprofit information and data transfer center. Farm resources management, know your watershed.

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

http://www.swcs.org/

Books and publications, local chapters, conferences, Journal, Links, email staff.

Soil Quality Institute

http://soils.usda.gov/sqi

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.

Sustainable Agriculture Network

http://www.sare.org

About SAN and SARE program, publications and other resources, research projects and funding, professional development program , news, announcements and events.

Sustainable Farming Connection

http://www.ibiblio.org/farming-connection/index.html

What’s new, Links, soil health, cover crop.

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.

UC Davis Department of Land, Air, Water Resources

http://lawr.ucdavis.edu/

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)

http://safs.ucdavis.edu

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.

UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources

http://ucanr.org

Statewide and regional Cooperative Extension resources.

UC Kearney Foundation of Soil Science

http://kearney.ucdavis.edu/

Current theme of the foundation is soil quality. Includes lists of research projects, information on conferences, and a list of soil quality sites.

UC Santa Cruz—Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems

http://casfs.ucsc.edu/

Research, education, community supported agriculture, apprenticeship, information and tours, organic gardening, publication, faculty and staff.

UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program

http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/

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, what’s new.

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/

About NRCS, general information, "what you can do to help conserve natural resources", technical resources, program. Searchable by subject.

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service—California State Office

http://www.ca.nrcs.usda.gov/

Information resource management, public affairs, resource technology, water resources planning.