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Irrigation
and Drainage:
A National Research Plan To Meet Competing Demands
and Protect the Environment (PDF | 7.8 MB)
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
"Describes the nine problem areas, the national research goals,
and the hoped-for long-term effects of ARS's plan
of action to guide research on irrigation and drainage."
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Natural Resources and Sustainable Agricultural Systems
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
A research area in ARS built on seven national programs:
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Animal and Natural Resources Institute
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Provides information about the projects and personnel in ANRI's 13 laboratories.
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Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Provides information about the lab's background, staff, and projects.
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Pesticide Properties Database
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
Provides detailed information (heat of vaporization, water solubility, soil sorption) for more than 300 pesticides.
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Southwest Watershed Research Center
USDA. Agricultural Research Service.
"Conducts basic and applied research in global change, hydrology and water resources, erosion and sedimentation, water quality, and development of improved decision support systems."
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Water Programs
USDA. Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.
Provides links to information about various CSREES water quality programs. |
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Conservation
Policy Briefing Room
USDA. Economic Research Service.
Contains environmental information, including information on water quality. See also Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators. |
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Environmental and Economic Data Index
USDA.
National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Provides access to Agricultural Chemical Use, Field Crops Summaries, 1991-1996, which provide selected state and U.S. fertilizer and pesticide use data for corn, cotton, peanuts, rice, sorghum, soybeans, wheat, and fall potatoes. There's also access to Agricultural Chemical Use, Fruits Summaries, 1991, 1993, and 1995. |
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Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey
USDA.
National Agricultural Statistics Service.
Includes yields of specified crops, acres irrigated,
and method of distribution, quantity, and source
of water
used in irrigation. |
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Water Resources
USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Contains information about NRCS programs related to water conservation. |
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Wednesday, 03-Dec-2008 17:22:39 EST
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