Revitalizing Rural America
Rural and Community Development
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USDA. National Agricultural Library.
RIC provides information and referral services to government officials, community organizations, rural cooperatives, libraries, businesses, and citizens working to maintain the vitality of America's rural areas.
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USDA. Agriculture Research Service.
Agriculture Research Service has a large and very important impact on rural America.
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USDA. NAL. Rural Information Center.
Provides information on tourism in rural areas, incuding statistics, online publications, and funding programs.
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USDA. Economic Research Service.
Provides information on a vareity of bioenergy issues.
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Agriculture Network Information Center.
Provides resources on Rural and Agricultural Sociology issues through a network of agricultural/rural experts.
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USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Provides information about farmland protection and stewardship, including agricultural and land use statistics, laws, literature, and technical resources.