Agriculture

The business of farming - the science and art of cultivating soil, producing crops, and raising livestock.

Resources in this category:

AGeze.com : the Largest Agriculture Search Engine
http://www.ageze.com/

Large and comprehensive agriculture search engine. Includes classifieds, discussion boards, job listings, and agriculture news headlines.

Agri-ville.com: Canada's Interactive Agriculture Website
http://www.agri-ville.com/

Agri-ville.com is a place to connect with farmers and specialists across Canada. It contains market news and information about farming and agri-business. It is also a gateway to other web sites, publications, and educational opportunities. The site is searchable.

The Agricultural Marketing Service
http://www.ams.usda.gov/

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), an agency of the USDA, is responsible for developing quality grade standards for agricultural commodities, administering marketing regulatory programs, marketing agreements and orders, and making food purchases for USDA food assistance programs. Site provides organizational information (staff names, phone numbers, and email addresses); program specific information (i.e., Cotton, Science and Technology, Transportation and Marketing); Resources (i.e., Market News Report); and Job Openings and Internships.

Alberta Barley Commission
http://www.albertabarley.com/

Sponsored by Canada's Alberta Barley Commission, this website provides extensive information about barley and the grain's uses, along with professional resources for farmers and researchers. The Commission "enables Alberta farmers to invest in positive initiatives that promote a vibrant barley industry"; growers can access information about marketing, production and policy, while researchers are offered results from previous studies and guidance for project funding and proposals. The site also includes sections with recipes and targeted at kids.

Canadian Beef Breeds Council
http://www.canadianbeefbreeds.com/

"CBBC represents the Canadian purebred cattle industry. Its members include national breed associations that in turn represent more than 10,000 producers of breeding stock, as well as exporters/service providers. The services provided by breed associations include pedigree registry, genetic improvement, research, extension and promotion."

Census of Agriculture
http://www.nass.usda.gov/census/

Source for data compiled about agriculture in the United States from the Census of Agriculture. National, state, county and territory data is available.

Economic Research Service
http://www.ers.usda.gov/

"The Economic Research Service (ERS) is the main source of economic information and research from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. ERS research informs and enhances public and private decisionmaking on economic and policy issues related to agriculture, food, natural resources, and rural development." Includes statistics on the economics of food, farming, natural resources and rural America.

Fish & Seafood Online
http://atn-riae.agr.ca/seafood/

On this site, you will find a series of fact sheets on various species of fish and shellfish produced in Canadian waters. You can also access a directory of Canadian fish and seafood suppliers. Highlights of Canada1s seafood trade performance for 2000 are included on a statistics page, an industry overview gives you all the facts and figures, and an events calendar will tell you which international trade shows will have a Canadian presence."

Government Loans
http://www.govloans.gov/govloans_en.portal

This site provides information on federally sponsored loans. Separate areas include agricultural, business, disaster relief, education, housing, and veterans' loans. Includes a comprehensive glossary of related terms. This site is sponsored by the United States government.

House Committee on Agriculture
http://agriculture.house.gov/

The committee in the House of Representatives that addresses legislation related to agriculture, the animal industry, farm credit and security, forestry, human nutrition, rural development, and water conservation.

National Agricultural Statistics Service for U.S. Agriculture Statistical Information and Graphs
http://www.usda.gov/nass/

Each year, the employees of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) conduct hundreds of surveys and prepare reports covering virtually every facet of U.S. agriculture -- production and supplies of food and fiber, prices paid and received by farmers, farm labor and wages, farm aspects of the industry. The online reports include their publications, charts and maps, and historical data.

The National Agricultural Workers Survey
http://www.doleta.gov/agworker/naws.cfm

"The U.S. Department of Labor is the only national information source on the demographics, and working and living conditions of U.S. farmworkers. Since the NAWS began surveying farmworkers in 1988, it has collected information from over 25,000 workers. The survey samples all crop farmworkers in three cycles each year in order to capture the seasonality of the work. The NAWS locates and samples workers at their work sites, avoiding the well-publicized undercount of this difficult-to-find population." This site links to the most recent reports of the findings of the survey.

RMA Online
http://www.rma.usda.gov/

The Risk Management Agency (RMA) promotes, supports, and regulates sound risk management solutions to preserve and strengthen the economic stability of America's agricultural producers by providing crop insurance to American producers, developing and the premium rate, administering premium and expense subsidy, approving and supporting products, and reinsuring companies.

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry
http://agriculture.senate.gov/

"Jurisdiction over legislation on foreign agricultural trade; foreign market development; agriculture product promotion and domestic marketing programs; oversight of international commodity agreements and export controls on agricultural commodities; foreign assistance programs and Food for Peace; marketing orders; inspection and certification of meat, flowers, fruit, vegetables and livestock."

U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome

This official site of the U.S. Department of Agriculture provides Department information as well as resources organized by audience and subject. Links to agencies within the USDA are helpful as well as links to USDA Publications, such as the Agricultural Fact Book. It also contains information on the Department, such as services and news. Users can perform both basic and advanced searches, and browse by audience (i.e., Consumers, Cooperatives, Producers) or by subject (i.e., Food and Nutrition, Laws and Regulations, Marketing and Trade). The site is also available in Spanish.

USDA Agriculture Fact Book (2000)
http://www.usda.gov/news/pubs/fbook00/contents.htm

Publication from the USDA focusing on information about agriculture in the United States, including what Americans eat, the structure of US Agriculture, farms in America, statistics on rural America, and more. This is the most recent edition available electronically.

USDA Foreign Agriculture Service
http://www.fas.usda.gov/

Official site of the Foreign Agricultural Service, a division of the US Department of Agriculture. FAS works to improve foreign market access for U.S. products, and operates programs designed to build new markets and improve the competitive position of U.S. agriculture in the global marketplace.

USDA Online Photo Center
http://www.usda.gov/oc/photo/opclibra.htm

Over 20,000 digitized photographs of agricultural subjects, including a section of historical photographs.