Research Guides: U.S. Government: Department of Agriculture

Department of Agriculture (USDA)
The mission of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) is to "provide leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, and related issues based on sound public policy, the best available science, and efficient management."
National Agricultural Statistics Service
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National Resources Conservation Service
Provide expertise in soil science and leadership for soil surveys and water conservation.

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Farm Service Agency
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Economic Research Service
Primary source of economic information and research in the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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National Agricultural Library
One of four national libraries of the United States, this library has one of the world's largest and most accessible agricultural information collections.

Forest Service Research & Development
"The Research and Development arm of the Forest Service, a component of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, works at the forefront of science to improve the health and use of our Nation's forests and grasslands."
PLANTS Database
"The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the United States and its territories."
USDA Economics, Statistics and Market Information System
"The USDA Economics, Statistics and Market Information System (ESMIS) contains over 2,100 publications from five agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). These materials cover U.S. and international agriculture and related topics."
Core Historical Literature of Agriculture
This electronic collection contains agricultural texts published between the early nineteenth century and the middle to late twentieth century. Full-text materials cover agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, animal science, crops and their protection, food science,forestry, human nutrition, rural sociology, and soil science.

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Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University

Annual Agricultural Statistics
STROZIER, Documents--A1.47: and A1.47/2: CD
Food Dollar Series
"The food dollar series measures annual expenditures on domestically produced food by persons living in the U.S. The database is searchable by category: total, food at home, or food away from home—for the food dollar and food and beverage dollar and by year—from 1993 to 2008. There are three primary series to provide a variety of perspectives about where our food dollar goes: the marketing bill, the industry group dollar, [and] the primary factor dollar.
Safeguarding America’s Agricultural Statistics A Century of Successful and Secure Procedures, 1905-2005
USDA’s American Medicinal Plants of Commercial Importance Publication
Used in the U.S. to help determine which plants native to their locality were marketable for medicinal purposes

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