Agriculture Resources

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Federal/Congressional Programs and Resources

• USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
• USDA Economic Research Service (ERS)
  • Agri-Environmental Policy at the Crossroads: Guideposts on a Changing Landscape (USDA-ERS, 2001)
  • Briefing Rooms (USDA-ERS, 2001)
  • Confined Animal Production and Manure Nutrients (USDA-ERS, 2001)
  • Development at the Urban Fringe and Beyond: Impacts on Agriculture and Rural Land (USDA-ERS, 2001)
  • U.S. Organic Farming Emerges in the 1990s: Adoption of Certified Systems (USDA-ERS, 2001)
• USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA)
  • USDA-FSA Conservation Programs
• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Conservation Programs
• USDA Rural Development Programs
• USDA Small Farms Program
• U.S. House of Representatives Rural Caucus
• U.S. Senate Rural Health Caucus

State Programs and Resources

• Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
• National Association of Conservation Districts
• National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
• State Farm Bureau Links
• USDA-ERS State Fact Sheets
  

Centers, Institutions, and Foundations

• Agricultural Policy Analysis Center (APAC)
• Agriculture Network Information Center (AgNIC)
• AgricultureLaw.com, L.L.C.
• Agroecology.org -- Principles of Agroecology and Sustainability
• Agroecology/Sustainable Agriculture Program (University of Illinois)
• American Farm Bureau
• American Farmland Trust
• Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas
• Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD)
• Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (University of California)
• Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
• Center for Sustainable Agriculture (University of Vermont)
• Center for Sustainable Agricultural Systems (University of Nebraska)
• Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources (Washington State University)
• Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC)
• Consortium for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (CSARE)
• Environmental Sustainability Info Source
• Familyfarmer.org
• Farm Bill Network
• Farm Foundation
• Farm Policy Menu, Sustainable Farming Connection
• Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI)
• Henry A. Wallace Center for Agricultural and Environmental Policy at Winrock International
• Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)
• Iowa State University Sustainable Agriculture Extension Program
• Kansas Center for Sustainable Agriculture and Alternative Crops (Kansas State University)
• Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture
• Land Stewardship Project
• Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture (Iowa State University)
• Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
• National Agricultural Library (NAL)
• National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture
• National Farmers Union (NFU)
• National Sustainable Agriculture Research Service -- Fundamentals of Sustainable Agriculture
• Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society
• New England Small Farm Institute
• Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NESAWG)
• Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM)
• Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA)
• Rural Migration News
• Sustainability Institute
• Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) and Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE)
• Sustainable Farming Connection
• Sustainable Small Farm Information Network (University of Missouri)
• Sustaining Pennsylvania Agriculture (Pennsylvania State University)
• University of California -- What Is Sustainable Agriculture?
• Wisconsin Sustainable Agriculture

Producer and Commodity Groups

• American Sugarbeet Growers
• American Corn Growers Association
• American Sheep Industry Association
• American Soybean Association
• Cape Cod Cranberry Growers’ Association
• National Association of Wheat Growers
• National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
• National Chicken Council
• National Corn Growers Association
• National Cotton Council of America
• National Grain Sorghum Producers
• National Milk Producers Federation
• National Pork Board
• National Turkey Federation
• Sioux Honey Association
• The Sugar Association
• United Egg Producers
• United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association
• U.S. Rice Producers Association

Other Resources

Agriculture-Related Energy Resources

• AgStar for Methane Recovery at Confined Animal Feeding Operations (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency)
• Biomass Research and Development Initiative (USDA, DOE, and partners)
• Windustry

Glossaries of Agricultural Terms, Laws, and Programs

• Glossary of Agricultural Terms, Programs, and Laws (U.S. House Committee on Agriculture)
• Agriculture: a Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws (Congressional Research Service)
• Farm and Commodity Policy: Glossary of Policy Terms (USDA-ERS)
• Ag Dictionary (AgricultureLaw.com, L.L.C.)
• Ag-Related Acronyms (AgricultureLaw.com, L.L.C.)
• Ag Statutes (AgricultureLaw.com, L.L.C

Publications

• A Guide to Federal Housing and Community Development Programs for Small Towns and Rural Areas (Housing Assistance Council, 1992)
• Building Better Rural Places: Federal Programs for Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry, Conservation, and Community Development (USDA, 2001)
• Role of Rural Schools in Rural Community Development: Policy Issues and Implications (Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, 1995)
• Rural Infrastructure as a Cause and Consequence of Rural Economic Development and Quality of Life (Southern Rural Development Center, 1997)
• Rural Poverty Report 2001: the Challenge of Ending Rural Poverty (International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2001)
• Rural Water Supply and Sewer Systems: Background Information (Congressional Research Service, 1999)

Contacts at the Northeast-Midwest Institute

Allen Hance, Senior Policy Analyst, (202) 464-4015, ahance@nemw.org
Dan Wrinn, Policy Analyst, (202) 464-4020, dwrinn@nemw.org

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