LibGuides: Agriculture: Encyclopedias, stats, and U.S. Govt Ag Resources

State, Federal and Other Resources

United States Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture oversees federal laws and regulations that assist farmers, food producers, and consumers across multiple industries.
UNCTAD
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development website contains information about publications, statistics, projects, meetings and media centre.

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The statistics are integrated into UNCTADstat- free to use dissemination platform. It gives access to basic and derived indicators built upon common rules, harmonized environment and clear methodology supported by powerful data browsing system.

The statistical series are regularly updated and classified into easy-to-navigate themes. UNCTADstat offers ready-to-use analytical groupings, with a unique coverage for countries and products and a particular focus on developing economies. This approach ensures data consistency across multiple data series, and enables users to harness its full potential by mixing and matching data from various domains.

The navigation browser allows table or graphic presentations, easy selection and reorganization of data, personalized functionalities and several straightforward extraction options.
California Department of Food and Agriculture
The California Department of Food and Agriculture is responsible for protecting and promoting agriculture throughout the state.

Statistics page of the Annual reports that give Ag data for the entire state of California: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/Statistics/https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/Statistics/

University of California Cooperative Extension: Stanislaus County
Detailed information from this program includes weekly crop water use reports, newsletters, data from multiple agricultural fields, and more.
California Farm Bureau Federation
Stanislaus County Agriculture Commissioner
The Agriculture Commissioner office protects the well-being of agriculture, business, and the community through laws and regulations.
Agriculture & Food Sources in State Agencies (GODORT)
This is a list of agriculture databases, hosted and sorted by various state agencies, and is a part of the State Agency Databases Project developed by the round table of the American Library Association, Goverment Documents Round Table (GODORT).
Agricultural Statistics 2012
Provided by U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service.

The American Horticultural Society Encyclopedia of Plants and Flowers by Christopher Brickell; Trevor J. Cole (Editor); American Horticultural Society Staff (Contribution by); H. Marc Cathey (Editor)
Call Number: SB403.2 .A438 2002

ISBN: 9780789489937

Publication Date: 2002-11-15
Encyclopedia of Agricultural Science by Charles J. Arntzen (Editor-In-Chief) The Encyclopedia of Agricultural Science is the first comprehensive reference that covers the wide variety of disciplines which comprise the field of agricultural science. The four-volume set provides in-depth treatments of specialized topics which are comprehensible to high school and undergraduate students, yet are also beneficial to researchers and specialists. Articles are arranged alphabetically and include featured topics in animal, plant, range, and soilscience; food processing, storage, and distribution; agricultural economics, education, engineering, policy; pest management; rural sociology; water resources, and much more.
ISBN: 0122266706

Publication Date: 1994-12-23

Encyclopedia of Animal Science by Wilson G. Pond (Editor)
ISBN: 9780824754969

Publication Date: 2004-11-16
Animal Sciences (eBook) by Alan Cobb (Editor)
ISBN: 002865885X

Publication Date: 2003-12-01
A dictionary of animal behaviour by McFarland, David Author; McFarland, David Over 480 entries Covering every aspect of animal behaviour from adaptation to warning, this accessible A–Z also includes terms from the related fields of ecology, physiology and psychology. Clear and informative entries on topics such as communication, learning, and navigation are backed up by examples and illustrations where appropriate. The new edition adds 80 new entries, expands coverage of behavioural ecology, cognitive ethology, and evolutionary theory, and brings the text up to date with new theories and research. An essential source of reference for students of biology, psychology, and zoology, and fascinating reading for all those interested in animal behaviour
ISBN: 9780191761577

Publication Date: 2014