LibGuides: Food-related Resources: Agricultural production

Journals

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Agricultural research / U.S. Department of Agriculture
(EBSCOhost)
American Journal of Agricultural Economics
(EBSCOhost)
Corn and Soybean Digest
(Lexis Nexis)
Crop Science
Farm Industry News
(EBSCOhost)
International Agricultural Development
(Warner Library)
Organic Gardening
(EBSCOhost)
Soybean Digest
(Lexis Nexis)

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Databases

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"More than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. In addition to full text, this database offers indexing and abstracts for more than 12,500 journals and a total of more than 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc."--EBSCOhost
USDA National Agricultural Library This link opens in a new window
SEARCH Everything for results from the Catalog and Articles database (AGRICOLA), PubAg, and the NAL Digital Collections (NALDC).
Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
Full-text coverage in marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Additional full text, non-journal content includes market research reports, industry reports, country reports, company profiles and SWOT analyses.
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
A digital reference library that places a world of factual information at your fingertips. Containing a selection from 240 high-quality reference books from the world's leading publishers, Credo Reference is the ideal place to start any research.
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GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.
ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Contains: Dissertations & Theses. Ethnic News Watch and Gender Watch databases.
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Statista is one of the world’s largest statistics portals (1.5million statistics). Access infographs, forecasts, charts/graphs, and 2,500 exclusive Dossiers and industry reports (NAICS codes).

Warner Books

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Politics of Food, The by Marianne Elisabeth Lien & Brigitte Nerlich
Call Number: EBRARY
ISBN: 1859738532
Publication Date: 2004
Food by Laura K. Egendorf
Call Number: HD9000.5 .F545 2006
ISBN: 0737732326
A Green and Permanent Land : Ecology and agriculture in the twentieth century by Randal S. Beeman and James A. Pritchard
Call Number: S441 .B36 2001
ISBN: 0700610669
Technological Change in Agriculture: Lock in to Genetic Uniformity by Dominic Hogg
Call Number: S494.5 .I5 H625 2000 EB
ISBN: 0312227515

Agriculture

Concise Encyclopedia of Plant Pathology
An easy-to-use reference source covering the full range of subject areas associated with plant pathology.
Handbook of Vegetable Pests
A comprehensive survey of all pests likely to be encountered in North America.
The Macquarie Dictionary of Trees & Shrubs
A comprehensive listing of the plants found in Australian gardens, including native trees, shrubs and climbers, as well as those introduced from other parts of the world.
Encyclopedia of Agriculture and Food Systems by N. Van Alfen
This 3-volume reference work comprehensively covers the important areas of agriculture and food science, covering important methods, practices and ideas in this growing discipline

Websites

United States Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania State Department of Argriculture
A History of American Agriculture
House Committee on Agriculture
Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences
Food Politics
Dr. Marion Nestle's (the Paulette Goddard Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health and Professor of Sociology at New York University) website on the politics of food.

Agriculture

Agriculture: Topic Page
he practice of farming, including the cultivation of the soil (for raising crops) and the raising of domesticated animals. The units for managing agricultural production vary from smallholdings and individually owned farms to corporate-run farms and collective farms run by entire communities or by the government.
Cotton Gin: Topic Page
Machine that separates cotton fibres from the seed boll. Production of the gin ("gin" was an old term for "engine") by US inventor Eli Whitney in 1793 was a milestone in textile history.
Crop rotation: Topic Page
System of regularly changing the crops grown on a piece of land. The crops are grown in a particular order to utilize and add to the nutrients in the soil and to prevent the build-up of insect and fungal pests. Including a legume crop, such as peas or beans, in the rotation helps build up nitrate in the soil, because the roots contain bacteria capable of fixing nitrogen from the air.
Fertilizer: Topic Page
Substance containing some or all of a range of about 20 chemical elements necessary for healthy plant growth, used to compensate for the deficiencies of poor or depleted soil.
Garden: Topic Page
Plot of land, usually belonging to a householder. It can be cultivated to produce food or to create pleasant surroundings.
Irrigation: Topic Page
The watering of land by artificial means to foster plant growth.
Land Use: Topic Page
Exploitation of land for agricultural, industrial, residential, recreational, or other purposes.
Organic farming: Topic Page
Farming without the use of synthetic fertilizers (such as nitrates and phosphates) or pesticides (herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides) or other agrochemicals (such as hormones, growth stimulants, or fruit regulators). Food produced by genetic engineering cannot be described as organic.
USDA (United States Department of Agriculture): Topic Page
Federal executive department established in 1862, whose head was made a cabinet member in 1889.

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