National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)—Agricultural statistics.

USDA/NASS conducts the Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey, a primary source of irrigation and water management information.

USDA's Agricultural Research Service—Programs related to soil, water, and the environment.

Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program—Program contacts, publications, funded projects, and funding opportunities.

National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)—Information on soil management and animal feeding operations.

NRCS Conservation Programs—Information on USDA conservation programs.

NRCS Irrigation—Maintains an irrigation website with technical water management information and links to irrigation-based search engines and many other websites of irrigation interest.

Farm Services Agency—Information on CRP and related programs.

Agricultural Marketing Service, National Organic Program—National standards that govern the marketing of organically produced agricultural products.

USDA Global Change Program Office—USDA-wide coordinator of agriculture, rural, and forestry-related global change program and policy issues.

U.S. Global Change Research Program—Provides the foundation for improving predictions of seasonal-to-interannual climate fluctuations and long-term climate change.

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)—Provides economic development and humanitarian assistance to advance U.S. economic and political interests overseas.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)—Mandated to raise levels of nutrition and standards of living, to improve agricultural productivity, and to better the condition of rural populations.

Federal Reserve Bank —Surveys of ag land values.

Environmental Protection Agency—Information on pesticides.

EPA's Office of Water Programs—Water topics from drinking water to wetlands.

for more information, contact: Joseph Cooper
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page updated: October 8, 2003