Agriculture Research Guide

Agricultural Statistics is published each year as a reliable reference on agricultural production, supplies, consumption, facilities, costs, and returns.

The California Produce Safety Program is a unit operating under the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Inspection Services Division. It exists to help bring California produce farms into compliance with U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Produce Safety Rule.

A visual synthesis of the major trends and factors shaping the global food and agricultural landscape and their interplay with broader environmental, social and economic dimensions.

Provides timely, accurate, and useful statistics in service to U.S. agriculture from United States Department of Agriculture.

The USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which perennial plants are most likely to thrive at a location. The map is based on the average annual extreme minimum winter temperature, displayed as 10-degree F zones and 5-degree F half zones.

The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific in-house research agency. ARS delivers scientific solutions to national and global agricultural challenges.

Primary objective is to promote the profitable production and sustainable utilization of quality forage and grasslands.

Although a commercial site for plants, Monrovia has a database of thousands of plants with colored photos, gardening how-to, design inspirations and a Q&A section.

PestWorld.org is the official website of the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), a non-profit organization committed to the protection of public health, food and property

The National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS) stores and manages pest survey data that is collected by Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey(CAPS), and other Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) survey programs. Detection surveys are one tool used to manage the introduction of exotic pests.

Is a "clearinghouse of information on farmland protection and stewardship," developed and maintained by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and the American Farmland Trust. Affiliated with the National Agriculture Library and a member of the Agriculture Network Information Center.

Is committed to protecting the nation's farm and ranch land, keeping it healthy and improving the economic viability of agriculture.

Agronomy is a science and a practice that looks at agriculture from an integrated, holistic perspective.

Online since 1995, NewCROP (New Crops Resource Online Program) is an information-rich site related to crop plants. It is a project of the Purdue University Center for New Crops and Plant Products and is associated with the New Crop Diversification project and the Jefferson Institute.

MSU maintains the Viticulture information site within the AgNIC alliance. The site contains links to information and provides the opportunity to ask reference questions.

Wine Institute is the public policy advocacy association of California wineries