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	United States Department of Agriculture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ellsworth's interest in aiding agriculture was evident in his annual reports that called for a public depository to preserve and distribute the various new seeds and plants, a clerk to collect agricultural statistics, the preparation of statewide reports about crops in different regions, and the application of chemistry to agriculture.
		In 1887, the House and Senate passed bills creating a Department of Agriculture and Labor, but farm interests objected to the inclusion of labor, and the bill was killed in conference.
		The Deparment of Agriculture was crucial to providing concerned persons with the assistance that they needed to make it through this diffucult period, helping to ensure that food continued to be produced and distributed to those who needed it, assisting with loans for small landowners, and contributing to the education of the rural youth.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Department_of_Agriculture (776 words)

	us edpartment of agriculture information,us department of agriculture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		All Occurences of 'us department of agriculture' were replaced with 'us edpartment of agriculture'.
		Ellsworth's interest in aiding agriculture was evident in his annual reports that called for a public depository to preserveand distribute the various new seeds and plants, a clerk to collect agricultural statistics, the preparation of statewide reportsabout crops in different regions, and the application of chemistry to agriculture.
		In 1887, the House and Senate passed bills creating a Department of Agriculture and Labor, but farm interests objected to theinclusion of labor, and the bill was killed in conference.
	www.pin-outs.com /us_edpartment_of_agriculture.html (654 words)

	Eagleton Centers and Programs
		National Agricultural Statistics Service, a database maintained by the US Department of Agriculture in cooperation with state agriculture departments publishing a wide range of information on national, state and county agricultural land and commodity production.
		The Department's introductory About Us page, for example, appears to be a holdover from the prior stodgy look of the previous Web with lengthy text lacking any images.
		Other interesting features include the history timeline of US agriculture; Travel Web with tips on safe travel with pets and information on regulations in bringing plants or food into the US; and the USDA Economic Research Service, with national data and state fact sheets on agricultural resources and production.
	www.eagleton.rutgers.edu /e-gov/e-njwebagriculture.htm (1584 words)

	USDA Rural Development Home Page
		Agriculture Secretary Johanns announced USDA has deployed personnel and resources to assist in the preparation for Hurricane Wilma's landfall.
		Agriculture Deputy Secretary Conner announced that $9 million in broadband community connect grants will be awarded to 19 communities in 14 states and Puerto Rico.
		Agriculture Secretary Johanns announced the selection of twelve 1890s Land Grant Universities to receive nearly $1.2 million in funding to support technology and business development assistance in rural communities.
	www.rurdev.usda.gov (534 words)

	Welcome to the New Mexico Department of Agriculture
		New Mexico Department of Agriculture (NMDA) is an agriculture producer-consumer service and regulatory department placed under the New Mexico State University (NMSU) Board of Regents with a director/secretary who serves on the Governor’s Cabinet.
		The department was formally organized in 1955 and has responsibility for more than 30 laws, several of which were legislated over a half-century ago.
		The department has five divisions consisting of agricultural and environmental services, agricultural programs and resources, marketing and development, standards and consumer services, and veterinary diagnostics services.
	nmdaweb.nmsu.edu (129 words)

	Illinois Department of Agriculture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Illinois Department of Agriculture is prepared to immediately authorize the use of temporary and emergency grain storage structures to ease space shortages caused by shipping delays on the Mississippi River.
		The Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) today announced guidelines for individuals, animal rescue organizations, humane societies and shelters who are taking in animals displaced by Hurricane Katrina to follow in order to contain or prevent the spread of disease.
		Remember to also check with your county highway department and township office....it is advised that you contact your county clerk or highway superintendents before you hit the road to the local elevator.
	www.agr.state.il.us (1298 words)

	Agriculture
		CSREES is involved with the research, education and extension of the US Department of Agriculture, land-grant universities, and extension services.
		The National AgLaw Center is the only agricultural and food law research and information facility that is independent, national in scope, and directly connected to the national agricultural information network.
		A searchable collection of full-text agricultural texts published between the early nineteenth century and the middle to late twentieth century, from the Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University.
	www.mlb.ilstu.edu /ressubj/subject/agric.htm (2312 words)

	University of Miami School of Medicine - Glossary - US Department of Agriculture
		US Department of Agriculture: A department of the executive branch of the US government founded in 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln -- he called it the "people's Department" -- that is devoted to agriculture in its broadest sense.
		USDA is a research leader in everything from human nutrition to new crop technologies that allow us to grow more food and fiber using less water and pesticides.
		The US Department of Agriculture is abbreviated and commonly referred to as the USDA.
	www.med.miami.edu /glossary/art.asp?articlekey=23463 (154 words)

	Maine Department of Agriculture
		The Maine Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources is the State’s lead agency dealing with all aspects of the food system from the field to the table.
		The Department maintains a mission of fostering opportunities for the agriculture community and of promoting stewardship of Maine’s natural resources.
		Agriculture in the state has developed into a diverse industry.
	www.state.me.us /agriculture (304 words)

	Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce
		Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Lester Spell and other State and federal agricultural agencies continue to work together to aid in the recovery of Mississippi’s agricultural industry and in the loss of farm revenues caused by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
		Agriculture, Mississippi’s number one industry is a 5.6 billion dollar industry.
		In celebration, advocates of Mississippi agriculture will be able to demonstrate their support by purchasing a distinctive license plate, the “Ag Tag,” with proceeds going towards proactive marketing campaigns for Mississippi agricultural products and related services.
	www.mdac.state.ms.us (595 words)

	U.S. Organic Farming Emerges in the 1990s: Adoption of Certified Systems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		State and private institutions also began emerging during this period to set organic farming standards and provide third-party verification of label claims, and legislation requiring national standards was passed in the 1990s.
		More U.S. producers are considering organic farming systems in order to lower input costs, conserve nonrenewable resources, capture high-value markets, and boost farm income.
		This report updates U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates of land farmed with organic practices during 1992-94 with 1997 estimates, and provides new State- and crop-level detail.
	www.ers.usda.gov /publications/aib770 (185 words)

	ERS/USDA Briefing Room - Food Market Structures: The ERS Produce Markets Project: Structural Change and Emerging Trade ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In addition, small-, medium-, and large-sized grocery wholesalers and retailers were interviewed about changes over the past 5 years in their use of fees and services and the number of employees in produce buying positions.
		A fifth report, U.S. Fresh Produce Markets: Marketing Channels, Trade Practices, and Retail Pricing Behavior, provides a synthesis of the first two ERS reports and the two additional empirical studies of supplier-to-consumer price margins by researchers at the University of California-Davis and Arizona State University.
		The two case studies are: The U.S. Grapefruit Market and Recent Changes in Marketing and Trade Practices in the U.S. Lettuce and Fresh-Cut Industries.
	www.ers.usda.gov /briefing/foodmarketstructures/change.htm (1031 words)

	About the Minnesota Department of Agriculture
		The business information center is available to members of the agricultural community, the general public, and news media as a source of information specifically for businesses about Minnesota agriculture.
		The United States Department of Agriculture estimates that American consumers will receive approximately $2 in benefits such as reduced spoilage and less illness for each $1 spent on food irradiation.
		I am compiling a database of U.S. agricultural commodities and products to be used in sourcing for export sales.
	www.mda.state.mn.us /businessfaq.htm (568 words)

	NAPIS PestTracker: A public website of the NAPIS / CAPS database
		CAPS is in the forefront of defining and shaping the concepts by which American agriculture needs to operate in the 21st century.
		Information presented here is derived, in part, from the National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS), an agricultural pest tracking and database sponsored by the US Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey, (CAPS).
		Data are provided by USA state and county cooperators and by the USDA Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey under cooperative agreement with Purdue University and the Center for Environmental and Regulatory Information Systems (CERIS).
	www.ceris.purdue.edu /napis (321 words)

	USGCRP-Participating Agencies: US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
		USDA's research agencies support the Department in responding to the President's directive to develop accounting rules and guidelines for carbon sequestration projects.
		ARS's national program on global change research addresses carbon cycle and carbon storage, trace gas emissions and sinks, impacts of environmental changes on agricultural systems, and feedbacks among agricultural systems, weather systems, and the water cycle.
		USDA maintains an active program directed at improving the measurement and accounting of greenhouse gases from agriculture and forestry systems and developing technologies and practices to improve the utilization of biomass energy and bio-based products.
	www.usgcrp.gov /usgcrp/agencies/usda.htm (405 words)

	USDA UVB Radiation Monitoring Program Home Page
		The USDA UV-B Monitoring and Research Program is a program of the US Department of Agriculture's Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES).
		The program was initiated in 1992, through a grant to Colorado State University, to provide information on the geographical distribution and temporal trends of UVB (ultraviolet -B) radiation in the United States.
		This information is critical to the assessment of the potential impacts of increasing ultraviolet radiation levels on agricultural crops and forests.
	uvb.nrel.colostate.edu /UVB (77 words)

	FA - US Department of Agriculture - Role
		The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and its affiliated agencies affect the coastal zone via management of agricultural lands, forest, and rangelands.
		It regulates and guides agricultural activities by applying sustainable ecosystem principles in the management of soil, water, forests, and wildlife.
		Preventing and mitigating the effects of surface water pollution due to agricultural runoff (nonpoint source pollutants).
	www.csc.noaa.gov /cmfp/admin/fa25.htm (126 words)

	North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
		Department of Revenue requires farmers to have exemption number for sales tax benefit.
		Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler has rolled out a new marketing campaign for North Carolina agricultural products.
		Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler and the N.C. State Fair awarded $5,500 in Livestock Educational Grants from the N.C. State Fair Scholarship Foundation to five outstanding youth livestock exhibitors.
	www.agr.state.nc.us (224 words)

	US Department of Agriculture - Fact Sheet - Hoover's
		US Department of Agriculture - Fact Sheet - Hoover's
		The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) oversees a host of matters related to the nation's agricultural industries and food supply.
		USDA was founded in 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln, who called it "the people's department." In December 2004 Nebraska Governor Mike Johanns was named by President George W. Bush to replace Ann Veneman as Secretary of Agriculture.
	www.hoovers.com /usda/--ID__129948--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml (206 words)

	Agriculture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Agricultural Research Service - from US Dept. of Agriculture
		US Agricultural Land by State: 1992-1997 - chart from Demographia
		US Department of Agriculture - Foreign Agricultural Service
	members.aol.com /bowermanb/agriculture.html (224 words)

	Home Page - Montana Department of Agriculture
		Department Mission: "To protect producers and consumers and to enhance and develop agriculture
		For information or to report problems with the website, please contact us.
		Sign up to be included in an updated sheep industry directory.
	www.agr.state.mt.us (94 words)

	APHIS \| Hot Issues
		Remarks As Prepared For Delivery By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns At the U.S. Department of Agriculture BSE Roundtable - The University of Minnesota in St. Paul, Minnesota
		Statement By Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns Regarding The Temporary Injunction Issued By The U.S. District Court For The District Of Montana Regarding USDA's Minimal-Risk Rule
		U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Assessment of the Canadian Feed Ban PDF
	www.aphis.usda.gov /lpa/issues/bse/bse.html (849 words)

	WebFOCUS Helps Reinvent Data Access for the U.S. Department of Agriculture
		The mission of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development division is to improve the economy and quality of life throughout rural America.
		Early in 1996, the department began investigating ways of accessing mainframe legacy data for analytical processing via enterprise data warehousing techniques.
		The selection of Information Builders' products hinged greatly on the department's existing EDA license, FOCUS legacy databases, and the capability for any standard Web browser to be used.
	www.informationbuilders.com /applications/usda_one.html (1422 words)

	Minnesota Department of Agriculture
		Our mission is to work toward a diverse agricultural industry that is profitable and environmentally sound; to protect public health and safety regarding food and agricultural products; and to ensure orderly commerce in agricultural and food products.
		Pure water and fertile soil are high priorities for all of us.
		The Minnesota Department of Agriculture works to preserve and protect this important economic asset and lifestyle.
	www.mda.state.mn.us (510 words)

	Utah Department of Agriculture and Food West Nile Virus Surveillance
		Welcome to the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food's West Nile Virus website.
		A. Please contact the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, Division of Animal Industry (801) 538-7161 or the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (801) 538-4700 or the Utah Department of Health (801) 538-6191 or your local health department.
		In US outbreaks, fewer than 1% of infected people (about 1 infected person in 150) became seriously ill, with central nervous system infection (encephalitis and/or meningitis)
	ag.utah.gov /wnv/wnv_home.html (1371 words)

	kda home
		The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is cooperating with federal and other state agencies to prevent an outbreak of avian influenza in the Commonwealth.
		Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms in Kentucky are invited to sign up with the Kentucky Department of Agriculture to network with other CSAs and tap into the Department’s marketing resources.
		The Kentucky Department of Agriculture is a consumer protection and service agency.
	www.kyagr.com (502 words)

	Idaho State Department of Agriculture
		Agriculture continues to be one of Idaho’s leading economic engines, and the latest economic information backs up that statement.
		The story that number doesn’t tell is this: agriculture has a strong past, but an equally exciting future.
		And that hasn’t changed the fact that the agriculture industry continues to grow and prosper throughout Idaho.
	www.agri.state.id.us (340 words)

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