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Agriculture and Food Policy
Information Resources for AgEcon 150
Spring 2007
 
Contents:
Finding Books
Finding Articles and Government Publications
Finding News
Legislation & Law (Farm Bill, etc.)
Policy Analysis & Advocacy Groups
U.S. Federal Government Websites
State, Local, Foreign Government and IGO Websites
Agricultural Markets and Trade
Labor
Environment & Natural Resources
Statistics
SuperSites and Academic Departments
Citing Your Sources
Need More Help?

Finding Books

How to Request Books and Journals Stored Off-Campus
Due to construction of the new library building, most of the books and all of the bound periodicals are stored off-campus. All of these materials are still available, but you must request that they be delivered to the Library.

Library Catalog
Search the Library catalog to find books, journal titles (not articles), and other material in the Madden Library.
Keyword Searching (to search some "key" words in the title, author, and/or subjects)
    for example:   price supports and dairy
Use * for alternate word endings:
    e.g., farm* retrieves farm, farms, farmer, farming, etc.
Use the pull-down menu to specify subjects, titles or authors.
Finding Articles & Government Publications
The Library might have the articles and books you find through these indexes that are not full-text:
Journal Articles
    · Follow the Madden ArtlcleLink that appears in the 1st two databases listed below.
    · If Madden ArticleLink doesn't find it, check the title of the journal in the Journals List.
Books
    · If the MaddenArticleLink doesn't work, check the book title in the library catalog
    · If you don't find a government publication in the catalog, ask at the Maps & Government Information desk on the 2nd floor.
If the Library doesn't have it
    · Request the item via our Interlibrary Loan service.

Academic Search Premier
Off-campus connection requires login.
Index to news magazines and scholarly journals in a wide variety of subjects.
· Use *   for alternate word endings
e.g., farm* retrieves farm, farmer, farming, etc.
· Limit your search to the scholarly journals by checking the box: Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals

PAIS International (1972-   )
Off-campus connection requires login.
Indexes books, journals, policy group papers, some government publications on topics related to public policy.
· Use and between search terms unless you want to search a phrase
· Use * for alternate word endings

Agricola   (1970-     )
Off-campus connection requires login.
National Agricultural Library's database indexing journals, book chapters, government publications, etc.
· Use and between search terms unless you want to search a phrase
· Use * for alternate word endings

AgEcon Search
Full text of working/staff papers from departments of agricultural economics in U.S. and Canadian universities.

CAB Abstracts (1973-   )
Off-campus connection requires login.
International coverage of academic books, peer-reviewed journals, technical reports, bulletins and conference proceedings on topics related to agricultural economics, natural resources conservation and management, agriculture, food science, nutrition, recreation and tourism.
· Click on CAB Abstracts, then on Search to select the database.
· Use and between search terms unless you want to search a phrase
· Use * for alternate word endings

EconLit (1969-     )
Off-campus connection requires login.
References to economics literature including journal articles, books, dissertations, and working papers.
· Use and between search terms unless you want to search a phrase
· Use * for alternate word endings

ABI/Inform   (1971-     )
Off-campus connection requires login.
Full text or citations with abstracts for articles in more than 1,300 journals and other business related resources published worldwide.

Business Source Premier
Off-campus connection requires login.
Business research database with full text or citations with abstracts to scholarly journals and trade publications, newspapers and books.
Government Publications

Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP).   (July 1976-  )
Many recent publications are online.
· Check the library catalog and also with Maps & Government Information (2nd floor of the Library) to see if we own items that aren't online.

Science.gov
A unified search of the government’s vast stores of scientific and technical information., Science.gov allows users to search the surface web as well as the deep web, where traditional search engines cannot go. Science.gov is an interagency initiative of 16 U.S. government science organizations within 12 Federal agencies.

CIS Congressional Information Service Index
Maps & Government Information Reference (wood atlas & index case)
Index to U.S. congressional publications (hearings, reports, and documents).

The following two catalogs include California government publications:
      · California State Library Catalog

      · MELVYL, the UC System's Union Catalog.
Limit your search:
by Library to CA State Library (CSL)
by Format to Government documents
News

News, Legal and Business Databases on LexisNexis Academic
Off-campus connection requires login.

ProQuest Newspapers
Off-campus connection requires login.
Click on the Publications search tab to browse over 300 U.S. and international newspapers and other news sources, or search multiple sources.
Legislation and Law   Farm Bills, etc.

Farm Bill Proposals USDA

2007 Farm Bill: A California Perspective California Department of Food and Agriculture

Agricultural Policy Briefing Book Congressional Research Service, December 2004 (posted by the National Library for the Environment)

United States Farm Bills National Agricultural Law Center

National Agricultural Law Center Reading Rooms
"Each reading room contains a comprehensive list of current electronic resources for an agricultural or food law topic. Links are provided to major statutes, regulations, case law, Federal Register Digest reports, Center-published research articles, government publications, Congressional publications, and numerous other research resources. Also contained in each room is an overview article that provides a thumbnail sketch of the history and development of that subject."

2007 Farm Bill Briefs University of California Agricultural Issues Center

Guide to Tracing Federal Legislation
Sections include: bills & bill status; floor action; background, news, summaries of legislation; committee action (hearings & reports); roll call votes; presidential action; and guides to the legislative process.

Guide to Tracing California Legislation
Text of bills & bill status; floor action; background information; hearings & reports; Senate, Assembly, & committee roll call votes; chapters (bills which have become law); current law (as codified); the constitution; and guides to the legislative process.

Madden Library's Law Resources Web Guide
Policy Analysis and Advocacy Groups

Congressional Budget Office
Provides Congress nonpartisan analyses needed for economic and budget decisions and with the information and estimates required for the Congressional budget process.
· Publications
· Cost Estimates

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports:
CRS provides nonpartisan analytical research for Congress.
· Reports on Environmental and Related Topics posted by the National Library for the Environment
· Reports & Issue Briefs on the Department of State website (includes reports on immigration)
    · · Immigration Policy Considerations Related to Guest Worker programs. 2007

General Accounting Office
The GAO performs audits and evaluations of Government programs and activities.
· GAO Reports & Testimony

National Conference of State Legislatures
"A bipartisan organization dedicated to serving the lawmakers and staffs of the nation's 50 states, its commonwealths and territories. The Conference is a source for research, publications, consulting services,meetings and seminars."
· Issue Areas
  Issue areas include: agriculture and rural development, environmental protection, immigration, and natural resources.

California Research Bureau (CRB) Reports
The CRB provides nonpartisan research to the Governor's office, members of the Legislature, and other state constitutional officers.

American Farm Bureau Federation
· California Farm Bureau Federation
· Fresno County Farm Bureau

UC Agricultural Issues Center UC Davis
"The UC Agricultural Issues Center's mission is to provide broadly-based and objective information about these issues and their significance for California's economy and natural resources."
Many of its publications are available online.

Agricultural Council of California
A statewide organization for promoting and protecting agricultural cooperatives.

National Council of Farmer Cooperatives

University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives

Links to Other Sites
Interest group links in the Agriculture Policy Briefing Book by the Congressional Research Service.

Related Websites from Fresno State's CATI
Includes links to industry and other advocacy groups.
AgEcon Related U.S. Federal Government Websites

White House

Senate
· Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee

· Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

· Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

· Committee on the Judiciary (includes immigration)

· Senate Committee Publications U.S. Government Printing Office

House
· Committee on Agriculture

· Committee on the Judiciary (includes immigration)

· Committee on Education and Labor

· Committee on Natural Resources

· House Committee Publications U.S. Government Printing Office

Department of Agriculture

· Economic Research Service   "The economics of food, farming, natural resources, and rural America."
Includes ERS reports and datasets.

· Agricultural Labor Affairs

· Farm Service Agency
Price supports, disaster assistance, farm credit, and environmental and cultural resource compliance.
· · California FSA

· Food & Nutrition Service
Nutrition assistance programs including WIC (Women, Infants & Children); Food Stamps, Summer Food Service Program (SFSP); Child & Adult Care Food Program (CACFP); and Food Assistance for Disaster Relief.
· · Food Security Studies

· Foreign Agricultural Service
Commodity, country, and market reports; trade policy and agreements; food aid; export and import programs.

· National Agricultural Statistics Service
· · NASS California Field Office

· Agricultural Research Service

· USDA Rural Development
· · Cooperative Programs
· · Rural Development California
    · · · Business & Cooperative Programs

· National Agricultural Library

Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly Immigration and Naturalization Service)

U.S. Agency for International Development
"...advances U.S. foreign policy objectives by supporting: economic growth, agriculture and trade; global health; and democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance."
· Agriculture, including food security.

More U.S. Federal Government Websites:
U.S. Federal Government Agency Indexes
AgEcon Related California, Other State, & Local Government Websites;
Foreign Government and International Governmental Organizations
 
California

Official California Home Page
· California Agency Index

Governor

California State Assembly

California State Senate

Agricultural Labor Relations Board

California Employment Development Department

California Environmental Protection Agency

Department of Food and Agriculture
· California Agricultural Statistics Service

California Housing and Community Development
Selected Materials on Farm Worker Issues Bibliography 2005

Fresno County
· Departments
· Fresno County Agricultural Commissioner

More California State and Local Websites:
California State & Local Agency Indexes

Other State & Foreign Governments; & International Governmental Organizations
Other States: State Agencies and Local Governments

Foreign and International Governmental Organization Links

· Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

· World Trade Organization (WTO)
Agricultural Markets & Trade

USDA Agricultural Marketing Service

USDA Economics Statistics & Market Information System USDA and Mann Library, Cornell University.
Reports and datasets from the economics agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture covering U.S. and international agriculture and related topics.

Agricultural Market Information Virtual Library
"Daily To Yearly Market and Outlook Reports, Prices, Commodities and Quotes."

Marketing and Trade Information Sites USDA National Agricultural Library

Trade

Foreign Agricultural Service
Commodity, country, and market reports; trade policy and agreements; food aid; export and import programs, market and trade data.

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Sections include Trade Agreements; Trade & Development (e.g., Preference Programs); Trade Sectors (e.g., Agriculture); and WTO.
· Search or browse the Document Library for fact sheets, reports such as the National Trade Estimate on Foreign Trade Barriers and more.

U.S. International Trade Administration
· Industry, Trade, and the Economy: Data and Analysis
  Trade agreements, data, and policy.
    · · Trade Agreements
· 2007 National Export Strategy

U.S. International Trade Commission
Investigates the effects of dumped and subsidized imports on domestic industries and conducts global safeguard investigations.

World Trade Organization (WTO)
Labor

Agricultural Personnel Management Program UC Berkeley
Contents listed on the left of the webpage include: Laws & Agencies; Labor Market Information; Management Practice; and Associations & Advocates.

Government Statistics: Employment, Labor, & Wages
Major statistical publications and Web resources.

Labor Research Portal Institute of Industrial Relations Library, UC Berkeley
· U.S. Labor Unions

California Agricultural Labor Relations Board

California Employment Development Department
· Agricultural Employment in California (October 1990-   )
· California Farm Labor Report (April 1968-June 1995)
    Government Information, Calif   E1950.R4 881-A

Department of Labor
· Compliance Assistance
    Sections include Major Laws and Legislation Enforced By the DOL and Employment Law Guide
    Laws include The Immigration and Nationality Act and The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA).
    · · Compliance Assistance: Laws of the Wage and Hour Division

· Employment & Training Administration
    · · Foreign Labor Certification

· Bureau of Labor Statistics
· · National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS)
  1. Findings from the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) 1990: A Demographic and Employment Profile of Perishable Crop Farm Workers.
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Office of Program Economics, Research Report No. 1. July 1991.
Government Information microfiche, US L 1.2:AG 8/3/990
  2. Findings from the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) 1989: A Demographic and Employment Profile of Perishable Crop Farm Workers.
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Office of Program Economics, Research Report No. 2. November 1991.
Government Information, US L 1.2:AG 8/3
  3. California Findings from the National Agricultural Workers Survey: A Demographic and Employment Profile of Perishable Crop Farm Workers.
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Office of Program Economics, Research Report No. 3. 1993.
  4. U.S. Farmworkers In the Post-Irca Period, Based on Data from the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS).
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Office of Program Economics, Research Report No. 4. March 1993.
Government Information, US L 1.2:F 22/4
  5. Migrant Farmworkers: Pursuing Security in an Unstable Labor Market.
Based on Data from the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS). U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Office of Program Economics, Research Report No. 5. May 1994.
Government Information microfiche, US L 1.2:F22/5
  6. A Profile of U.S. Farmworkers: Demographics, Household Composition, Income and Use of Services.
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Office of Program Economics, Research Report No. 6. April 1997.
  7. Who Works on California Farms? Demographic and Employment Findings From The National Agricultural Workers Survey.
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Office of Program Economics, NAWS Report No. 7. 1998.
  8. Findings from the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS): A Demographic and Employment Profile of United States Farmworkers.
U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Office of Program Economics, Research Report No. 8. March 2000.
Government Information, US L 1.2:AG 8/3/998
  Census of Agriculture (1992) Total Labor Bill
Available for every county in the United States.
Environment & Natural Resources

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports:
CRS provides nonpartisan analytical research for Congress.
· Reports on Environmental and Related Topics posted by the National Library for the Environment

Natural Resources Conservation Service U.S. Department of Agriculture
Resources on soils, water, and other natural resources.
· State of the Land
Land use and change, soil erosion and soil quality, water quality, wetlands, and other issues regarding the conservation and use of natural resources.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
· Browse a List of Topics
· Region 9: The Pacific Southwest

California Environmental Protection Agency

· California Department of Pesticide Regulation

· California Air Resources Board
    · · Central California Air Quality Studies
    · · San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District

CERES: California Environmental Resources Evaluation System California Resources Agency
Ocean and coastal, land use planning, watersheds, wetlands and environmental law resources.

Farmland & Open Space Resources California Dept of Conservation

Farmland Information Center [online library]
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and American Farmland Trust.
A full-text collection of agricultural and land use statistics, laws, literature, and technical resources related to farmland protection and stewardship.

Water
Water Resources of the United States USGS
· USGS Water Resources of California

U.S.Bureau of Reclamation
· Mid-Pacific Region

California Department of Water Resources
· Water Data Library
    Groundwater level and water quality data are currently available.
· California Data Exchange Center
    Surface water data.
· Office of Water Use Efficiency
      Includes agricultural water use and water recycling.

California State Water Resources Control Board
· Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board

Association of California Water Agencies
· Public Water Agencies

California Water Districts & Associations Water Resources Center Archives, UC Berkeley Archives

California Bay-Delta Authority CALFED
Statistics
 
Major Ag. Statistics Publications

Fresno County Agricultural Commissioner
Fresno County Agricultural Crop and Livestock Report.
Annual and weekly reports.
Fresno and other California county Crop and Livestock annual reports are in the Reference Filing Cabinets.

California Agricultural Resource Directory.

Agricultural Statistics. USDA
HD 1751 .A43, latest in Reference

Census of Agriculture
Reference   HD 1769 C46 1997. Check the library catalog for earlier years.

FAO Production Yearbook.
f HD 1421 .F585, latest in Reference

Multiple-Topic Statistics Publications

California Statistical Abstract.
Latest in Gov Info Reference, Calif   F 380 S8 and Reference Desk   HA 261 .C3

U.S. Statistical Abstract
Reference and Gov Info Reference HA 202 U5

Statistical Yearbook. United Nations
Reference HA 12.5 U63
Major Ag. Statistics Websites
Fresno County Agricultural Commissioner

CASS: California Agricultural Statistics Service
· CASS Publications

National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)

USDA Economics Statistics & Market Information System USDA and Mann Library, Cornell University.
Reports and datasets from the economics agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture covering U.S. and international agriculture and related topics.

FAOSTAT Agricultural Data Food & Agriculture Organization
Includes agriculture, land use, and population statistics.

Agricultural Economics Sources University of Georgia Libraries
Select the statistical categories form the list on the right of the webpage. Statistical sections include: Major AgEcon Data Resources; Farm Statistics; Price, Value, and Consumption Statistics; Production Statistics; and Trade/International Agriculture Statistics.

Multiple-Topic Statistics Sites

Fedstats
"The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies."

Government Information by Type of Business Information Need Michael Oppenheim, UCLA
"Links to selected government agency Web sites (U.S. and California), topic-specific home pages, and to Web versions, most in full text, of government publications of highest value to business and economics research and information needs."

Government Statistics Madden Library Webguide Library
SuperSites and Academic Departments

AgNIC Partner Institutions and Subjects Agriculture Network Information Center
AgNIC is a guide to quality agricultural information on the Internet as selected by the National Agricultural Library, Land-Grant Universities, and other institutions.
· Agriculture and Applied Economic Resources on the Internet University of Minnesota Library

ARE and Beyond: Resources on the Web Agriculture and Economics Research Library, UC Davis

American Agricultural Economics Association
· Resources and Links
   Includes links to academic departments and Agricultural & Economics Associations.

Fresno State Department of Agricultural Economics

California Agricultural Technology Institute (CATI) Fresno State
· Research Publications

Publications and Outreach Information UC Davis Dept of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Includes an index to cost and return studies.

UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources Web Sites UC Cooperative Extension, Central Valley Region
Citing Your Sources

Citation Style Guides Auburn University Libraries

Guides to Citing Government Publications
Need More Help?

I am your Agricultural Sciences & Technology librarian. Feel free to email me: carol_doyle@csufresno.edu. However, since I am not always here to answer quickly:

In the library? Ask a librarian at the reference desk, on the 1st floor near the elevators.

Not on campus? Use the web form to IM or email a question to a reference librarian: Ask A Librarian

Alternate Study Areas
There has been a loss of study space in the library due to construction. Other study areas on campus are identified on this map.

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