Agriculture, Food & Nutrition

Agricultural Statistics: annual statistics on agricultural production, supplies, consumption, facilities & costs. Source: U.S. Dept of Agriculture. National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Agriculture Department (USDA) includes both audience and broad subject access:

• Center for Nutrition Policy Promotion includes dietary guidelines and Family Economics and Nutrition Review.  
• Economic Research Service: includes research reports on such key topics as food, nutrition, rural conditions, the environment, agriculture, trade.  Included in the ERS Electronic Publications is the periodical, Amber Waves; research and outlook reports and a browse topics list.
• ERS Briefing Rooms: offer information and statistical data on these and other special topics.
• ERS State Fact Sheets
• Food and Nutrition Service: information on food assistance programs and nutrition education.
• National Agricultural Statistics Service: includes many specialized statistical reports.
• Source: U.S. Dept of Agriculture. Center for Nutrition Policy Promotion, Economic Research Service, Food and Nutrition Service, and National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Agriculture Departments of the Fifty States

Census of Agriculture: 2002 Includes the Geographic,  Outlying Area and Subject Series.  Source: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. National Agricultural Statistics Service.

FAS (Foreign Agricultural Service) : Provides online market reports, import/export data on agricultural products, and links to various organizations dealing with trade policy.  Includes the periodical, FAS Worldwide (AgExporter). Source: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.  Foreign Agricultural Service.

5 A Day and Eat 5 a Day are two government healthy eating sites.  Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and  National Institute of Cancer.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: World Agricultural Information Centre. They also provide FAO online databases covering international statistics on agriculture, nutrition, fisheries, forestry and food control.

• FAO Publications Catalogue
• State of Food and Agriculture
• State of Food Insecurity in the World
• Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Food and Drug Administration: includes a subject index to site materials on such topics as foods, human drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, biologics, animal drugs, children and tobacco. Also Provides:

• FDA Consumer Magazine.
• FDA Information for Consumers
• FDA Kids Home Page: educational materials.
• FDA Manuals and Publications
• FDA Web Site Index
• Source: U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

National Food Safety Database. Source: Multi-agency project primarily funded by the U.S. Dept of Agriculture.

Nutrition & Physical Activity Division provides a public health approach to preventing and controlling chronic diseases and the problem of obesity.. Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control.

Nutrition.Gov  provides easy access to all online federal government information on nutrition, dietary guidance, healthy eating, physical activity and food safety. Source: Multi-agency Project of the Federal Government.

State Facts Database provides information on population, employment, income, farm characteristics, & farm financial indicators for each state. Source:  U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Economic Research Service.

University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension: Programs and resources in agriculture, agribusiness, family living, and community, natural resource and economic development. Includes publications. Source: University of Wisconsin-Extension. Cooperative Extension.

USDA Nutrient Laboratory and Database: Standard reference for determining nutrient value. Source: U.S. Dept of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Service. Nutrient Data Laboratory.

Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection: includes Wisconsin Agricultural Statistics Service with Agriculture Census county profiles and highlights. Source: Wis. Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.