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Agricultural Land
 Websites presented in alphabetical order California Rangelands 
 Scientific reports, fact sheets, and other publications on California rangelands. Topics include water quality (pollutants, best management practices), vegetation (weeds, ecological site descriptions), and livestock production (forage quality, grazing management). Includes links to related websites. From the California Rangelands Research and Information Center (CRRIC), located on the campus of the University of California, Davis. http://californiarangeland.ucdavis.edu Topics: Agriculture, Livestock Last updated Sep 3, 2006 Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
Resources about CSA, which "consists of a community of individuals who pledge support to a farm operation so that the farmland becomes ... the community's farm, with the growers and consumers providing mutual support." The site includes a description of CSA, a list of CSA farms in the United States, and links to information related to CSA and sustainable agriculture. From the Alternative Farming Systems Information Center. http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/pubs/csa/csa.shtml Topics: Agriculture Last updated Jan 11, 2007 Robyn Van En Center for CSA Resources
This center for community supported agriculture (CSA) "strive[s] to bring farmers and communities together and to provide resources for those in search [of] information pertaining to the CSA movement." The site provides a definition of CSA, a directory of domestic CSA farms (searchable by state or zip code), a list of international farms, and related links. From Wilson College, a "small, women-centered liberal arts college in southern Pennsylvania." http://www.wilson.edu/wilson/asp/content.asp?id=804 Topics: Agriculture, Business Last updated Jun 18, 2006 Sprawl City
"A website about consumption growth and population growth and their roles in the urban sprawl that destroys natural habitat and farmland around U.S. cities." Using data from the U.S. Bureau of Census and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and based on the work of environmentalists Leon Kolankiewicz and Roy Beck, this site presents studies of selected areas as well as charts, graphs, and definitions. http://www.sprawlcity.org/ Topics: Agriculture, Environment, Social Science Last updated Jan 24, 2006 World Census of Agriculture
"The World Census of Agriculture (WCA) is aimed at encouraging countries to carry out an agricultural census during every decade and provides for the basic concepts, definitions and methodological issues." The site provides the most recent primary data for dozens of countries (years vary), including categories such as the number and size of holdings, legal status and gender of the holder, employment in agriculture, land use, crops, and livestock. Also includes international comparison tables. http://www.fao.org/economic/ess/world-census-of-agriculture/en/ Topics: Agriculture, Statistics Last updated Sep 17, 2009 |
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