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Agriculture
 Websites presented in alphabetical order California Agricultural Statistics Service (CASS) 
 One of 45 field offices of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the primary responsibility of which "is to prepare official estimates of agriculture for each state and the nation." The site presents data from the 1997 U.S. Census of Agriculture extracted for California and sorted by county, including state and county highlights and county profiles (brief summary data and charts). Graphics include statewide data charts. Includes ordering information for various other publications. http://www.nass.usda.gov/ca/ Topics: Agriculture, Statistics Last updated Apr 26, 2005 California Pesticide Use Summaries Database
Searchable "summaries of pesticides used on California crops detailed by commodity, pesticide, county, and month." Collected from California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) reports. From the Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (IPM), University of California, Davis. http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PUSE/puse1.html Topics: Agriculture, Gardening, Home & Housing, Statistics Last updated Aug 4, 2003 Census of Agriculture
"The only source of uniform, comprehensive data on agricultural production and operator characteristics for each county, state, and the Nation." Includes maps on many agricultural themes, statistics by congressional district, and a database of crops and livestock. The census is conducted in years ending in 2 and 7; the site provides the current and the two previous reports. Searchable. From the USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). http://www.nass.usda.gov/Census_of_Agriculture/index.asp Topics: Agriculture, Scientific Themes, Statistics Last updated Feb 23, 2006 Hawaii Agricultural Statistics: Hawaii Flowers & Nursery Products
Statistical tables showing data on sales and production of flower and nursery products in Hawaii. Includes statistics on cut flowers (such as protea and gingers), lei flowers, orchids, garden and potted plants, and other nursery products. Most data (produced annually) is from 2002 to 2006. Opens directly into a PDF document. From the Hawaii Department of Agriculture. http://www.nass.usda.gov/hi/flower/flower.pdf Topics: Agriculture, Crops, Statistics Last updated Jun 14, 2008 Hogs and Pigs
"This full-text report, issued four times yearly, presents data on the U.S. pig crop for 17 major states and the U.S., including inventory number by class, weight group, and value of hogs and pigs, farrowings, farrowing intentions. Also includes the number of operations keeping hogs, the number of hog operations and percent of inventory by size groups." Includes reports back to 1968. From the National Agricultural Statistics Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1086 Topics: Agriculture, Livestock, Statistics Last updated May 20, 2007 National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
The NASS "prepares reports covering virtually every aspect of U.S. agriculture ... [such as] production and supplies of food and fiber, prices paid and received by farmers, farm labor and wages, farm finances, chemical use, and changes in the demographics of U.S. producers." Features news as well as statistics by state and county. Also includes Census of Agriculture data and publications. From the U.S. Department of Agriculture. http://www.nass.usda.gov/ Topics: Agriculture, Statistics Last updated Aug 13, 2008 National Agricultural Statistics Service: Dairy Products Prices
This site provides weekly data for 1998 to the present of "weighted average prices received and aggregated volumes of sales of cheddar cheese, butter, nonfat dry milk, and dry whey." Also includes links to related data on milk production, dairy products, and dairy herds. From the USDA Economics, Statistics and Market Information System, Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University. http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1450 Topics: Fish, Meat, & Dairy, Industries, Statistics Last updated Jan 20, 2009 National Agricultural Statistics Service: Prospective Plantings
This annual publication, released in late March, "reports the expected plantings as of March 1" for corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, and other major crops grown by U.S. farmers. Reports include a summary of trends, and detailed data tables. View reports back to 1975 (and for 1966 and 1964). From the National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1136 Topics: Agriculture, Statistics Last updated Apr 9, 2008 Rural Labor and Education: Farm Labor
Current issues in farm labor, including demographic and employment characteristics of hired farmworkers, farm labor data sources, farm safety, and labor laws and regulations. Links to additional reading material. From the Briefing Rooms discussion series of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service (ERS). http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/LaborAndEducation/FarmLabor.htm Topics: Agriculture, Business & Consumer Law, Jobs & Work, Labor, Statistics Last updated Jan 27, 2007 State Fact Sheets (ERS/USDA Data)
Contains information on population, per-capita income, earnings per job, poverty rate, total number of jobs, unemployment rate, percent employment change, farm and farm related jobs, top export commodities, farm characteristics, and farm financial indicators for each state and for the United States as a whole. Updated when new data become available. Sources include the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Census Bureau, and Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Includes links to further data, including agriculture commodities and a rural development briefing room with social and demographic analyses. http://www.ers.usda.gov/statefacts/ Topics: Agriculture, Business, Statistics Last updated Apr 26, 2005 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
"On October 1, 2008, the Food Stamp Program (FSP) was renamed the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in the 2008 Farm Bill." The SNAP site has a compilation of statistical publications and research, white papers, periodicals, data sets and tools (including a map of program participation and benefit levels), and related links. From the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS). http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/SNAP/ Topics: Food & Cooking, Statistics Last updated Mar 1, 2009 UNdata
This website "brings [United Nations] UN statistical databases within easy reach of users through a single entry point ... Users can now search and download a variety of statistical resources of the UN system." Search across all databases, or use advanced search to select specific sources, years, and regions of the world. Includes a glossary. From the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA). http://data.un.org Topics: Statistics Last updated Apr 22, 2008 USDA Economics, Statistics, and Market Information System (ESMIS)
This searchable database "contains nearly 2500 reports and datasets from several agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. These materials cover U.S. and international agriculture and related topics." http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/homepage.do Topics: Agriculture, Economics, Finance, Statistics Last updated Aug 2, 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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