Food Crisis

Global Food Crisis is a compilation of material from 2008 about rising food prices, food security, and contributing factors to the world food situation. It includes updates, maps, key documents, FAQs, data, and resources for further information.

Source: ReliefWeb, administered by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA

Alternative Farming

From: USDA

Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC)
The AFSIC "specializes in identifying resources about sustainable food systems and practices" by listing links to relevant sites. Searchable, or browse by topics such as sustainability, alternative plants and crops, farm energy options, grazing systems, organic production, ecological pest management, and soil and water management. Also includes related publications and a directory with links to searchable databases that pertain to sustainable/alternative agriculture. From the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Library.
http://afsic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?tax_level=1&info_cente...

Farm Bill Blog

From Environmental Defense:

The Ruminant: A Daily Update on the Debates Shaping the 2007 Farm Bill

This blog provides news and analysis about "the farm and food policy debates shaping the 2007 Farm Bill." Topics include environmental and conservation issues, subsidies and small farmers, and the actions of freshman legislators.
URL:
http://www.environmentaldefenseblogs.org/healthyfarms/

Farm Bill Reauthorization

From the USDA:
America's Farm Bill 2007

Material from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) about the 2007 reauthorization of the Farm Bill, which provides subsidies to U.S. farmers. The 2007 bill includes "more than 65 proposals [that] correspond to the 2002 farm bill titles with additional special focus areas, including specialty crops, beginning farmers and ranchers, and socially disadvantaged producers." Includes news, fact sheets, and related material on topics such as conservation, energy, forestry, nutrition, and rural development.

URL: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdafarmbill?navtype=SU&navid=FARM_BILL...

Agricultural Requirements from the EPA

New from the EPA:

From the news release:

EPA has created a regulatory matrix titled, “Major Existing EPA Laws and Programs That Could Affect Agricultural Producers” that provides a succinct, general description of EPA’s requirements for both regulatory and voluntary programs.
This compliance assistance tool should be used by agricultural producers, federal and state regulators, and third party information providers who provide information and services to agricultural producers.

Direct to Matrix Web Site

Agriculture and Ethanol

From the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service:

Ethanol Expansion in the United States: How Will the Agricultural Sector Adjust?

Agricultural Statistics

From the National Agricultural Library:

National Agricultural Library Releases New Digital Collection:

Fruit and Vegetable Market News Reports

The reports are a collection of statistics on the annual shipment summaries of fresh fruit and vegetable commodities in the United States from 1916 to 1998, and of regional summaries of arrival/unload totals from 1960 to 1980 or 1998, depending on the area.
These historical data were compiled by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service and its predecessor agencies.

To access and search, select the collection on this page.