Government Documents on Agriculture
The U.S. Government produces voluminous information on agriculture. This information covers material as diverse as gardening advice, crop insurance, rice production, soils of individual U.S. counties, wheat export statistics, and laws. Purdue Libraries have many government publications on agriculture with most of these being in the HSSE, LIFE, and MEL Libraries. Useful subject headings to search the Library Catalog for government information on agriculture include
Agriculture and State--United States
Agricultural Laws and Legislation--United States
Agricultural
Price Supports--United States
Crop Insurance
Peanuts
Poultry Industry
Wheat Trade--United States
The principal index for U.S. Government publications is the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications HSSE REF & Periodicals 016.353 Un36. The GPO Index on the Purdue Libraries indexes page is similiar to GPO on SilverPlatter. You can also use Catalog of U.S. Government Publications to search U.S. Government publications from 1994-present. A useful bibliographic guide to government agency publications is Guide to U.S. Government Publications HSSE REF Desk 015.73 G943.
Other useful indexes for U.S. Government information on agriculture Lexis-Nexis Statistical covering statistical information, the Congressional Information Service (CIS) Index HSSE REF 328.73005 C76 covering congressional publications, its predecessor CIS U.S. Congressional Committee Hearings Index 1833-1969 HSSE REF 348.731 C76, the Congressional Serial Set Index HSSE REF 328.73 C761c and Digital United States Congressional Serial Set for historical congressional publications, CIS Index to Executive Branch Documents 1789-1909 HSSE REF 351.73 C497 1990, CIS Index to Executive Branch Documents 1910-1932 HSSE REF 351.73 C497 1996, Checklistof United States Publications 1789-1909 HSSE REF 016.353 Un36, and Historical Statistics of the United States: Millenium Edition HSSE REF Desk 317.3 H629 2006.
Selected legal and regulatory sources of agricultural information include:
| Slip Laws | HSSE Doc Ref AE 2.110: |
| United States Code (Title 7) | HSSE REF 345 Un3co |
| Code of Federal Regulations (Title 7) | HSSE REF 353.005 C64 |
| Federal Register | HSSE REF 353.005 Un34 &
HSSE MF |
| List of Sections Affected | HSSE REF 353.005 C64 LSA |
| Indiana Code (Title 15) | HSSE REF 348.772 In25c |
| Indiana Administrative Code (Titles 355, 410 et. al.) |
HSSE REF 348.772025 In2i |
| Indiana Register | HSSE REF 348.772025 In3 |
Selected U.S. Government documents on agriculture from the executive branch include:
| Agricultural Statistics of the U.S. (Also on CD-ROM 2002) |
LIFE, MEL (Ag. Econ), STOR, & VETM 630.83 Un20 |
| Farmers Bulletins Index | LIFE, MEL, & HIKS Repository 630.83 Un9 |
| USDA Technical Bulletins (Primarily an index-limited full text) | LIFE MF A 1.36: |
| Agricultural Factbook | MEL (Ag. Econ) A 1.38/2: |
| Agriculture Handbook | LIFE, MGMT (Ag. Econ), HIKS Repository 630.83 Un16 & LIFE MF A 1.76: |
| Home & Garden Bulletins | CFS & HIKS Repository 630.83 Un38 |
| Soil Surveys (Individual U.S. counties) |
LIFE 630.8784 Un7 Click here for Purdue's holdings. |
| FAS World wide (Formerly AgExporter) | MEL (Ag. Econ) 630.8726 Un22 & MEL MF A 67.7/3: |
| Crop Insurance Handbooks | MEL (Ag. Econ) A 62.15: |
| Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Arrivals | MEL MF A 88.12/31: |
| Agricultural Prices | MEL 630.8571 Un7 & MEL MF A 92.16: |
| Foreign Agricultural Trade of the U.S. | MEL (Ag. Econ) 630.8726 Un18ca & MEL MF A 93.17/7: |
| Meat & Poultry Inspection Regulations | LIFE A 110.6/2: |
| Census of Agriculture (Also on CD-ROM vol. 1, vol. 2) |
MEL REF C 3.31/4: |
Independent agency and congressional sources of agricultural information include:
| Commodity Futures Trading Commission MEL Y 3.C 73/5: |
| House Agriculture Committee HSSE DOC Y 4.AG 8/1: (Reps. Mike Pence (R-IN), Joe Donnelly (D-IN) and Brad Ellsworth (R-IN) are members of this committee) |
| House Appropriations Committee HSSE MF Y 4.AP 6/1:AG 8/ (Rep. Peter Visclosky (D-IN) is a member of this committee) |
| Senate Agriculture Committee HSSE DOC Y 4.AG 8/3: (Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) is a member of this committee and a former committee chair.) |
| Senate Appropriations Committee HSSE MF Y 4.AP 6/2: |
| Congressional Budget Office HSSE DOC Y 10.2: |
| Congressional Research Service Reports-(Courtesy-University of North Texas Library) |
| Government Accountability Office-MEL MF GA 1.13: |
Internet Sources
Increasing amounts of U.S. Government information are available on the Internet.
master index of government information resources on the Internet can be found at:
www.lib.purdue.edu/govdocs/
Useful Internet sources of U.S. Government agriculture information include:
| GPO Access-Provides access to major federal legal, legislative, and regulatory information sources such as congressional bills, the Congressional Record, Code of Federal Regulations, and Federal Register. |
| U.S. Dept. of Agriculture 2007 USDA Farm Bill Information |
| Animal, Plant, & Health Inspection Service (APHIS) |
| Cooperative State Resources, Education, & Extension Service |
| Economic Research Service |
| Farm Credit Administration |
| Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation |
| Food Safety & Inspection Service |
| Foreign Agricultural Service |
| Grain Inspection, Packers, & Stockyards Administration |
| The Great Plains During World War II (Non-governmental) |
| National Agricultural Library |
| National Agricultural Statistics Service |
| National Agricultural Safety Database |
| National Integrated Drought Information System |
| Natural Resources Conservation Service |
| Risk Management Agency |
| Lexis-Nexis Statistical (Purdue Users Only) NIOSH Agricultural Safety Information |
| Census Bureau |
| Commodity Futures Trading Commission |
| USDA Inspector General |
| House Agriculture Committee |
| Senate Agriculture Committee |
| House Appropriations Committee |
| Senate Appropriations Committee |
| Government Accountability Office |
| Congressional Budget Office |
| Board on Agriculture & Natural Resources |
| United States Experiment Station Publications (Courtesy-University of North Texas Library)(NEW) |
State Government Agriculture WWW Sites
| Indiana Dept. of Agriculture |
| Indiana Agricultural Statistics Service |
| Purdue University Agriculture Economic Extension |
| Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service Publications |
| California Dept. of Food & Agriculture |
International Government Organizations
Foreign Governments
Non-Government
| Environmental Working Group's Farm Subsidy Database (New) |
