Web gateways
Agricultural economics (USA) Texas A&M University Libraries guide to agricultural economics and agribusiness
Infarmation Australian market, industry and commodities information
Resources for economics (RFE) describes and links to over one thousand resources available on the Internet of interest to academic and practicing economists, and those interested in economics. It is divided into more than seventy sections and subsections. These include, but are not limited to data sources, forecasting, conferences, scholarly communication, teaching aids, and software. RFE also features the Econ Search Engine
World Wide Web Virtual Library: agricultural market information
Commodities
Australian Securities Exchange
Organisations (Australian)
Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES)
Agribusiness Association of Australia
Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Austrade
Organisations (International)
Agricultural Economics Society (UK)
American Agricultural Economics Association
International Association of Agricultural Economists
International Food and Agribusiness Management Association
Other
AgEcon Search: research in agricultural and applied economics a full text library of agricultural and applied economics scholarly literature
A bibliography of Australian farm management research and education compiled by Ian Cooper, Visiting Snr. Lecturer, Univ. of Adelaide
Agricultural engineering
Organisations (Australian) Agricultural Machinery Research and Design Centre (University of South Australia)
Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Australian Society for Engineering in Agriculture National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture (Australia)
Organisations (International) American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers European Society of Agricultural Engineers International Commission of Agricultural Engineering
Agroforestry
Web gateways Agroforestry.net (Hawaii) Practitioner-oriented information resources in tropical agroforestry
Forestry AgNic: Agroforestry (University of Minnesota) Collection of agroforestry links
Forestry Guide (Gottingen State and University Library, Germany) Subject gateway of world wide forestry information
Forestry Index.net
Organisations (Australian)
Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. Joint Venture Agroforestry Program (Australia)
Organisations (International) New Zealand Farm Forestry Association USDA National Agroforestry Center World Agroforestry Centre
Alternative/sustainable agriculture
Web gateways and general sites Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture)
Australian New Crops Information about potential new crops in Australia
Future Harvest Case studies from Victoria showing how local farmers are responding to the global challenge of sustainability
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (USA)
organic-research.com (CABI Publishing) An online community for organic farming and food
Permaculture online Rodale Institute (USA)
World Wide Web Virtual Library: Sustainable agriculture Organisations (Australian) Australian Conservation Foundation Biodynamic Agriculture Australia Bioenergy Australia Biological Farmers of Australia Includes full-text Australian organic standards
Canberra Organic Growers Society Landcare Australia Landcare SA National Association for Sustainable Agriculture Australia Organic Federation of Australia South Australian Research and Development Institute - Farming Systems Wilderness Society
Organisations (International) The Alliance for Sustainability (University of Minnesota)
Biodynamic Farming and Gardening Association (USA)
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (Germany) The worldwide umbrella organisation of the organic agriculture movement
Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture (USA) A non-profit educational foundation
Organic Crop Improvement Association (International)
Organic Europe Includes reports on organic farming in European countries, statistics, research reports
Organic Farming Research Foundation (USA) A non-profit foundation founded to sponsor research related to organic farming practices and to educate the public and farmers about organic farming issues
Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (USA)
Climate & meteorology
Australia Agricultural observation bulletins (Bureau of Meteorology, Australia)
Bureau of Meteorology, Australia Climate Averages Australia (Bureau of Meteorology, Australia)
CSIRO Marine & Atmospheric Research Information on weather, climate, air pollution, greenhouse effect, El Nino, La Nina
Daily weather observations for Australian locations (Bureau of Meteorology, Australia) (Queensland Centre for Climate Applications) Includes Southern Oscillation Index data, sea-surface temperature maps, future rainfall probability data
Managing climate variability (Land & Water, Australia) Managing climate related risks in Agriculture
SILO meteorological information for rural industries (Bureau of Meteorology, Australia)
International El Nino Theme Page GCDIS : Global Change Data and Information System Includes multidisciplinary data from atmospheric science, ecology, oceanography, as well as economics and sociology
Monthly climatic data for the world (U.S. National Climatic Data Centre)
Monthly mean temperature, pressure, precipitation, vapor pressure, and hours of sunshine for approximately 2,000 surface data collection stations worldwide and monthly mean upper air temperatures, dew point depressions, and wind velocities for 500 observing sites
Cotton
Australian Cotton Catchment Communities CRC Cotton Australia Cotton Research and Development Corporation (Australia)
Environmental toxicology & bioremediation
Ecotox (US EPA) database - provides single chemical toxicity information for aquatic and terrestrial life. Primary sources used are peer-reviewed literature
Environmental Fate Database (Syracuse Research Corporation) Bibliographic and experimental values data files on environmental fate and physical/chemical properties
Environmental remediation sciences program (US Dept. of Energy) Includes general information, publications and research. Covers radionuclides and metals but not organic contaminants or phytoremediation
Pesticide Properties Database (US Dept. of Agriculture) Source of data for calculating pesticide movement in soils
Phytoremediation Links to review articles, conferences, recent research as well as books and journals
San Diego State University. Soil Ecology & Restoration Group (SERG) United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Technology Innovation Program. Hazardous waste cleanup information. Includes a
Remediation site, with extensive information on technologies, projects and links to fulltext publications
Genetically modified (GM) crops
Australia Agriculture and food biotechnology (Dept. of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Australia) Information about the application of biotechnology to agriculture and food
Agrifood Awareness Australia Aims to provide information on the use of gene technology in agriculture
Australian Gene Ethics Network Non-profit federation of groups and individuals who promote critical discussion and debate on the environmental, social and ethical implications of genetic engineering technologies
Biotechnology (CSIRO) Explains the science of gene technology and describes current Australian research
Biotechnology (OECD) Statistics, publications, policies, information by country
More food, cleaner food: gene technology and plants (NOVA Science in the News, Australian Academy of Science)
Network of concerned farmers Australia wide network of conventional and organic farmers who are concerned about the economic, environmental and social impacts of genetically modified crops
Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (Australia) Administers the regulation of genetically modified organisms in Australia
Producers' Forum Australian farmers who wish to ensure timely access to agricultural biotechnologies for the economic, social and environmental benefit of all Australians
The Regulation of Genetically Modified Crops in South Australia (Primary Industries and Resources SA). Information on the Genetically Modified Crops Management Act, current exemptions, GM crop sites in South Australia
Other countries Agbios (Agriculture and biotechnology strategies Canada) Information about the environmental, livestock feed and human food safety of GM crops
AgBioWorld.org Non-profit organisation of scientists in support of agricultural biotechnology
Biotechnology (OECD) Statistics, publications, policies, information by country
Biotechnology (GM) Food (FAO)
CropGen CropGen's mission is to make the case for GM crops by helping to achieve a greater measure of realism and better balance in the UK public debate about crop biotechnology
GM Food & Feed Legislation, regulations, environmental assessments. (European Commission)
Genetically engineered food safety problems (Physicians & Scientists for Responsible Application of Science & Technology)
Genetically modified foods: harmful or helpful? Cambridge Scientific Abstracts Hot Topics series - key citations with abstracts and links to web sites
GM food New Scientist Hot Topics series - articles from New Scientist and links to web sites
GM Crops: time to choose a web focus by the journal Nature, with links to articles from Nature, Nature Biotechnology and Nature Reviews Genetics
Nature Debates: Benefits and risks of genetic modification in agriculture Transgenic Crops: an introduction and resource guide (Colorado State University, USA) Aims to provide balanced information and links to other resources on the technology and issues surrounding transgenic crops, also known as genetically modified or GM crops
GIS / remote sensing
Web resources Australian Spatial Data Directory provides search interfaces to discover geospatial dataset descriptions(metadata) throughout Australia
CCRS Remote Sensing Glossary (Canada Centre for Remote Sensing)
A compendium of online soil survey information Compiled by D.G. Rossiter, International Institute for Geo-Information Science & Earth Observation, Netherlands
GIS tools Includes finding places, converting coordinates (Environmental Resources Information Network, Australia)
GeoCommunity portal for geospatial technology professionals. Includes online resources for GIS and geospatial data, news and educational resources, earth imaging information and software
Spatial information systems: a guide to Library resources, compiled by Helen Attar, University of Adelaide Library. Extensive list of links and printed resources. Note: Locations of printed materials refer to the Barr Smith Library
World Wide Web Virtual Library: Remote Sensing
Organisations, Societies, Universities (Australian) ANZLIC (Australia New Zealand Land Information Council)CSIRO Land and Water. Environmental Sensing, Prediction & Reporting CSIRO Office of Space Science & Applications, Earth Observation Centre CSIRO Mathematical and Information Sciences Terrestrial Mapping and Monitoring Geoscience Australia Australia's national agency for geoscience research and geospatial information
University of Adelaide. Faculty of Sciences. School of Earth & Environmental Sciences University of New South Wales. School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences
Government departments (Australian) SA Department for Environment & Heritage. Land & Maps
Grains and cropping
Web gateways Agronomic Links around the globe (Purdue University, USA)
Canola Connection (Canola Council of Canada)
Corn Production (Iowa State University)
Crop Explorer (USDA) Near real-time global crop condition information based on satellite imagery and weather data
Forage Information System (Oregon State University, USA) Links to peer reviewed worldwide forage related information
Global Crop Production Analysis (USDA)
Oats online (Brigham Young University, USA)
The Wheat Page (Kansas State University, USA)
Companies, Organisations, Societies, Universities (Australian) AWB Limited (Australian Wheat Board)
ABB Grain Limited Australian Centre for Precision Agriculture Birchip Cropping Group BRI Australia Limited (Bread Research Institute of Australia)
Centre for Legumes in Mediterranean Agriculture
Future Farm Industries CRCE.H.Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation (Charles Sturt University & NSW Dept. of Primary Industries)
Grains Research & Development Corporation Grains information, hot grains sites, grains research publications, information about grain varieties
Pulse Australia Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation Saltland Pastures AssociationUniversity of Melbourne. Faculty of Land and Food Resources
University of New England. School of Environmental and Rural Science Western Australian No-Tillage Farmers Association
Government departments (Australian) NSW Dept. of Primary Industries - Field Crops, Pastures and Rangelands Primary Industries and Resources S.A.- Grains Queensland Dept. of Primary Industries - Broad-acre field crops South Australian Research and Development Institute - Crops Victoria. Dept. of Primary Industries - Crops, Pastures and Weeds Western Australia. Dept. of Agriculture and Food - Crops
Organisations (International) CIMMYT International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
Rothamsted Research (UK)
Rice
Web gateways RiceOnline (USA)
RICEinfo (FAO) Includes world rice statistics on production, consumption, trade
Organisations (Australian) Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Rice Production (Australia)
Ricegrowers' Association of Australia Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation - Rice Research programs
Organisations (International) International Rice Research Institute
Rural society
Web gateways ABC Rural Online
Sociosite (Social Science information system University of Amsterdam)
Organisations (Australian) Australian and Oceania Network for Rural Social Research and Community Development
Community of Rural Social Researchers (Charles Sturt University)
Centre for Social Science Research (Central Queensland University)
Institute for Rural Futures (University of New England)
Organisations (International) European Society for Rural Sociology International Rural Sociology Association Rural Sociological Society (USA)
Soil science
Web gateways
FAO Land and Water Development Division Portal to many soil and water resources
International Soil Reference and Information Centre (Wageningen, The Netherlands)
Soil.net.com (National Soil Resources Unit, Cranfield University)
Worldwide Portal to Information on Soil Health (Cornell University, USA)
World of soil collection of links to soil web sites
Yahoo links to Science: Agriculture: Soil Science
General reference
Internet glossary of soil science terms (Soil Science Society of America)
Soil glossary (Mani Talegani)
Databases
ProSoil (FAO/AGL) Problem soils database
Soil fertility
ProSoil (FAO/AGL) Problem soils database
Soil & water management & crop nutrition (FAO/IAEA)
Soil management & conservation
Murray-Darling Basin Authority
National Action Plan for Salinity & Water Quality (Australia)
National Land and Water Resources Audit Includes atlas and data library
Soil maps
Australian Soil Resource Information System (ASRIS) / CSIRO. Provides online access to the best available soil and land resource information in a consistent format across the country. Soil maps can be extracted from the database
Digital Atlas of Australian Soils CSIRO
Soil map of South Australia (simplified version of Atlas of Australian Soils)
Soil microbiology and biology
Biological soil crusts (U.S. Geological Survey) United States emphasis but includes a lot of general information in fulltext
Mycorrhiza.com Fulltext information at a basic undergradate level
Mycorrhiza Literature Exchange This site aims to be a centralised, cooperative clearinghouse for organising and exchanging information of interest to mycorrhizal
investigators. Includes literature links for latest information, directories, image gallery, news and announcements
Soil pedology and taxonomy
The Australian soil classification (CSIRO) Based on the book of the same name developed by R.F. Isbell
Soil classification (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture. Natural Resources Conservation service)
Soil classification for soil survey Complied by D.G. Rossiter, International Institute for Geo-Information Science & Earth Observation, Netherlands
Organisations, Societies, Universities (Australian)
Australian Collaborative Land Evaluation Program (CSIRO Land & Water, Natural Heritage Trust)
Australian Conservation Foundation
Australian Society of Soil Science
CSIRO Land & Water
Land & Water Australia
Landcare Australia
Landcare SA
Soil Association of South Australia
University of Adelaide. Faculty of Sciences. School of Agriculture, Food & Wine. Soil & Land Systems
University of Melbourne. Faculty of Land & Food Resources. School of Resource Management.
University of New England. School of Environmental & Rural Science
University of Queensland. Faculty of Natural Resources, Agriculture, Food & Veterinary Science. School of Land, Crop & Food Sciences. Soils & Land Resources
University of Sydney. Faculty of Natural Resources, Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources. Science Discipline includes agricultural chemistry, hydrology, catchment management, soil science
University of Western Australia. Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences. School of Earth & Geographical Sciences. Soil Chemistry & Biology
Western Australia. Dept. of Environment and Conservation
Organisations, Societies, Universities (International)
British Society of Soil Science
Clay Minerals Society
International Union of Soil Sciences
Soil Science Society of America
Water resources
see
Water resources Geographical and Environmental Studies subject guide, compiled by Helen Attar, University of Adelaide Library
and
Water resources - marine and coastal ecology Geology subject guide, compiled by Ursula Henderson, University of Adelaide Library
