Agriculture: Resources

The Agricultural Market Information System (AMIS) is a G20 initiative to enhance food market transparency and encourage collaboration among major exporting and importing countries. The AMIS site provides statistics on agricultural production and trade as well as analysis of international food markets through its Market Monitor.

Agriculture Industry Today focuses on agricultural trends and events that affect specific regions, providing insight into which crops affect which regions in which ways. A free subscription is required to have access to full news articles, email alerts, and RSS feeds.

AgrifoodGateway is a comprehensive center of information related to horticulture, agriculture, food science, food policy, and agribusiness. The site contains documents and articles from scientists, entrepreneurs, growers, extension agents, business professionals, and students.

AgWeb provides the latest news in the agriculture industry including information on weather, markets, crops, and livestock. The site also offers blogs and discussion forums.

Holistic Management International is a group that provides information and support to farmers and other agricultural professionals about managing their land holistically. The website contains a listing of conferences and other events that HMI coordinates as well as a blog and forum for members to communicate.

SeedQuest provides news, data, and statistics on the seed industry. The site offers yellow pages for seed suppliers and white pages for the industry on the international level.

Successful Farming reports current agriculture news organized by crops, livestock, machinery, and farm management. It also provides information on current market and weather trends, helping farmers and investors discover potential problems within the industry.

Trade.gov offers a wide range of current industry information to help exporters of U.S. goods and services get the information they need to compete successfully in overseas markets. This information includes trade events, market research, statistics and data, publications, industry associations, and points of contact for the industry.

The United States Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agriculture Service describes the implications of the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), specifically the impact on the agriculture industry. The site offers data, analysis, and recent news.

The USDA National Agricultural Library provides an immense collection of agricultural articles and information. Topics range from agricultural history to regulations to research and technology.

The World Cocoa Foundation promotes a sustainable cocoa economy through economic and social development and environmental stewardship in cocoa-growing communities. The site helps to connect farmers and farming organizations to market information systems and provides a brief overview of the world cocoa market.