Reference Desk
Agricultural and General Law Resources
Bibliographies
Quarterly Updated Agricultural Law Bibliography (National Agricultural Law Center)
Glossaries
Agricultural Production, Programs, and Policy (Culver, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture)
Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition (Womach, CRS)
Farm Policy Glossary (Economic Research Service)
Journals
Journal of Food Law and Policy (University of Arkansas School of Law)
Drake Journal of Agricultural Law
Kentucky Journal of Equine, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Law
San Joaquin Agricultural Law Review
Newsletters
The Agricultural Law Brief (Center for Agricultural and Shale Law, Penn State)
NASDA News (National Association of State Departments of Agriculture)
Agricultural Management Committee Newsletter (American Bar Association)
Farm Policy News (illinois.edu)
Farm Progress (a series of free agricultural newsletters)
Associations and Practice Groups
French Association of Agricultural Law – Association Française de Droit Rural
German Association for Agricultural Law – Deutsche Gesellschaft für Agrarrecht (DGAR)
Agricultural Law Association (UK)
American Agricultural Law Association
American Bar Association
Agricultural and Agri-business Financing Subcommittee, Business Law Section
Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources
Agricultural Law Committee, General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section
Agriculture and Food Committee, Section of Antitrust Law
Business Cooperatives and Agriculture Committee, Section of Taxation
Lex Mundi, Agribusiness, Food and Beverage
European Council for Rural Law
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
Education
University of Arkansas School of Law LL. M. Program in Agricultural and Food Law
Drake Law School Agricultural Law Center
Colorado Law Natural Resources Law Center
Ohio State University Agricultural Law & Taxation
Institute of Agricultural Law – Institut für Landwirtschaftsrecht (University of Göttingen)
University of Maryland Agriculture Law and Education Initiative
Iowa State University Center for Agriculture Law and Taxation
Vermont Law School Center for Agriculture and Food Systems
Michigan State University Institute for Food Law and Regulations
University of Wyoming School of Law Rural Law Center
The Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic
Research Guides and Links
Guide to Internet Law (Internet Society)
AgLaw Subject Research Guide (Wheat Law Library, U. KS)
Agricultural Law (Cornell)
“Ag Law & You” Reference Guide (Alabama Farmers Federation)
Free Full-Text State Statutes and Legislation
General Agricultural Resources
Libraries and Information Resources
eXtension (USDA)
Agricultural Network Information Collaborative (AgNIC)
Economic Research Service (ERS)
U.S. Agricultural Information Network
Virtual Library (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)
World Wide Web Virtual Library: Agriculture
Current Research Information System (USDA – NIFA)
Federal Agencies
Environmental Protection Agency–Agriculture
EPA’s National Agriculture Center
News
Agriculture News Online (Successful Farming)
Yahoo Farming and Agriculture News
Publications
CHOICES (American Agricultural Economics Association)
Amber Waves (ERS)
Agricultural Outlook (back issues) (ERS)
Illinois Extension Publications
Illinois Farm Analysis Solution Tools (Farmdoc)
FarmDoc Daily: Weekly Farm Economics
Farm Doc Daily: Weekly Outlook
AgEcon Search (U. of MN)
Historical Literature of Agriculture (Cornell U.)
National Academy Press Online Books
Statistics
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA Economics, Statistics and Market Information System (ERS)
Internet Agricultural Statistics Resources: United States
Congressional Resources
United States Senate
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Committee Reports, 1995-present
United States House of Representatives
Committee Reports, 1995-present
Agriculture Appropriations
Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee
House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee
Legislation
Agriculture and Food Legislation Introduced in 117th Congress (2021-2022)
Agriculture and Food Legislation Introduced in 116th Congress (2019-2020)
Agriculture and Food Legislation Introduced in 112th Congress (2011-2012)
Legislation (U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry)
Legislation (U.S. House Committee on Agriculture)
Congressional Record
Other Congressional Resources
Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports
Government Accountability Office (GAO) Reports on Agriculture and Food