Useful Web Sources

Useful Sources for January

Magazine on Low External Input and Sustainable Agriculture (ILEIA) E-Bulletin for Sustainable Agriculture:
http://www.leisa.info/index.php?url=index.tpl

Agricola Re-scoped:
http://www.nal.usda.gov/news/rescope.shtml

"The over-arching goal of the re-scoping of AGRICOLA was to create a sustainable index that filled a unique niche. Specifically, the re-scoped Index will better serve NAL's current customers by offering more links to full-text articles and by avoiding duplication with other abstracting and indexing services." — excerpt from the web-site above.

Educating about Agriculture
http://www.ageducate.org/links/index.html#aitc_contacts

"The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture (AFBFA) offers projects
which include K-12 and some college agricultural education, consumer
education, agricultural research, scholarships and farm safety programs.
Topics covered include: educational activities; educational resources,
including opportunities in agricultural careers; news and information; a
calendar of events; a children\'s page; a teachers\' toolbox; recommended
books and videos; and state and county agricultural statistics. Consumer and
student education about biotechnology is emphasized." — e-mail communication.

The ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2006
http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ERS0607/ERS0607w.pdf