AGBS 150: Agricultural and Food Policy

Includes related Rules & Regulations, Grades & Standards, Marketing Orders, and Organic Certification. Look under "About AMS" for information about their programs, such as the "National Organic Program". You can also search for your term(s), then look at the breadcrumb navigation to see broader categories: e.g. Home => Rules & Regulations => Marketing Orders & Agreements => Federal Milk Marketing Orders

"The USDA Economics, Statistics and Market Information System (ESMIS) contains over 2,100 publications from five agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). These materials cover U.S. and international agriculture and related topics. Mann Library at Cornell University developed and maintains this site."

Commodities & products; business development; food industry; renewable energy; directories & state resources.

The mission of USDA's Economic Research Service is to anticipate trends and emerging issues in agriculture, food, the environment, and rural America and to conduct high-quality, objective economic research to inform and enhance public and private decision making. Research is published through research reports, the ERS magazine Amber Waves, data products, and more. These items are linked on topic webpages. Topics include

• Agricultural Economy
• Food and Nutrition
• Food Safety
• Global Markets and Trade
• Resources and Environment
• Rural Economy

Track and analyze the short-term outlook for commodities, farm income and finance, food prices, and agricultural trade.

Commodity, country, and market reports; trade policy and agreements; food aid; export and import programs, market and trade data.