SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE

• Alternative Agriculture-Related Internet Sites and Documents -- Supplies sites and documents devoted primarily to alternative agriculture, including aquaculture and other agricultural sites.
• Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas -- ATTRA is the national sustainable farming information center providing technical assistance in the areas of sustainable farming production practices, alternative crop and livestock enterprises and innovative marketing.
• Building Better Rural Places -- A guide for anyone seeking help from federal programs to foster innovative enterprises in agriculture and forestry in the United States.
• CABI Bioscience
• Catalog of Sustainable Agriculture Resources on the Internet
• Center for Indigenous Knowledge for Agriculture and Rural Development -- CIKARD focuses on preserving and using the knowledge of farmers and rural people around the globe to facilitate participatory and sustainable approaches to development.
• Educational and Training Opportunities in Sustainable Agriculture
• Henry A. Wallace Center for Agricultural & Environmental Policy
• IFOAM: International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements
• Iowa State University Organic Agriculture
• Iowa State Univeristy Sustainable Agriculture Extension Program
• The Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture -- The Center offers progressive leadership and educational programs to all those interested in making farming and ranching environmentally friendly, socially equitable, and economically viable over the long term.
• Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture -- The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture was created by the Iowa General Assembly as part of the 1987 Iowa Groundwater Protection Act. Its purpose is to identify negative impacts of agriculture, contribute to the development of profitable farming systems that conserve natural resources, and inform the public of new research findings. The Center accomplishes its mission through competitive grants, interdisciplinary research issue teams, and education programs. Results of the Center's programs are disseminated through numerous Center publications and through presentations at conferences and other training opportunities, developed in cooperation with ISU Extension and other organizations. Links to the organization's programs, resources and news events are provided.
• National Organic Program -- This program develops and implements national standards that govern the marketing of agricultural products as organically produced.
• Organic Farming Research Foundation -- Home page of the Foundation, whose mission is to sponsor research related to organic farming practices, to disseminate research results to organic farmers and to growers interested in adopting organic production systems, and to educate the public and decision-makers about organic farming issues.
• Organic Food Production
• Organic-Research.com
• Practical Farmers of Iowa
• Sites Related to Sustainable Agriculture -- Links are provided to various sites worldwide, including a listing of Yahoo's related sites and books covering the topic of sustainable agriculture.
• Sustainable Agricultural Systems Laboratory (SASL)
• Sustainable Agriculture Network (SARE) -- Provides a description of SAN, a consortium of universities, government, business and non-profit organizations dedicated to information exchange. Provides links to funding, education, news and events and other web sites related to sustainable agriculture.
• Sustainable Farming Connection -- Offers sites for farmers to find and share information, including news and policies, production and marketing and through discussion groups/webrings/Email.
• University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program -- Provides information about grants, related university courses, crop and livestock production, and the Biologically Integrated Farming Systems program.
• World Wide Web Virtual Library. Sustainable Agriculture -- Provides links to information in the field of sustainable agriculture.