Outside Resources - General Links

		National Agricultural Library National Agricultural Library (NAL) Special Collections houses rare books, manuscript collections, nursery and seed trade catalogs, photographs, and posters from the 1500s to the present. https://specialcollections.nal.usda.gov/

		National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) offers access to published statistical reports as well as a comprehensive online tool for accessing agricultural data published by NASS. https://www.nass.usda.gov/index.php

		National Plant Diagnostic Network The National Plant Diagnostic Network (NPDN) provides a cohesive, distributed system to quickly detect and identify pests and pathogens of concern. https://www.npdn.org/home

		U.S. National Plant Germplasm System: GRIN Global Global Resources Information Network (GRIN) Global is a database that provides germplasm information about plants maintained in the U.S. National Plant Germplasm System, a collaborative effort to safeguard the genetic diversity of agriculturally important plants. https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/search.aspx

		UC Agriculture and Natural Resources The UC Agriculture and Natural Resources online catalog of books and publications has free and for purchase resources on a plethora of topics such as pest management, safe methods of food preservation, and raising livestock at home. http://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/

		UC Agriculture and Natural Resources - Cooperative Extension Advisors Farm advisors extend useful, technical, and research-based information to producers in their counties. They provide leadership on local subject matter and expertise in assigned areas to determine and evaluate clientele problems. http://ucanr.edu/Find_People/Academic_Directory/?appointment=ceadvisor

		UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics The UC Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics makes major contributions to society in the areas of agriculture, environment and natural resources, and international development. https://are.ucdavis.edu/

		UC Davis Weed Research and Information Center The UC Davis Weed Research and Information Center is an interdisciplinary collaboration that fosters research in weed management and facilitates distribution of associated knowledge for the benefit of agriculture and for the preservation of natural resources. http://wric.ucdavis.edu/

		University of California’s Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program University of California’s Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program offers pest management solutions to solve pest problems while minimizing risks to people and the environment. IPM can be used to manage pests in urban, agricultural, and wildland or natural areas. http://ipm.ucanr.edu