Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition 

General Interest

• Agricultural Atlas of the United States provides maps of agricultural data from the Census of Agriculture.
• FirstGov for Kids--Plants and Animals
• MyPyramid.gov replaces the 1992 Food Guide Pyramid. This service provides a quick estimate of what and how much you need to eat, by entering your age, sex, and activity level. Also provides in-depth nutrition information.
• Nutrition.Gov
• Plants Database is a single source of standardized information about plants.
• Small Farms@USDA is a one-stop gateway to resources, benefits and services offered by USDA for small farmers.
• USDA for Kids provides information for kids on agriculture, nutrition, gardening, conservation, 4-H and more.

Consumer Services

• Food Safety.gov is a gateway to government food safety information, including safety alerts, consumer advise, product complaints, and more.
• Food Safety Education and Consumer Information
• Food Safety and Inspection Service provides information on the recall of food, meat, and poultry.

Federal Grants & Welfare Programs

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance provides access to all Federal programs available to state and local governments, private and nonprofit organizations and institutions, specialized groups, and individuals.
• Child and Adult Care Food Program provides nutritious meals to 2.6 million children and 74,000 adults who receive day care outside of their home.
• Food Stamp Program provides benefits to low-income people that they can use to buy food to improve their diets.
• School Breakfast Program provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free breakfasts to children each school day.
• School Lunch Program provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day.
• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) provides nutritious foods and information on healthy eating, and referrals to health care to low-income women, infants, and children up to age five.

Research Databases & Publications

• Agricola is a bibliographic database of citations to books, audiovisual materials, journal articles, book chapters, and reports, encompassing all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines.
• Agriculture Network Information Center is a guide to quality agricultural information on the Internet as selected by the National Agricultural Library, Land-Grant Universities, and other institutions.
• Agricultural Research Service provides in-depth information about USDA research programs in animal and crop production, natural resources, and sustainable agricultural systems.
• Economic Research Service (ERS) provides research, analysis of food and commodity markets, policy studies, and development of economic and statistical indicators.
• Farm Market Information provides reports on prices, volume, quality, condition, and other market data on farm products in specific markets, domestic and international.
• Food Supply Database allows queries of quantity, nutrient per capita per day, fortification, animal/vegetable percentage, food nutrient percentage contribution, and pyramid serving for most commodities from 1909 to the present.
• Joint Agricultural Weather Facility collects global weather data and agricultural information to determine the impact of growing season weather conditions on crops and livestock production prospects.
• Nutrient Data Laboratory maintains and disseminates composition data on foods available in the United States.
• Small Farms Database indexes U.S. Department of Agriculture recommendations to recognize the value of small farms and actively encourage their growth and continuation
• State of the Land provides data and analysis on land use, soil erosion, water quality, wetlands, and other issues regarding the conservation and use of natural resources.

Statistics

• Census of Agriculture provides the most comprehensive data on the nation's agriculture.
• Economics, Statistics and Market Information System (U.S. Department of Agriculture) contains economic analysis of agriculture, food, environmental and rural development.
• Food and Nutrition Service Data provides selected statistical information on activity in all major Food and Nutrition Service Programs, including the Food Stamp Program, the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), National School Lunch, School Breakfast, Child and Adult Care, Summer Food Service and Special Milk, and Food Distribution Programs.
• National Agricultural Statistics Service provides timely, accurate, and useful statistics on all facets of U.S. agriculture.
• National Resources Inventory is the most comprehensive database of statistically based samples of land use and natural resource conditions and trends on U.S. nonfederal lands.