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National Agriculture Library (USDA) Free government database: Full-text agricultural science articles and citations to peer-reviewed journal articles.
NDSU Extension - Stark-Billings County
North Dakota Department of Agriculture Programs, news, events, laws and more regarding agriculture in North Dakota.
PLANTS Database - USDA, NRCS The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories (About PLANTS).
SciTech Connect SciTech Connect is a portal to free, publicly-available DOE-sponsored R&D results including technical reports, bibliographic citations, journal articles, conference papers, books, multimedia, software, and data information, and was developed by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI) to increase access to science, technology, and engineering research information from DOE and its predecessor agencies
USAIN - United States Information Network Forum for discussion of agricultural issues.
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture Learn about USDA topics, programs and services, news and more.
US Environmental Protection Agency - Agriculture Comprehensive information about the EPA and farms and ranches.

Tips for Evaluating Information Found on the Internet

Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask Link to UC Berkeley site with helpful tips on how to evaluate the quality of a web page.

Agriculture and Technical Studies Databases and Multidisciplinary Databases

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window A comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 5,300 full-text journals and magazines, over 4,000 full-text peer-reviewed journals. Scholarly content covers a broad range of important areas of academic study including animal science, anthropology, astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, ethnic & multicultural studies, general science, law, mathematics, music, pharmaceutical sciences, physics, psychology, religion & philosophy, science & technology, veterinary studies, and zoology.
Academic Search Premier (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Multi-disciplinary database which includes full text and indexing and abstracts for: computer science, engineering, physics, chemistry, language and linguistics, arts literature, medical sciences, ethnic studies and more.
Agricola (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Database contains bibliographic records from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Library. This database contains more than 4.8 million citations. The citations are comprised of journal articles, book chapters, monographs, theses, patents, software, audiovisual materials, and technical reports related to agriculture. Database encompasses all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human nutrition, agricultural engineering and technology and earth and environmental sciences.
Applied Science & Technology Source (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window This database offers a diverse array of full-text and indexed content covering the full spectrum of the applied sciences and computing disciplines — from acoustics to aeronautics, neural networks to nuclear engineering.
AVON - Academic Video Online (ProQuest) This link opens in a new window Academic Video Online delivers more than 62,000 titles spanning the widest range of subject areas including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more. It includes a variety of video material available with curricular relevance: documentaries, interviews, feature films, performances, news programs and newsreels, and demonstrations. Video's include transcription and closed captioning.
Britannica Academic Edition (Encylopedia Britannica, Inc.) This link opens in a new window An online encyclopedia, biographies, quotations, atlas and more.
Business Source Complete (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window This is the world's definitive scholarly business database, providing the leading collection of bibliographic and full text content. In addition to the searchable cited references provided for more than 1,200 journals, Business Source Complete contains detailed author profiles for the 25,000 most-cited authors in the database. Journal ranking studies reveal that Business Source Complete is the overwhelmingly superior database for full text journals in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. Additional full text, non-journal content includes financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, book digests, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more.
Business Source Premier (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Business Source Premier is the industry’s most used business research database, providing full text for more than 2,300 journals, including full text for more than 1,100 peer-reviewed titles. This database provides full text back to 1886, and searchable cited references back to 1998. Business Source Premier is superior to the competition in full text coverage in all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM, accounting, finance and economics. This database is updated daily on EBSCOhost.
CQ Researcher (CQ Press) This link opens in a new window CQ Researcher provides award winning in-depth coverage of the most important issues of the day. Our reports are written by experienced journalists, footnoted and professionally fact-checked. Full-length articles include an overview, historical background, chronology, pro/con feature, plus resources for additional research. Graphics, photos and short "sidebar" features round out the reports. Shorter "Hot Topics" articles provide a solid introduction to subjects most in demand by students.
Credo Reference (Infobase) This link opens in a new window Credo is an easy-to-use tool for starting research. Search hundreds of full-text reference titles, as well as 500,000+ images and audio files and over 1,000 videos. Credo Reference also includes cross-references to other full text titles containing related information.
Ebook Collection (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Search and view the full text of eBooks.
Gale Academic OneFile Select (Gale Cengage) This link opens in a new window Academic OneFile Select provides access to scholarly journals, magazines, and newspapers across disciplines. The database meets research needs in subject areas including the arts and humanities, social sciences, and science and technology.
Gale OneFile: Science (Gale Cengage) This link opens in a new window With the Gale OneFile: Science, researchers can remain current with the latest scientific developments in particle physics, advanced mathematics, nanotechnology, geology, and hundreds of other areas. More than 350 full-text, non-embargoed journals are covered; updated daily, this collection includes more than 1.6 million articles to satisfy almost every scientific inquiry. Key subjects covered include the biological sciences, computing, engineering, and technology.
GreenFILE (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window GreenFILE offers well-researched information covering all aspects of human impact to the environment. Its collection of scholarly, government and general-interest titles includes content on global warming, green building, pollution, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy, recycling, and more. The database provides indexing and abstracts for more than 384,000 records, as well as Open Access full text for more than 4,700 records.
JSTOR (ITHAKA) This link opens in a new window Titles span more than 20 disciplines, including leading journals in core areas such as business & economics, education, history, and language & literature. JSTOR's archival journal collections include more than two thousand journals in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
MEDLINE with Full Text (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Limit by "animal" for veterinary resources.
Points of View Reference Source (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Points of View Reference Center is an interface intended for public, academic, and high school libraries. Points of View is designed to assist researchers in understanding the full scope of controversial subjects. High school and undergraduate students can use Points of View as a guide to debating, developing arguments, writing position papers, and developing critical thinking skills. Each Points of View Essay includes a series of questions and additional material to generate further thought. Also included are thousands of supporting articles from the world’s top political and societal publications. The Points of View Debate Blog is a forum for students to express and exchange their unique views on topics in the news.
PrepSTEP (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window PrepSTEP for Colleges and Universities is packed with tutorials, practice tests, e-books and high-stakes test preparation for self-guided skill building, career preparation and workforce readiness. Improve your core English, math, science and computer skills. Score higher on college placement tests. Take practice tests for graduate school entrance exams or occupational exams for careers in nursing, teaching, law enforcement and more! Database includes TOEFL practice tests. Users must register for a free account to fully utilize this resource which includes interactive practice tests, tutorial courses with scoring, complete answer explanations, and analysis of results.
ProQuest One Business This link opens in a new window Business agriculture content available in this database. Includes newspapers, dissertations, ebooks, video, business cases, industry reports and more.
Science Reference Source (EBSCO) This link opens in a new window Science Reference Center is a comprehensive research database that provides access to a multitude of full text science-oriented content. It contains full text for nearly 640 science encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc. Topics include biology, chemistry, earth & space science, environmental science, health & medicine, history of science, life science, physics, science & society, science as inquiry, scientists, technology & wildlife.

AG Tutorials and Guides

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Books and Ebooks

Artificial Intelligence and IoT-Based Technologies for Sustainable Farming and Smart Agriculture by Pradeep Tomar (Editor); Gurjit Kaur (Editor) As technology continues to saturate modern society, agriculture has started to adopt digital computing and data-driven innovations. This emergence of ""smart"" farming has led to various advancements in the field, including autonomous equipment and the collection of climate, livestock, and plant data. As connectivity and data management continue to revolutionize the farming industry, empirical research is a necessity for understanding these technological developments. Artificial Intelligence and IoT-Based Technologies for Sustainable Farming and Smart Agriculture provides emerging research exp.
ISBN: 9781799817222
Publication Date: 2021-01-08
Harvesting Prosperity: Technology and Productivity Growth in Agriculture (eBook) by Keith Owen Fuglie; Madhur Gautam; Aparajita Goyal; William F Maloney (William Francis) This book documents frontier knowledge on the drivers of agriculture productivity to derive pragmatic policy advice for governments and development partners on reducing poverty and boosting shared prosperity. The analysis describes global trends and long-term sources of total factor productivity growth, along with broad trends in partial factor productivity for land and labor, revisiting the question of scale economies in farming.
ISBN: 9781464814297
Publication Date: 2020
Nutrition of the Rabbit (eBook) by C. de Blas (Carlos), editor; J Wiseman (Julian), editor Bringing together international expertise in rabbit production, topics covered in this fully updated volume include digestive physiology, feed formulation and product quality, as well as feeding strategies, feed processing, feed management around weaning and the relationship between nutrition and intestinal health.
ISBN: 9781789241280
Publication Date: 2020
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle: Applications in Agriculture and Environment (eBook) by Ram Avtar (Researcher on climate change) editor; Teiji Watanabe editor This book showcases how new and emerging technologies like Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are trying to provide solutions to unresolved socio-economic and environmental problems.
ISBN: 9783030271572
Publication Date: 2020