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Animal Health and Welfare
Selected resources on humane animal care (e.g., proper nutrition, housing, and environment, as well as, prevention of pain, suffering, disease, and disability), laws and regulations and certificate programs.
Farms and Agricultural Production Systems
Information on sustainable and organic farming, hydroponics, aquaculture, irrigation and urban agriculture, as well as farm ownership and heirs' property.
Human Nutrition and Food Safety
Information on various nutrition and food safety topics including food security, nutrient composition, food defense, and local food systems.
Natural Resources, Conservation, and Environment
Topics relating to the environment, including, weather and climate change, conservation practices, environmental justice, invasive species and soil.
Plant Production and Gardening
Community and container gardening, raised beds, seeds and plants, specialty and cover crops, growing vegetables, medicinal herbs and more.
Rural Development and Communities
Resources on community development; environmental justice, rural funding, sustainable rural communities, and links to past and present USDA rural development collections.