Agriculture in California
- Los Angeles Farm Bureau (posted 10/3/11)
- Ag Day LA, educational event hosted by the Los Angeles Farm Bureau, (posted 10/3/11)
- Detailed data on people, production, international trade and the horticulture industries in the United States, Canada and Mexico (posted 7/19/11)
- California data from USDA ERS on population, employment, income, farm characteristics, farm financial indicators, and top commodities and exports (updated 7/22/11).
- California annual pesticide residue testing of fresh produce
Agricultural Organizations in UC
- Biotechnology Program UC Davis
- Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR), University of California
- Food Safe Program, UC Davis
- UC Systemwide Biotechnology Research and Education Program
- UC Center for Sustainable Resource Development
- Seed Biotechnology Center, UC Davis
- University of California, Davis Plant Genomics Education
- UC Davis Animal Genomics and Biotechnology Cooperative Extension Program
Agriculture & Farming
- New Web Tool Allows Users to Visualize, Analyze Agriculture Data (posted 10/29/14)
- USGS maps and database of county-level use estimates for 459 pesticides (posted 5/23/13)
- U.S. Certified Organic Production 2011 (posted 10/9/12).
- U.S. Drought 2012: Farm and Food Impacts. USDA Economic Research Service (posted 7/24/12)
- Information on population, income, education, employment, federal funds, organic agriculture, farm characteristics and other data. (posted 4/18/11)
- USDA National Organic Program Handbook (Feb. 2011) contains information to clarify existing Federal organic requirements and offers best practices to comply (posted 2/7/11).
- Provides crop composition database on natural nutrient variability of conventionally grown corn, soybeans and cotton seed (posted 10/19/10).
- County-level demographic profiles of U.S. farm and ranch operators (by ethnic group and gender) from the 2007 Census of Agriculture (posted 11/23/09).
- 2008 Organic Production Survey - U.S. organic farms and ranches have higher
- 2008 USDA Economic Research Service indicators of commodity and food prices, general economic indicators, government program expenditures, farm income estimates, and trade and export statistics.
- "Organic Roots On-Line Database," allows searching for historic information on organic farming on-line (link updated 12/10/09).
- Pesticide Use in California Conventional and Organic Crop Production
- Scientifically-based or practically validated information on organic agriculture.
- Provides information on the evolution of herbicide-resistant weeds throughout the world.
- FDA's website devoted to BSE (mad cow disease) (2007)
Animal Biotechnology
Biotechnology Information
- Center for Environmental Risk Assessement GM Crop Database (posted 11/28/12).
- Allergies: Is there a link between foods produced through biotechnology and allergies?
- Labeling: Should genetically engineered foods be labeled?
- Safety: Are there any proven health risks associated with biotech food?
- AbBioWorld.org
- Adoption of Genetically Engineered Crops in the U.S. (posted 7/19/12)
- Applications of Biotechnology. General information on genetically engineered products available in numerous languages (posted 8/8/11)
- Biotechnology safety information from Europe
- CropGen
- Genetically engineered corn varieties by State and United States, 2000-2011
- Genetically engineered upland cotton varieties by State and United States, 2000-2011
- Genetically engineered soybean varieties by State and United States, 2000-2011
- ICGEB database on biosafety studies: Extensive bibliography of biosafety references from the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. 2007
- International Food Information Council, Washington, D.C., 2011 Food & Health Survey: Consumer Attitudes Toward Food Safety, Nutrition & Health.
- Oregon State University Outreach in Biotechnology
Broader Perspective
- BIO (Biotechnology Industry Organization)
- Council for Biotechnology Information
- CropLife Foundation
- DuPont's Straight Talk About Biotechnology
- Friends of the Earth
- Greenpeace
- Institute of Science in Society
- Junkscience.com
- Natural Law Party genetic engineering pages
- Physicians and Scientists for Responsible Application of Science and Technology, Facts about GE Foods
- Pure Food campaign
- Union of Concerned Scientists
Crop Improvement Methods
Developing Countries
Food & Food Safety
- Authoritative food composition databases to disseminate composition data on foods and dietary supplements available in the United States (posted 12/2/10)
- Dietary Reference Intakes: Guiding Principles for Nutrition Labeling and Fortification
- What's in the Foods You Eat Search Tool: a 60-nutrient profile for more than 13,000 foods - a free Searchable Database on Food Content
- University of Massachusetts Amherst Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment
Government
- National Organic Program Guidance Statement on USDA rules for what types of products may carry USDA organic program seal
- Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada
- Biotechnology Information System (BTIS) Department of Biotechnology (DBT), India
- EU Biotechnology Program
- US Department of Agriculture
- US Environmental Protection Agency
- US Food and Drug Administration
International Biotechnology
International Organizations
- Australian Academy of Science. 2007. Statement on gene technology and GM plants. December 6, 2007.
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations' Statement on Biotechnology.
- American Medical Association Statement on Genetically Modified Crops and Foods, December 2004.
- American Society of Plant Biologists' Statement on Genetic Modification of Plants Using Biotechnology
- California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF): The Dangers of Genetically Engineered Crops, October 14, 2004.
Regulation
- European Food Safety Authority "Guidance on the environmental risk assessment of genetically modified plants"(June 2010)
- European Food Safety Authority "Guidance for risk assessment of food and feed from genetically modified plants" (May 2011)
- European Food Safety Authority guidance on the submission of applications for authorisation of genetically modified food and feed and genetically modified plants for food or feed uses (July 2011)
- List of currently active Environmental Use Permits for Plant-Incorporated Protectants, pesticidal substances produced by plants and the genetic material necessary for the plant to produce the substance.
- ICGEB database, updated monthly, contains published references on biosafety studies.
- US Regulatory Agencies Unified Biotechnology Website. Contains a searchable database with information on all genetically engineered crop plants for food or feed that have completed the recommended or required reviews for food, feed, or planting use in the US
- Pew Initiative on Food and Biotehnology
- Guidance on the Post-Market Environmental Monitoring of genetically modified plants (posted 8/25/11)
Page updated 6/22/20