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Social Explorer
Create maps and tables from a variety of current and historical data at the national, state and local levels.

Missouri Government Publications
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National Agriculture Library
Search for publications from the United States Department of Agriculture.
PubAg
Explore over 200,000 full-text journal articles, in addition to over 2 million citations on the agricultural sciences, with the National Agricultural Library's search system.
PubChem
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Agribusiness Commons Agribusiness Commons brings together free, full-text scholarly articles from hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide. Powered by Digital Commons Network.
Agriculture An international, scientific peer-reviewed open access journal published monthly online by MDPI.
American Society for Horticultural Science Journals HortTechnology HortScience Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science
Animal Nutrition Animal Nutrition is a fully Open Access international quarterly journal. Published by Elsevier, accessed via ScienceDirect.
Animals An international peer-reviewed open access journal devoted entirely to animals, including zoology and veterinary sciences, published monthly online by MDPI.
Animal Sciences Commons Animal Sciences Commons brings together free, full-text scholarly articles from hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide. Powered by Digital Commons Network.
Agricultural Law Commons Agriculture Law Commons brings together free, full-text scholarly articles from hundreds of universities and colleges worldwide. Powered by Digital Commons Network.
Agronomy Agronomy is an international, scientific peer-reviewed open access journal published monthly online by MDPI.
Horticultural Plant Journal Horticultural Plant Journal (HPJ) is an international Open Access academic journal published bimonthly by Elsevier and accessed via ScienceDirect.
Insects An international peer-reviewed open access journal of entomology published monthly online by MDPI.
IntechOpen: Agricultural and Biological Sciences Open Access eBooks regarding topics from Agricultural Engineering to Viticulture.
Meat and Muscle Biology An international, fully Open Access journal that covers a broad scope of high quality, peer-reviewed manuscripts on all aspects of meat science. Published by Iowa State University Press.
North Central Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) SARE resources relevant to the North Central region.
PLOS ONE A peer-reviewed open access scientific journal published by the Public Library of Science. The journal covers primary research from any discipline within science and medicine.
Veterinary and Animal Science Veterinary and Animal Science is a new fully Open Access publication from Elsevier which strongly encourages a multidisciplinary approach to research in the animal and health spectrum. The scope of the journal is streamlined into two major sections and covers ruminant, monogastric, aquaculture, wild life, equine, camelid and other animal species: 1) Animal Science and 2) Veterinary Science. Accessed via ScienceDirect
Veterinary Parasitology: X Veterinary Parasitology: X is the Open Access mirror journal of Veterinary Parasitology. Published by Elsevier, accessed via ScienceDirect.

For more Open Access agricultural journals, search the Directory of Open Access Journals.

Ag Data Commons Access open USDA data relevant to agricultural research.
All Things Missouri Your gateway for interactive mapping, reports, and insights into issues facing Missourians. (MU Extension)
Missouri Census Data Center The official source for U.S. Census data for the state of Missouri.
National Agricultural Statistics Service The USDA's NASS provides useful statistics in service to U.S. agriculture. Current and historical data, statistics and publications can be obtained from the site; including the Census of Agriculture.

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Congressional Research Service (CSR) Reports CRS Reports, or the reports and research projects provided to Congress as part of CRS’s duty to provide timely, objective, and authoritative research and analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate, are available through Congress.gov.
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) OIRA's dashboard for keeping track of the regulatory actions currently under review.
Regulations.gov The types of documents that can be found on this site include Proposed Rules, Rules, as well as Notices from the Federal Register – often referred to just as “Notices.” Public Submissions (e.g., comments, citizen petitions, early submissions) and Supporting Materials often associated with regulatory actions can also be found on this site.
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) The ITC Report and USMCA Fact Sheets are accessible from this site.
United States Constitution Hosted by Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute.
United States Constitution Annotated Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation (Constitution Annotated), provides a summary of U.S. Constitutional provisions and the leading U.S. Supreme Court decisions that interpret them, is available through Congress.gov.
USDA Laws & Regulations

Land Atlas & Plat Books for Missouri Counties (print)
Missouri County Plat Books 1875-1930 The Missouri County Plat Books collection is a selection of county atlases and plat books from all over the state published from 1875-1930.
USGS National Topographic Map Topographic maps show both natural features, such as mountains, valleys, plains, lakes, rivers, and vegetation, and constructed features such as roads, boundaries, transmission lines and major buildings.
Web Soil Survey Web Soil Survey (WSS) provides official soil data and maps produced by the National Cooperative Soil Survey. Soil surveys can be used for general farm, local, and wider area planning.

EBSCO Newspaper Source Full-text access to hundreds of regional, national and international newspapers, as well as television and radio transcripts.
Missouri Digital Newspaper Project A growing collection of digitized historic newspapers. These images are freely available to the public and are keyword-searchable.
ProQuest U.S. Newsstream News content from U.S. national, regional, and local newspapers.

Brownfield Ag News Podcasts
Farm Progress Podcasts: --Around Farm Progress --Young Farmer Podcast --Midwest Digest --Farm Progress America --Farm Futures Market Update
From cover crops to regenerative grazing and organic production to marketing, ATTRA - Voices from the Field is your weekly sustainable agriculture podcast. Voices from the Field is produced by the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT).
Hosted by John Kempf, Founder of AEA (Advancing Eco Agriculture). On this show, John and his guests describe why most growers have crop challenges, and how to resolve them. You will find straightforward, actionable information about growing that can be implemented right away to increase crop quality, yields, pest resistance, and climate resilience -- to regenerate soil health, and most importantly, increase farm profitability.
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