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USDA: The U.S. Department of Agriculturehttp://www.usda.gov/
"In 1862, when President Abraham Lincoln founded the U.S. Department of Agriculture, he called it the "people's Department." In Lincoln's day, 90 percent of the people were farmers who were in need of good seed and information to grow their crops. Today, USDA continues Lincoln's legacy by serving all Americans, the two percent who farm as well as everyone who eats, wears clothes, lives in a house, or visits a rural area or a national forest."
The USDA has a handy page of links to its Mission Areas, Agencies and Offices at http://www.usda.gov/agencies.html. This page lists lots of good governmental agencies covering Agriculture, Natural Resources and the environment, Education, Research and Marketing, etc. Here are a few Highlights:
USDA Forest Servicehttp://www.fs.fed.us/
The phrase "Caring for the Land and Serving People" captures the Forest Service mission. As set forth in law, the mission is to achieve quality land management under sustainable multiple-use management to meet the diverse needs of the people--Mike Dombeck, Chief, USDA Forest Service."
The Natural Resources Conservation Service.http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/
"The Natural Resources Conservation Service is a Federal agency that works in partnership with the American people to conserve and sustain our natural resources."
National Agricultural Library (NAL)http://www.nalusda.gov/
"The National Agricultural Library (NAL), part of the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is one of four National Libraries in the United States. NAL is a major international source for agriculture and related information. This Web site provides access to NAL's many resources and a gateway to its associated institutions."
Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada (CFS)http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/cfs/cfs_e.html
The mission of the Canadian Service is to promote the sustainable development of Canada's forests and competitiveness of the Canadian forest sector for the well-being of present and future generations of Canadians.
Canada is becoming a world leader in sustainable forest management. The Canadian Forest Service (CFS) of Natural Resources Canada has, for the last century, provided the Canadian forest sector with leading-edge forest science and expertise.
