Systemwide Initiative on Malaria and Agriculture:
CGIAR research initiative into the links between malaria risk and
agriculture, and exploring options to reduce malaria in rural areas
through better management of agro-ecosystems. General information
and sign-up for e-mail discussion group.
http://www.cgiar.org/iwmi/sima/
Blackland Research Center Water Sciences Laboratory, Texas:
The Blackland Research Water Quality group is currently working on
Water Quality research projects to develop Best Management Practices
to reduce atrazine, sedimentation and nutrient losses from Central
Texas farm and ranchland.
http://waterhome.brc.tamus.edu
Smoke Management Program:
revisions to the regulation governing agricultural burning in
California.
http://www.arb.ca.gov/smp/smp.htm
The Land Institute:
Research in natural systems agriculture featuring perennial grain
polycultures using nature as its measure.
http://www.landinstitute.org/
Center for Agriculture in the Environment:
a nonprofit research center that conducts public policy research to
reduce the loss of productive farmland and to promote farming
practices that lead to a healthy environment. DeKalb, Illinois, USA
UMD Agricultural Nutrient Management:
Farmers and scientists can learn about nutrient contamination of the
Chesapeake Bay and ways to prevent it by using best management
practices.
http://www.agnr.umd.edu/users/agron/nutrient/
The Public Lands Grazing Activist:
Essays, photos, and technical references related to the impacts of
livestock grazing on public lands in the Southwestern U.S.
http://www.grazingactivist.org/
Homepage of Frieder Graef:
Personal homepage about soils/agriculture research in Niger, Chad
and Israel, including soil erosion and desertification.
http://www.uni-hohenheim.de/~graef/
Enviroclips:
Short articles on environmental aspects of agriculture, freely
available for republication, from the agribusiness company Syngenta.
Topics include soil and water conservation, precision agriculture,
biotechnology, pesticides, and government regulation.
http://www.enviroclips.com
The Soil Management Collaborative Research Support Program (SM-CRSP):
Project to develop a decision support system for assessing tradeoffs
between agricultural production and environmental impacts, for
different economic, agricultural and environmental policies. Site
has project reports, publications, and presentations.
http://www.tradeoffs.montana.edu
Water Quality - University of Maine Cooperative Extension:
Research information and advice to agricultural producers on best
management practices to maintain water quality, including efficient
nutrient and weed management practices and watershed management
techniques.
http://www.umaine.edu/waterquality
Acid Sulfate Soils:
On management of acid-forming soils in coastal New South Wales
(Australia) agriculture. Drainage of coastal flood plains exposes
these soils and releases acid leachate, aluminium, iron, and heavy
metals into water.
http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/reader/8632
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy:
Mission is to create environmentally and economically sustainable
rural communities and regions through sound agriculture and trade
policy. Supporting sustainable agriculture, reduced pesticide use,
and related practices.
http://www.iatp.org
European Environment Agency - Agriculture Themes:
Collection of indicators, reports, links, data sets and targets on
topics related to European agriculture and the environment.
http://themes.eea.eu.int/Sectors_and_activities/agriculture
Phosphorus Index:
Modeling tools for assessment of phosphorus loading to waters from
fertilizer and other sources.
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/ECS/nutrient/pindex.html
Nutrient and Water Policy Update:
About U.S. federal and Pennsylvania state policies and programs to
reduce environmental impacts of animal agriculture operations, plus
information and links on agricultural water use and quality, impacts
of concentrated animal feeding, and related topics.
http://agenvpolicy.aers.psu.edu
