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Soil Science
Soil Science Librarian: Robert Ridinger
Founders Memorial 15E
815-753-1367
rridinger@niu.edu
| Government Agencies | Organizations | Research Collections |
Government Agencies
- Agricultural Research Service
- American Farm Bureau
- Bureau of Land Management
- Illinois Soil Quality Initiative
- National Soil Tilth Research Laboratory - This USDA Agriculture Research Service soil laboratory is housed at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
- National Water and Climate Center
- Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS): Soils
- Soil Quality Institute
Organizations
- Agroecology
- American Farmland Trust
- American Society for Horticultural Science
- American Society of Agronomy
- British Society of Soil Science
- Crop Science Society of America
- Ecological Society of America
- European Society for Agronomy
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - Part of the primary mission is to "raise levels of nutrition and standards of living . . . of rural populations." Among the best features of this multi-lingual resource, the FAOSTAT database, a collection of statistics primarily in nutrition and agriculture, is available at this site.
- International Society for Microbial Ecology
- National Society of Consulting Soil Scientists
- Society of American Foresters
- Soil Science Society of America - The chief American professional body for soils research, emphasizing the dissemination of data of soils as related to crop production, environmental quality, sustainable ecosystems, land use, recycling and waste management. Table of contents for the Society's Journal since January 1997 are provided.
- Sustainable Agriculture Network
- Sustainable Farming Connection
