Link: AGRICOLA

About: AGRICOLA (AGRICultural OnLine Access) on FirstSearch serves as the catalog and index to the collections of the National Agricultural Library, as well as a primary public source for world-wide access to agricultural information. The database covers materials in all formats and periods, including printed works from as far back as the 15th century. The records describe publications and resources encompassing all aspects of agriculture and allied disciplines, including animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human nutrition, and earth and environmental sciences. Although AGRICOLA does not contain the text of the materials it cites, thousands of its records are linked to full-text documents online, with new links added daily. Indexing only.

Dates of Coverage: 1970 to present.

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