Useful Links by ACES Department


Crop Sciences
 Federal and State Government Web Sites

  • Agricultural Chemical Use Database
    (NASS) Commodity acreages and active ingredient agricultural chemical use (% acres treated, ai/acre/treatment, average number of treatments, ai/acre, total ai used) data are available. All data can be searched by commodity, year, state and active ingredient.

  • National Plant Germplasm System
    (USDA-ARS) organization to preserve the genetic diversity of plants, can search plant variety protection offices and the crop science registration information

  • Pest Management Center
    (USDA) provides information about commodities, pests, pest management practices, people, and issues in the U.S. Site also has specific crop profiles by state

  • Pesticide Database
    (partially sponsored by the EPA) current toxicity and regulatory information for pesticides

  • Plants Database
    (USDA) provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories