LibGuides: Wooster Campus Research Library: Statistics, weather, and maps

Agricultural Statistics

USDA Economics, Statistics and Marketing System
The system contains nearly 2500 reports and datasets. These materials cover U.S. and international agriculture and related topics. Available titles include both current and historical data.
Census of Agriculture (USDA)
The Census of Agriculture is the leading source of facts and figures about American agriculture. Conducted every five years, the Census provides a detailed picture of U.S. farms and ranches and the people who operate them. It is the only source of uniform, comprehensive agricultural data for every state and county in the United States

Agicultural Statistics (USDA, annual)
Agricultural Statistics is published each year by the United States Department of Agriculture to meet the diverse need for a reliable reference book on agricultural production, supplies, consumption, facilities, costs, and returns. The estimates for crops, livestock, and poultry made by the U. S. Department of Agriculture are prepared mainly to give timely current State and national totals and averages.
FAOSTAT/Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [OSU]

Ohio Agricultural Statistics
Web Soil Surveys
Web maps of soil survey information , includes entire untied states.
Data and Statistics | USDA
Data from ERS, FAS, NASS and WAOB
Food, Agriculture, and Rural Community
Find data and statistics that can help inform investment and policy strategies related to agricultural production, global food security, poverty, nutrition and human health, natural resources and environmental issues, rural development, local and regional food systems and many other issues.
USDA Open Data Catalog
This catalog is the authoritative source of publicly available USDA data.
Climate -- Food Resilience
Here you will find resources related to the impacts of climate change on the production and distribution of food. You will also find resources that show how climate change can impact international food security.

National Climatic Data Center
The National Climatic Data Center (NCDC) is the world's largest active archive of weather data.
Midwestern Regional Climate Center
The Midwestern Regional Climate Center provides high-quality climate data, tools, interactive maps, and customized services for the Midwest and the nation
USDA Climate Hubs
The Climate Hubs will deliver science-based knowledge, practical information and program support to farmers, ranchers,
forest landowners, and resource managers to support decision-making related to climate change.
OARDC Weather System

USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
The 2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location. The map is based on the average annual minimum winter temperature, divided into 10-degree F zones.
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System
National Maps of the U.S.
U.S. Gazetteer
Identify places to view with the Tiger Map Server and obtain census data.
Ohio Geologic Survey