Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Community Portal
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The Habitable Planet is a multimedia course for high school teachers and adult learners interested in studying environmental science. The Web site provides access to course content and activities developed by leading scientists and researchers in the field.
New Materials
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GIS for the analysis of agrarian systems
This educational resource details the procedure for determining suitable areas for planning a given crop using a...
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Sustainable Development: A Course Linking Science with Practice
A free, open-access course in sustainable development from the Sustainability Science Program at Harvard Kennedy School,...
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Determining Corn Growth Stages | Crop Science US
Corn growth stage determination is often needed for pesticide application timing or estimating corn yield loss due to...
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Portal to Possibilites | 4-H Biotech Games
Portal to Possibilities: Biotech Edition invites you to step through a magical "career portal" that transports you into...
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AI WebQuest Generator for K-12 Teachers
WebQuest.site is a free online tool that helps teachers and educators create structured WebQuest activities for students....
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On Thin Ice: A Synthesis of the Canadian Arctic Shelf Exchange Study (CASES)
Louis Fortier, Canada Research Chair on the Response of Arctic Marine Ecosystems to Climate Change: "The Arctic in on its...
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AGRIBUSINESS STRATEGY, ORGANIZATION, AND EXECUTION
Overview: Agribusiness Strategy, Organization, and Execution is built from the ground up to treat food and agriculture as...
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Urban & Regional Planning | Cities, Land Use, Transport and Liveability – Prep4Uni.online
A student-friendly guide to urban and regional planning: how cities grow, how land use decisions are made, how transport...
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Creative AI for STEM Toolkit
The Creative AI for STEM Toolkit is a free, classroom ready suite of GPT tools for undergraduate STEM general education...
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Effective leadership, management and development of people working in agriculture and agri-food: supporting new entrants from non-agricultural backgrounds: PROJECT OVERVIEW, TEACHING RESOURCES & CASE STUDIES
This research project considered how to successfully support diversification of employment within agriculture and...
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Environment and Community Field Methods and Community-Based Research
The California State University and MERLOT have partnered to showcase how and why faculty have adopted Open Educational...
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Critical Relationship between Technology and Society
It explores the relationship between technology and society, examining how they shape each other and evolve together. The...
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Give Earth A Chance; A Collaborative Game for Our Shared Future
Give Earth A Chance (GEAC) is a free collaborative board game where players face real-world challenges together, building...
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Carbon Credit Markets for Farmers and Ranchers: An Overview
Carbon credit markets give farmers and ranchers a chance to gain extra income by using sustainable practices that pull...
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Saving Biodiversity as the Climate Changes
This is an undergraduate textbook focusing on wildlife and ecosystem conservation, meant to replace traditional...
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Methods of Teaching Agriculture, third edition
Methods of Teaching Agriculture, 3rd edition is a 406-page methods-of-teaching book. It provides a clear and concise...
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Navigating Our Way to Solutions in Marine Conservation
Navigating Our Way reflects the broader insights and diverse voices revolutionizing marine conservation. This volume...
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Climate Stripes: Make Your Own
Website provides the instructions and Google Sheets spreadsheets to allow you to make your own climates stripes for...
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Farm Goals in Conflict
oals and values of both farm and nonfarm groups have important bearing on current and future policies and organization of...
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An Anthology of Global Risk
This anthology brings together a diversity of key texts in the emerging field of Existential Risk Studies. It serves to...
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Crop Wild Relatives and their Use in Plant Breeding
Crop wild relatives (CWR) provide genetic diversity that may not be available in current cultivated varieties. The novel...
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Etosha Pan to the Skeleton Coast: Conservation Histories, Policies and Practices in North-west Namibia
Etosha Pan to the Skeleton Coast examines the conservation histories and concerns of one of southern Africa’s most iconic...
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Cyanobacteria: Model Microorganisms and Beyond
Cyanobacteria(formerly called blue-green algae) are bacteria that have chlorophyl. They can live in many different...
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Rhythmic gene expression in plants is crucial for symbiosis with nutrient-providing bacteria, study finds
Legumes such as beans get their nitrogen from nitrogen fixing bacteria called rhizobia which convert air nitrogen N₂ into...
New Members
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Rosemary O'HaraSouth East Technological University -
Anthonio GonzalesFresno unified school district -
Manuel LarrosaUniversidad de la Republica -
Sarah StoverN/A -
Virginia RojasUniversidad Nacional de Catamarca -
Maria GonzalezMiami Dade College -
Anteneh Gezahegn Kebedemadda walbu university -
Karen HooverChesapeake Public Schools -
SprayMan IndiaSpraymanindia
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Rinda WeningtyasBrawijaya University -
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Patricia ChiversTricia -
Grey WarrenMotlow State Community/Technical College -
Susan JonesUniversity of Saskatchewan -
Godrej IHPGodrej IHP -
Carrie ClemonsBlue Ridge Community and Technical College -
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Garome ShifarawMattu University Bedele Campus -
Nina TipovaUniversity of National and World Economy -
Mike NaylorWindward Community College -
Soriya RinRoyal University of Agriculture
Materials by Discipline
- Agriculture and Bio Engineering (59)
- Agriculture Education (84)
- Agriculture, Environment, & Development Economics (135)
- Animal Sciences (101)
- Environment and Natural Resources (296)
- Food science (215)
- Plant Sciences (232)
Professional Organizations
- American Association for Agricultural Education
- American Dairy Science Association
- American Agricultural Economics Association
- American Society of Animal Science
- American Society of Agronomy
- American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
- National Association of Ag Education
- Crop Science Society of America
- Society of Range Management
- Institute of Food Technologists
- Society of American Foresters
- The Wildlife Society
Agriculture & Environmental Sciences on the Web
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Rebuilding Farming Systems: Regenerative Agriculture for a Resilient India - PIB
Aug 22, 2026 10:41 PM PDT
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T H White Agriculture becomes Amazone dealer for Shrewsbury and Fosse Cross
Aug 22, 2026 09:46 PM PDT
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What's new at the 2026 NC Mountain State Fair - YouTube
Aug 22, 2026 09:21 PM PDT
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Vatican to build €100 million renewable energy plant, sources say
Aug 22, 2026 07:42 PM PDT
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Wildfire near El Dorado reported 80% contained as of Saturday afternoon
Aug 22, 2026 07:41 PM PDT
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Virginia Tech football names team captains - WSLS 10
Aug 22, 2026 07:16 PM PDT
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Some States Banned the Use of Food Stamps to Buy Soda. Did It Work?
Aug 22, 2026 07:03 PM PDT
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Minnesota grower's alfalfa sprouts linked to illnesses in 15 states, health officials say
Aug 22, 2026 07:03 PM PDT
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What's Going on With Wisconsin Corn? - Successful Farming
Aug 22, 2026 06:45 PM PDT
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Ag secretary candidate Chris Jones touts systemic changes to Iowa agriculture
Aug 22, 2026 05:45 PM PDT
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Heatwaves, drought put European agriculture under mounting pressure - Xinhua
Aug 22, 2026 05:36 PM PDT
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Board of Regents Approves Two New UW-River Falls Agricultural Facilities - Q106
Aug 22, 2026 05:22 PM PDT
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NDSU Extension to offer fall suicide prevention webinars - Jamestown Sun
Aug 22, 2026 05:02 PM PDT
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Let there be sunlight: Vatican plans solar and agriculture plant to cover its electricity needs
Aug 22, 2026 04:04 PM PDT
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Private carriers report mixed fleet growth in 2026 - TT - Transport Topics
Aug 22, 2026 04:02 PM PDT
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Kentucky Agriculture commissioner speaks after horse electrocuted day before State Fair
Aug 22, 2026 03:54 PM PDT
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As temperatures get hotter, pesticides are more dangerous to farmworkers - Stocktonia
Aug 22, 2026 03:29 PM PDT
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Pete Brosius brought Penan forest stewardship in Sarawak into court - Mongabay
Aug 22, 2026 03:24 PM PDT
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President Trump beef import plan draws mixed reaction from Kansas ranchers, shoppers
Aug 22, 2026 02:17 PM PDT
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Rollins Defends Trump Beef Import Decision - Western Ag Network
Aug 22, 2026 12:34 PM PDT