Program Areas

Supports the dissemination of agricultural and food law information to consumers, researchers and legal professionals. Partners include:

Center for Agriculture and Food Systems
National Agricultural Law Center

Provides research-based resources for nontraditional food-production and crop-management practices supporting the USDA's mission to promote a sustainable future and agricultural economic viability for farmers worldwide.

Provides information and training for improved animal care and use in research, testing, teaching, and exhibition.

Delivers credible, accurate, and practical resources for nutrition and health professionals, educators, government personnel, and consumers. Includes the following specialized offerings:

Nutrition.gov

Collects, organizes, and makes available information about food safety research activities.

Serves as a gateway to invasive species information drawn from federal, state, local, and international sources.

Provides information and referral services to funding sources and relevant programs for those working to maintain the vitality of America's rural areas.

Curates research-based scientific materials and tools describing the relationship between agricultural management systems and natural resource quality and quantity in support of the USDA's commitment to protecting the Nation’s water resources.

Our experts answer most questions within five (5) business days of receipt.

We can help you: Select and search relevant databases; Set up search alerts; Conduct literature reviews; Find data; Locate hard-to-find items, such as historical documents and conference proceedings.

Special Collections houses rare books, manuscript collections, nursery and seed trade catalogs, photographs, and posters from the 1500s to the present. Materials cover a variety of agricultural subjects including horticulture, entomology, poultry sciences, natural history, and are not limited to domestic publications.

Photo of the library, a tall fourteen story brick building. In front of the building is a body of water with a reflection of the building. There are also lily flowers in the foreground that are yellow and pink. The image is sepia colored as if a vintage image.

NAL offers data management policy and planning, repository management, data and metadata curation and consultation, and preservation.

Agricultural Law Information Partnership

Alternative Farming Systems Information Center (AFSIC)

Animal Welfare Information Center (AWIC)

Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC)

Food Safety Research Information Office (FSRIO)

National Invasive Species Information Center (NISIC)

Rural information Center (RIC)

Water and Agriculture Information Center (WAIC)

Reference and Research

Special Collections

Scientific Data Services (Knowledge Services)