Walker Library: Agriculture: Agribusiness

Directories of Agriculture Businesses

AgMap Agriculture Businesses Directory
"AgMap is a online searchable directory of America's agricultural businesses, which includes producers, processors, and service providers."

Agriculture Statistics & Data

Statistics and data for agriculture industries can be found freely accessible on the internet.

Agriculture Census
From the U.S. Census Bureau.
USDA Economic Research Service
Reports and data sets on the economics of food, farming, natural resources, and rural America.
USDA Economics, Statistics and Market Information System (ESMIS)
"The USDA Economics, Statistics and Market Information System (ESMIS) is a collaborative project between Albert R. Mann Library at Cornell University and several agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The reports and datasets cover U.S. and international agriculture and related topics. Available titles include both current and historical data "
USDA National Agriculture Statistical Service (NASS)
"The National Agricultural Statistics Service provides timely, accurate, and useful statistics in service to U.S. agriculture."
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statistics on international agriculture and food production.
Economic Census

Agribusiness Organizations

Agribusiness Association of Iowa
AAI is the largest agribusiness association in the nation and represents all levels of agribusiness including grain, feed, plant food, crop protection products, and an array of allied industries.
The Association for the Advancement of Industrial Crops
Consumer Brands Association
International Food and Agribusiness Management Association
Livestock Manufactuers Association
National Grain and Feed Association
National Oilseed Producers Association
U.S. Grains Council
United Agribusiness League

SIC & NAICS

Detrmining the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) or the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for an industry can assist you in researching agribusiness industries. Since 2000 SIC is being phased out and replaced by NAICS.

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
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This search tool is provided by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The tool lets you search by keyword. You can also browse the entire SIC Manual
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
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This page is maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau. You can search NAICS by keyword or browse the entire manual. There is also a tool for matching NAICS with SIC. NAICS Desk Reference also available in print. Call Number: Reference - 1st Floor 338.02 N14j

Company & Industry Databases

Use these databases to find company & industry information in addition to the resources listed on the Articles & Databases page.

ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new window
Indexing and fulltext for business literature, 1980s to present.
Local, regional, national and international business news coverage of corporations, privately held companies, local start-ups, executive profiles, marketing, finance, and industry news. Coverage from 1985-present.
Business Abstracts with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Including leading business magazines and trade and research journals for business research.
• Full-text articles for nearly 460 publications dating back to 1982
• Indexing and abstracts for nearly 880 publications dating back to 1981
• Over 600,000 corporate names with cross references to specific industries and countries
• Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) and North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) industry and product codes for over 190,000 subject terms
Business Insights: Essentials This link opens in a new window
Combines detailed company and industry information with scholarly journals, business news, and more. Funded by Tennessee Electronic Library.
Business resource that includes easy to use company fundamentals and investment research reports, industry rankings, profiles, and more.
General Business File ASAP This link opens in a new window
Research reports, trade publications, newspapers, and company directory listings.
Reference Solutions from Data Axle (formerly ReferenceUSA) This link opens in a new window
Detailed information on more than 70 million private & public U.S. businesses as well as lifestyle interests of 245 million U.S. consumers.
Separate databases for
U.S. Business
U.S. Jobs/Internships
U.S. Historical Businesses
U.S. Consumers/Lifestyles
S&P Capital IQ NetAdvantage This link opens in a new window
Access to S&P's Company and Industry Surveys, Stock Guides, Dividend Records, Mutual Fund Ratings and Corporation Records. Industry surveys are updated twice yearly and provide key data on more than 50 industries from Health Care to Telecommunications.
S&P Capital IQ NetAdvantage is available to all MTSU users through this link. The complete Capital IQ Platform, which provides deep information on companies, markets and people worldwide, is available in the University Computer Lab at BAS to students enrolled in certain business courses. Students should contact their instructor for registration information.

Agribusiness Books

Introduction to Agribusiness by Cliff Ricketts; N. Omri Rawlins
Call Number: 3rd Floor 338.10973 R19i
ISBN: 0766800245
Publication Date: 2001
Market Orientation : Transforming Food and Agribusiness Around the Customer (E-book) by Lindgreen, Adam; Hingley, Martin; Harness, David
Call Number: E-book
Publication Date: 02/2010
Growth and Productivity in Agriculture and Agribusiness : Evaluative Lessons from World Bank Group Experience (E-book) by World Bank
Call Number: E-book
Publication Date: 03/2011

Agriculture Commodities

Commodities data and market outlook are provided through both government and commercial resources for state, nation, and world.

USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
AMS provides current, unbiased price and sales information to assist in the orderly marketing and distribution of farm commodities.
Current World Production, Markets, and Trade Reports
From the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service
AgWeb
AgWeb is the website for the Farm Journal, which provides agricultural news and price information for agricultural commodities.
TN Market Highlights
From the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
Weekly Livestock Comments
From the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
Weekly Crop Comments
From the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture
Agriculture Commodities: Futures & Options
Information by product on futures and options for agriculture commodities from Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Agriculture Futures from ICE
Futures for selected agriculture products from Intercontinental Exchange.
Agriculture Futures @ Farms.com
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Farms.com Ltd. is a leading provider of innovative information products and services for the global agriculture and food industries.
Understanding Data & Markets

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