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US Department of Agriculture

Economic Research Service: Rhode Island

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a state fact sheet on Rhode Island from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. You will find information on the population, farm characteristics, and top commodities and exports.
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US Department of Agriculture

Economic Research Service: South Carolina

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a state fact sheet on South Carolina from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Here you will find information on the population, farm characteristics, and top commodities and exports.
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Handout
US Department of Agriculture

Economic Research Service: South Dakota

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this state fact sheet on South Dakota from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. You will find information on the population, farm characteristics, and top commodities and exports. This would be a good starting point for...
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US Department of Agriculture

Economic Research Service: Tennessee

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this state fact sheet on Tennessee from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. You will find information on the population, farm characteristics, and top commodities and exports. This would be a good starting point for a state...
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US Department of Agriculture

Economic Research Service: Utah

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this state fact sheet on Utah from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. You will find information on the population, farm characteristics, and top commodities and exports. This would be a good starting point for a state report.
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US Department of Agriculture

Economic Research Service: Vermont

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this state fact sheet on Vermont from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. You will find information on the population, farm characteristics, and top commodities and exports. This would be a good starting point for a state report.
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US Department of Agriculture

Economic Research Service: Washington

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this state fact sheet on Washington from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. You will find information on the population, farm characteristics, and top commodities and exports. This would be a good starting point for a state...
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US Department of Agriculture

Economic Research Service: West Virginia

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this state fact sheet on West Virginia from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. You will find information on the population, farm characteristics, and top commodities and exports. This would be a good starting point for a state...
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US Department of Agriculture

Economic Research Service: Wisconsin

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this state fact sheet on Wisconsin from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. You will find information on the population, farm characteristics, and top commodities and exports. This would be a good starting point for a state...
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US Department of Agriculture

Economic Research Service: Wyoming

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this ERS state fact sheet on Wyoming from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. You will find information on the population, farm characteristics, and top commodities and exports. This would be a good starting point for a state...
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US Department of Agriculture

Economic Research Service: Hawaii

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore a thorough state fact sheet on Hawaii from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. You will find information on the population, farm characteristics, top commodities and exports. Also available as a download (Adobe Reader required).
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US Department of Agriculture

Economic Research Service: Texas

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this state fact sheet on Texas from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. You will find information on the population, farm characteristics, and top commodities and exports. This would be a good starting point for a state report.
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Handout
US Department of Agriculture

Economic Research Service Massachusetts State Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a state fact sheet on Massachusetts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. You will find information on the population, farm characteristics, and top commodities and exports.
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Handout
US Department of Agriculture

Economic Research Service: Maryland

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a state fact sheet on Maryland from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. You will find information on the population, farm characteristics, and top commodities and exports.
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Handout
US Department of Agriculture

Economic Research Service: Louisiana

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a state fact sheet on Louisiana from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. You will find information on the population, farm characteristics, and top commodities and exports.
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Handout
US Department of Agriculture

Economic Research Service: Michigan State Fact Sheet

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site you can explore a state fact sheet on Michigan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. You will find information on the population, farm characteristics, and top commodities and exports.
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Other

Sussex Archaeological Society: Romans in Sussex: Countryside Living and Working

For Students 3rd - 8th
Provides details about how agriculture was practiced in England during the Roman period, how people lived on the farms and what crops they raised.
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What's Wrong With Our Food System

For Students 9th - 10th
11-year-old Birke Baehr presents his take on a major source of our food- far-away and less-than-picturesque industrial farms. Keeping farms out of sight promotes a rosy, unreal picture of big-box agriculture, he argues, as he outlines...
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Website
Other

Grace Communications Foundation: The Meatrix

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource offers short animated videos, interactive activities, and a collection of articles and links about the major issues surrounding sustainable agriculture and factory farming. Such topics discussed are pollution, animal...
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Article
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Female Farmers, a Growing Trend in America

For Students 9th - 10th
National Public Radio presents an interesting article on the growing number of U.S. farms managed by women. Meet two women who are doing it, and enjoy links to related stories on women in agriculture.
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Activity
Kenyon College

Kenyon College: Soil Erosion

For Students 9th - 10th
Different types of erosion are discussed along with suggested ways to solve erosion problems on farms in this two-page article.
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Interactive
Other

Rainforest Alliance: Smarthouse

For Students 9th - 10th
If you'd like to do your part to help the rainforest, check out this resource. You can find out what common household products are the result of sustainable rainforest farming.
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Handout
University of Manitoba

History of Cooperatives

For Students 9th - 10th
This page gives a brief history of cooperatives, and describes several types of agricultural co-ops, such as marketing, supply and surplus.
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Handout
Travel Document Systems

Tds: Chad: Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an extensive look at the economy of Chad. Read about the development of its petroleum reserves, although most are dependent on agriculture. A chart is included. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.