BIOLO 1110: J. DiGiovanni

You'll want to start by selecting either an agricultural crop or a farming technique. 

If you choose a crop, start here: 

If you'd prefer to begin with a farming technique, try this source: 

Both books should give you a start on learning some context about your crop or technique. 

Now that you've picked your topic, check the sources below to gather more information to see what else you can learn. 

If you do find a result in Google Scholar, remember to check Journal Locator to see if we have the article in full-text in a library database, 

You may not find information about your crop or technique in all of these sources.  Please contact me or reference if you have any questions. 

So, you've exhausted the sources above, and would like to look for more information?  Here are some other places to look: 

• Iowa State University has published a collection of articles online connecting agriculture and the prairie.  
• USDA Major Land Uses Report.  Scroll to the bottom of the page to see individual reports. 
• You can always try searching for your crop and site:.gov to see what the USDA might say about it. 
• Try searching through the list of citing articles for the Sustainability in Agriculture Systems in the 21st Century 

Want some more concrete help with citations? Try the following: 

• Google Scholar can create citations for articles.  Click the quotation marks below the article information after doing a search. 
• COD Library's guide to APA citations
• Purdue OWL's guide to APA citations and paper format

Want software to create citations for you? Check out the database below: