AGRICOLA (NAL) This link opens in a new windowProduced by the National Agricultural Library (NAL), United States Department of Agriculture, the AGRICOLA ((AGRICultural OnLine Access) database is a computer file of agricultural literature acquired by the National Agricultural Library and cooperating institutions. The database contains reference citations with some abstracts, to agriculture journals, reports, and book chapters in all formats. The database has a worldwide scope, and covers all areas of agriculture including: animal and veterinary sciences, entomology, plant sciences, forestry, aquaculture and fisheries, farming and farming systems, agricultural economics, extension and education, food and human nutrition, and earth and environmental sciences. This database contains an estimated 4.1 million records, starting in 1970 to Present.