The American Society of Agronomy has announced online availability of this journal, in conjunction with Stanford University's HighWire Press. Online full-text content for the Agronomy Journal begins with the July-August 1999 issue, with online abstracts from January-February 1998. Note that the free trial period for the online journal ends May 1, 2001.

The Food and Agriculture Association of the United Nations released the Commodity Market Review, 1999-2000. This 108-page report "highlights and analyses world market developments affecting agricultural, fishery and forestry products in general and provides specific reviews for all principal primary agricultural commodities," with special emphasis on events that affect the developing countries's...