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Agriculture Sites On The Internet


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General agriculture

General agriculture sites

AgNIC
Agriculture network information center; provides access to agriculture-related information, subject area experts, and other resources.

AGRICOLA
Searchable database of agricultural books and journal articles (from the U.S. National Agricultural Library).

Note: You might also want to try an easier version of AGRICOLA in FirstSearch (A&M-Commerce people can click the FirstSearch link on our Library Databases web page).

Agriculture publications
Lots of useful info from the Nebraska Cooperative Extension service.

Agripedia
An online ag resource from the University of Kentucky.

Agri-ville
Your online farm community.

Agropolis
The cyberstop for Texas A&M information on gardening, agriculture, environment, and family living.

AgSafe
Coalition for health and safety in agriculture. (Look under Products and Services for informative articles on farm safety.)

Texas Agricultural Extension Service publications

WAICENT
World Agricultural Information Centre -- provides access to data and information from the FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization).

News and current events

AgNews
News items from Texas A&M University.

AgriClick
Ag industry news.

Agriculture Law
News items on agriculture law and government policy.

@griculture Online
Agriculture news and information from the editors of Successful Farming magazine.

AgWeb
Recent news stories. Content provided by Farm Journal, Beef Today, Dairy Today, Top Producer, and Pro Farmer.

Feedstuffs
Weekly agribusiness news briefs. (Additional material available to subscribers.)

GrainNet
News and information for the grain, milling, feed, and seed industries.

Progressive Farmer
News and information about agriculture and rural living.

USDA News and Information

Voice of Agriculture
Agriculture news and information from the American Farm Bureau.

Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin
From the USDA and NOAA.

Facts and statistics

Agricultural statistical graphics
From the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Agricultural statistics
From the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Texas Agricultural Statistics Service

USDA Agriculture Fact Book
Ag Fact Book 2000
Ag Fact Book 1999
Ag Fact Book 1998
Ag Fact Book 1997
Ag Fact Book 1996

Government agencies

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Part of the United Nations.

National Agricultural Library

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
Current Research Information System (CRIS) - info about research projects
Economic Research Service (ERS)
Farm Service Agency (FSA)
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS)
Forest Service
Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyard Administration
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS)
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Risk Management Agency (RMA)
Rural Development
USDA Graduate School - for continuing education and personal enrichment
USDA Publications
U.S. Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) - manages public lands, including grazing rights and wild horses
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Organizations

American Society of Agricultural Consultants

American Society of Agronomy

AOAC International
The Association of Official Analytical Chemists. (Involved in analysis of agricultural products.)

Meetings

Agricultural conferences, meetings, and seminars
Calendar from AgNIC.

Directories

Directories of experts in agriculture
Provides links to expert directories for various agricultural topics.


Agribusiness / agricultural economics

Economics

American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA)

International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE)

USDA - Economic Research Center

Farm management

American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA)

USDA - Farm Service Agency

USDA - Risk Management Agency

Marketing

USDA - Agricultural Marketing Service


Agricultural mechanization

Safety articles from AgSafe
Safely working around agricultural machinery
Safely working with and around tractors
Working safely in the farm/ranch shop
Working safely with and around electricity

Animal science

Animal science / livestock

American Society of Animal Science

Animal Science Resource Room
Common questions about animal science and domestic animals. From Oklahoma State University.

Breeds of livestock
Includes information about breeds of cattle, goats, horses, sheep, swine, and some others animals. From Oklahoma State University.

Extension publications
Online animal science publications from Oklahoma State University.

Horse breeds of the world

Livestock Behaviour, Design of Facilities, and Humane Slaughter
Information from Dr. Temple Grandin at Colorado State University.

United States Animal Health Association
Works to control livestock diseases in the US.

Cattle (beef / dairy)

American Dairy Science Association

Breeds of Cattle
From Cattle Today.

Cattle Today
News and information.

The Cattleman
Magazine focusing on the Texas and Oklahoma beef cattle market.

Dairy Essentials
Topic summaries provided by the Babcock Institute in Wisconsin.

Pigs and hogs

Ear notching intro
Describes the ear-notching system used to identify individual pigs.

PorkTalk
Forum for the pig farming community.

Poultry / eggs

Egg Nutrition Center

Poultry Breeds
From Oklahoma State University.

Poultry Net
Index to poultry resources on the web.

Poultry Science Association

Poultry Science Virtual Library

Sheep

American Sheep Industry Association (ASI)

Lambing FAQ


Ethics in agriculture

Codes of Ethics Online
Agriculture
Animal Breeding and Care

Food science

USDA - Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion

USDA - Food and Nutrition Service

USDA - Food Safety and Inspection Service


Insects / pests and pesticides

Pests and pesticides

Agrichemical and Environmental News
A monthly report on environmental and pesticide related issues. From Washington State University.

NAPIS
National Agricultural Pest Information System.

National IPM Network
Information about integrated pest management (IPM).

Pesticide Information Profiles (PIPs)
From EXTOXNET, a cooperative effort of several US universities.

Safely handling pesticides
Article from AgSafe.

Soybean Insect Research Information Center (SIRIC)

Beneficial insects

APIS
Monthly beekeeping newsletter.

Insect Pollination of Cultivated Crop Plants
Online book, fairly comprehensive.


Jobs / careers / employment

Agri-Search
Job placement firm for the agriculture industry.


Plant and soil science

Plant and crop science / horticulture and gardening

APSnet
Plant pathology online. This site provides extensive feature articles and other information on plant pathology issues.

Crop Science Society of America

GardenWeb

Noble Foundation - plant image gallery
Designed to assist botanists, ecologists, and natural resource managers with the identification of plants.

Plant Dictionary
Teaching resources for horticulture and crop science from Ohio State University.

Plant Facts
Factsheet database from Ohio State University.

Plants - image gallery
From the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Transgenic Crops
An introduction and resource guide from Colorado State University.

Vascular Plant Image Gallery
From Texas A&M University.

WebGarden
Various gardening resources from Ohio State University.

Soil science

Official soil series descriptions
From the USDA-NRCS Soil Survey Division.

The Pedosphere and Its Dynamics: a systems approach to soil science
Online resources to accompany a soil science textbook. Includes some nice graphics.

Professional Soil Scientists Association of Texas (PSSAT)

Soil Science Society of America

USDA - National Soil Information System (NASIS)


Teaching agriculture

Agriculture in the Classroom
From the USDA.

Future Farmers of America (FFA)
Agricultural education organization.

Instructional Materials Service
Catalog of agricultural instruction materials from Texas A&M University.

National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE)

National Council for Agricultural Education
A national partnership for excellence in agricultural education.


Texas agriculture / southwestern agriculture

Agropolis
The cyberstop for Texas A&M information on gardening, agriculture, environment, and family living.

Arid Lands Newsletter
From the University of Arizona.

The Cattleman
Magazine focusing on the Texas and Oklahoma beef cattle market.

Poultry Extension Publications
From Texas A&M University.

Professional Soil Scientists Association of Texas (PSSAT)

Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Part of Texas A&M University.

Texas Agricultural Extension Service

Texas Agricultural Extension Service publications

Texas Agricultural Statistics Service

Texas Department of Agriculture

Texas Farm Bureau
"The Voice of Texas Agriculture."

Wild Things
Provides information about wildlife management in Texas. From the Texas Agricultural Extension Service.


Wildlife management

Agropolis - Wildlife
Documents and web sites about Texas wildlife management. From Texas A&M University.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Wild Things
Provides information about wildlife management in Texas. From the Texas Agricultural Extension Service.


Electronic discussion lists

Topica - Agriculture


Web guides on agricultural topics

AgCentral

AgNIC Search
Links to agriculture-related information systems, databases, and data sets.

Agricultural sciences links
From the library at Penn State.

AgriGator

AgriNet
Designed to be a single starting point to all agricultural resources on the internet (from Texas A&M University).

AgriSurf
The farmer's search engine.

AgView

BUBL Link - Agriculture and related technologies

A web guide to web guides, from AgNic.

Farmland Information Library

Forage Information System

HayNet
Directory of horse-related web sites.

Livestock Library
Web guide from the Oklahoma State University - Department of Animal Science.

Agriculture
Agricultural economics
Agricultural market information
Entomology
Gardening
Irrigation
Livestock
Poultry science
Sustainable agriculture
Yahoo - Agriculture
Agribusiness
Agricultural economics
Agricultural engineering
Agronomy
Animal science
Conferences and events
Crops and commodities
Dairy science
Education
Employment
Farm management
Farm safety
Food safety
Government agencies
Horticulture
Irrigation
News and media
Organic farming
Organizations
Policy
Research
Rural development
Soil science
Statistics
Sustainable agriculture
Weed control


This page compiled by Marsha Keenan  Last update January 2005
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