Agriculture Trailways
Places on the Web that offer links to a variety of information related
to Agriculture. Good places to start when you just want to browse through
links that someone with an interest in Agriculture has collected and organized.
Mr. Wemp.s Agriculture
Research Center: ARC
A place where Mr. Wemp's students will find helpful and interesting
resources for their study and assignments.
Not Just Cows
"A Guide to Internet/Bitnet Resources in Agriculture and Related
Sciences." Tips on how to use the Internet for agriculture study. A treasure
trove of information for ag students.
The Yahoo Directory
for Agriculture.
Just about all the great links to agricultural information on the
Web seem to be here. Looks like a great place to start browsing.
Sites of Interest
From the Department of Food Science & Nutrition, University
of Minnesota, we have a large number of links to Internet resources for
Food and Agriculture related information.
FFA Organizations
Chico
High School FFA Information
When you visit this site, you will find out why they say "FFA is
the best student organization in the world for training the FUTURE LEADERS
OF OUR COUNTRY."
National FFA
National Future Farmers of America home on the Web.
Agriculture Organizations
California Farm Bureau
The California organization that seeks to represent agriculture.
American Farm Bureau - Voice of Agriculture
The national organization that seeks to represent agriculture.
Includes news, views, issues, and news of today's agriculture.
Agriculture Magazines
and Publications
High Plains Journal
The online version of a publication for the farmer-rancher, including
information on livestock and feeds, plus other related information.
Better Homes and Gardens
Home Improvement Encyclopedia
A handy reference book for answering your questions about plant-related
things
The
Virtual Garden's Time-Life Plant Encyclopedia
Another handy reference book for answering your questions about
plant-related things.
Botany and Biotechnology
Be sure to check out the Landscaping
and Floral Design sections on this page.
Introductory
Plant Biology Text's Current Global Botany Issues
Your textbook's resource links are linked from here. Offers "summaries
of recent Botany stories."
Backpacker.Com
The website of wilderness travel. This is an online magazine
for backpackers. Sections for News, Gear, Destinations, etc.
The Economic Research Service
Part of the USDA, ERS "provides economic analysis on efficiency,
efficacy, and equity issues related to agriculture, food, the environment,
and rural development to improve public and private decisionmaking."
National
Agicultural Statistics Service (NASS) and also:
Other Links from:
National Agicultural Statistics Service (NASS)
A USDA agency that conducts "hundreds of surveys and prepare reports
covering virtually every facet of U.S. agriculture --
production and supplies of food and fiber, prices paid and received
by farmers, farm labor and wages, farm aspects of the industry. NASS publications
cover a wide range of subjects, from traditional crops, such as corn and
wheat, to specialties, such as mushrooms and flowers; from calves born
to hogs slaughtered; from agricultural prices to land in farms. The abundance
of information produced has earned for NASS employees the title, 'The Fact
Finders of Agriculture.'"
National Parks Conservation Association
"The National Parks Conservation Association is America's only
private nonprofit organization dedicated solely to protecting, preserving,
and enhancing the National Park System." Be sure to see the "What's Hot"
section.
National Park Service
"The National park Service preserves unimpaired the natural and
cultural resources and values of the national park system for the enjoyment,
education,and inspiration of this and future generations." Toward that
mission they make a lot of information available about the U.S. parks.
Plant Conservation Alliance
"The PCA is a consortium of ten federal government Member agencies
and over 145 non-federal Cooperators: biologists, botanists, habitat preservationists,
horticulturists, resources management consultants, soil scientists, special
interest clubs, non-profit organizations, concerned citizens, nature lovers,
and gardeners.... who work collectively to solve the problems of native
plant extinction and native habitat restoration, ensuring the preservation
of our ecosystem." See their extensive libraries of information.
The Public Lands
Information Center
Provides "a single source of information about recreation and land
use on all public lands in a state, regardless of managing agency. We realize
that when you have a destination or an activity in mind, your concern is
to find out where to go, when to go, what to do, and how much it will cost.
But up until now, getting those answers often meant an endless goose chase
of contacting government agencies and trying to pinpoint the correct agency,
department, or office."
Recreation.Gov
"Recreation.Gov is a partnership among federal land management
agencies aimed at providing a single, easy-to-use web site with information
about all federal recreation areas. The site allows you to search for recreation
areas by state, by recreational activity, by agency, or by map."
The Sierra Club
An environmental organization that wqas founded by the famour John
Muir. Check here for information on how and why they are trying to presenve
our environment.
US Army Corps of Engineers
They are involved in "Planning, designing, building and operating
water resources and other civil works projects. Designing and managing
the construction of military facilities for the Army and Air Force. Providing
design and construction management support for other Defense and federal
agencies.
United States Department of Agriculture
USDA is the country's largest conservation agency, encouraging
voluntary efforts to protect soil, water, and wildlife on the 70 percent
of America's lands that are in private hands.
U.S. Department of the
Interior
This agency "has responsibility for most of our nationally owned
public lands and natural resources. From its establishment in 1849, the
Department has managed many varied programs including Indian Affairs, administering
land grants, improving historic western emigrant routes, marking boundaries,
and conducting research on geological resources."
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
"The principal Federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting
and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing
benefit of the American people.... manages the 93 million-acre National
Wildlife Refuge System of more than 520 National Wildlife Refuges and thousands
of small wetlands and other special management areas.... it also operates
66 National Fish Hatcheries, 64 fishery resource offices and 78 ecological
services field stations."
Livestock Breeds
General Information On Animal Breeds
Purina Breed Profile
& Information: Dogs and Cats
This list provides information on the history and characteristics
of many cat and dog breeds. Provided by the Purina Company.
Livestock Breeds
From Oklahoma State University comes an excellent collection of
background and links to information on livestock breeds.
Pork Links
The following set of "Pork Links" are gathered here for the Swine
and Pork Internet Assignment, for Mr. Wemp by Mrs. Trunzo.
Pork Industry News
and Information
Flush System/Waste Management
Pig Farming
Magazine
Porcine Reproductive
and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS)
Internet Pork Catalog
Pork
and the Environment
Pork Quality
Assurance Program
Coolhog Swine Cooling System
Cooking
Pork
Swine:
Montana State University
Showing
Swine
Canadian Pork
PMX Feeds
Sheep Breeds
Link to Sheep
Breeds
Direct link to the Sheep Breeds page, at Oklahoma State University.
Includes extensive information on each breed, with color photos.
American Sheep Industry Association
ASI is a producer-powered federation of state organizations dedicated
to the common goal of promoting the well being and profitability of the
sheep industry in the United States. Together, ASI and the state organizations
develop and present programs of the highest quality, integrity and dependability
as the national voice of the sheep industry.
Yocom-McColl's Links in
Fyberspace
This wool testing company, Yocom-McColl, offers a large number
of valuable links to information related to animal agriculture. Emphasis
is on fiber producing animals sheep, llamas, goats, rabbits.
American
Dorper Sheep Breeder's Society
Sheep breeds information, from the American Sheep Breeder's Society.
U.S. Targhee Sheep
Association
Sheep breed information from the U.S. Targhee Sheep Association.
Sheep
Breeds Available In Australia
Sheep breeds information, from Australia; showing many color photos
of the breeds.
Some
Sheep Breeds Found In Australia
Information about sheep breeds found in Australia, including advantages
and disadvantages of each breed.
Small Animal Breeds
Education
In Agriculture: AgLinks for Educators
Includes an excellent list of colleges of agriculture throughout
the U.S.
A History of American
Agriculture: 1776-1990
Chart following eleven major themes of agricultural history in
the U.S., decade by decade. Click on the theme/decade to see what major
events and developments happened. Provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Other Animal Information
NetVet and The Electronic Zoo
NetVet & the Electronic Zoo originate from the vivid imagination
and late night web-surfing of Dr. Ken Boschert, a Veterinarian at Washington
University, located in St. Louis, Missouri. Among this server's Web Pages
are numerous views of Veterinary Medical and Animal resources available
on the Internet and beyond.
Care For Pets
American Veterinary Medicine Associaltion offers a lot of information
about the care of pets at this site. Includes health, safety, and purchasing
information, plus more!
The Family Farm
Project
The Family Farm Project is a three-year study exploring family
farming and community life in Knox County, Ohio.
Colleges of Agriculture
Education
In Agriculture: AgLinks for Educators
Includes an excellent list of colleges of agriculture throughout
the U.S.
Government Agencies
USDA Foreign Agriculture
Service: Market Reports
Valuable data about foreign countries and agricultural information.
Search the databases for the crop or commodity and country of interest.
USDA Foreign Agriculture
Service: Trade Data and Analysis
Valuable data about the items that are imported and exported between
the U.S. and countries of the world.
USDA Foreign Agriculture
Databases
Order custom reports on agricultural crops, livestock and associated
data. Produces charts, graphs and information on demand!
United States Department of Agriculture
The Home Page of the U.S. government agenct which has the most
to do with farms, farming and farmers. Has many links to information that
is of value to those in farming and farm-related industries. Be sure to
check out the "USDA Program Missions" section.
Foreign Agricultural Service
The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service
(FAS) represents U.S. agricultural interests overseas, reports on international
agricultural production and trade, promotes exports of U.S. farm products,
works to improve world trading conditions, carries out food aid and market-related
technical assistance programs and helps increase income and food availability
in developing nations by mobilizing expertise for agriculturally led economic
growth.
Census
of Agriculture
The 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series.
Lots of specific data about crops, production, acres in production and
lots of other detailed information for U.S. Agriculture. Data shown by
state and county.
Pacific Rim Information
Pacific Rim
Trade
Information from the USDA Foreign Agriculture Service, reviewing
how APEC will help with trade opportunities for agricultural products to
the Pacific Rim countries.
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
The organization created to increase trade cooperation between
Pacific Rim countries.
Maps
of the Pacific Rim Countries
A collection of maps of the Asian countries of the Pacific Rim.
News
From Asia-Pacific Rim Countries
The Washington post has created a special section for news reposts
about events and issues in the Asian countries of the Pacific Rim trade
area.
The Pacific
Rim Business Card Center
"This aim of this page is to provide a means for anyone who may
be either conducting business with or just want to learn more about the
unique importance placed on business cards. Too often these little pieces
of paper just end up in the drawer or the Rolodex. But if you want to improve
your chance in bettering your business prospects, especially in the Far
East/Pacific Rim, if would be prudent to learn about the fascinating stories
behind the business cards."
Agricultural Market Reports
USDA Market News Reports
"Current, unbiased price and sales information to assist in the
orderly marketing and distribution of farm commodities. Reports include
information on prices, volume, quality, condition, and other market data
on farm products in specific markets and marketing areas. Reports cover
both domestic and international markets."
Agricultural
Market Information Virtual Library
A grand collection of links to market reports. Provided by the
Department of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University.
Food
Market Overviews
Reports on countries of the world and their background related
to food.
Ag Market Reports
Information about the prices and market demand of farm procucts,
plus related information.
Ag
Outlook Reports
Status reports and overviews of various crops and farm commodities
and products. Check here to see how stocks of various crops or livestock
fare nationally and internationally.
World
Agricultural Supply and Demand
Information on a global scale with respect to agricultural products.
Check here for reports which indicate world supply and demand for various
farm products.
Market
Information System
Market Information System (MIS) is a computer information system
established by Dr. John VanSickle at the University of Florida (UF) , Institute
of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) , Food and Resource Economics
Department (FRED). MIS provides agricultural market information received
from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) , Agricultural
Marketing Service (AMS).
Crop Information
Ag
Reports
More reports on the status of crop and farm production.
FlowerBase
Flowerbase - a database offering over 7,000 pictures of flowers,
plants and garden plants. The Flowerbase is a colaboration between Glasshouse
Business Networks and Pictura Nobilis.
Sustainable
Agriculture Virtual Library
Links to a wide variety of resources connected with sustainable
agriculture.
Lundberg Family Farms
Lundberg Family Farms, located just a few miles south of Chico,
is a family owned and operated farm growing and producing organic brown
rice, specialty rice varieties, and brown rice products. They grow all
their Organic and Nutra-Farmed rice in the fertile Sacramento Valley of
Northern California. For over 50 years Lundberg Family Farms has been using
methods of farming that care for the soil, wildlife, air and water.
Rice Web
Everything you wanted to know about one of the longest-running
cereals on earth its history, where and how it is grown, recipes and more.
Produced by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines
in association with the West Africa Rice Development Association (WARDA),
Cte d'Ivoire, and the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT),
Colombia.
What is
Sustainable Agriculture?
From U.C. Davis: "Agriculture has changed dramatically, especially
since the end of World War II. Food and fiber productivity soared due to
new technologies, mechanization, increased chemical use, specialization
and government policies that favored maximizing production. These changes
allowed fewer farmers with reduced labor demands to produce the majority
of the food and fiber in the U.S."
Soils
The National Agricultural Library
The National Agricultural Library is a major international source
for agriculture and related information. This Web site provides access
to NAL's many resources and a gateway to its associated institutions.
Soils
Online
"The Soils Online page was created to guide soil scientists through
the daily expanding information in the Internet. Be sure to scroll down
to the Teaching Online section, where there is a lot of information on
soils."
growit.com
This "online seed and feed store" offers a wide variety of agricultural
information in their Knowledge Base section. Look in there for soil data.
Homegrown Hydroponics
This is a great location to learn all about hydroponics, including
the need for proper nutrients.
Something
to Grow On
In the Container Media section of this website, "Understanding
the general characteristics of growing media, as well as the specific attributes
of the media you are using, will enable you to get the most out of your
nursery. This set of pages describes the attributes of media and how to
manage media for success."
Soil and Land
Management
A resource center for soil information, from a university in Australia.
Quart
Jar Worm Farm
"You can make a simple worm farm to see how worms move and mix
soil. Here is a list of materials and simple directions."
Let's Get
Growing: Earthworms
This section of the Let's Get Growing website offers kits and project
materials related to earthworms. Also links to other classroom resources
for science and art.
The Compost Resource
Page
A starting place for locating information about composting. Lots
of information on things related to composting.
The
Composting Handbook
Learn how to make compopst with this online handbook.
Composting
in Schools
Information, examples, and ideas for teaching and making compost
as part of a school project. Provided by Cornell University.
Yosemite National
Park
The official home page for Yosemite National Park. Provides information
on weather and driving conditions, camping, backpacking, plus sections
for teachers and college internships.
Landscaping
National Gardening Association
"For more than twenty years, the National Gardening Association
has been doing two things: helping gardeners and helping people through
gardening. Founded in 1972 (as "Gardens for All") to spearhead the community
garden movement, today's National Gardening Association (NGA) is best known
for its high-quality publication, National Gardening Magazine, its innovative
science education programs and its garden-related research."
Sustainable Urban Landscape
Information Series
The goal of the SULIS is to provide sustainable landscape information
to the public and to the horticulture/landscape industry. By utilizing
SULIS concepts, homeowners, business owners and related industry personnel
will be able to create outdoor spaces that are functional, maintainable,
environmentally sound, cost effective and aesthetically pleasing.
Rebecca's Garden
A website for the home gardener.
Sunset Magazine and Books
Home page of the famous publisher of gardening books and magazines.
Focus is on: travel, garden, home, and food. Read the recent issues of
the magazine, and obtain information about their books.
garden.com Home Page
A website for home gardeners. Has a nice section on "virtual" gardens,
with slides and descriptions of plants and landscape features of the garden.
Gardening Links
A large, well-organized collection of links to information related
to gardening and horticulture. Includes a glossary of botanical terms,
plant databases, botanic gardens and museums, and more.
Horticulture
Solutions
The Illinois Cooperative Extension Service provides information
regarding: Flowers, Fruits, Glossary of Terms, Houseplants, Lawns and Groundcovers,
Pests, Soils and Fertilizers, Trees and Shrubs, Vegetables. (No pictures
or images seem to be available here.)
OSU Factsheet
Database
See search engine instructions for assistance. "Over 20,000 pages
of information are frequently updated in order to provide the most concentrated
source of plant-related information available for answering your questions,
assisting you in gaining an education, or helping you teach others about
plants."
OSU
Plant Dictionary
"A searchable database of 2,588 high quality images and horticultural
descriptions for 385 unique species and numerous cultivars. Includes: Annuals,
Bulbs, Grasses, Groundcovers, Perennials, Shrubs, Trees, and Vines." Search
by name, category, feature, or pest.
Certified Landscape Technician
Program
Certification is a national hands-on testing program administered
that seeks to recognize proficiency in the landscape workforce, upgrade
the status of the landscape professional and provide the public with a
means of identifying qualified landscape professionals.
Floral Design Links
Flowers, Arrangements & Gift Related Websites
The links in this top section have been selected by Ms. Whitcher
for her floral design class.
Professional Organizations
California Cut Flower Commission
http://www.ccfc.org
California Association of Nurserymen]
http://www.can-online.org
California Farm Bureau
http://www.cfbf.com
American Institute of Floral Designers
http://www.aifd.org
(**Student chapters of AIFD = SAIFD)
http://www.aifd.org/student/saifd.htm
Society of American Florists
http://www.aboutflowers.com
American Floral Services
http://www.afs.com
Benz School of Floral Design (**at Texas A&M,
great links)
http://webtutor.tamu.edu/students/campbell/benz/benz.html
Professional Florists
Touch of Class Florist
http://wow2000.com/touchofclass/index.html
FTD (Florist Transworld Delivery)
http://www.ftd.com
1-800-Flowers
http://www.1800flowers.com
Gift Basket Companies & Supplies
Pennsylvania Arts & Crafts Emporium
http://www.demanddigital.com
Nashville Wraps
http://www.nashvillewraps.com
The John Henry Company
http://www.floralbasket.com
Balloon International Wholesalers
http://www.bwi-balloons.com
Cabela’s (Xmas shoppe, holiday foods)
http://www.cabelas.com
Hickory Farms
http://www.hickoryfarms.com
Imperial Foods
http://www.imperial-foods.com
Harry and David
http://www.harryanddavid.com
Aaron’s Gift Baskets
http://www.aaronsgiftbasket.com
Apex Gift Foods
http://www.apexgiftfoods.com
Additional Floral Design Links
NRES107
Introduction to Floral Design
Images and characteristics of flowers used in arrangments are offered
here. Includes: Colors, Availability, Vase life, Care and handling, Design
tips, and Corsage use.
Flower
Links From the Benz School of Floral Design
Helpful collection of links to floral related information from
an expert in floral design.
The NYBG Specialty Gardens
and Collections
Nice collection of links to: Specialty Gardens, Special Collections
and Bulb Displays, and Tree and Shrub Collections. Organized by the New
York Botanical Garden, "one of the foremost public gardens in America and
a National Historic Landmark."
A Modern
Herbal
Online version of a 1931 book about herbs, their uses and qualities.
Includes lots of background information, including botanical name, family,
habitat, and uses.
Floral
Design Information System
"Selection of floral designs. Many people are not familiar with
the varity available to them when purchasing or ordering flowers. This
page has been put together to provide several options as to shapes of designs
that could be ordered. Some are traditonal in style while others are unique
in design."
Interactive
Floral Design
Exampleas of flower arrangements from an online florist. Please
note the "Design your own" section.
Kingston Flower
Company
Kingston Flower Company provides floral arrangements for weddings,
chuppahs, and parties, and also sell fruit baskets, rain forest gift baskets
and award-winning European and exotic and arrangements. See their online
examples of: European Floral Designs, Award Winning Designs, Wedding Designs,
Fruit Baskets.
Phillip's 1-800 Florals
This online florist offers a wide variety of examples of floral
arrangements.
Enright's Arrangements
More examples of floral arrangements and displays.
Beautiful
Arrangements
Many more examples of floral arrangements and displays.
Floral
Design Lessons (Rittners)
"The Rittners School Floral Education Center... contains an enormous
number of "How Tos" on floral designing, information about care & handling
of floral materials, background & history of various holidays, tips
& ideas of interest to anyone who enjoys floral art, and information
relating to the field of floral design of interest to consumers."
10
Tips - Floral Designers
Simple, direct, and to the point tips are offered here!
The PLANTAnswer
Machine
"A new searching tool, the PLANTanswer Machine, searches all the
files in Aggie Horticulture, the Texas Plant Disease Handbook, and the
TAMU Entomology web site simultaneously." A vast amount of information
is available here on plants abd flowers.
HousePlants
Basic information about the care of house plants, including flowers.
Flowerweb: flowers, bulbs, plants,
trees, shrubs
A wonderful source of information on a wide variety of plants and
flowers, including gardening and care. See especially their Flowerbase,
which has a great amount of information available.
Designers (Occupational
Outlook Handbook)
Look here of information on careers related to designing, including
floral design. Includes: Nature of the Work, Working Conditions, Employment,
Training, ,Other Qualifications, and Advancement, Job Outlook, Earnings,
Related Occupations, and Sources of Additional Information.
Floral
Designing As A Career (Rittners)
Career information provided by a school for floral designers.
American Institute
of Floral Designers
"The floral industry's leading non-profit organization committed
to establishing and maintaining higher standards in professional floral
design. With nearly 1,000 members worldwide, AIFD and its members are in
the forefront of the industry in presenting educational and design programs."
Retail
Floristry - Mississippi State University
"The retail horticulture and florist industry is a multimillion
dollar business nationwide offering career opportunities as designers,
managers, consultants, and company representatives as well as the opportunity
to establish one's own business." Here is a college that trains people
for it.
Rittner's
Floral Design School
A prominent private school for floral design. Lots of helpful information
on their programs and the field of floral design is available here.
Gardening
& Horticulture Catalogs List
Huge collection of catalogs! Some are online, but most must be
ordered through the mail.
Flowers at Flowerweb
"Here you can find everything you need to know about flowers. Who
grows what, who exports and imports which kinds of flowers etc. There is
a regularly updated press information service relating to the flower industry
brought to you in partnership with The Flower Council of Holland.
The Language
of Flowers
Explains the symbolic meaning of various flowers. (e.g., ivy =
wedded love, fidelity, friendship, affection".)
About Flowers
(Information, Images, etc.)
Nice starting place for anything related to flowers in floral arrangements,
from a design point of view. Beautiful images, graphics and illustrations--
not to mention good information!
Flower Net: Care
& Handling Instructions
Tips and pointers for handling flowers for bouquets and arrangements.
Cybertour
of Wholesale Florist Supply
"For the floral designer, or the person interested in crafts a
floral wholesale house is like a fantasy land. These places are where floral
retailers get so many of the neat things that they sell to the public."
San Francisco
Flower Mart -- Vendors
The flower industry in the San Francisco Bay Area dates back to
the turn of the century when Italian-American and Japanese-American flower
growers sold their product on the street corners of Downtown San Francisco.
They only sell to florists and other floral businesses.
Here are a number of links related to roses.
Welcome
to the Rose Page!
The American Rose Society
Rose Society - Rose
Pages
World
Wide Web Rose pages
The
Antique Rose Ring
Longmont
Memorial Rose Garden
Other Agriculture
Related Information
A History of American
Agriculture: 1776-1990
Chart following eleven major themes of agricultural history in
the U.S., decade by decade. Click on the theme/decade to see what major
events and developments happened. Provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Core Historical Literature
of Agriculture
The Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (CHLA) is a core
electronic collection of agricultural texts published between the early
nineteenth century and the middle to late twentieth century. Full-text
materials cover agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, animal
science, crops and their protection, food science,forestry, human nutrition,
rural sociology, and soil science.
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