Internet By Subject - Agriculture

Gateways to Agriculture

• WWW Virtual Library - Agriculture (This site provides links to a wide variety of agricultural sites by region, type of site, and subject.)

• WWW Virtual Library - Irrigation (The is a gateway site to many links having to do with irrigation.)

• USDA Dept. Economic Research Service Briefing Room  (Covers a wide variety of topics about all aspects of agriculture such as crops, farm labor, food safety and security, diet and health, trade, etc.)

• MERCK Manual for Vets
  

Agricultural Management

• Agricultural Trade Briefing Room This site provides general information and data on US agricultural trade with all of the countries and regions of the world.
• California Agricultural Statistics Service This site contains statistical information on the agricultural industry, including crops, livestock, chemical usage...
• California Farm Bureau Federation Links to sites about farming and weather, news, political action, irrigation and more.
• Transgenic Crops - This site provides balanced information and links on the technology and issues surrounding transgenic crops.
• U.S Dept. of Agriculture
• California Dept. of Food and Agriculture
• AgriBiz The goal of this site is to organize news, information and other resources available on the internet that are specific to the global agricultural trading community. Some of the many links available include; weekly crop conditions and weather, estimates of the price of agricultural options, research reports, article and trade news, and market analysis.

Animal Science

• Breeds of Livestock
• Livestock Virtual Library
• The Equine Research Center
• National Pork Producers Council - links to the pork industry, education, nutrition..
• Llama Web
• UCCE Livestock Production and Natural Resources
• The Merck Veterinary Manual

Crops

• Citrus Research Board
• Fruit and Nut Research and Information Center
• Tulare County Citrus and Avocado Program
• Glassy-winged sharpshooter and Pierce's Disease
• USDA Crop Profiles - "It is the intent that profiles provide the complete production story for a commodity and a look at current research activities directed at finding replacement strategies" for potentially harmful pesticides. Profiles contain information on production, cultural practice, and treatments of insect pests and diseases. Also includes bibliographies. Searchable, and browsable by crop or U.S. region, state, or region. From the Regional Integrated Pest Management Centers, which is sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Dairy Science

• Babcock Institute for International Dairy Research and Development

• CA Milk Advisory Board
• California Dairy Research Foundation
• Dairy Science Department Cal Poly State Univ
• Dairy Science and Technology Education Series
• Dairy Today - an on-line magazine
• National Dairy Database
• WWW Virtual Library for Dairy Production

Integrated Pest Management

• Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America (This site contains information on the parasitoids, predators, and pathogens that attack insects that feed on crops and other plants favored by humans.)
• Biological Control Virtual Information Center
• UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management Project
• EPA Office of Pesticide Programs

Landscape Management

• Plant Amnesty hopes to end mal-pruning and improper landscape management practices, and to promote awareness and respect for plants as an integral part of our urban ecology.
• Yahoo! - Landscape Architecture Links to Landscape Architectural companies advertising on the internet.
• Yahoo! - Lawn and Garden: Landscaping links to landscape companies advertising on the Internet.
• California Landscape Contractors Association

Ornamental Horticulture

• American Society for Horticultural Science
• California Cut Flower Commission (News, research, growing tips, events, and related flower sites)
• Seed Propagation of House Plants
• Flora Source (News, trends, products, events, and job listings. The job listings include positions in botany, landscaping, greenhouse managing and more.)
• International Society of Arboriculture
• Society of American Florists
• Sources for California Native Plants and Seeds

Plant Science

• Aquatic Plants
• A Survey of Plant Kingdoms
• California Native Plant Society
• California Rare Fruit Grower's Inc.
• California's Coastal Plants
• Common Names of Plant Diseases
• Brousseau California Flora Pictures
• California Fungi - This site describes the higher fungi (mushrooms) found in the state of California, which is on the Pacific (west) coast of the United States of America.
• Scott's Botanical Links (searchable index with a lot of links)

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