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Agricultural Chemical Use Database [USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service] - Provides interactive access to data from NASS on commodity acreages and active ingredient agricultural chemical use. Statistics are provided for selected states and crops only [Department of Agriculture (USDA)]

Areawide Pest Management Research Unit - Access descriptions of current research. [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS), Southern Plains Agricultural Research Center (SPARC)]

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Center for Veterinary Biologics, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service - The Center regulates veterinary biologics [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)]

Compliance and Enforcement - Information about environmental requirements. [Department of Agriculture (USDA)]

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Household Products Database - Health & Safety Information on Household Products [Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Inst. of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM), Specialized Information Services]

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Leafy Spurge Herbicide Manual - Provides information concerning the use of herbicides and their integration with other weed control technologies for the control of leafy spurge. [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS)]

List of Approved Herbicide Formulations and Adjuvants - Lists approved herbicide formulations for the Bureau of Land Management for the current fiscal year. Updated periodically. [Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management]

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Midcontinent Agricultural Chemical Research Program - Homepage for the research on occurrence, movement, flux, fate, and effects of agricultural chemicals, such as pesticides, in 25 states by the Midcontinent Agricultural Chemical Research Project (MACRP) with links to study results and publications. [Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)]

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National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center - Is the first stop for information about environmental requirements that affect the agricultural community [Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

National Pesticides Information Center (NPIC) - A service that provides objective, science-based information about a wide variety of pesticide-related subjects [Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

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Office of Pest Management Policy [USDA] - Develops tools for assessing new soil-water-crop management schemes to make effective use of limited resources where salinity and/or pesticides are a concern. Includes the models, their descriptions and contacts [Department of Agriculture (USDA)]

Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) - EPA activity of evaluating and reviewing pesticides and their use [Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

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Pest Management Regional Centers [USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension] - Locate information on pest management by tactic, state or commodity in minimized pesticide use, enhanced environmental stewardship, and sustainable systems [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Cooperative State Research Education and Extension (CSREES)]

Pest Management [USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service] - Policies, software, data, risk analysis, training modules and contacts for pest management [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)]

Pesticide Data Program (PDP) - Data on pesticide residues in food [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)]

Pesticide Management and Coordination - Provides information on Forest Service Policy regarding the use of pesticides on National Forest System lands and on the proper use of pesticides. [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service]

Pesticide Product Information System (PPIS) - Data concerning all pesticide products registered in the United States [Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)]

Pesticide Product Label System (PPLS) - A collection of images of pesticide labels which have been approved by EPA [Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

Pesticide Properties Database (USDA, ARS) - Database of pesticides with potential to move into ground and surface waters under a range of weather and soil conditions [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS), Alternate Crops & Systems Laboratory]

Pesticide Safety Education Program [USDA, Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension] - A directory of web sites and contacts for pesticide safety, pesticide applicator training and information on preventing exposure to pesticides [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Cooperative State Research Education and Extension (CSREES)]

Pesticides, Metals, Chemicals. Contaminants & Natural Toxins page - Explains the Food and Drug Administration's policies regarding these impurities in regulated products [Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN)]

Pesticides, Recommended EPA Web pages - Links to EPA web site pages related to pesticide issues [Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)]

Plant Sciences Institute (PSI) - Discovers and develops biological, chemical, and physical processes and principles (including bioregulation) that will improve pest management systems, crop production efficiency, conservation of natural resources, environmental quality, and support of re [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS), Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC)]

Plants and Crops - Provides information on alternative crops, cropping systems, and enterprises. Covers organic and sustainable farming methods, and provides links to Outlook reports, 10-year projections, data sets, and online Briefing Rooms on individual crops. [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS), National Agricultural Library]

Production Input Industries - Key Topic (ERS) - Covers information on pesticides, fertilizers, machinery, energy, seed, and biotechnology products, all of which are agricultural production inputs. [Department of Agriculture (USDA), Economic Research Service (ERS)]

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Salinas Agricultural Research Station - USDA-ARS - Determine the basic biology of virus diseases of sugarbeets and vegetables in relationship to etiology, epidemiology, vector transmission and pathogenesis. [Department of Agriculture (USDA)]

Soybean Rust Information Site - USDA's Web site supporting the goals of a coordinated response framework and providing stakeholders with timely and accurate information for managing soybean rust in 2005. [Department of Agriculture (USDA)]

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USDA - Economic Research Service - Briefing Room, Agriculture Chemicals and Production Technology - Synthesizes ERS research on the economic and environmental factors involved in the adoption of management practices and technologies as farmers move to more environmentally friendly practices [Department of Agriculture (USDA)]

USDA Whitefly Knowledgebase - Contains numerous links to whitefly related sites, keys for identifying whiteflies, an extensive literature reference section, and other topics of related interests [Department of Agriculture (USDA)]