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These links are a subset of Agronomic Links Around the Globe, a collection of agronomic links organized by international, national and state categories, and maintained by R.L. (Bob) Nielsen, Dept. of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054. Comments can be emailed to rnielsen@purdue.edu.
Note: No endorsement nor promotion of the linked sites is intended by the author or Purdue University.
- AgriBiz
- organizes information and resources available on the Internet, specific to the global agricultural trading community. The site is organized into three main sections: Articles and Trade News, Markets and Analysis, and Search and Research.
- The American Corn Growers Association
- claims to be America's leading progressive commodity association, representing the interests of corn producers in 28 states.
- The American Soybean Association
- is a national, not-for-profit, nonpartisan, volunteer, farmer-controlled commodity organization with 29,000 producer members that works to strengthen soybeans as an economically and environmentally sound cropping opportunity in the best interest of soybean growers and the public. ASA has affiliated offices in 29 states, and international offices in 12 foreign countries.
- American Seed Trade Association
- is an organization formed and directed by its seed industry members as an effective voice of action in all matters concerning the development, marketing and free movement of seed, associated products and services throughout the world with a minimum of regulations affecting its members.
- The American Sugar Alliance
- is a national trade association that represents and supports the domestic sugarbeet, sugarcane, and corn sweetener growers and processors.
- The American Sugarbeet Growers Association (ASGA)
- The purpose of the organization is to unite the sugarbeet growers in the United States and promote the common interests of its members, which include legislative and international representation and public relations. ASGA represents over 12,000 sugarbeet farmers in 13 states.
- The Corn Refiners Association, Inc.
- is based in Washington, D.C. and is the national trade association representing the corn refining (wet milling) industry of the United States. The association, and its predecessors, have served this important segment of American agribusiness since 1913.
- Chicago Mercantile Exchange
- The Merc, at 30 South Wacker Drive in Chicago, is the world's largest financial exchange, an international marketplace enabling institutions and businesses to manage their financial risk and allocate their assets. Futures and options contracts traded on the CME's two state-of-the-art trading floors include currencies, interest rates, stock indices and agricultural commodities.
- CropLife America
- "CropLife America represents the developers, manufacturers, formulators and distributors of plant science solutions for agriculture and pest management in the United States. CropLife America member companies produce, sell and distribute virtually all the crop protection and biotechnology products used by American farmers."
- Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative
- The Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative's (GLCI) mission is to provide high quality technical assistance on privately owned grazing lands on a voluntary basis and to increase the awareness of the importance of grazing land resources.
- Independent Professional Seedsmen Association
- "Currently, IPSA has 140 Members and 120 Associate Members. Our members represent 12+ million units of retail soybean sales and 4.5+ million units of retail hybrid corn sales, annually. In addition we represent a significant market share of wheat, forages, pasture grasses, oats, alfalfa, specialty grains, and turf."
- Kansas City Board of Trade
- The world's predominant marketplace for hard red winter wheat, the major ingredient in the world's bread for more than 100 years.
- The Minneapolis Grain Exchange
- boasts the only authorized market for Hard Red Spring Wheat and White Wheat Futures and Options, trading an average of ten million bushels daily. It is also the largest cash exchange market in the world, trading a daily average of one million bushels of grain including wheat, barley, oats, durum, rye, sunflower seeds, flax, corn, soybeans, millet, and milo. In addition, the Minneapolis Grain Exchange is the world's only seafood complex. In July 1993, the Exchange introduced and began trading the White Shrimp futures and options contract and added the Black Tiger Shrimp contract in November 1994.
- Minnesota Certified Seed Potato Growers Association
- This website contains the variety directory for MN Certified Seed Potatoes, seed potato growers, and ag-related sites of interest.
- National Association of Wheat Growers
- dedicated to growth and profitability of all segments of the Wheat Industry based on creation of expert knowledge, processed from global information systems, resulting in producers being fully engaged in the wheat chain, producing and marketing a versatile product and being the global supplier of first choice of wheat based products.
- The National Cattlemen's Beef Association
- This web site is designed for farmers, ranchers and other agricultural professionals who are interested in finding cattle industry reference information.
- National Contract Poultry Growers Association
- dedicated to improving the social and economic wellbeing of contract poultry producers and their families.
- National Corn Growers Association
- The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is the trade organization in the U.S. that represents American corn growers. Nearly 30,000 corn growers from 47 states belong to the NCGA. A total of 25 state corn grower associations and 16 state corn boards, councils, and commissions are affiliated with the NCGA making it the voice for growers of America's top crop.
- National Grain and Feed Association
- The non-profit national trade association of 1,000 member companies that include grain elevators; merchandisers; feed and flour millers; corn and soybean processors; and related commercial businesses.
- National Sunflower Association
- "The National Sunflower Association (NSA) is a non-profit commodity organization working on problems and opportunities for the improvement of all members. Membership in the NSA includes growers and the support industry. "
- The Popcorn Institute
- The Popcorn Institute is a trade association of processors of popcorn. The Institute is dedicated to improving the quality of popcorn and making consumers aware of its many qualities.
- The United Soybean Board
- is a 60 member, farmer-run organization, established through enabling legislation contained in the 1990 Farm Bill to administer soybean checkoff funds. The USB mission is to create an environment within which the U.S. soybean producers can maximize profits.
- The U.S. Feed Grains Council
- is a nonprofit organization that develops export markets for U.S. corn, grain sorghum, barley and their related products.
- Wheat Food Council Grain Information Nutrition Center
- The Wheat Foods Council is a national nonprofit organization formed to help increase awareness of dietary grains as an essential component to a healthy diet.
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