Arkansas Agriculture
Links
A.F.P.C. and FAPRI 2002 Farm Bill Analysis
AG Chem Information Services for Growing Companies - Site that hosts
pesticide labels, including fungicide labels
Ag Day - The Agriculture Council of America (ACA), a not-for-profit
organization, conducts programs to increase the public's awareness of
agriculture's vital role in modern society.
AgMAS - Agricultural Market Advisory Services
Agra Europe
Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University - The
Center conducts analyses of the impacts of government policy proposals and/or
implementation procedures on farmers, agribusiness's, taxpayers, and consumers.
Its primary constituency is the U.S. Congress, particularly the Agricultural
Committees. The A.F.P.C. also conducts research and/or educational programs for
government agencies, farm and agribusiness organizations, and agricultural
leadership throughout Texas and the nation.
Agricultural Baseline Projections - Food and Agricultural Policy Research
Institute at the University of Missouri
Agricultural Baseline Projections - Food and Agricultural Policy Research
Institute at the University of Iowa
Agricultural Baseline Projections – U.S.D.A. - The U.S.D.A. Baseline
provides longrun (10-year) projections for the U.S. agricultural sector.
Projections cover selected agricultural commodities and agricultural trade and
aggregate indicators such as farm income and food prices. As "baseline"
projections, they represent one plausible scenario for the next 10 years and
reflect the results of economic models as well as analysts' judgment. The
projections assume no shocks and are instead based on specific assumptions for
the macroeconomy, policy, weather, and international developments.
Agricultural Baseline Projections – U.S.D.A. Agricultural Baseline Projections to 2010
- This report provides long-run baseline projections for the
agricultural sector through 2010. Projections cover agricultural
commodities, agricultural trade, and aggregate indicators of the
sector, such as farm income and food prices. The projections are
based on specific assumptions regarding macroeconomic conditions,
policy, weather, and international developments.
Agricultural Income and Finance is a product of the Economic Research
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. The publication looks at farm income,
profitability, government payments, production expenses, debts and assets, and
other areas of farm finance.
Agricultural Issues Center at the University of California
Agricultural Land Values and Cash Rent - is a combined report
published by the National Agricultural Statistics Service. The data series has
January 1 reference date for land values and crop or grazing year for cash
rents.
Agricultural Marketing Service -
Site of the USDA
Agricultural Marketing Service. This site provides information on the various
AMS programs, discusses current hot topics in agriculture , and provides various
web resources to assist producers.
Agricultural Outlook - Economic Research Service - Agricultural
Outlook is published 10 times per year by the Economic Research Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
Agricultural Policy Analysis Center at the University of Tennessee
Agricultural Prices Monthly - is a product of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department
of Agriculture. This report contains prices received by farmers for principal
crops, livestock and livestock products; indexes of prices received by farmers;
feed price ratios; indexes of prices paid by farmers; and parity prices.
Agricultural Research Service News & Information, U.S.D.A. - This is
the public-information arm of the Agricultural Research Service. ARS is the
chief agency of scientific research in the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Agriculture in Arkansas - The Agriculture in Arkansas web site was
created for the people of Arkansas by the University of Arkansas Division of
Agriculture. On this site you will find links to organizations offering
services to the agriculture industry of our state.
Agriculture in the Classroom (U.S.D.A.) - Agriculture in the
Classroom is a grassroots program coordinated by the United States Department of
Agriculture. The program is carried out in each state, according to state needs
and interests, by individuals representing farm organizations, agribusiness,
education and government.
AgricultureLaw.com - A web site produced by
AgricultureLaw.com L.L.C.. Their objective is to provide farmers and ranchers
with the most complete source of timely information and ideas on agricultural
policy.
AgriSurf! - AgriSurf! is a searchable agricultural WWW index.
American Farm Bureau - The Farm Bureau works on behalf of farm and
rural people. It monitors government activity, promotes new laws and
regulations, initiates and supports community activities, provides economic
services and encourages fellowship within communities.
American Farm Bureau Foundation - Educating About Agriculture - This
site is a clearinghouse for ideas, resources, links and more. Information
available on educational activities, resource materials, ag careers, etc.
American Feed Industry Association - News, information, programs and
publications related to feed manufacturing.
American Forage and Grassland Council - The AFGC is dedicated to
stewardship of land and forage resources. AFGC promotes the use of forages as
economically and environmental sound agriculture through education,
communication and professional development of producers, scientists, educators
and commercial representatives and with policy makers and consumers in North
America.
American Rabbit Breeders Association - The ARBA is an organization
dedicated to the promotion, development and improvement of the domestic rabbit
and cavy.
Anderson Program in Agricultural Marketing, Trade and Policy at Ohio State
University
Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) U.S. State and Territory
Animal Import Regulations - This web site contains the latest
regulations on interstate movement of animals. U.S.D.A.-APHIS, presents the
files but the regulations are written and maintained by each state. This web
site also contains interstate movement for dogs and cats.
Arkansas Agricultural
Statistics Service - Arkansas Agricultural
Statistics Service is one of the 45 state offices of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Through a
cooperative agreement with the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension
Service, Arkansas Agricultural Statistics is the "official" source for timely,
unbiased and accurate statistical information on Arkansas' diverse agricultural
industry.
Arkansas Basis System
Arkansas Cattlemen's Association - Provides the latest information
about the Arkansas Cattlemen's Association and the Arkansas cattle industry.
Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Promotion Board - The
Arkansas Corn and Grain Sorghum Board was established in 1997 to improve the
profitability of growing corn and grain sorghum in Arkansas by conducting a
program of research, extension, and market development. The Board allocates
funds collected by a producer approved check-off of one cent per bushel of corn
and grain sorghum grown for market in Arkansas.
Arkansas CropMap -
This site made
available by Purdue University allows the user to view information on crops
produced within the state by crop, acres produced, and yield. Information can be
obtained for the entire state as well as individual counties.
Arkansas Daily Grain
Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Forms
Arkansas Farm Bureau - The Farm Bureau works on behalf of farm and
rural people in Arkansas. It monitors government activity, promotes new laws and
regulations, initiates and supports community activities, provides economic
services and encourages fellowship within communities.
Arkansas Farm Bureau Market Report (Daily)
Arkansas Farmers Markets
Arkansas Plant Evaluation Program - a statewide program designed to
evaluate woody and herbaceous plant material over a three to five year period of
time.
Arkansas Pork Producers Association - Provides the latest information
about the Arkansas Pork Producers Association and the Arkansas swine industry.
Arkansas Rice Growers Association
Arkansas Soybean Marketing
Arkansas Soybean Promotion Board - The Arkansas Soybean Promotion
Board (ASPB) is established to improve the profitability of soybean production
in Arkansas and to distribute funds from the checkoff for research and Extension
projects conducted by the University of Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
and Cooperative Extension Service.
Arkansas State County Crop Estimates - NASS/U.S.D.A.
Arkansas State Fact Sheets, U.S.D.A./E.R.S. - Statistical summary for
Arkansas includes population, income and employment; farm characteristics; farm
financial indicators; and top commodities, exports and counties.
Arkansas State Fairgrounds - News, information and programs related
to the Arkansas State Fair and the State Fairgrounds.
Arkansas State Plant Board
Arkansas Water Resources Center (A W R C) - The Arkansas Water
Resources Center (A W R C) is located at the University of Arkansas in
Fayetteville. The center plans and conducts water resource research, cooperating
closely with colleges, universities, and other institutes in Arkansas to address
the state's water and land-related problems, promotes the dissemination and
application of research results, provides for the training of scientists in
water resources, formulate a research program that is responsive to state water
issues, and works closely with state and federal agencies.
Arkansas Wheat Promotion Board - The Arkansas Wheat Promotion Board
was established in 1985 to improve the profitability of growing wheat in
Arkansas by conducting a program of research, extension, and market development.
The Board allocates funds collected by a producer approved check-off of one cent
per bushel of all wheat grown for market in Arkansas.
Beef Stocker U.S.A. - This web site has the latest information
related to the production of stocker cattle.
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (B.S. E), F.A.S/U.S.D.A. - The
purpose of this page is to provide sources of information on the effects on
trade of the current B S E crisis in the European Union. Provided are links to
main B-S-E pages for various government and organization sites, as well as links
to related documents such as special reports, regulations, and announcements.
This page will be updated as information becomes available.
California Agricultural Statistics - NASS
California Department of Food and Agriculture's
California Rice - University of California - Davis
California Rice Commission
California State Fact Sheets - U.S.D.A./E.R.S.
California's Red Imported Fire Ant Page - California has a comic book
you can download or view online. A teacher’s guide is also available with
classroom activities and instructional games.
Census of Agriculture - The census is a complete accounting of United
States agricultural production. It is the only source of uniform comprehensive
agricultural data for every county in the Nation. The census is taken every five
years covering the years ending in "2" and "7".
Center for Agricultural and Trade Studies (CAPTS) at North Dakota State
University
Center for Disease Control (CDC) - The CDC is the clearinghouse for
human disease and control. Information on diseases such as anthrax, smallpox
plus many other communicable diseases is also listed. Biological and chemical
agents and threats information is also located on this web site.
Center for Health and the Global Environment - A report highlighting
the role of climate variability, pests and plant diseases in our nation's future
agricultural productivity was recently released by a group of nationally
renowned experts. The report's aim is to understand how warmer temperatures and
an increase in extreme weather events (including spells of very high
temperatures, torrential rains and flooding, and droughts), predicted under
climate change projections, may affect crop yields, outbreaks of plant diseases,
pests, weeds and the economic costs of production.
Chicago Board of Trade - The Chicago Board of Trade (C.B.O.T®),
established in 1848, is the world's oldest derivatives (futures and
futures-options) exchange. More than 3,600 C-B-O-T® members trade 48 different
futures and options products at the C.B.O.T®, resulting in 1999 annual trading
volume of more than 250 million contracts.
Chicago Board
of Trade - Closing Futures Prices
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Commercial Small Fruit and Grape Spray Guide
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Commodity Loan Activity - Farm Service Agency
Commodity Loan Rates - Farm Service Agency
Commonly Requested Legislative Information - This web page provides
links to the most commonly requested Legislative documents
Congressional Internet Services - A Library of Congress Internet
resource web page containing Official Legislative Government sites.
Cotton Inc.
Cotton Market Comments (bi-monthly)
- Texas A&M University
Crop Comments (weekly)
- University of Tennessee Agricultural
Extension Service
Crop Production is produced by the National Agricultural Statistics
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. This monthly crop production report
contains crop production data for the U.S., including acreage, area harvested,
yield, etc.
Crop Production-Acreage - Supplement is a product of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department
of Agriculture. This full-text report presents acreage by planted and/or
harvested areas by state for corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, barley, rye, sorghum,
rice, peanuts, sunflower, flaxseed, canola, rapeseed, safflower, mustard seed,
cotton, dry beans, potatoes, sweet potatoes, sugarbeets, alfalfa hay, hay,
tobacco, sugarcane. This report is a supplement to Crop production.
Crop Production-Prospective Plantings - Supplement is a product of
the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Statistics Board,
U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Prospective Planting Supplement to Crop
Production reports the expected plantings as of March 1 for corn, all wheat,
winter wheat, durum wheat, other spring wheat, oats, barley, flaxseed, cotton,
rice by length of grain classes, all sorghum, sweet potatoes, dry edible beans,
soybeans, sunflower, peanuts, and sugarbeets; acreage for harvest of oats, hay,
tobacco.
Crop Progress (NASS-U.S.D.A.) is a product of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department
of Agriculture. This full text file contains reports, issued weekly during the
growing season, listing planting, fruiting, and harvesting progress and overall
condition of selected crops in major producing states. The data, summarized by
crop and by state, are republished along with any corrections in the Weekly
Weather and Crop Bulletin.
Daily Cotton Spot Prices
Dairy Outlook from Penn State University
Dairy Records Management System (DHIA)
Dale Bumpers College of Agriculture, Food, and Life Sciences; University of
Arkansas - Explore educational opportunities at The Dale Bumpers College
of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, which is part of the University of
Arkansas. The college provides science-based programs of study leading to
degrees in a variety of fields.
Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center - Stuttgart, Arkansas -
(D.B. N.R.R.C.) U.S.D.A.-A.R.S. scientists conduct research in eight research
categories to help keep the U. S. rice industry competitive in the global market
place, by assuring high yields, superior grain quality, pest resistance, and
stress tolerance. Shared laboratory space also is provided for the University of
Arkansas rice research groups, as well as visiting scientists.
Delta Farm Press
Delta Research and Extension Center - M.S.U
Delta Research and Extension Center - Rice Research Areas - M.S.U
Diagnosing Wheat Production Problems in Kansas (PDF)- Kansas State University Research and Extension - Wheat Page - Pests and
Diseases
Economic Research Service - The U.S.D.A. Economics and Statistics
System contains nearly 300 reports and datasets from the economics agencies of
the U.S. Department of Agriculture. These materials cover U.S. and international
agriculture and related topics. Most reports are text files that contain
time-sensitive information. Most data sets are in spreadsheet format and include
time-series data that are updated yearly.
Economics and Statistics System - The U.S.D.A. Economics and
Statistics System contains nearly 300 reports and datasets from the economics
agencies of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. These materials cover U.S. and
international agriculture and related topics. Most reports are text files that
contain time-sensitive information. Most data sets are in spreadsheet format and
include time-series data that are updated yearly.
Economics Departments, Institutes and Research Centers in the World
(E.D.I.R.C.)
ERS/U.S.D.A. Commodity Policy Backgrounders is a series of reports on
rice, cotton, soybeans, wheat, and feed grains providing commodity-based
background information on issues and topics facing producers and industry as the
Congressional debate proceeds. These reports address market conditions, policy
proposals, WTO considerations, and the interactions between markets and policy.
F.A.O. of the United Nations - F.A.O. (Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations) works to alleviate poverty and hunger by
promoting agricultural development, improved nutrition and the pursuit of living
in developing countries, in particular the low-income food deficit countries.
Facts About Farmer's Markets
Farm Bill - 2002: Policy Options and Consequences is a publication of
the National Public Policy Education Committee. This series of leaflets
identifies the issues and outlines the policy options and consequences for the
major commodities, programs and policies being considered for the 2002 farm
bill. This publication is being distributed nationwide to state cooperative
extension services and to Washington DC policymakers.
Farm Foundation - The Farm Foundation, established in 1933, acts as a
catalyst to increase knowledge about agriculture, the food system and rural
issues applies that knowledge through educational programs; develops human
capital; facilitates interaction about emerging issues among agribusiness and
policy leaders, government officials, and the academic community; explores
policy alternatives; and facilitates communication and public awareness about
the issues and alternatives.
Farm Labor Laws and Regulations -
This site provided by Ohio State University gives a summary
of labor laws and regulations that affect agriculture.
Farm Service Agency - (F.S.A.) helps ensure the well-being of
U.S. agriculture through efficient and equitable administration of farm
commodity programs; farm operating, ownership, and emergency loans; conservation
and environmental programs; emergency and disaster assistance; domestic and
international food assistance; and international export credit programs.
Farm Service Agency News Room - Farm Service Agency current,
emergency designation, and archived news are located at this web address.
Farm Service Agency Program Fact Sheets - The Farm Service Agency
online provides "Program Fact Sheets" in Portable Document Format (P.D.F). P.D.F
files are printer-independent documents that allow you easily to print a
duplicate of the original publication using any graphics printer (i.e., laser,
inkjet, dot-matrix or plotter).
Farm Service Agency Services – Information on the following: Farm
Loans, Price Support, Conservation Programs, Disaster Assistance, and
Commodity Operations
Farmdoc
- The educational
materials provided on this site can assist producers, as well as others, in
understanding the impact of laws and regulations on agri-related decisions and
activities. Topics on this site include: Agricultural Biotechnology, Selling
Agricultural Products, Acquiring Farmland, Water, Natural Resources &
Environment, Labor Law, and Taxation.
Federation of Animal Science Society Dairy Electronic Database
Fire Ant Research in South Carolina - South Carolina provides the
entire 1999 Proceedings of the Imported Fire Ant Conference, along with a
listing of their funded projects.
FirstGov - FirstGov is the U.S. government's official web portal. On
FirstGov, you can search more than 51 million web pages from federal and state
governments, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. Most of these pages
are not available on commercial websites. FirstGov has the most comprehensive
search of government anywhere on the Internet.
Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri
- F.A.P.R.I. prepares baseline projections each year for U.S. agricultural
sector and international commodity markets. The multi-year projections are
published as F.A.P.R.I. Outlooks, which provide a starting point for evaluating
and comparing scenarios involving macroeconomic, policy, weather and technology
variables. F.A.P.R.I. is joined in special research by a consortium of
universities including Texas A&M University, Arizona State University, the
University of Arkansas and North Dakota State University.
Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute at the University of Iowa
- F.A.P.R.I. uses comprehensive data and computer modeling systems to analyze
the complex economic interrelationships of agricultural production, food, and
agribusiness industries. Participating collaborators include Texas A&M
University, Arizona State University, University of Arkansas, and North Dakota
State University
Food and Drug Administration - FDA monitors food borne illness,
nutrition and any safety alerts as it relates to human health. They also
regulate animal feeds and health products. This web site also provides the
latest information on bioterrorism, BSE, antibiotic resistance, etc.
Food Marketing Institute -
The Food Marketing
Institute (FMI) is an organization based in Washington D.C. that conducts
programs in the areas of research, education, public affairs, and industry
relations for its 2,300 members worldwide. The FMI provides its members with a
forum to work with government, suppliers, employees, customers, and communities.
FMI promotes the principles of free enterprise to ensure a competitive food
industry.
Food
Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) Consumer Publications - A
public health agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture that protects
consumers by ensuring that meat and poultry products are safe, wholesome and
accurately labeled.
Foreign Agricultural Service - Foreign Agricultural Service (F.A.S.)
opens, expands, and maintains global market opportunities through international
trade, cooperation, and sustainable development activities, which secure the
long-term economic vitality and global competitiveness of American agriculture.
F.A.S. monitors and assesses global food aid needs and promotes international
agricultural trade policies that provide market access for U.S. agricultural
commodities.
Foreign Agricultural Service
- Policy and Trade Issues Policy - Some of the
Trade Policy topics and information listed on U.S.D.A.'s Foreign Agricultural
Service Homepage are Biotechnology, W.T.O -- World Trade Organization, NAFTA --
North American Free Trade Agreement, Free Trade Area of the Americas, Bilateral
Trade Agreements, Binational Commissions, APEC -- Asian Pacific Economic
Council, Import Requirements, etc.
Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)
Global Marketing Support Services - Global Marketing Support Services
is an extension of the Division of Agriculture at the University of Arkansas in
Fayetteville. It is an export assistance agency that serves small- to
medium-sized companies as well as the community with education of the processes
involved in exporting, providing market research and, ultimately, to accomplish
their international objectives.
Glossary of Agricultural Production, Programs and Policy
Grains: World Markets and Trade is a product of the Foreign
Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. This monthly World
Agricultural Production report provides the latest analysis and data on grain
commodities, outlining the current supply, demand and trade estimates both for
the United States and for many major foreign countries.
Graphics of U.S. Field Crops is a product of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service United States Department of Agriculture. The
graphs of U.S. field crops shows acreage, yield, production, and stocks for most
field crops.
Greenbook - Site that hosts pesticide labels, including fungicide
labels
Hawaii and Fire Ants - The Hawaii Biological Survey maintains web
pages with links to many of the fire ant web pages. The links are broken into 10
categories from News, Extension, Research and Surveys.
Hoard's Dairyman
Horticultural Business Information -
This site is
developed and maintained by the University of Tennessee Extension Service. It
provides a guide to strategically managing green industry firms.
Horticultural Business Management and Marketing Program - A
horticulture business management site developed by Cornell University.
In-Depth Hession Fly Report
International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium
International Rice Research Institute - IRRI is a nonprofit
agricultural research and training center established to improve the well-being
of present and future generations of rice farmers and consumers, particularly
those with low incomes. It is dedicated to helping farmers in developing
countries produce more food on limited land using less water, less labor, and
fewer chemical inputs, without harming the environment.
Iowa Farm Outlook Newsletter (bi-weekly)
- Iowa State University
Extension Economics
Iowa State University General Plant Nematode Information
Iowa State Website on corn diseases
Kansas City Board of Trade
Kansas State University website on wheat and wheat pests.
King Cotton Magazine
- Weil Brothers - Cotton, Inc.
L. E. Gilbert's Lab
Livestock Marketing Information Center, U.S.D.A. - The Livestock
Marketing Information Center (LMIC) provides economic analysis and projections
about issues and conditions concerning the livestock industry.
Livestock Virtual Library (Oklahoma State University) - This is a
gateway to a collection of hundreds of links to livestock and livestock-related
web sites.
Louisiana Agricultural Statistics - NASS
Louisiana State Fact Sheets - U.S.D.A.
Louisiana State University and Fire Ants - Louisiana has developed an
online quiz you can take after going through their pages – it asks questions
such as “Winged ants are called?” a. alates b. fliers c. killer ants
Louisiana State University Rice Research Station
Memphis Daily Grain
Memphis Weekly Feedstuffs Report
Merck Veterinary Manual - The Merck Veterinary Manual is the single
most comprehensive electronic reference for animal care information. It includes
over 12,000 indexed topics and over 1200 illustrations. Users can rapidly search
by topic, species, specialty, disease, and keyword using advanced search
advanced search.
Minneapolis Board of Trade
Mississippi Agricultural Statistics - NASS
Mississippi Rice Production - M.S.U
Mississippi State Fact Sheets - U.S.D.A. / E.R.S.
Mississippi State University Cooperative Extension Service
Missouri Agricultural Statistics
Missouri Rice - University of Missouri
Missouri State Fact Sheets - U.S.D.A. / E.R.S.
Myrmecology: The Science of Ants
NASS Charts and Maps
NASS - Arkansas - Latest County Row Crop Acreage/Yield Statistics
NASS' U.S., state and county level agricultural statistics for select
commodities.
National Ag Risk Education Library -
This site provides
information on topics such as production risk, crop insurance, enterprise
diversification, price risk, natural disasters, legal risk, and human risk.
National Agricultural Library
- The National Agricultural Library
(NAL), part of the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, is one of four National Libraries in the United States. NAL is a
major international source for agriculture and related information. This web
site provide access to NAL's many resources and a gateway to its associated
institutions.
National Agricultural Pest Information System
National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) - Each year, U.S.D.A.' s
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) employees conduct hundreds of
surveys and prepare reports covering virtually every facet of U.S. agriculture.
Its 45 State Statistical Offices (S.S.O) publish data about many topics for
local audiences. 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 Cattlemen's Beef Association - Provides the latest
information as it relates to beef production, research, food safety, nutrition,
policy and business climate and other related news.
National
Center for Genetic Resources Preservation
National Cotton Council
National Food and Agriculture Policy Project at Arizona State University
National Futures Association
National Grain Summary (Daily)
National Organic Program
-
National Organic
Program page that supplies links for certifying agents, consumer information,
NOP regulations and policies, producers, handlers, and processors, and state
information as well as a link to the National Organics Standards Board.
National Plant Board
National Plant Germplasm System (N.P.G.S)
National
Pork Board - Provides the latest information as it relates
to swine production, research, food safety, nutrition, policy and business
climate and other related news.
National Pork Producers Council - NPPC is involved in national
advertising and promotion for pork and is the single unified voice for America's
pork producers on a wide range of industry and public policy issues.
National Rice Summary (Weekly)
National Small Grains Collection - Aberdeen, Idaho
National Soybean Research Library - The mission of the National
Soybean Research Laboratory is to help expand the scope, size, and profitability of the U.S. soybean industry by
providing strategic information and support for effective decision-making.
National Weather Service Weekly Crop and Weather Updates
- The Joint Agricultural Weather Facility (J.A.W.F) is jointly operated by the World Agricultural Outlook
Board of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (U.S.D.A.) and the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Naturally Arkansas -
The Arkansas
Agriculture Product Market was developed by the Arkansas State Plant Board in an
attempt to help potential buyers locate Arkansas producers.
Nebraska Cooperative Extension Service - Daylily Rust Information
Nebraska Marketing Publications
Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory
New York Cotton Exchange
News and Information from the U.S.A. Rice Federation has current news
releases and feature articles, as well as archives of previously published
information distributed by U.S.A. Rice.
Noble Foundation Plant Image Gallery - The Noble Foundation Plant
Image Gallery is designed to assist botanists, ecologists, and natural resource
managers with the identification of plants. It should also prove useful to
educators in the classroom as well as students who are required to learn plants
as a part of their studies. Furthermore, we hope that those of you with any
affinity to plants, hobby or otherwise, will find this to be an interesting and
useful site.
O.E.C.D. Washington Center - The Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development is the international organization of the
industrialized, market-economy countries. At OECD, representatives from 30
Member countries meet to exchange information and harmonize policy with a view
to maximizing economic growth within Member countries and assisting non-Member
countries develop more rapidly.
Official U.S. Executive Branch Web Sites
Oklahoma State Breeds of Livestock - The Breeds of Livestock resource
web site is presented by the Department of Animal Science at Oklahoma State
University. The site is intended as an educational and informational resource on
breeds of livestock throughout the world.
Oklahoma State University - Entomology and Plant Pathology - Plant Diseases
On-Line Publications by University of Florida Entomology and Nematology
Personnel
Oregon State University Plant Nematology
Policy Topics, E. R. S / U.S.D.A - This topic focuses on policies
adopted by government and international organizations regarding agricultural
production and income, food consumption, and trade. Policy analysis encompasses
economic impacts, costs, and benefits of policies that are proposed or enacted.
Subtopics include:
Producers Rice Mill, Inc.
Production, Supply, and Distribution (PS&D) Database: by Country, Commodity,
Supply and Use Time Series - Production, Supply, and Distribution, or
P.S.D., is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (U.S.D.A.) official, short-term
quantity forecast of supply and use by country and by commodity for 62
commodities, excluding fruits and vegetables, and more than 200 countries and
regions in the world. Data are annual, in standard metric units, and for
quantity only, not value. P.S.D. covers area, yield, production, consumption,
stocks, and trade.
Purcell Report (Tuesday)
- Virginia Cooperative Extension
Purdue University Website on
Row Crop Diseases
Rice - How to Manage Pests - UC Pest Management Guidelines - University of
California - Agriculture and Natural Resources
Rice Disease Management - University of Missouri Delta Center
Rice - Diseases - Florida
Rice Diseases - Louisiana State University
Rice Online.Com
Rice Outlook is a product of the Economic Research Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture. Rice Outlook examines U.S. rough, milled, long-grain,
and medium/short-grain rice: supply, disappearance, price, acreage, yield,
production, stocks, byproducts, brewers' prices, exports, and world rice
markets.
Rice Producers of California
Rice Situation and Outlook - is a product of the Economic Research
Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Rice Outlook examines U.S. rough,
milled, long-grain, and medium/short-grain rice: supply, disappearance, price,
acreage, yield, production, stocks, byproducts, brewers' prices, exports, and
world rice markets.
Rice Stocks - is a product of the National Agricultural Statistics
Service, Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. This
quarterly full- text report presents the most current estimates of rough and
milled rice stocks by position (on and off farms) and by states and U.S.; stocks
by length of grain classes for six major producing states (Arkansas, California,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Texas). Reports containing related information
include:
Grain Stocks.
Rice Suppliers - U.S.A. Rice Federation
Rice Yearbook is a product of the Economic Research Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture. This annual report examines U.S. rough, milled,
long-grain, and medium/short grain rice: supply, disappearance, price, acreage,
yield, production, stocks, byproducts, brewers' prices, exports, and world rice
markets. This report is a supplement to Rice Outlook.
Riceland Weekly Market Review - updates you on factors affecting
rice, soybean, and wheat markets. It also contains information regarding
Riceland's marketing activities, notice of advances, sign-up deadlines and other
important information.
Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI)
Secretary Veneman Releases Report on Food and Agricultural Policy for the New
Century
Seedburo - Source for psychrometers
Situation and Outlook Reports - Economic Research Service - The
Situation and Outlook Reports are published by the Economic Research Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture. Reports are available in the following areas:
Agricultural economics; Field crops; International agriculture; Livestock,
dairy, poultry and aquaculture; Specialty agriculture; U.S. agricultural trade
Spring Freeze Injury to Kansas Wheat (PDF)– picture guide to spring freeze
injury symptoms in Kansas from Kansas State University
State of Arkansas - The official website for the state of Arkansas.
Provides information regarding government services, community and civic
information, etc.
StratSoy - StratSoy Statistics Over the last few years the StratSoy
System has grown to encompass many different tools and resource across multiple
World Wide Web servers. The statistics are aggregated as follows: StratSoy
Tools - StratSoy provides interactive decision tools such as the "Cost of
Carry Calculator" and the "Buy/Sell Exchange".; StratSoy Resources - The
StratSoy Resources page provides a one-stop shop for soybean related web
resources; Soybean Answers - The StratSoy Soybean Answers site provides
answers to frequently asked questions in a variety of subject matter areas; and
General Information - Statistics on the StratSoy Home Page.
Teach Free - Nutrition Information for Youth Educators - This site is
specifically for educators teaching preschool through senior high school that
need high-quality supplemental materials. Many of the teaching kits are
available free to qualified educators.
Texas A&M Website on corn diseases
Texas Agricultural Statistics-NASS
Texas' Imported Fire Ant Research and Management Plan - Texas’
extensive web site has slide shows and images available to download, along with
lots of information about the research being conducted in the state and
elsewhere.
Texas Plant Disease Handbook - WHEAT - Triticum aestivum
Texas Rice - Texas A&M
Texas Rice Industry - U.S. Rice Producers
Texas State Fact Sheets - U.S.D.A./E.R.S
The Food Safety Consortium - Food safety information on beef, pork
and poultry from the farm to the consumer's table.
The Library of Congress
- The
Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution with a
primary mission of serving the research needs of the U.S. Congress. The Library
of Congress provides legislative information as they say, "In the spirit of
Thomas Jefferson."
History of Congress - A Library of Congress Internet resource web
page. The History of Congress web page includes discussions on the Senate and
House, Congressional buildings and art, biographies of past members of Congress,
historic Congressional documents, Congressional election statistics, etc.
The United States House of Representatives This web site houses the
home page of the United States House of Representatives.
The United States Senate - The web site houses the home page of the
United States Senate.
U.S. Crop Acreage and Yield Maps Showing Counties Crop Year 1999 is a
product of the National Agricultural Statistics Service United States Department
of Agriculture. U.S. crop acreage and yield detailed color U.S. maps shows range
of acres for harvest and yield per harvested acre, by county.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (U.S.D.A.) - The U.S.D.A. strives to
enhance the quality of life for the American people by supporting production of
agriculture.
U.S. Executive Branch - A Library of Congress Internet resource
web page. The official U.S. Executive Branch web site contains only Executive
Branch site.
U.S. House Committee on Agriculture - This web site houses the home page
of the United States House of Representatives' Committee on Agriculture
U.S. House Committee on Agriculture News Releases - This web site houses
the home page of the United States House of Representatives' News Releases.
U.S. House of Representative Committees - This web site houses the home
page of the United States House of Representatives' Committee Offices Web
Services
U.S. Judicial Branch - A Library of Congress Internet web page containing
links to U.S. Judicial Branch Resources as well as other Web site specializing
in legal information.
U.S. Legislative Branch - A Library of Congress Internet resource web page
containing numerous web site listings related to the Legislative Branch of
government.
U.S. Rice Producers Association
U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry - This web
site houses the home page of the United States Senate's Committee on
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
U.S. Senate Committees - This web site houses the home page of the United
States Senate's standing, special, select, other and joint committees of
Congress.
U.S.A. Rice Federation
U.S.D.A. Agricultural Outlook (monthly) - Main source for U.S.D.A.'s farm
and food price forecasts; short-term outlook for all major areas of the
agricultural economy; long-term issue analyses of U.S. agricultural policy,
trade forecasts, export-market development, food safety, the environment, farm
financial institutions. Includes data on individual commodities, the general
economy, U.S. farm trade, farm income, production expenses, input use, prices
received and paid, per capita food consumption, etc.
U.S.D.A. - AMS Cotton Reports
U.S.D.A. AMS Market News Reports
U.S.D.A. Arkansas Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin (Tuesday)
U.S.D.A. Cooperative State, Research, Education and Extension Service
- The CSREES provides leadership and administration to identify, develop and
manage programs to support university-based and other institutional research,
education and extension.
U.S.D.A. Cotton Ginning (monthly) - This site contains the number of running
bales ginned to date for all cotton and American-Pima cotton, by state; county ginnings released with
mid-month state ginnings; March report also includes 480-lb. bales ginned and
average bale weight by state.
U.S.D.A.
Crop Acreage
- This full-text report presents acreage by planted and/or
harvested areas by state for corn, soybeans, wheat, oats, barley, rye, sorghum,
rice, peanuts, sunflower, flaxseed, canola, rapeseed, safflower, mustard seed,
cotton, dry beans, potatoes, sweet potatoes, sugarbeets, alfalfa hay, hay,
tobacco, sugarcane. This report is a supplement to Crop production.
U.S.D.A. Crop Production (monthly) - This site contains crop production data
for the U.S., including acreage, area harvested, yield, etc.
U.S.D.A. Crop Progress (Monday) - This site contains reports, issued weekly
during the growing season, listing planting, fruiting, and harvesting progress
and overall condition of selected crops in major producing states. The data,
summarized by crop and by state, are republished along with any corrections in
the Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin.
U.S.D.A. Export Sales Report (Thursday)
U.S.D.A.
for Kids - U.S.D.A. for Kids is a collection of links to government
web sites that are especially geared towards children. Children can find
interesting facts and history about agriculture, food safety, conservation,
science, etc.
U.S.D.A. Grain Demand Report
U.S.D.A. Prospective Plantings (March) - This site provides text file
reports on the expected plantings as of March 1 for corn, all wheat, winter
wheat, durum wheat, other spring wheat, oats, barley, flaxseed, cotton, rice by
length of grain classes, all sorghum, sweet potatoes, dry edible beans,
soybeans, sunflower, peanuts, and sugarbeets; acreage for harvest of oats, hay,
tobacco.
U.S.D.A. Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin (Tuesday) - This file contains
weekly national agricultural weather summaries, including the weather's effect
on crops; summaries and farm progress for 44 states and New England area. This
report includes any corrections to the Crop Progress data released the previous
day.
U.S.D.A. Agency Reports Schedule/Calendar - U.S.D.A.'s Economic Research
Service, Foreign Agricultural Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service,
and World Agricultural Outlook Board have their agency reports listed by their
release date.
U.S.D.A. Agricultural Outlook Forum - The U. S. Department of Agriculture
holds an annual two-day forum. This link provides details of the current year's
forum, agenda, speeches. etc.
U.S.D.A. Dairy Marketing Service - Dairy Market News covers the
supply, demand and price situation every week on a regional, national and
international basis for milk, butter, cheese and dry and fluid products.
U.S.D.A. Economics and Statistics System
U.S.D.A. ERS Field Crop Reports
- Provides information and statistics
on domestic and world production, as well as consumption, exports, imports and
use, and prices for cotton, feed, oilscrops, rice and wheat.
U.S.D.A. Grain Stocks
- This site provides a full-text report, issued
four times yearly, contains stocks of all wheat, durum wheat, corn, sorghum,
oats, barley, soybeans, flaxseed, canola, rapeseed, rye, sunflower, safflower,
mustard seed, by States and U.S. and by position (on-farm or off-farm storage);
includes number and capacity of off-farm storage facilities and capacity of
on-farm storage facilities.
U.S.D.A. Grains Inspected and/or Weighed For Export
U.S.D.A. Maps and other Crop-Weather Graphics
U.S.D.A. Newsroom - U.S.D.A.'s Newsroom includes agency reports, national
releases, agency releases, speeches and testimony, office communications, events
and other information.
U.S.D.A. Portland Oregon Grain Report
U.S.D.A. Rice Stocks
- This site provides quarterly full-text report
presents the most current estimates of rough and milled rice stocks by position
(on and off farms) and by states and U.S.; stocks by length of grain classes for
six major producing states (Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Missouri, Texas).
U.S.D.A. World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates - This site
provides a full-text monthly report provides the most current U.S.D.A. forecasts
of U.S. and world supply-use balances of major grains, soybeans and products,
and cotton; and U.S. supply and use of sugar and livestock products.
U.S.G.S. Water Resources of Arkansas
U.S.G.S. Water Resources of California
U.S.G.S. Water Resources of Louisiana
U.S.G.S. Water Resources of Mississippi
U.S.G.S. Water Resources of Missouri
U.S.G.S. Water Resources of Texas
U.S.G.S. Water Resources of the United States
United Soybean Board
United States Department of Agriculture - The U.S.D.A. homepage lists
its various agencies, services and programs
United States Department of Labor
- Link to the
United States Department of Labor website.
University of Arkansas Cotton Management Expert System Software - For
COTMAN information look at this site. There are links to weather file data
needed for the Bollman component as well as other pertinent information and
updates about the program.
University of Arkansas Department of Animal Science - The Department
of Animal Science offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in Animal Science.
Course options include the following: animal breeding; beef, swine, horse, sheep
or milk production; feeds and feeding; diseases of farm animals; reproductive
physiology; and livestock judging and selection.
University of Arkansas Soil Testing and Research Laboratory - The
University of Arkansas Soil Testing and Research Laboratory provides routine
soil testing and fertilizer recommendations to farmers, homeowners, researchers
and others. Sorry! The Laboratory does not offer testing for herbicides,
pesticides, nematodes, water, or soil texture.
University of Arkansas Soybean Performance Test 1998
University of Arkansas Variety Testing Programs
University of Arkansas Wheat Research
University of California Cooperative Extension Rice Project
University of Missouri Cooperative Extension Service Rice Page
University of Missouri Dairy Commodity Prices
University of Nebraska - Plant Disease Central
- Wheat Diseases
University of Nebraska
Row Crop Diseases
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Nematology
USDA Risk Management Agency - The Risk Management Agency is part of
the USDA with the goal of assisting producers manage risk through effective risk
management solutions. The three divisions of the RMA include: Insurance
Services, Research and Development (R&D), and Risk Compliance.
USDA-ARS Fire Ant Areawide Suppression - The site has news and
updates and short video clips of phorid fly emergence and attack behaviors.
Online publications are available also. Visitors are asked to fill out a survey
with questions regarding the economic impact of the red imported fire ant.
Variety Testing, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Weed Science Society of America - Weed Identification
Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin - is a product of the National
Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department
of Agriculture. This product contains weekly national agricultural weather
summaries, including the weather's effect on crops; summaries and farm progress
for 44 states and New England area. This report includes any corrections to the
Crop Progress data released the previous day.
West Nile Virus - Provides information about the West Nile Virus put
together by Environmental Risk Analysis Program, Cornell University Center for
the Environment in Ithaca, New York.
Wheat Diseases and Pests: a guide for field identification - USDA
World Agricultural Production is a product of the Foreign
Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. This monthly World
Agricultural Production report provides the latest production information and
data on a number of agricultural commodities for the United States and for many
major foreign countries.
World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates is a product of the
World Agricultural Outlook Board, Office of the Chief Economist, U.S. Department
of Agriculture. This full-text monthly report provides the most current U.S.D.A.
forecasts of U.S. and world supply-use balances of major grains, soybeans and
products, and cotton; and U.S. supply and use of sugar and livestock products
World Economic Forum - The World Economic Forum, in its commitment to
improve the state of the world, is geared towards bringing people together in a
global forum that would not otherwise exist among players in politics, business,
academics, and civil society. In doing so, it is intended that the ideas from
these different arenas will also be brought together to create new channels of
thought and action. The World Economic Forum is not just about conferences and
the organization of events. First and foremost, it aims to create communication
between political, economic and social actors, and in certain cases significant
efforts are made to follow up on issues and facilitate developments.
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