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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.
- Alpha
Zeta
- is a fraternity of men and women whose educational objectives
and/or careers fall within the broadly defined field of agriculture. Founded at
Ohio State University on November 4, 1897, it is one of the oldest fraternities
of its kind. It is a National Organization with sixty-seven chapters throughout
the United States and Puerto Rico.
- American Association for Agricultural Education
- The primary function of the AAAE is to facilitate the exchange
of information or ideas among Agriculture Educators, the Colleges of
Agriculture and the educational community.
- American Association of Cereal Chemists (AACCnet)
- is an on-line service that will allow you to obtain up-to-date
information regarding cereal science and technology.
- American Forage & Grassland Council (AFGC)
- is an organization which promotes the use of forages in
economically and environmentally sound agriculture through education,
communication, and professional development of producers, scientists,
educators, and commercial representatives, and through communication with
policy makers and consumers in North America.
- American Society of
Agricultural Engineers
- The ASAE is a not-for-profit professional and technical
organization of members worldwide interested in engineering knowledge and
technology for food and agriculture, associated industries, and related
resources.
- American
Society of Agronomy
- The ASA, Crop
Science Society of America (CSSA) , and
Soil Science Society of America
(SSSA) are headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. Society members are
dedicated to the conservation and wise use of natural resources to produce
food, feed, and fiber crops while maintaining or improving the environment.
- The Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) program has been developed by
the American Society of Agronomy (ASA) in cooperation with agribusiness retail
dealers, cooperatives and manufacturers, state and national trade associations,
the USDA, and independent consultants.
- American
Society for Horticultural Science
- established in 1903 for the promotion of the science of
horticulture. With 5000 members from all 50 states and more than 100 countries,
ASHS serves as the World's largest and most-respected professional society for
individuals who practice horticultural science.
- American
Society of Plant Physiologists
- was founded in 1924 to promote the development of plant
physiology, encourage and publish research in plant physiology, and to promote
the interests and growth of plant science in general.
- American
Phytopathological Society
- is an on-line service which will enable plant health
specialists to use their personal computers to gain instant access to APS
meeting, publication, and membership information. The Society also publishes an
online publication, Plant Health Progress, for plant health practioners.
- Association of American Feed Control Officials
- A basic goal of AAFCO is to provide a mechanism for developing
and implementing uniform and equitable laws, regulations, standards and
enforcement policies for regulating the manufacture, distribution and sale of
animal feeds; resulting in safe, effective, and useful feeds.
- Association of American Plant Food Control Officials
- Each state in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada has its own
fertilizer regulatory program. The Association of American Plant Food Control
Officials (AAPFCO) strives to gain uniformity by consensus among each of these
entities without compromising the needs of the consumers, protection of the
environment or fair competition among the industry.
- Association of American Seed Control Officials
- The AASCO is an organization of seed regulatory officials from
the United States and Canada.
- Association of
Official Seed Certifying Agencies
- Established 1919 as the International Crop Improvement
Association. Current member agencies are from Argentina (1), Australia (1),
Canada (2), New Zealand (1), and the United States (42) and are the official
seed certifying agencies in their respective countries.
- Council
for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST)
- providing selected CAST issue papers, interpretive summaries,
news releases, and other information in support of CAST's mission as the
science source for food, agricultural, and environmental issues. CAST also
maintains a
CAST
Gopher server.
- Institute of
Food Technologists (IFT) Web e-XPRESS
- an electronic service offered by the society for food science
and technology.
- International Weed Science Society (IWSS)
- The IWSS was formed in 1975, by individuals from Europe, North
America, South America, and the Asian-Pacific area, to deal with global weed
science issues.
- National Alliance of Independent Crop Consultants
- founded in 1978, is the national society of agricultural
professionals who provide research and advisory services to clients for a fee.
The 450 members work from bases in 40 states and several foreign countries, and
have expertise in the production of most crops grown around the world.
- National
Association of Farm Broadcasters
- National Society of Consulting Soil Scientists,
Inc
- The NSCSS Homepage was created to guide and support soil
scientists in their daily endeavors.
- Soil and Water Conservation Society
- Weed Science Society of America
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- International
Survey of Herbicide-Resistant Weeds. The purpose of the "International
Survey of Herbicide-Resistant Weeds" is to monitor the evolution of
herbicide-resistant weeds and assess their economic impact throughout the
world. At this web site you can view current lists of herbicide-resistant
weeds, view summary graphs of the survey, and register new occurrences of
herbicide-resistant weeds.
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