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Agricultural organizations

www.agriculture.com Successful Farming magazine's site called "@griculture Online." This is a very meaty site with the latest news stories, classified ads and auction links. Farmers can also interact with each other and information providers on current topics, such as "How to store hay."

www.agriculturelaw.com From legislative news to state regulations to an extensive collection of links, agriculturelaw.com bills itself as providing "the most complete source of timely information and ideas on agricultural policy."

www.cfbf.com California Farm Bureau Federation is a voluntary organization of farm and ranch families seeking solutions to the problems that affect their lives, both socially and economically. Find the latest government issues relating to agriculture, farm news, and farm bureau programs.

www.cfwc.com California Farm Water Coalition is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing accurate, balanced information on California agriculture and its use of water. Annual Farm Water Reports are available for your review.

www.cawomen4ag.com California Women for Agriculture's focus is on legislation, education and public relations. Members share the perspectives of farming with the media, teachers and students, elected officials and others. Information on food safety, water and pesticides can be found at this site.

www.calcattlemen.org/ National Cattlemen's Association provides statistics on the beef and cattle industries in addition to an overview of producer information, safety of products, services and legislative issues.

www.cfaitc.org/ California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom works with K- 12 teachers, community leaders, media representatives and government executives to enhance education using agricultural examples. This site offers a teacher's resource guide, instructional material and student programs.

www.nass.usda.gov/ca/ California-specific USDA statistics.

www.usda.gov/ Home page for the United States Department of Agriculture.

Agricultural markets

www.ams.usda.gov/marketnews.htm   USDA Market News

www.agex.com/   On-Line Commodity Exchange

www.cme.com/market/prices/index.html   Chicago Mercantile Exchange

Agricultural services

www.keepthefarm.com/Board.htm Consulting Services For Farms, Ranches and Agri-businesses.

Dairy & livestock

www.cdhia.org/ The Dairy Council of California site offers dairy articles and many nutritional and educational links.

www.redbluffbullsale.com. Red Bluff bull sale site.

www.wvmcattle.com/shastamr.htm Shasta livestock auction.

Educational

www.agleaders.org/ Overview of California Agricultural Leadership Program with profiles, calendar of events and participating universities.

www.rural.org/favorites Farmers Guide to the Internet

www.moomilk.com/ (MooMilk) A dynamic adventure into the dairy industry.

www.ffa.org/ National FFA Organization

Farm Credit

www.minnesotamutual.com Learn more about Minnesota Mutual, the insurance company that underwrites Farm Credit's credit life insurance program.

www.fccouncil.com The Farm Credit Council is the trade association for the Farm Credit System. Extensive background and news releases on the economy (both domestic and global), current market information, research and links to agricultural and financial sites.


Government: Federal

http://disaster.fsa.usda.gov/ - This FSA site provides information about the Agricultural Assistance Act of 2003. Frequently asked questions, important dates and program information are included along with a Crop Disaster Program calculator.

www.house.gov/ Home page for the U.S. House of Representatives. View the house's weekly schedule or what's currently on the floor.

www.senate.gov/ Home page for the US Senate. Find your senator's address or view their daily calendar.

www.epa.gov. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provides information about laws and regulations, products and programs, and an education center for teachers and students.

www.ams.usda.gov/directmarketing/. Agricultural Marketing Services Farmer Direct Marketing site includes publications, farmer market directories, state direct marketing resources, resources and links, information about the service and a "Where can I get assistance for my market or project" feature.

www.ers.usda.gov/publications. Economic Research Service outlook reports provide current and prospective information on commodity supply, demand, and price conditions. Annual yearbooks include historical data series on acreage, yield, supply, domestic use, foreign trade, and price and topical articles pertinent to understanding the U.S. and global markets. Many reports are available via e-mail subscription or online.

Government: State

www.cdfa.ca.gov/ California Dept of Food and Agriculture provides information about the department's programs and services, mission, vision and values statement and historical prospective.

www.fsa.usda.gov/ Learn more about the Farm Service Agency's programs.

Public Policy

www.usda.gov/farmbill/ - Farm Bill 2002 - A collective effort by all USDA agencies to explain the new farm bill provisions and their implementation. For further details about the farm bill from Neil E. Harl, Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture, Professor of Economics, Member - Iowa Bar, Directer, Center for International Agricultural Finance at Iowa State University. Click here (PDF).

Regional commodities

www.almond.org/ California Almond Board information, including facts about the industry and a newsletter filled with recipes, almond news and events.

www.almondgrower.com Almond news that affects the entire state

www.diamondwalnut.com/dwg-home.htm Diamond Walnut Growers

www.calrice.org/ California Rice Commission


University agriculture schools

www.calpoly.edu Cal Poly State University

cast.csufresno.edu Fresno State University, College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology

www.sfc.ucdavis.edu/library. This site contains a database of over 1,000 article summaries on a multitude of topics - from production and marketing to farm management and equipment - that is comprehensive and small-farm specific. Additional small-farm resources are available at the "home" of the library.

www.aes.ucdavis.edu/ University of California, Davis

www.cooperatives.ucdavis.edu University of California, Davis Cooperative programs


Weather

www.weather.com. One of the best sources for weather services, including radar, satellite, temperatures, precipitation and local, regional, national and global weather maps.

www.nws.mbay.net National Weather Service site from San Francisco including Sacramento Valley area forecasts, radars and satellite information.

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