The USDA-NRCS and the Plant Materials Program does not exclusively endorse or support any particular
site. Links to commercial resources are not intended to endorse any private companies. These links are
provided as a resource for our customers. Please E-
mail us to report broken links or to add a link.
@griculture Online
Markets, weather,
news, ag worldwide, successful farming, technology, machinery, etc. |
ARS-Technology Transfer
Automated Retrieval System
TEKTRAN summaries on the Internet are selected pre-publication
notices of recent research results from the Agricultural Research Center of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture. |
Biological Control: A Guide to
Natural Enemies in North America
A guide providing photographs and descriptions of biological
control (or biocontrol) agents of insect, disease and weed pests in North America. |
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. Offers school children the knowledge to make
informed choices. |
California Rivers
Assessment
Provides access to essential information and tools with which to make sound decisions
about the conservation and use of California's rivers. |
Center for Sustainable Agric. Systems (CSAS) and the Univ.
of Nebraska-Lincoln
Brings together people and resources to promote an agriculture that is efficient,
profitable, environmentally and socially sustainable for the indefinite future. |
Conservation Assistance Tools
Includes
information, contacts and examples of community-based strategies that preserve the ecological integrity of
important natural systems while meeting the econimic aspirations of adjoining communities. |
Conservation Technology Information Center
(CTIC)
Promotes environmentally and economically beneficial natural resource systems by producing
and circulating information, data and contracts, coordinating national initiatives, sponsoring interactive
meetings, conferences and tours. |
Diversity Training University
International
Diversity and inclusion resources, including gender issues, up-to-date resource
materials available for their work, and useful links. |
Fertilizer Research & Education Program, California
Department of Food & Agriculture
Provides information on environmentally safe and agronomically
sound use and handling of fertilizer materials to growers, agricultural supply and service professionals,
extension personnel, public agencies, consultants, and other interested parties. |
Garden Web Glossary of Botanical
Terms
4400 terms relating to botany, gardening, horticulture, and landscape architecture. Good site
to look up plant-type definitions. |
IGC: Food, Agriculture and Trade
Service,
resources, weblinks, projects |
IGIN Product Source Directory
By source
(company names) and by product. |
Inter Garden
Many, many links to
other agriculture sites. |
Irrigation & Green Industry Network (IGIN)
Virtual
trade show, landscape, databases, irrigation, product directory, irrigation specs, landscape architect, plant
search, etc. |
Livestock and Seed
Program
The Seed Regulatory and Testing Branch enforces interstate commerce provisions of the
Federal Seed Act and provides seed testing service under the Agricultural Marketing Act. |
Maps of Snow
Areas
Snow Survey information |
| Maptech<
br>Produces the only Official U.S. Government approved electronic charts for navigation. |
Maryland Department of Agriculture
(MDA)
Current Pesticide Information Sheets, including licensing and certification requirements,
certification exam schedules, approved recertification training meetings, record keeping requirements,
complaint investigation procedures, etc. |
National Agricultural Library (NAL)
Provides
access to NAL's many resources and a gateway to its associated institutions. |
National Genetic Resources
Program
Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) provides germplasm information about
plants, animals, microbes and invertebrates within the National Genetic Resources Program of the USDA
ARS. |
National Science Foundation
Fostering science
and engineering research and education. |
NurseryWeb - Maryland Cooperative
Extension
Provides Extension faculty, professionals in horticultural industries, and others with rapid
and easy access to verifiable information on a variety of horticultural subjects. |
Purdue University Consumer
Horticulture
A service which provides information on consumer horticulture. |
Purdue University Horticulture and Landscape
Architecture Program
Information an descriptions of horticulture and landscape architecture programs
offered at Purdue University. |
Ramas Ecological and Environmental
Software
Ramas offers a library of software that will build ecological models for consulting, research,
or educational purposes. |
Standardized Precipitation Index
(SPI)
Climate and weather information. |
Sustainable
Agriculture Research and Education Program Calendar
Sustainable Agriculture calendar of
events. |
Sustainable Agriculture Research and
Education Program Covercrops Database
Information on cover crops. |
The National Academies
National Academy of
Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, National Research Council |
Topographic Maps
Interactive
topographical maps of the entire United States. |
Topozone
Web's center for recreational and
professional topographic map users. Provide interactive mapping services. |
U.S. Drought Monitor
National Drought
Summary |
US Geological Survey Home Page
Electronic
reading room, databases, sources for scientific research information and links. |
USDA - Agricultural Research
Service (ARS) Digital Image Gallery
Provided as a complimentary source of high quality digital
photographs available from the ARS Information Staff. Images are available for direct download in 3 sizes:
thumbnail, in-line, and full screen. |
USDA, ARS Activities for Kids -
Sci4Kids
Sci4Kids is a series of stories about what scientists do here at the ARS. Geared to kids
about 8 to 13 years old, it is produced by the ARS Information Staff in Beltsville, Maryland. |
Water Web
Promotes the sharing of
information concerning water and the earth’s environment. |
Weather Radar
Provides local and
international weather. |
Western Regional Climate Center
All you
wanted to know about climate but never knew where to ask. |
About Us
Back to Top