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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. |
Bioengineering Engineering
Drawings
These are technical drawings that were done by the old WNTC. They are still being
maintained in the Watershed Technology Electronic Catalog on the National Water and Climate Center web
site. |
Farm Service Agency
News, agricultural
programs, farm loan programs, conservation program, community information, office locator, 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. |
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. |
PLANTS Project Home Page
PLANTS projects,
PLANTS Agronomy, The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), The National Plant Data Center
(NPDC), The Ecological Site Information System (ESIS), The Vegetative Practice Design Appendix (VegSpec),
The Plant Materials Program, etc |
Stream Systems Technology
Center
This website is a good one for general stream information. It is maintained by the USFS
Rocky Mountain Experiment Station. Its best feature is the complete list of Stream Notes that have been
published since 1995. |
The Practical Streambank
Bioengineering Guide
Guide describing methods and plant materials for streambank
bioengineering. |
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 Agricultural Research Service
News
and information, Research and National Programs, Headquarters, items of interest, and related
links. |
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. |
USDA-NRCS Soil Quality Institute
Soil quality
information sheets |
USDA-NRCS-Soil Survey Division
Provides an
orderly, on the ground, scientific inventory of soil resources according to their potentialities & problems of use
& information about each kind of soil in sufficient detail to meet reasonable needs of farmers, agricultural
technicians, etc. |
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