Demo sites
*AgEBB - Ag Electronic Bulletin Brd - http://agebb.missouri.edu/index.htm
http://agebb.missouri.edu/download/index.htm
Much good information, freeware for enterprise management done in Excel templates
*Cornell's Biological Control: A
Guide to Natural Enemies in
Great site for biological control searchable
Sustainable Agriculture Network - http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/san/
Links to all SARE research and regional programs, pubs, CSA list, and of course, Sanet discussion mail list
USDA Direct Marketing http://www.ams.usda.gov:80/directmarketing
One of USDA’s best sites, the staff recruited and supports a Farmers’ Market in the parking lot! Great info for all kinds of direct marketers. Excellent bibliographys and downloadable pubs.
*Degree-days: preset thresholds - http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/WEATHER/phenoddretrieve.html
Practical calculations for pest control saves time, money and the environment
*Chilling Req. locator - http://fruitsandnuts.ucdavis.edu/weather/
Links directly to Nursery’s variety recommendations for your location.
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Is what it says – excellent info and links
*Postharvest Home Page - http://postharvest.ucdavis.edu/
Great info on what to do once it’s out of the field
*AgEBB - Ag Electronic Bulletin Brd - http://agebb.missouri.edu/index.htm
Much good information, freeware for enterprise management done in Excel tmemplates
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Mary Peet’s excellent book Southern Vegetable Farming on the web
*Small Farm Tip Sheets http://www.bse.wisc.edu/hfhp/
work efficiency and appropriate scale buildable equipment ie harvest carts, packing shed, high tunnels
*The Southern Region Small Fruit Consortium - http://www.smallfruits.org/
Sustainable Agriculture Network - http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/san/
Sanet discussion group. Pphilosphical and practical discussion of Sust ag
CSA-L E-mail List Homepage-http://www.prairienet.org/pcsa/csa-l
If you’re running a CSA or thinking about it, this is for you
CSA-L Archive http://csf.colorado.edu/archive/csa.html
Other lists look at OneList and MetaLab at NCSU
*Soil Foodweb Inc - http://www.soilfoodweb.com/articles.html
*Soil Quality Institute http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/survey/SQI/</A>
#1 ATTRA Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas http://www.attra.org/
Without a doubt, the best
practical sustainable family farm site on the net.
*Sustainable Farming Connection -- http://sunsite.unc.edu/farming-connection
From the former editors of Rodale’s extinct New Farm excellent links, pubs, and info, including legislative updates
*Missouri Sustainable Ag Extension Program =http://agebb.missouri.edu/sustain/index.htm
*CAFF http://www.caff.org/
*Cornell's Biological Control: A
Guide to Natural Enemies in
Great site for biological control searchable
*IPM and Control Options Western Region - http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/IPM/index.html
*UC Statewide IPM Project - http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/
Class act, maybe UC system’s best practical site content rich web-based calculators for degree-day scheduling
Steve Groff's Cedar Meadow Farm http://www.cedarmeadowfarm.com
Best of the best On farm research, no-till options for vegetable growers
Greg Gunthorp - piggies (http://www.grassfarmer.com/pigs/gunthorp.html)
Greg grazes porkers, very sustainable
Knox Cellars Mason Bees http://www.knoxcellars.com/
Alternative pollinators, supplies and info
S & S Aqua Farm Bioponics System _ http://www.townsqr.com/snsaqua/
Good systems to incorporate aquacultuer on small farms
Nigel & Francis Walker Eatwell Farm - .http://www.eatwell.com
Great local(relatively) farmer site
Welcome to Clover Stornetta Farms http://www.clo-the-cow.com/index.html
Utterly fun
Lundberg Family Farms Homepage - http://www.lundberg.com/
Yes, you can farm rice organically – great recipes, too.
FoxFibre Homepage - http://www.foxfibre.com/cotton
*** The Finest Naturally Colored Cotton
USDA Beginning Farmer Sourcepage - http://www.usdahelp.com/bf/bfarm.html
SBA - Your Business - Startup Kit http://www.sba.gov/starting/indexstartup.html
*Entrepreneurial Edge Home: First-Time User http://edge.lowe.org/about.htm
*Wateright Ag Tutorial - http://www.wateright.org/rmm/tut0.htm
Web-based irrigation calculator, put in your location crop, and irrigations system , it tells you how long to run! Sections for farmers, turf people, and homeowners
*AgEBB -
Ag Electronic Bulletin Brd - http://agebb.missouri.edu/index.htm
University tested free enterprise software – leans toward critter and field crops, but it’s great
SBA - Shareware -http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/starting/indexshareware.html
Computer Business aids for free
ShireGrowth - Affordable Farm Software - http://www.shiregrowth.com/Oldmain.html
If you raise cattle, sheep or feed check this out.
Woodland Tractor - http://www.woodlandtractor.com
Ferrari Tractor: Appropriate Technology for Agriculture - http://www.approtecag.com/
OK USED TRACTORS - http://www.bluenet.net/tractorsok
Peaceful Valley Farm Supply - Organic Garden and Farm Supplies -
http://www.groworganic.com/
Harmony Farm Supply http://www.harmonyfarm.com/
Homestead.org - Agriculture Suppliers - http://www.homestead.org/agrisupp.htm
Lehman's http://www.lehmans.com/
T-Systems International Home Page - http://www.ttape.com
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