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Agriculture

Links are organized by general links, livestock, agribusiness, horticulture, soils, and organizations.

General Links

A History of American Agriculture, 1776-1990
Click on the table to explore important events in agriculture by decade and category. Categories include equipment & technology, economics, crops & livestock, transportation, life on the farm, and several others. There is also a link to a table for updates through 1997. From the USDA.
The Core Historical Literature of Agriculture
"The Core Historical Literature of Agriculture (CHLA) is a core electronic collection of agricultural texts published between the early nineteenth century and the middle to late twentieth century. Full-text materials cover agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, animal science, crops and their protection, food science, forestry, human nutrition, rural sociology, and soil science." Current online holdings:   815 Monographs (302,688 Pages). From Cornell University Library.
Not Just Cows
A guide to agriculture and related links on the Internet and WWW. The site has its own search engine, or you can start with a category listed on the pull-down navigation menu. This site's been around since 1996 and is written and maintained by Wilfred Drew, a librarian at SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology, Morrisville, New York.
Yahoo!'s Directory of Agriculture
A good place to start your search for online research materials.
Grow Search Farm & Garden Search Engine
This is a popular site with farmers and gardeners. Some featured categories include aquaculture, exotic and traditional livestock, poultry, equine, dairy, and beekeeping.
United States Department of Agriculture
Quick Facts on Agriculture in Ohio
A little statistical background for your research projects.

Livestock

Breeds of Livestock
Search for cattle, goats, horses, sheep, swine or 'other.' Or, search by region or by typing in the breed you're interested in by clicking the "Look Up" button. Site sponsored by Oklahoma State University's Department of Animal Science.
Yocom McColl Links in Fyberspace
Focuses on fiber-producing animals: sheep, goats, llamas, alpacas, rabbits, camels and yaks. Includes extensive organization and university links.
Livestock Links from Ohioline
Ohioline is an online service of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at OSU.  These links are primarily focused on the care and feeding of livestock.
Net Vet and the Electronic Zoo: Animal Resources
All kinds of animals are covered here: includes links for cows, horses, pigs, rabbits, and small ruminants.

Soils

Soils Online
An incredible array of authoritative links on soil sciences. Unfortunately, the site does not seem to be being updated, so some of the links are bound to be dead. Check the "Teaching and Learning Online" section for links selected for students.
Soil Science Education Homepage
This site's articles and links were chosen with middle school and high school students in mind. Good for both basic and some advanced information. Check the "Links" for more advanced information. This is a NASA website which is supported by the National Science Foundation.
Internet Glossary of Soil Science Terms
Developed and maintained by the Soil Science Society of America.  Search by term or browse the terms alphabetically.

Organizations

National FFA
Ohio FFA
Innovative Farmers of Ohio

Horticulture

Plants Database
If you need to know something about plants--crops or otherwise--you can probably find it at this site from the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the USDA.
Ohio Corn Marketing Progam
The site includes a great deal of information on corn production.
Specialty Corns
 "The purpose of this guide is to provide a comprehensive source of  knowledge on the production, nutritional value, utilization, and marketing of specialty corn." From OSU's Ohioline.
Ohio Agronomy Guide--Small grains production
Veg Net
Ohio State Extension Vegetable Crops.  Food safety regulations and production guides are available here.
Horticulture Solutions Series
From the University of Illinois
Plant Facts
Factsheet Database: Guides for answering plant-related questions from 46 different universities and government institutions across the United States and Canada. From OSU.

Agribusiness

Agriculture Network Information Center
This site, from Texas A & M, features information on farm management, finance & markets, and foreign trade.
Agribiz
"A free information resource for the global agriculture community. Organizing agricultural resources on the web." The resources are organized in three main sections: News & Articles; Markets & Analysis; and Search & Research.