Agriculture

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Oklahoma links
Agriculture Department
Main agriculture resources for the state including directories of products, industry services, statistics, water quality and fire alerts.
Oklahoma Agricultural Statistics Service
Get a wide range of agricultural data from soil conditions to crop and livestock estimates from the USDA Agricultural Statistics Service.
Crop Weather
Get a summary of this week's or last week's weather for crops from the Oklahoma Agricultural Statistics Service.
State, County and City Weather Data
Includes climatological information such as temperature, rainfall, and storm data.
Farm Statistics
Get statistics for crops and livestock from the Oklahoma Agricultural Statistics Service.
Census of Agriculture
Get 1997 Census of Agriculture statistics by county; 2002 Census under way.
OSU Extension Offices by County
Get information about each county extension office in the state.
OSU Extension Library via Pete
Archive of OSU Extension publications on a wide variety of topics.
OSU Plant Disease Diagnostic Lab
Database search about plant diseases.
OSU Agriculture Publications
Publications of the OSU Department of Agriculture, including newsletters such as Animal Science Facts, Oklahoma Plant Disease Advisory and Pest Reports.
Agricultural Economic Publications
Publications about agricultural econonics and the state
Breeds of Livestock
OSU's livestock site includes photos and profiles of livestock breeds.
OSU College of Veterinary Medicine
Information about the college and the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
Oklahoma Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory
Information about the laboratory, its services, fees and staff.
Oklahoma Crop Improvement Association
Information includes fall and spring seed directory, seed test laboratory and seed certification standards.
Oklahoma Farm Bureau
Information includes county Farm Bureau directory, audio stories and commentaries, and policies.
Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Site includes newletter archive, policy program and working groups.
Grain and Feed Association
Information about legislation and events.
Oklahoma 4-H
Information about programs for 4-H youth programs.
Turfgrass Program
Information about how yard grasses, including publications such as how to select them.
Pecan Management
Information on how to manage pecan trees from OSU's College of Agriculture.

National Links

Organizations
American Farm Bureau
ABF home page includes news, links to state groups and information about legistation.
National Cattlemen's Assocation
Information about the industry, nutrition, and public policy.
National Pork Producers Council
Information about the industry, nutrition, and public policy.
National Corn Growers Association
Information about the industry, nutrition, and public policy.
National Association of Farm Broadcasters
Information about the organization and its activities.
More Organization's
AgraGator's extensive list of agriculture groups and associations.

Publications
Farm Journal Web
Master page with links to Farm Journal, Beef Today, Dairy Today, Top Producer, Hogs Today, Pro Farmer and Ag Today.
Successful Farming's Agriculture Online
Farming news and features, including market updates.
Progressive Farmer
Site contains articles, markets, weather and search.
High Plains Journal
Articles, markets, schedules of farm shows and chat on the High Plains.

General Reference
National Agriculture Library
USDA's library that includes databases, article citation index and other materials.
Virtual Library of Agriculture
Extensive links to agriculture sites worldwide.
More Agriculture Links
The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health's extensive agricultural links.
Agricultural Network Information Center
Databases and other information about agriculture, including experts directory.
AgriBiz
Includes search of many key government agricultural databases, news, markets, and market analysis.
OSU's Virtual Livestock Library
Extensive links to information about livestock including, diseases, care and associations.
Breeds of Livestock
OSU's livestock site includes photos and profiles of livestock breeds.
NetVet
Washington University's extensive veterinary medicine site, including animal links.
Veterinary Reference Center
Extensive veterinary links, including glossaries and online journals.
Hog Farm Links
The Environmental Defense Fund's information, including citations, and links about corporate hog farming.
Cattle Links
A*L*O*T Angus Association's extensive links about cattle, feeding, diseases, marketing, etc.
Weather Net
Information includes forcasts, warnings, maps and links.

Government Agencies
Agriculture Department
Official USDA web site with federal regulations, nutrition information, searchable USDA Web and more.
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Statistics about agriculture.
Farm Service Agency
USDA's agency site with information about agriculture programs, farm loans, conservation programs, and commodity information.
Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service
USDA service with information about agricultural extension programs and links to Farm Bill and legislative resources.
Natural Resource Conservation Service
USDA's information about programs to conserve natural resources on farms.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Links to USDA regulations, inspection programs and hot issues.
Federal Crop Insurance Program
Information about the federal crop insurance program, including prices, policies and updates.
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Information about law, regulatiions, standards and updates on grain inspection and stockyards.
National Weather Service
Forecasts, warnings and other weather information.

Sources
Agriculture Experts
Directory of agriculture experts by specialty via the Agriculture Information Center.

Oklahoma Web Resources

This page was created by Assistant Professor Stan Ketterer on Jan. 5, 1999.