July, 1999

SURFING THE WEB
Agriculture and Natural Resources Related Websites

At an education session in March, Elaine Brown in the Institute of Water Research distributed a list of web-sites which included the following. I hope you find them useful.

Institute of Water Research at Michigan State University - The Institute provides timely information for addressing contemporary land and water resource issues through coordinated multi disciplinary efforts. http://www.iwr.msu.edu/

Michigan Department of Agriculture - Information about the laws and regulations that govern agricultural business; groundwater stewardship program; right to farm guidelines; consumer food safety http://www.mda.state.mi.us/

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality -Improving environmental quality for the protection of public health and natural resources to benefit current and future generations.  http://www.deq.state.mi.us/

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Programs - The Natural Resources Conservation Service is a Federal agency that works in partnership with the American people to conserve and sustain our natural resources.  http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/

National Soil Survey Center (NRCS) - Provide soils program technical leadership and coordination, state-of-the-art soil survey technology, standards, data, and expertise to NRCS and national and international partners.  http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/soils/nssc/

Michigan Association of Conservation Districts - A non-profit organization that represents the interests of Michigan's Conservation Districts.  http://www.macd.org/macdset.html

Michigan Farm Bureau  http://www.fb.com/mifb/

Agricultural Employer Regulatory Updates Conservation Technology Information Center - A non-profit, public-private partnership working to equip agriculture with realistic, affordable and integrated solutions to environmental concerns.  http://www.ctic.purdue.edu/CTIC.html

Sustainable Farming Connection - Conceived and managed by former staff members of The New Farm magazine, wants to help farmers tame costs, add value and keep informed of news about sustainable farming.  http://metalab.unc.edu/farming-connection/

American Crop Protection Association - Representing manufacturers, formulators and distributors of crop protection and pest control products, including bioengineered products with crop production / protection characteristics.  http://www.acpa.org/

FarmAsyst / HomeAsyst Homepage - This voluntary program that enables individuals to prevent pollution on farms, ranches, and homes using confidential environmental assessments.  http://www.wisc.edu/farmasyst/

Cyberfarm - THE CYBERFARMER... is a partner in receiving and sending information that enhances decision-making on the farm, within the community, and at home.  http://w3.aces.uiuc.edu/InfoAg/CyberFarm/

Progressive Farmer - This is a stop on the Internet for information about agriculture and rural living.  http://progressivefarmer.com/

Farm Journal Today - Gateway to the family of Farm Journal resources.  http://www.farmjournal.com/

 

Roger Brook

Neither I nor Michigan State University endorse these sites.