Science - Agriculture - Practices and Systems Phloem - Cultivation resources for advanced hydroponic and soil-based cultivation. Manitoba's Management Plus Program - Provides farmers and industry with crop information and freeware, from the Manitoba Crop Insurance database. FARmresearch - Links to research projects about implementing site-specific management systems on farms. Integrated Farming Information Network - A forum for information, information exchange and development in integrated farming in Europe. Living With Nature - Information on how an arid area of land is made productive, using inter-cropping and organic farming practices. Suite 101- Farming - Collection of articles with facts, information, and techniques for those starting on small scale farming. Dryland Agricultural Institute - Includes research, staff, programs, and contact information. Buffer Strips: Common Sense Conservation - Discusses the uses and benefits of having small areas or strips of land in permanent vegetation, designed to intercept pollutants, prevent soil erosion and manage other environmental concerns. Beaverslide Haying - Describes the old practice of harvesting hay in rural Montana using a beaverslide, sickle mowers, side-rakes, and buck rakes. No-Till Farmer Newsletter Online - Providing the world's no-tillage farmers with ideas, inventions, techniques and industry news. No-Tillage Farming for Sustainable Land Management - Detailed FAO account of how soil erosion and other problems have been alleviated in Brazil. No--Till.com - Brief information and a collection of links about the practice. Reducing Nitrate in Water Resources with Modern Farming Systems - Account of research showing lower rates of nitrate leaching from soil with reduced tilling practices. Steep III - Information on conservation tillage practices in the Pacific Northwest. Alberta Reduced Tillage Linkages - Sustainable cropping and direct seeding information, for Alberta. Site is sponsored by agribusiness companies. Weather Monitoring and Irrigation Control - Remote data acquisition for weather monitoring and irrigation control. Also, water management, pest management, plant disease prediction. WWW-Virtual Library: Irrigation and related topics - Directory of Internet resources on irrigation, drought management, hydrology, and related topics. Irrigation and Drainage Research Directory - Directory of USDA-Agricultural Research Service (ARS) irrigation and drainage research information. The Irrigation Association - The Irrigation Association. Updates on irrigation equipment. Handbooks and tips. Irrigation Engineering - A list of articles and online reference material, published by the Cooperative Extension at the University of Nebraska. K.B. White Company Inc. - Irrigation design consultant specializing in golf courses, athletic fields, and commercial sites. International Irrigation Supply, Inc. - US based company representing over 100 manufacturers. Irrigation Journal - Journal for the agricultural irrigation industry including engineers, on-farm specialists, and extension agents. Texas Waternet - Texas Water Resource Institute. Has articles and links about irrigation and water management. Center for Irrigation Technology - An independent research and testing facility, based at California State University. Dedicated to advancing irrigation technology. Disease Management for Nurseries - Topics include: capturing and recycling irrigation runoff and managing disease in recycling irrigation systems. From The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Oklahoma State University. BIE: Irrigation Engineering Software - Computer software developed by the Software Engineering Division of the Biological and Irrigation Engineering Department. Wetland Reservoir Subirrigation Systems - Article describes a system comprised of a wetland and a water storage reservoir linked to a network of subsurface pipes used at different times to either drain or irrigate crops through the root zone. IRRICON - Irrigation consultants, designers and suppliers of all types of irrigation systems. Irrigation Services - ESI Environmental Sensors Inc. manufactures irrigation instrumentation for monitoring and controlling water. ESI's irrigation systems are rugged, easy to use, and maintenance-free. Agricultural & Residential Irrigation Design - Professional software for creating irrigation projects and to automatically build estimates. FAO: Water Resources, Development and Management Service - Promotes efficient use and conservation of water resources to achieve food security and sustainable agriculture and rural development. International Water Management Institute - This site contains information about irrigation systems and better water management. IIC On-Farm Irrigation: Design, Evaluation, and Scheduling Course - Course designed to give farmers an understanding of water needs at the farm level and to develop schedules and operating procedures to maximize the benefits of irrigation. International Irrigation Center - An irrigation support site with links to equipment information and news. International Irrigation Systems, Inc. - Custom-build and order irrigation systems using the Irrigro online store. Design systems for small gardens and landscaping to large commercial grower installations. Irrigation Training an Research Center - University web site. Focusing on irrigation training and research. Irrigation for Lawns and Gardens - Information and important considerations regarding irrigation Installation. Irrigation System Design - Jess Stryker's irrigation system design and installation tutorials. Landscape Irrigation Designing For A Thristy Landscape - Information on irrigation design. Designs for irrigation systems. James P. Chinni Irrigation Design & Consultants - An irrigation design and consulting company. Jetwet for Agriculture - Jetwet agriculture formula helps in the conservation of water while protecting the environment from run-off. Montgomery Irrigation - Information regarding creating, engineering and designing irrigation systems for all types of agricultural, residential and commercial needs. Irrigation Scheduling Methods. - Irrigation scheduling/soil monitoring system with fully scheduling software Irrigation Association of Australia Home Page - This site has been developed by the Irrigation Association of Australia to provide comprehensive information about the irrigation industry and irrigation practices in Australia. Irrigation Design. - Free Landscape Sprinkler Irrigation System Design Tutorial. Controlled Irrigation - Irrigation design, supply, installation, equipment and related products. Irrigation - This site discusses irrigation techniques using water from rivers. USDA Irrigation Page - Handbooks, training materials, and other resources from United States Department of Agriculture. WCA infoNET - Water Conservation and Use in Agriculture - Publications, documents and data, computer programs, and discussion groups on the subjects of water, irrigation and drainage. ECH2O Soil Moisture Probes - Moisture monitoring systems and tools for long-term monitoring and irrigation scheduling. Includes moisture probes, dataloggers, rain gauges, temperature sensors. Water Management and Irrigation Systems Group - Part of the Food and Agriculture Organisation. Presents information on its activities and programmes, including events, on-line publications, software and guidelines. Trickle Irrigation Calculator - Calculations for designing trickle irrigation systems. Waterright.com.au - Provides information on water management and usage, simple irrigation systems. Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas - A short paper overviewing what a CSA is and what it takes to get one going from a farmers perspective. Includes a good bibliography of resources. Prepared in 1997 by Lane Greer of Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Eating for Your Community - This short article by Robyn Van En, one of the founders of CSA in the US, overviews when and why the CSA movement hit the United States and is followed by "CSA Roots in Japan" by Brewster Kneen. CSANA Directory of U.S. CSAs Robyn Van En Center for CSA Resources - History of the CSA movement as well as a directory of CSAs in the United States. Sweetwater Organic Community Farm - Community supported farm in Florida. Includes news, membership application, recipes, school field trip brochure, and links. Angelic Organics. Caledonia, Illinois. Buff Rock Farm. Carol Stream, Illinois. Prairieland CSA. Champaign, Illinois. Terra Firma Farms. Winters, California. Eatwell Farm. Winters, California. Mariquita Farm. Watsonville, California. Ocean Song Gardens. Occidental, California. UCSC Farm and Garden - Part of the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems at UC Santa Cruz. Center Valley Organic Farm and CSA. Clayton, Indiana. Michaela Farm. Oldenburg, Indiana. Goranson Farm - Dresden, Maine Great Country Farms. Purcellville, Virginia. Luna Bleu Farm - South Royalton, Vermont Roots 'N Herbs Farm. Questa, New Mexico. Wild Rose Herbals. Glenwood, Washington. Nettles Farm & Farmhouse Kitchen: Lummi Island, Washington. The Root Connection: Seattle, Washington. Sproutwood Farm. Glen Rock, Pennsylvania. Highland Farm Community Supported Agricultural Project - Organic farm in south-central Pennsylvania, close to Maryland, looking for earth friendly individuals and groups to participate in community supported agricultural project. Genesee Valley Organic CSA. Rochester, New York. West Haven Farm. Ithaca, New York. Narrow Bridge Farm - Ithaca, New York. Includes details of the farm and its works schedules. Harvest Moon: Scandia, Minnesota. Home Grown Organics Farm. Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Bridge-Between: Denmark, Wisconsin. Growing in Place Community Farm: Mason, Michigan. Catalpa Ridge Farm. Sussex County, New Jersey. Libby Creek. York, Nebraska. Heenah Mahyah Student-Operated Farm: Ames, Iowa. Custom Gardens: Silver Springs, Nevada. Boulder Belt Gardens: Southwest Ohio. - Provides information about the farm, organic growing, and local farmer's markets. Winter Green Farm: Noti, Oregon. Gould Farm CSA - Monterey, Massachusetts. Stearns Organic Farm - Includes history of farm, board of directors list, and information on the community supported agriculture (CSA) model of farming. Framingham. Good Earth CSA - Newsletter, recipes, directions. Westboro. Cauldron Farm Herbal CSA - Hubbardston, Massachusetts. Glen Valley Organic Farm. Mt. Lehman, British Columbia Plan B Organic Farms: Hamilton, Ontario. CSA-L E-mail List - The e-mail list "CSA-L@prairienet.org" is for networking on Community Supported Agriculture including discussions on goals, distribution styles, outreach tools, member retention, educational work, connections with non-CSA organizations, etc. Community Supported Agriculture of North America - Includes an introduction of CSA, a resource list, and directories of CSAs in the United States and Canada. The Community Farm Newsletter. - ... a quarterly newsletter especially for people interested in community supported agriculture. Our goal is to provide a forum for CSA growers, farm members and prospective CSA farmers a place for us to explore ideas, techniques and situations specifically related to CSA interests. CSA West - ...was founded to expand the CSA movement by offering regional information to farmers, prospective and current CSA members, the media, student/interns, and related non-profit organizations. Just Food Homepage - Details of a volunteer effort of a number of growers in the United States (Northeast) to promote a holistic approach to food, hunger and agriculture issues. Trimble Precision Agriculture - Describes in-field guidance and intelligent farm management services. Ag Electronics Association - Site offers a glossary of terms for precision farming, as well as information on standards development and other activities related to hardware and software for precision agriculture. K-State Agricultural Research Center - Notes on work on precision farming, site and boundary verification, soil sampling, variable rate applications, yield monitoring, and electrical conductivity studies. Missouri Precision Agriculture Center - University of Missouri research, teaching, and outreach efforts in site-specific crop management. Site includes, a newsletter, directory of Missouri businesses providing precision agriculture services, publications, current research, and related information. Texas A&M Precision Agriculture - Publications and information about Texas Agriculture Experiment Station research on crop spacing, improved irrigation management, use of remote sensing data in controlling irrigation and chemigation, and other precision agriculture applications. New Zealand Centre for Precision Agriculture - NZCPA is a precision agricultural department within Massey University. Provides commercial mapping services and undergraduate and postgraduate research and teaching opportunities. Oklahoma State University - An educational site that provides information on technology, research, and classes geared toward precision agriculture. Laboratory for Agro Machinery and Processing - Thorough introduction to precision farming, including current research and applications. Koen Maertens, Katholieke Universiteit Leuve - Home page of agriculture engineering researcher. Includes overview of his recent publications in precision farming, yield mapping and related modeling, and automation of agricultural machinery. UNL Precision Agriculture - University of Nebraska's precision agriculture program. K-State Precision Agriculture - The purpose of this web site is to display the Research and Education precision agriculture activities that are occurring at Kansas State University. OmniSTAR - A commercial vendor that provides wide-area differential GPS service, using satellite broadcast techniques. Site includes, pricing, service and contact information. U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center - This site is maintained for the purpose of disseminating navigational status information for the GPS, DGPS, and LORAN radio navigation systems. Site includes, coverage plot map, DGPS status, discusses nationwide expansion, outages, and general information relevant to precision agriculture. Nielsen Communications - Provides electronic technology and precision agricultural products to farmers, and agri-business companies in the midwest. Agri-Tech Solutions - A dealer of Trimble, Ag Leader, Star Pal, and Ranger GPS products. AGRONAV - Precision systems for autonomous vehicle steering and implement control for farming applications. Pacer-Corp - Corporation provides contract research and precision agricultural services in the northwest region of the United States. Bio-Geo-Recon - Remote sensing services for the agriculture, forestry, and environmental communities. Agri-Vision - Provides color digital infrared imagery that is georeferenced and delivered within 24 hours via a secure web site. Starlink - A division of Raven Industries that provides DGPS receivers, swath guidance systems, radio antennas, marine pilot systems, and accessories for precision agricultural applications. Merrell Precision Agriculture - An online store that sells GPS recievers, controllers, yield monitors, software, handheld computers, and other products and services. Precision Farming Enterprises - This firm provides precision agricultural information, products, and services for high value, specialty crops. EarthScan Network, Inc. - Provides a web-based system for distribution of satellite and aerial earth imagery. Precision Planting - Offers implements and training for precision farming, including Keeton Seed Firmer planter attachment, the Meter Max calibration system, and training videos. netmation.com | netmation.net | netmation.org | netmation.tv Copyright © 1991-2005 Netmation Inc. All Rights ReservedSite Designed and Hosted by Netmation Inc.