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UW-Extension
Agriculture & Natural Resources
University of
Wisconsin-Extension programs in Agriculture and Natural
Resources help urban and rural people use research and knowledge
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GENERAL
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UW-Extension Bio-Energy & Bio-Economy Team
The Bio-Energy and Bio-Economy Team provides training, resources, public education, and networking opportunities for Extension Specialists on the technical, environmental, social, and economic aspects of the emerging bioeconomy.
U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
The USDA is a research
leader in everything from human nutrition to new crop technologies
that allow us to grow more food and fiber using less water and
pesticides; and helps ensure open markets for U.S. agricultural
products and provides food aid to needy people overseas.
USDA
Natural Disaster Assistance
The U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) provides many types of assistance to farmers
and other rural residents, as the result of natural disasters
such as drought, fire, flood, storm, earthquake, hurricane,
tornado, and volcanic eruption. Also provides assistance to
producers who suffer losses as a result of crop or livestock
disease or pest infestation.
Wisconsin
Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection (DATCP)
Inspects and licenses
more than 100,000 businesses and individuals, analyze millions
of laboratory samples, conduct hundreds of hearings and investigations,
educate businesses and consumers about best practices, adopt
rules that have the force of law, and promote Wisconsin agriculture
at home and abroad. The Wisconsin Farm Center can also be found at this same website. The Wisconsin Farm Center offers valuable resources for farmers and their families with programs such as farm mediation and arbitration, rural electric power services, financial counseling and analysis, career change counseling and information about training, Sowing the Seeds of Hope, and the Farm Link Program.
AgrAbility of Wisconsin
Farming is a way of life that values the family working together for a common goal. When a family member is affected by a severe disability, this way of life is challenged. Since 1991, AgrAbility of Wisconsin has been promoting success in agriculture for farmers with disabilities and their families. The Wisconsin AgrAbility website offers the Plowing Ahead Newsletters >>>
National AgrAbility Project
The National AgrAbility Project assists farmers, ranchers and farm workers with disabilities. It offers education and assistance on safe, affordable ways for people with disabilities who work in agriculture to maintain their businesses and rural lifestyles. View AgrAbility Quarterly newsletters >>>
Wisconsin
Farm Technology Days
Formerly known as
Wisconsin Farm Progress Days, this technology exposition is
the largest in Wisconsin. The three-day outdoor event the showcases
the latest improvements in production agriculture. Each year,
it is held in a different Wisconsin county, on a different host
family farm.
UW
Center for Agricultural Safety & Health
Part of the Department
of Biological Systems Engineering, the center responds to the
agricultural safety and health needs of the farming community.
Provides information on the Wisconsin Safe Operation of Tractor
and Machinery Certification Program
UW-Extension
Water Resources Education
UW-Extension provides
information about water quality and natural resources education
programs in Wisconsin. The UW-Extension is uniquely positioned
to provide educational support for maintaining and protecting
Wisconsin's land and water resources.
Discovery
Farms
The program takes
a real-world approach to finding the most economical solutions
to overcoming the challenges environmental regulations place
on farmers.
Natural
Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Provides leadership
in a partnership effort to help people conserve, maintain, and
improve our natural resources and environment.
Cooperative
State Research, Education, & Extension Service (CSREES)
Provides research
and education information about many subjects, and staff specialists
who can answer your questions or refer you to someone at state
or county level who possesses the information you need.
Natural
Resource, Agriculture, and Engineering Service (NRAES)
Service provides publications
and educational resources from 14 land grant universities in
the northeast U.S.
MidWest
Plan Service
Agriculture publications
covering topics including engineering, farm business management,
animal sciences, construction, grains, water management, manure
management, and ventilation for livestock housing.
DAIRY
& LIVESTOCK
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Goat Dairy Library
The Wisconsin-based library holds information for setting up and managing a commercial goat dairy. Materials are extracted from professional articles, journals and books, and from interviews with experienced goat milk producers. The site is arranged so that readers can quickly find a topic, scan the best information currently available, and locate links.
Milk
Quality Resources… "the World's Best"
UW Department of
Dairy Science provides useful and practical information important
for the production of high quality milk. Billed as "the
World's Best" milk quality website, the object is to improve
the quality of milk and enhance the profitability and competitiveness
of the Wisconsin Dairy Industry in a global economy.
UW
Center for Dairy Profitability
Develops, coordinates,
and conducts effective interdisciplinary educational and applied
research programs emphasizing business management, human resource
management, production systems, finance and marketing systems
that enhance dairy profitability.
The Animal Sciences
Extension site has recently been updated to provide information
for the public seeking resources in the field of Animal Science.
You'll find educational information and topics of interest for
Beef, Horse, Meat, Poultry, Sheep, Swine, Other Animals, and
Youth Programs.
UW
Dairy Science Department
Develops and disseminates
knowledge relevant to efficient and profitable production of
quality milk, thereby improving the dairy industry's ability
to provide wholesome products to consumers in an economical,
humane, and environmentally sound way.
UW
Milking Research & Instruction Lab
The University of
Wisconsin Milking Research and Instruction Lab website contains
publications and research findings on milking machines, energy
conservation, and stray voltage. There is also a listing of
course offerings on; Milking Machine Testing, Evaluation Milking
Performance, Milking Parlor Management, and Stray Voltage.
Wisconsin
Milk Marketing Board
Find resources there
to help you manage your farm operation, get current dairy news
and events and learn how WMMB is increasing the demand for your
raw milk.
DairyBulls.com
Provides dairy producers
timely Internet access to the information needed to support
genetic management of their herds. Dairybulls.com allows producers
to search a database of bulls from all domestic and international
sources, using selection criteria determined by the visitor.
The Babcock Institute
Acts as a crossroads
for international dairy activities at the University of Wisconsin.
Our mission is to lay the foundation for mutually beneficial
ties between the US dairy industry and the rest of the world.
Welcome
to MooMilk
Fun and educational
site about cows and milk with facts, games, recipes, and contests.
Professional Dairy Producers of
Wisconsin (PDPW)
Provides educational
programs for our members, while offering a forum for idea interchange
and promoting the profitability of the dairy business.
Dairy
Intensive Grazing Links
The term "Intensive
Grazing" is meant to describe livestock and grass management
practices that focus on increased levels of manager involvement.
CROPS
& SOILS
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Soils ] [ Management & Marketing
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CoolBean.info
New website from the UW-Extension Soybean Specialist. The site contains videos for crop diagnostics and the Cool Bean PubDBase™. The online database contains hundreds of links to Web-based publications that address nearly every agronomic aspect of producing a soybean crop.
Wisconline Almanac
The Wisconline website offers the Wisconsin Crop Weather Report, it is updated weekly by the Wisconsin Agricultural Statistical Service.
Wisconsin Runoff Info
This web site provides information and resources to help local governments and farmers effectively manage polluted runoff from agricultural practices, storm water drainage and nonpoint sources (pollution not identified as caused by a specific source) in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin
Corn Agronomy
University
of Wisconsin Agronomy Department, develops relevant corn management
education programs that address the needs of Wisconsin corn
farmers.
Professional
Nutrient Applicators Association of Wisconsin
Their
main goal is to be an informational group and to promote application
of manure, in accordance with the latest standards (590), and
to do so in an environmentally friendly way. Provide a knowledge
base for both applicators and customers pertaining to custom
nutrient hauling.
Wisconsin
Seed Potatoes Improvement Association
The fundamental goal
of the Wisconsin seed program is to improve the quality and
productivity of commercial potato plantings.
UW-Extension's
Pesticide Applicator Training (PAT)
Coordinates Wisconsin's
educational efforts dealing with pesticides. Includes certification
and licensing materials for private and commercial applicators.
Integrated
Pest & Crop Management (IPCM)
Provides information
for and about Wisconsin's agricultural community. Several University
of Wisconsin outreach programs share this site.
UW
Soil & Forage Analysis Lab - Marshfield, WI
The lab provides testing
services and technical support for University researchers and
the general public, offers a wide range of diagnostic services
including soil, forage, and manure analysis.
UW
Forage Research and Extension
Develops and disseminate
information on the establishment, production, harvesting and
storage of forages.
UW
Team Forage
"To develop and disseminate
research-based forage crop information for farmers, agricultural
professionals, and educators to make informed decisions or develop
programs that will enhance profitable forage production and
utilization while sustaining Wisconsin's natural resources."
- Mission Statement.
UW
Weed Science
Welcome to the University
of Wisconsin Weed Science website. This site is designed to
present the research, teaching, and Extension activities of
the Weed Science program in the University of Wisconsin Departments
of Agronomy and Horticulture.
National
Corn Growers Association (NCGA)
The largest trade
organization in the United States representing corn growers,
a federation of state organizations, corn boards, councils and
commissions developing and implementing programs and policies
on a state and national level.
Chemical and Pharmaceutical Press, Inc
Compiles pesticide
product information (labels, supplemental labels, and MSDSs)
provided directly by the pesticide companies in an unbiased
presentation, adding extensive features to help users locate
the specific information they need.
Ginseng Board of Wisconsin
The Ginseng Board of Wisconsin (GBW) was established in 1986 as a nonprofit organization representing all Wisconsin Ginseng growers. There are approximately 200 Ginseng growers in the state. The GBW is funded through a mandatory assessment on dry Ginseng root and seed sold.
UW
Extension Soils Program
Develop an integrated
approach to nutrient management programs to facilitate improved
nutrient management on Wisconsin farms.
USDA
Dairy Forage Research Center - USDFRC
The mission USDFRC
is to address problems that are national in scope which limit
effective and efficient use of forage for the production of
milk.
Soybean
and Small Grain Extension
Provides information
on profitable soybean and small grain production in Wisconsin.
MANAGEMENT
& MARKETING
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& Weather ]
UW-Extension Farmer to Farmer Corn and Forage List
Puts Wisconsin farmers
in touch with one another for the purpose of buying and/or selling
corn and forage. The farmer to farmer list is free of charge
to both buyers and sellers. Users can list or search for high
moisture corn, corn grain, corn silage, alfalfa haylage, sorghum
sudangrass silage, soybean silage, or hay.
AgHelpWanted.org
A web companion to
the book Ag Help Wanted: Guidelines for Managing Agricultural
Labor. Ag Help Wanted
is an educational guidebook designed to assist every person
who currently manages or expects to manage human resources on
farms, ranches, nurseries, dairies, and other agricultural operations.
Wisconsin
Center for Dairy Research
Serves as a national leader in strategic research to improve
the competitive position of the dairy industry by linking Center/University
faculty, staff, students and the dairy/food industries in order
to address key issues resulting in the transfer of technology
and communication of information.
New
Farm Options
Provided by the UW-Extension,
a guide to information about new niche markets, business start-up
issues, upcoming events, and others like you who are pioneering
new farm-food ventures in Wisconsin.
Rodale
Institute--"The New Farm"
Farmer-to-farmer know
how from the Rodale Institute, including hundreds of stories
and informative articles on organic farming.
Savor
Wisconsin.com
The most complete
online directory for all agriculture-related products from Wisconsin.
This is a collaborative project of the WI Dept of Agriculture,
Trade & Consumer Protection, the University of Wisconsin-Extension,
and the Wisconsin Apple Growers Association.
Organic
Trade Association
The Organic Trade
Association (OTA) is the membership-based business association
for the organic industry in North America. OTA's mission is
to encourage global sustainability through promoting and protecting
the growth of diverse organic trade.
USDA
National Organic Policies
The US Dept of Agriculture
website listing organic certification agents, consumer information,
regulations and policy, producers, handlers and processors,
and state information.
ATTRA--Appropriate
Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (USDA)
The National Sustainable
Agriculture Information Service is the website of the Appropriate
Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA). You'll find publications,
newsletters, and a variety of other information on sustainable
farming strategies of all types.
SARE--Sustainable
Agriculture Research & Education Program (USDA)
Provides grant opportunities;
maintains database of research reports; develops books, bulletins
and educator guides.
AFSIC--Alternative
Farming Systems Information Center (USDA)
Collects, organizes,
and distributes information on alternative agriculture and provides
reference services from the National Agricultural Library.
UW
Dairy Marketing & Risk Management Program
The UW Ag Economics
Department helps you answer your questions about the use of
Dairy Futures and Options for price risk management.
UW
Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems
Brings together university
faculty, farmers, policy makers and others to study relationships
between farming practices, farm profitability, the environment,
and rural vitality.
Program on Agricultural Technology
Studies (PATS)
An applied research
and extension unit housed in the College of Agricultural and
Life Sciences of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and linked
with Cooperative Extension Services.
Buying and Selling Hay and Straw
A multi-purpose site
coordinated by University of Wisconsin Extension and the University
of Minnesota Extension Service. You find information on what
to know about buying and selling hay, what hay and straw are
currently selling for, and links to several sites to buy and
sell hay and straw ( including the Midwest Haylist, USDA Farm
Service Agency Haylist, and others).
Penn
State Dairy Outlook
This site provides
reports, trade data, and market data and graphs on the dairy
industry.
NEWS
& WEATHER
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U.S. Drought Monitor Website
Produced by the US Department of Agriculture and updated weekly, also provides 6 and 12 week animations of drought intensities of the entire U.S.
Agricultural
Online by Successful Farming
Provides farmers
and other agriculturalists the opportunity to interact with
each other, from the editors of Successful Farming magazine.
Provides access to diverse business and production news, ideas
and advice; the latest information on precision farming and
ag computing as well as discussion groups devoted to machinery,
weather, livestock and technology.
AgWeb
An electronic marketplace
for farmers, ranchers, and growers, providing interactive information,commerce
and a full array of tools and services that connect agricultural
communities and agribusiness.
Hoard's Dairyman
An online information
resource for dairy farmers and anyone interested in the dairy
industry.
Dairy Herd Management
Like their magazine,
this site is full of information to help dairy producers excel
in their business. Look for updated news, important links, and
articles related to the US dairy industry.
National
Water and Climate Center
A division of the
NRCS, there mission is "To lead the development and transfer
of water and climate information and technology which support
natural resource conservation."
WI-MN
Extension Ag Weather
Provide access to
a variety of environmental related measurements including weather
(AWS, ASOS/AWOS, OPU reports), solar radiation, water evapotranspiration,
crops, and fertilizer management.
Unisys
Weather
This is an excellent
website for in depth weather data. Following the "MRF 10
day forecast" link on the first page to the 9 panel 300mb
maps gives the 10 jet stream forecast that can be very helpful
in seeing what the general weather pattern may be like. This
is a joint effort of Unisys Corporation and the Purdue University
weather server.
The Old Farmers Almanac
Online version of
America's oldest source of weather, folklore, gardening and
other information.
Midwest Dairy Business
Publishes six dairy
related publications focusing on profitable dairy producers
and breeders, also an integrated dairy media provider utilizing
print, radio, internet, database divisions.
Agri-View
Provides the latest
news on the agriculture industry throughout Wisconsin.
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