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Search Engines
Ask
Jeeves- a very interesting, novel, yet powerful search tool
Google.com-
Another very good search engine
University
of Florida- an excellent searchable home page
Metacrawler-
Similar to Profusion a search engine using search engines
Australia Post-
Postcode Search
Telstra-White
Pages Search
Yellow
Pages - yellow
pages online
Breaking News
From A.P.-New York Times
@griculture
Online Talk -Agriculture News, Information and Discussion
@griculture Online -Homepage
AgNet
- Australian Agricultural Topics but last updataed 1997
DIST-Department
of Industry, Science and Tourism
Farm
Shed - Australian agricultural directory
Infarmation - Australian
agricultural directory
List of Agricultural Web Sites- Oklahoma State University site.
Some good leads but not being updated.
Plants
General
Arizona
Master Gardener Manual -published by the Co-operative Extrension Dept,
University of Arizona
Growing Tomatoes-
A step by step guide
Online
Biology Book - Online Biology Text. Very well put together.
Horticulture
Australia Hot sites
Ontario Corn Producers
Association
Ontario
Ministry of Ag site on Crops et al
Queensland
DPI Horticulture and Fresh Fruit
Washington
State Univ.- Extension services
Austalian National
Botanic Gardens- Most informative
Anatomy
and Physiology
An introduction
to microscopy- Links to botany and insects etc.
The Tree of Life
Homepage- A very useful and diverse link. Good basic information
and diagrams
Plant
Identification- A good plant ID site (Uses a key to get down to Family
level). Miror site if not available is at this
place.
Australian Wheat Board-
A good site.
Austalian National
Botanic Gardens- Most informative
Flowering
PlantTaxonomy- A useful site. Links to Plant ID above plus others.
General
list of sites- from Colby
Index of plant
images-(to searchable key
page) of most families of plants from University of Winconsin
Microscopy-Biology
for Schools in the UK has some good images and other stuff.
University
of Wiconsin-Madisdon-some good images of all things plant like. (to
searchable key
page)
Weeds
University
of Illinois Weeds link page- Up-to-date and extensive leads
Centre for Pest Management-Software
for Pest Management
Gene Technology
Regulator - Public Information Sheets contents page
Westlake
Riverhills Bushcare Group- Flora listing of weed species (Fam., Gen.,
Spp. Common names)
Online
Biology Book - Online Biology Text. Very well put together.
Moomilk -A
dynamic adventure into the dairy industry
Sunny
Queen Farms - Fact sheets and teacher notes on Egg production
Animals
in Schools - tips for treating animals ethically within schools
Grazing management
Breeding
Animal
Geneticist's Discussion Group - Established in 1991, the AGDGis a
fully moderated list server for
researchers and livestock industry professionals involved in the science
of animal breeding.
Breeds of Livestock-Oklahoma
State University. A good set of pages here.
Budgerigar
genetics -a very good site which goes into the explanation of
colour breeding.
Directory of Animal Breeders
and Geneticists - The purpose of this directory is to quickly find
the address information
of specific people working in either animal breeding or animal genetics.
It can also be used to
find researchers working on particular topics that may be the same as
yours, or to find researchers in a
particular country.
Gene Technology
Regulator - Public Information Sheets contents page
Human Anatomy
On-line- Very good for Human anatomy.
Poultry
ChickScope-
Interesting site about chicken development etc
University
of Georgia - Poultry home page. Veeery good
UNE - University
of New England (NSW) Poultry Group Links page
Feathersite-A
private site with good information and a wild set of links
Breeds
Breeds of Livestock -A good site with lots of breed info and pics
(Oklahoma State University)
Aquaculture
Western Australian
Fisheries Department -Home page for Westfish
Identifying
Freshwater Crayfish in Western Australia - Good ID's with Pictures
Deer
Australian Deer -Australian Deer
Industry Home page
Sheep
Woolmark-
wool educational information
Insects
Bee Simulation - A very good site with lots of facts. Well
done
About Honey Bees- Some interesting bits of info.
Caterpillars-especially Australian ones
Internet Classroom on Honey Bees - Good site run by the Carl Hayden
Research Centre Arizona
Online Biology Book - Online Biology Text. Very well put together.
Virus databases on-line- Research School of biological Sciences, Australian National University
Innerbody-Look at how an engine works
Acres
Australia- The national Newspaper of sustainabkle agriculture
A Warning to Educators- a timely warning to educators regarding the
availabilty of materials for use in the classroom.
ABC- "The Slab"- Sustainable Agriculture- A well written article by
Julian Cribb (Australian Agriculture)
"The Last Silver Bullett" Chickens and anti-biotic resistance - ABC
4 Corners
Message Board for "The last Silver Bullet" ABC 4 Corners VRE
Vancomicin Resistant Enterococcus
ATTRA - Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas - is a leading
information source for farmers and Extension agents thinking about sustainable
farming practices.
DPI
News- Healthier Vege soils
DPI News - Friendly Insects in Capsicum and Eggfruit
DLWC- NSW Department of Land and Water Conservation
Environment Australia- Commonwealth Government Biodiversity Group
Environmental Organization Web Directory - Science:Agriculture, some
good pointerson this site.
Environment Australia Online- Homepage of the Department of Environment
and Heritage
Hort-Research
New Zealand
International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)
- IISDnet
-International Institute for Sustainable Development, a Canadian site.
Kerr Centre for Sustainable Agriuclture
Mallee
Sustainable Farming Project
Organic Federation Australia - The OFA is the peak Industry body for
the Australian organic and biodynamic industry.
The Organics Industry- A Global View- ABC "Background Briefing" Smme
very interesting stuff here.
Soil Association
(UK) - The UK's leading campaigning organisation and certification
body for organic food and farming.
Soil Quality Information Sheets- Adobe PDF files on lots of things
to do with "dirt" Sustainable
Agriculture Network- The Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) is
a cooperative effort of university, government, farm, business and nonprofit
organizations dedicated to the exchange of scientific and practical information
on sustainable agricultural systems.
Sustainable Agriculture- Cornell University
Sustainable Agriculture - University of California
Sustainable Agriculture Farming Systems Project - Description of a
project on sustainable agriculture
Sustainable Animal Production- These pages contain the Conference
Sustainable Animal Production , the documentation of a multidisciplinary
project to develop a global vision for the future of the production of
food of animal origin.
Sustainable sheep production- This publication introduces concerns
and practices specifically related to sustainable sheep production.
World Resources Institute provides information, ideas, and solutions
to global environmental problems.
All
About Genetics- Extensive site for most tastes in things genetic
Genetically Modifies organisms- ecology of transgenic crops
Gene Technology
Regulator - extensive site on GMO's including site of current
trial sites.
AgAware
– Learning Through Agriculture - Teacher Project Information
AgForce Queensland - promotes
and protects the social fabric and economic prosperity of its members
and rural communities in Queensland
Agriculture
and Human Values-Journal of the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values
Society
Australian Department
of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries - Commonwealth government body
Australian Land Tenure- Early history of land tenue in the Australia.
Part of the ABS Australia Now site.
ABC National Rural News- good old Auntie on the farm.
Agriculture documents page- New South Wales Board of Studies.
Online Biology- an online Biology Book which is written in reasonably
easy language.
CAL
in Agriculture -Project to examine the role of Computer Aided Learning
in Ag in Australia
CSIRO
Commonweatlh Scientific ansIndustrial Research Organisation. Used
to be the best research facility in the world till politicians (lawyers?)
got in the way.
Environment Australia
Online
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Green
Peace- some interesting material here
Government of Saskatchewan
- Agriculture Site
Martindales-Calculators
On-line reference centre with lots of useful conversions and links
National
Registration Authority for Agricultural andVeterinary Chemicals
Queensland Farmer Federation
Sustainable
Agriculture Farming Systems Project - Description of a project on
sustainable agriculture
The Long
Paddock-DNR/DPIClimate Information Highway
DPI Notes Home Page-Department of Primary Industry Qld reference materials
(PDF format)
CRC
for Tropical Pest Management -Home Page
EldersLimited
- Explore Elders On-Line
Rural Press - Australian
Agriculture's gateway to the world of OnLine informationand services.
Compiled with the worldwide resources of Rural Press Limited.- "Aust Farm
Journal", Qld Country Life", "Land" etc
Farmstats-
ABARE - Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Landcare Education
Pivot Agriculture Online-
Enter the web site for Australia's leading agronomic and plant nutrition
service.
The Green
Machine-CSIRO web site.
University of Nebraska - Institute Agriculture and Natural Resources
Usenet- a how-to guide to using Usenet
Welcome to ABC Online
-Good old Aunty
Wesfarmers Landmark Online- gives you the ability to read our latest
news, get up to the minute wooland livestock market information, create
your own wool price graph, search for a property, and learn more about
Wesfarmers Dalgety.
Worldwideag- World Wide Ag Network A US site with lots of info links
to major US ag commodities.
ABC
National Rural News -Good old Aunty is the best for Rural news.
ABC Landline- Australian National rural affairs
AgNet - Australian Agricultural Organisations
Agriculture Victoria- Victorian department of agriculture.
Australian Agriculture
Online-Australian Agriculture Online Main Index
Australian Correspondance
Schools-specialsit web sites hosted by acs
Australian Department of Agriculture,
Foresry and Fisheries- formerly Department of Primary Industries and
Energy
Australian
Quarantine Inspection Service- AQIS is the body with control over
the movement of plant and animal material into Australia
Australian
Veterinary Association Web site
Australian
Wheat Board ABARE-
Innovation in Economic Research
CRC for Tropical Pest Management -Home Page
DNR Home Page-Qld Department ofNatural Resources
DPI Home Page- Queensland Departmentof Primary Industries
University of Queensland
-Faculty of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Veterinary Science - Composition
CSIRO Australia - The Commonwealth
Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
International Wool Secretariat
James Cook University of North Queensland- Home page
Kondinin group
-a not-for-profit research and publishing organisation
Landcare Australia
Web - Home page for Landcare Australia
National Farmers Federation
National Registration
Authority for Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals
New South Wales Department of Agriculture- good info on the agdex
pages
Dept of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries- Old Commonwealth Dept Primary Industry and Environment
new Home Page
Queensland Farmers Federation-Home
page
RTCA- Rural training
Council of Austalia. Main site for info on rural training schemes.
SA Primary Industries-
SA department of agriculture
The Livestock Industries Institute- encompasses the Department of
Animal Science, the two CRCs and the Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit
(AGBU). The Institute provides first class modern facilities for research
and teaching in the animal sciences, and coordinates the best of university
and industry-based research and development for the benefit of Australia's
livestock industries.
The National Agricultural Library-of the USA Dept of Agriculture
Univ of Nebraska-
IANR Home Page
USDA's Home Page- USA
Departmentof Agriculture
Wesfarmers Landmark
- major Australian Rural service provider
Western Australian Department
of Agriculture - Home page
Wool Council of Australia - The prime objective of the Council is
to maximise net returns to woolgrowers by developing policies which will
ultimately achieve this goal and to represent woolgrowers in dealings
with industry bodies and Government.
NAAE- National Association of Agricultural Educators
TEFA - Technology Education Federation of Australia
NSWAAT - New South
Wales Association of Agriculture Teachers
Agronomy and Soil Science -University of New England (NSW) homepage
Australian geological History- well done. Part of the ABS Australia
Now site.
Basic Soils Home Page -University of Minnisota (USA)
CARS-Centre for Australian Regolith Studies links page
Department of Natural Resources- Monthly water report
EarthWorm-
Ockham's Razor (ABC) story on the Humble Earthworm
Keys to Soil Taxonomy -United States Department of Agriculture Natural
Resources Conservation Service
Soil Association
(UK) - The UK's leading campaigning organisation and certification
body for organic food and farming.
Soil
Quality Information Sheets- Adobe PDF files on lots of things to do
with "dirt"
The Australian Soil Classification CSIRO ACLEP Soil Classification
Key - World Wide Web version
What are Soils Good For -What are Soils Good For?
Australian
Bureau of Statistics (ABS) - Home page
Australian Geography and Climate- excellent site - part of Aust. Bur
of Stats Australia Now site.
ABS Agriculture and Rural Statistics - comprehensive links page
ABS- Australia Now- a statistical profile
Introductory Statistics- from Triton College, Illinois, USA.
Statistical terms in sampling-A good explanation from Cornell university
WH&S
DETIR- Queensland Departmentof Employment, Education and Industrial
Relations
DETIR -Health and Safety Publications
Workplace Health and Safety Student Program _Queensland Dept
of Trade and Industrial Relations for students
DTIR-Health and Safety Links Same as above, links page.
SafetyLine
- Western Australia Online education
WorkSafe Smart Move: General but very good for students. (Qld
site based on this one)
Safety
on the Farm Very good, as above, and specifically aimed at agriculture
students
Australian GLOBE Student Data Server -Home page
Australia: Eye of the Storm - Mini website by the ABC on La Nina
Australian Meterology- Centenary article on meteorology over the last
100 years. Very informative.
Australian Rainman -Qld DPI management tool for people whose activities
are significantly affected by rainfall.
Australian SevereWeather Centre - Educaztional and discussion forum
on sever weather conditions.
BoM, Australia -Australian Bureau of Meteorology Hompage.
Climate Monitor Online-Climate reseach unit of the University of East
Anglia (UK)
Energex- Good lightning tracker and wind/barometric/temp data.
James CookUniv. MetSat -James Cook University (Qld) Meteorology Satellite
photos.
el nino-A good explanation of the role of the el nino event in Australian
weatherpatterns
Jimmy's
Weather Page -Australia'sown version of Storm Chasing. He has
some awesome photos.
NASA's
Observatorium
PCMDI
Home Page -Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison
(High level language)
Long Paddock-Qld Department of Natural Resources Climate resource
RADAR PAGE - Austalian Bureau of Meterorology
The Black Stump WeatherPage -a Veeery extensive link page to everything
and everywhere 'weather'
Web Cams- a site with most of the available web cams associated with
the weather.
Careers and Vocational Training
DETIR-
Queensland Departmentof Employment, Education and Industrial Relations
Careers Online - Start Here to Explore Your Future
Career and Guidance- Career Information from Queensland Education.
Computer resources
Macworld
Online -As the name says.
CTI-CLUES-Directory of Resources for Computer Based Learning in Land
Use and EnvironmentalSciences
Welcome to TUCOWS -good site for obtaining all sorts of applicatioins,
utilities, etc for both Mac and PC.
EarthView -Very manipulative satellite views of our little planet.
Greenhat Software - Developing
simulation modelling software in the plant, crop, soil and agri sciences
for researchers, education, managers and advisors interested in the interaction
between plants, soils and the environment.
PCMDI Home Page
-Program for Climate Model Diagnosis and Intercomparison (not as useful
as it used to be)
Rinex Technology - Precision Farming and Global Positioning Application
Australian Schools with Agriculture Sites
All
Saints Anglican School- Gold Coast, Queensland
Gympie State
High School-Gympie, Sunshine Coast of Queensland
Rockhampton Grammar School-Rockhampton,
Central Queensland
Stanthorpe
State HighSchool- Stanthorpe, Queensland
The Southport School -Gold
Coast, Queensland Resources
for Teachers
Queensland Education -
Home page for the Qld State Education System.
Queensland School Curriculum
Council-Home page
Online
Biology Book - Online Biology Text. Very well put together.
Last Updated: 21/05/2003
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