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Useful sites and resources

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University of California

redbutton Find a UC Farm Advisor or Specialist by crop or individual

County Cooperative Extension Offices
bluebutton Alameda bluebutton Marin bluebutton San Mateo
bluebutton Alpine bluebutton Mariposa bluebutton Santa Barbara
bluebutton Amador bluebutton Mendocino bluebutton Santa Clara
bluebutton Butte bluebutton Merced bluebutton Santa Cruz
bluebutton Calaveras bluebutton Modoc bluebutton Shasta
bluebutton Colusa bluebutton Mono bluebutton Sierra
bluebutton Contra Costa bluebutton Monterey bluebutton Siskiyou
bluebutton Del Norte bluebutton Napa bluebutton Solano
bluebutton El Dorado bluebutton Nevada bluebutton Sonoma
bluebutton Fresno bluebutton Orange bluebutton Stanislaus
bluebutton Glenn bluebutton Placer bluebutton Sutter
bluebutton Humboldt bluebutton Plumas bluebutton Tehama
bluebutton Imperial bluebutton Riverside bluebutton Trinity
bluebutton Inyo-Mono bluebutton Sacramento bluebutton Tulare
bluebutton Kern bluebutton San Benito bluebutton Tuolumne
bluebutton Kings bluebutton San Bernardino bluebutton Ventura
bluebutton Lake bluebutton San Diego bluebutton Yolo
bluebutton Lassen bluebutton San Francisco bluebutton Yuba
bluebutton Los Angeles bluebutton San Joaquin  
bluebutton Madera bluebutton San Luis Obispo  


ANR (Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources)
bluebutton Communication Services
:::: California Agriculture magazine
:::: catalog of publications
redbutton IPM Program (Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program)
redbutton Master Gardeners
redbutton Research and Extension Centers (RECs)
:::: Desert REC
:::: Hopland REC
:::: Intermountain REC
:::: Kearney Agricultural Center
:::: Lindcove REC
:::: Shafter Field Station
:::: Sierra Foothill REC
:::: South Coast Agricultural Center
:::: West Side Agricultural Center
redbutton Research and Information Centers (RICs)
:::: Agronomy RIC
:::: Fruit & Nut RIC
:::: Fruit & Nut RIC :: California Backyard Orchard
:::: Environmental Horticulture RIC
:::: Postharvest Technology RIC
:::: Seed Biotechnology Center
:::: Vegetable RIC
:::: Weed RIC
redbutton Small Farm Center
redbutton Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program (SAREP)
redbutton UC Melvyl Library catalog search
redbutton UC Davis :: Agricultural & Resource Economics
redbutton UC Davis :: Plant Sciences
redbutton UC Davis :: University Library
redbutton UC Riverside :: Botany & Plant Sciences
redbutton Other UC Centers
:::: C.M. Rick Tomato Genetics Research Center :: UC Davis
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College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, UC Davis :: programs, institutes and centers
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College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences, UC Riverside :: centers and institutes


Texas A&M
orangebutton Aggie Horticulture :: vegetables information
orangebutton AgriNet :: agricultural resources on the internet
orangebutton AgriNet :: fruits and vegetables
orangebutton Vegetable IPM :: integrated pest management for home gardeners
orangebutton Vegetable & Fruit Improvement Center


University of Florida (UF)
green button AgriGator
green button FAIRS :: Florida Agricultural Information Retrieval System
green button Horticultural Sciences Department :: newsletters, etc.
green button IFAS :: Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
green button Vegetable budgets :: vegetable crops budgets from Southwest Florida Research & Education Center


Other university vegetable resources
bluebutton University of Arizona :: Cooperative Extension
bluebutton University of Illinois :: Extension IPM Vegetable
bluebutton University of Missouri :: Missouri alternative center ::
bluebutton North Carolina University :: Sustainable practices for vegetable production in the South ::
bluebuttonOhio State University Extension Veg Net ::
bluebutton Oregon State University Vegetable Crops ::
bluebutton Information Resources for Fruits and Vegetables :: Virginia Cooperative Extension Service
bluebutton Pennsylvania State University :: The Vegetable Gazzette
bluebutton Cornell Cooperative Extension
bluebutton University of Minnesota :: IPM World Textbook
redbutton Purdue and Ohio State UniversitiesAgAnswers Center
redbutton Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
redbutton Water Quality Information Center


Vegetable market information
orangebutton AgriGator Ag Market Information
orangebutton Global Agribusiness Information Network
orangebutton Today's Market Prices :: for herbs, fruits and vegetables :: free 7-day renewable subscription
orangebutton USDA Market News Reports :: Terminal Market Vegetable Report
orangebutton USDA Agricultural Marketing Service


Direct marketing
redbuttonCommodity Boards
bluebuttonCalifornia Federation of Certified Farmer's Markets
bluebuttonDirect Farm Marketing & Tourism Handbook :: University of Arizona


Sustainable agriculture
redbutton Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas
redbutton California Federation of Certified Farmers Markets
redbutton California Certified Organic Farmers
green button SAREP :: UC Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program
redbutton Sustainable Practices for Vegetable Production in the South
redbutton USDA Farmer's Market


Integrated pest management (IPM) and entomology
green button National IPM Network - Western Region
green button UC Statewide IPM Program
green button Biological Control Home Page
green button Biocontrol Information
green button Purdue Virtual Plant & Pest Diagnostic Laboratory
green button Purdue Extension Insect Fact Sheets
green button University of Minnesota IPM World Textbook
orangebutton Vegetable IPM - Integrated Pest Management for home gardeners


Home garden information
bluebutton Master Gardener site from Santa Clara, California
bluebutton Vegetable Gardening :: UC Master Gardener vegetable guidelines
orangebutton Vegetable IPM :: integrated pest management for home gardeners


Water and weather
orangebutton Climate information :: Department of Water Resources
orangebutton National Weather Service
orangebutton The Weather Channel


Federal government
redbutton Government Information Locator Service
redbutton National Agricultural Library
redbutton National Agricultural Library Ag Information Search Center
redbutton USDA Homepage
redbutton USDA Agricultural Marketing Service
redbutton USDA National Agricultural Statistics :: crop acreage data
redbutton USDA Economic Research Service :: vegetables and melons Outlook newsletter
redbutton USDA ARS :: Agricultural Research Center
redbutton USDA CSREES :: Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service
redbutton USDA Completed Crop Profiles by state/territory
redbutton USDA Economics and Statistics System
redbutton USDA Nutrient Data Laboratory
redbutton U.S. Census Bureau :: Agriculture
redbutton U. S. Congressional Legislation


California government
bluebuttonCal EPA :: California Environmental Protection Agency
bluebuttonCDFA :: Department of Food and Agriculture
bluebuttonDFG :: Department of Fish and Game
bluebuttonDPR :: Department of Pesticide Registration
bluebuttonDWR :: Department of Water Resources :: climate info
bluebuttonFood and Agriculture Code


Selected agricultural and research-related servers
green button Agriculture-Related Information Systems
green button American Association for the Advancement of Science
green button American Society for Horticultural Science :: ASHS
green button National Agricultural Biotechnology Council
green button National Agricultural Library :: NAL
green button National Science Foundation
green button USDA :: United States Department of Agriculture Home Page
green button USDA CSREES CRIS :: current research information system
green button USDA CSREES CRIS :: guide to services


Organizations
redbutton California Certified Organic Farmers
redbutton California Farm Bureau Federation
redbutton California Farm Bureau 1997 Legislative Updates
redbutton California Federation of Certified Farmers Markets
redbutton California Fertilizer Association
redbutton Voice of Agriculture :: American Farm Bureau news
redbutton Weed Science Society of America
redbutton Western Growers Association


Bookstores
green buttonUC Davis Bookstore
green buttonAmazon.com
green buttonBarnesandnoble.com


Seed companies
redbutton Seed Quest :: information services for seed professionals
redbutton Specialty Vegetable Seed Sources :: list of seed companies
redbutton Heirloom varieties and more

Home garden
redbutton Burpee Seeds
redbutton The Cook's Garden :: seeds and supplies for kitchen gardeners
redbutton Dan's Garden Shop :: online garden store
redbutton Johnny's Seeds
redbutton Medwyn's of Anglesey :: vegetable seed specialist :: UK
redbutton Park Seed Company
redbutton Seeds of Change
redbutton Shepherds Garden Seeds
redbutton Stokes Seeds
redbutton Territorial Seed Company

Agricultural seed companies
redbutton Agrisales
redbutton Chin Long Seed Company
redbutton Emerald Seed Company
redbutton Harris Moran Seed Company
redbutton Hazera Quality Seeds
redbutton H.J. Heinz Tomato Seed
redbutton New England Seeds
redbutton Samen-Mauser Ag
redbutton Seminis Seed Company
redbutton Siegers Seed Company
redbutton Tainong Seeds Inc. :: Asian vegetables :: great photos of vegetables


Other sites of interest
bluebutton Our Vegetable Travelers :: history & origins of many vegetables
bluebutton Labor Management in Ag :: download a free version of this book


Student information
orangebutton UC Berkeley
orangebutton UC Davis
orangebutton UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences
orangebutton UC Riverside