Hot List for Favorite Web Sites

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This page contains links to web sites and pages having to do with farming and agriculture. The information is divided into the following categories:

• Associations
• Agriculture Colleges
• Weather Links
• Agriculture & Ag-Business
• Ag Magazines and Newsletter
• Government Resources
• Transportation Links
• Energy Links
• Energy Links
• WWW Search Engines
• Miscellaneous 

Associations

• Agribusiness Association of Iowa
• American Coalition for Ethanol
• American Restaurant Association
• American Trucking Association
• Associated General Contractors of America
• Associated General Contractors of Iowa
• California Grain & Feed Association
• Florida Petroleum Marketers Convenience Store
• Illinois Grain & Feed
• Illinois Petroleum Marketers Association
• Independent Oil Marketers Association of New England
• International Dairy Foods Association
• Iowa Propane Gas Association
• Indiana Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association
• Michigan Petroleum Association/ Michigan Association of C-Stores
• Minnesota Asphalt Pavement Association
• Minnesota Petroleum Marketers Association
• Missouri Petroleum Marketers & C-Store Association
• MO-AG Industries Council
• National Asphalt Pavement Association
• National Association of Convenience Stores
• National Cotton Council of America
• National Association of Truck Stop Operators 
• North American Wholesale Lumber Association
• Nebraska Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association
• Nebraska Propane Gas Association
• National Grain & Feed Association
• NIBA
• The National Industrial Transportation League
• North Dakota Petroleum Marketers Association
• Ohio Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association
• Pacific Northwest Grain & Feed Association
• Pennsylvania Petroleum Marketers & C-Store
• PMCA of Kansas
• Petroleum Marketers and C-Stores of Iowa
• Renewable Fuels Association
• Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America
• South Dakota Petroleum & Propane Marketers Association/ Association of C-Stores
• Texas Grain & Feed Association
• US Poultry & Egg Association
• Wisconsin Propane Gas Association
• Western Petroleum Marketers Association
• Wisconsin Petroleum Marketers & C-Store Association

 Colleges

• Iowa State University College of Agriculture
• University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences
• Ohioline - OSU's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.
• Purdue University
• The Center for Agricultural and Rural Development - ISU's public policy research center.
• The Master in Agribusiness program at Kansas State University - an education program conducted over the Internet.
• AFNS - University of Alberta Dept. of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Sciences.

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 Weather Links

• National Weather Service (NWS)
• Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin - updated each Wednesday by 5 PM.
• EARTHCAST - University of Maryland's weather service.
• Intellicast Weather
• Institute Of Global Environment and Society (IGES)
• USA Today Weather
• The Weather Channel
• EarthWatch
• TVWeather Supersite
• WeatherNet - sponsored by the University of Michigan.

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 Agriculture and Ag-Business Links

• USDA Home Page
• National Agricultural Library
• NASS - the National Agricultural Statistics Service.
• Agricultural Research Service - the main in house research arm of the USDA
• FAS Online - the Foreign Agricultural Service of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.
• The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture
• USDA Ag Marketing Service - a new site of the USDA Agriculture Marketing Service.
• USDA Ag Market News Grain Reports by State
• AgriSource, Inc
• Hurley and Associates Agri-Marketing Centers
• Farm Bureau
• American Society of Agronomy
• StratSoy - a communication and information system for the U.S soybean industry.
• AgNIC - the Agriculture Network Information Center.

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 Agriculture Related Magazine and Newsletters

• Agriculture Online - online version of Successful Farming.
• Iowa Farmer Today Online - an extension of the Iowa Farmer Today, a weekly farm publication.
• Farm Journal Today
• High Plains Journal - a weekly farm and ranch bulletin.
• Journal of Agricultural & Applied Economics - official publication of the Southern Agricultural Economics Association.
• Progressive Farmer
• Pro Farmer Online

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Transportation Links

• The National Industrial Transportation League

 Government Resources

• Thomas - legislative information on the Internet.
• Library of Congress
• Smithsonian Institution
• National Archives and Records Administration
• The White House
• U.S. Senate
• U.S. House of Representatives
• Dept. of Commerce
• Dept. of the Interior
• Federal Trade Commission
• Federal Reserve Board
• Securities and Exchange Commission
• Small Business Administration
• General Services Administration
• Social Security Administration
• U.S. Patent Office
• Consumer Information Center
• FedWorld - search and find any US government web site.
• U.S. Business Advisor - the one stop link to government for business.

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Energy Links

• Department Of Energy Home Page
• DOE's Energy Information Administration
• American Petroleum Institute
• Office of Energy Research Home Page
• C-Store Central - the National Association of Convenience Stores web site.

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Exchange Links

• Chicago Mercantile Exchange
• Kansas City Board of Trade
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange
• New York Board of Trade

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WWW Search Engines

Use these tools to research the Internet.

• Yahoo - comprehensive category listing.
• Excite - fast, big search engine with site reviews and travel guides.
• Lycos - one of the first search engines on the Web.
• Alta Vista - one of the largest and fastest search engines around.
• HotBot
• Infoseek - easy-to-use search engine.
• Google - one of the largest and fastest search engines around.
• SavvySearch - a search consolidator that submits your query to several search engines.
• Internet Public Library - a public library for the global village.

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Miscellaneous

Some of these links are fun, some are useful but most of them are agricultural or rural related.

• Center for Futures Education, Inc
• Internet Auction List
• FastFinder (Used Machinery)
• Farm Equipment Network - a web site for used farm machinery.
• Yesterday's Tractors - specializing in parts for pre-1975 and antique tractors.
• Onsale - Live online auction house.
• Old Farmer's Almanac
• Log Cabin Chronicles
• National Public Radio
• The Old Farmer's Almanac - the official site.
• Fishing Fool's World
• US Fish and Wildlife Service
• Ute Meadows Inn - a bed and breakfast inn nestled in the heart of the Rocky Mts.
• Great Outdoor Recreation Pages
• L.L. Bean's Park Search? - Search our nation's parks and forest to find great spots for camping, hiking, fishing and biking.
• fishing.com - Dedicated to the pastime of sportfishing.
• American Farmland Trust - non-profit organization fighting to preserve America's farmlands.
• A Walk in the Woods - A virtual forest sponsored by the Washington Forest Protection Association.
• State and Local Government on the Internet - Does your town or state have a Web page? Find out here.
• Tornado Project Online
• Switchboard - Looking for someone? Try here.
• Bigfoot - Looking for someone's email address? Try here.
• WhoWhere? - Looking for someone's personal web page? Try here.
• Mapquest - Taking a road trip?
• Electric Library - A searchable database of 150 newspapers, 2,000 books, 800 magazines, and a ton of maps.
• The Education Index - an annotated guide to the best education related sites on the Internet.
• The Internet Public Library
• Amazon - The world's largest bookstore.

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