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Agricultural organizations

www.bigfun.org California State Fair

www.cfbf.com California Farm Bureau Federation is a voluntary organization of farm and ranch families seeking solutions to the problems that affect their lives, both socially and economically. Find the latest government issues relating to agriculture, farm news and farm bureau programs.

www.cfwc.com California Farm Water Coalition is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing accurate, balanced information on California agriculture and its use of water. Annual Farm Water Reports are available for your review.

www.cawomen4ag.com California Women for Agriculture's focus is on legislation, education and public relations. Members share the perspectives of farming with the media, teachers and students, elected officials and others. Information on food safety, water and pesticides can be found at this site.

www.cfaitc.org California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom works with K-12 teachers, community leaders, media representatives and government executives to enhance education using agricultural examples. This site offers a teacher's resource guide, instructional material and student programs.

www.market-news.com Provides a listing of daily market news commodity price reports.


Agricultural organizations: Local

www.fcfb.org The Fresno County Farm Bureau Web site.

www.fresnofair.com The official site for the Big Fresno Fair.

www.kcfb.org The Kings County Farm Bureau Web site.

www.tularefair.org The official site for the Tulare County Fair.

Agriculturally related organizations

www.aglenders.org The San Joaquin Valley Ag Lenders Society.

www.farmshow.org The California Farm Equipment Show in Tulare. The world's largest farm equipment show.

www.pearsonrealty.com Pearson Realty looks at the San Joaquin Valley real estate market.

Commodities

Dairy & livestock

www.cdhia.org The Dairy Council of California site offers dairy articles and many nutritional and educational links.

www.dairycouncilofca.org Provides nutritional information on dairy products specifically aimed at California.

www.dairyman.com A resource to dairymen to help make informed business decisions.

www.nationaldairycouncil.org Provides nutritional information on dairy products.

www.beef.org The National Cattlemen's Beef Associations.

www.calcattlemen.org The California Cattlemen's Association.

Nuts, fruits & field crops

www.almond.org California Almond Board information, including facts about the industry and a newsletter filled with recipes, almond news and events.

www.caltreefruit.com The California Tree Fruit Agreement. Information on fresh California peaches, plums and nectarines.

www.cotton.org The Cotton Foundation

www.raisins.org The Raisin Administrative Committee. Information on the California Raisin industry.

www.webcom.com/walnut/ The Walnut Marketing Board and the California Walnut Commission. Information on California Walnuts.

www.atinet.org/verc/ The Viticulture and Enology Research Center at California State University, Fresno.

wineserver.ucdavis.edu The Viticulture and Enology Department of the University of California at Davis.

www.tablegrape.com The California Table Grape Commission. Information on fresh California table grapes.

Educational

www.agleaders.org Overview of California Agricultural Leadership Program with profiles, calendar of events and participating universities.

www.rural.org/favorites Farmers' Guide to the Internet.

www.moomilk.com (MooMilk) A dynamic adventure into the dairy industry.

www.ffa.org National FFA Organization

www.uckac.edu The University of California Kearney Agricultural Center. A center dedicated to research and education for agriculture.

Farm Credit

www.usagbank.com US AgBank.

www.fccouncil.com The Farm Credit Council is the trade association for the Farm Credit System. Extensive background and news releases on the economy (both domestic and global), current market information, research and links to agricultural and financial sites.

www.minnesotamutual.com Learn more about Minnesota Mutual, the insurance company that underwrites Farm Credit's credit life insurance program.

Federal Reserve

www.federalreserveeducation.org. This site offers an easy to understand introduction to the workings of the Federal Reserve System. Click on FED101, for easy-to-understand lessons on the Federal Reserve's role in the U.S. economy. You can also learn the Fed's history, its structure, and its functions in the areas of monetary policy, banking supervision and financial services. Interactive graphics and a series of quizzes and self-tests makes the learning a bit more fun.

Government: Federal

www.usda.gov/farmbill/ - Farm Bill 2002 - A collective effort by all USDA agencies to explain the new farm bill provisions and their implementation. For further details about the farm bill from Neil E. Harl, Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture, Professor of Economics, Member - Iowa Bar, Directer, Center for International Agricultural Finance at Iowa State University. Click here (PDF).

www.fsa.usda.gov Learn more about Farm Service Agency programs.

www.usda.gov Home page for the United States Department of Agriculture.

www.house.gov Home page for the U.S. House of Representatives. View the House's weekly schedule or what's currently on the floor.

www.senate.gov Home page for the U.S. Senate. Find your senator's address or view the daily calendar.

www.epa.gov U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provides information about laws and regulations, products and programs, and an education center for teachers and students.

Government: State

www.cdfa.ca.gov California Department of Food and Agriculture provides information about the department's programs and services, mission, vision and values statement and historical prospective.

University agriculture schools

www.calpoly.edu. Cal Poly State University

cast.csufresno.edu Fresno State University

www.aes.ucdavis.edu/ University of California, Davis



Weather

www.weather.com. One of the best sources for weather services, including radar, satellite, temperatures, precipitation and local, regional, national and global weather maps.

www.agriculture.com Agriculture Online contains the latest ag-related news stories, technology, crop production and market information.

www.intellicast.com/LocalWeather/World/UnitedStates/Southwest
/California/Fresno/Radar/ A real-time link to current Doppler radar for Central California.

www.wrh.noaa.gov Interactive National Weather Service site with detailed local Southern San Joaquin Valley weather.

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