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Agriculture.Com
An industry wide website owned and managed by the publishers of Successful Farming magazine.
Progressive Farmer
Magazine and website that covers all aspects of the ag business; editorial covers farm management, crop/livestock, and equipment.
Field to Market
Calling itself ‘The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture’, Field to Market is a 501(c)(3) industry trade group that boast membership from across the food supply chain. They publish studies and provide tools to members but critics claim it’s merely a mouthpiece for large agri-business interests.
LocalHarvest.Org
An organic and local food site that hosts a directory of small farms, farmers markets, community supported agriculture projects and related content.
Amber Waves
A quarterly publication about food and farming issues published by the USDA.
Ag Update Publications
This company publishes several newspapers and websites that cater to farmers and growers in Upper Midwest. This page links to their sites.
Feed & Grain
A bi-monthly magazine that covers the commercial feed, grain and processing ends of the business.
USDA YouTube Channel
An interesting collection of videos from The US Department of Agriculture.
Farms.Com
A portal site that provides information and links for farmers and others in the agriculture side of the business.
FarmFutures.Com
National business magazine for large-scale operations; published by Farm Progress who also publish content for local markets.
AgWeb.Com – A portal site managed by leading ag publisher Farm Journal Media that offers news, tools and other editorial from their stable of magazines.
The National Agricultural Statistics Service – NASS provides timely, accurate, and useful statistics in service to U.S. agriculture.
American Farm Bureau Federation
The AFBF is an independent, non-governmental, voluntary organization that bills itself as the voice of agricultural producers at all levels.
Great American Publishing
Publishers of several crop magazines including Fresh Cut, Spudman, Vegetable Growers News and Fruit Growers News.
CropLife America
CropLife America is an association that represents companies in the crop protection, plant science solutions and pest management industries.
Crop Watch
From the University of Nebraska–Lincoln this site provides information on on crop production and pest management. Part of University’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
AgSense.Org
An advocacy site maintained by the Triazine Network – a group of crop growing companies who have banded together to respond to the Special Review of triazine herbicides, atrazine and simazine, by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Crop Life
Covers the crop protection and fertilizer sectors concerns of crop producers and retailers.
American Soybean Association
The trade group that represents the needs of soy farmers and others in the soybean industry by helping shape National policy and legislative issues.
GrowingProduce.Com
Meister Media‘s web channel for fruit, vegetable and citrus information. Hosts the online versions of American/Western Fruit Grower, American Vegetable Grower, Florida Grower and Gen Next Growers.
National Corn Growers Association
NCGA, through 48 affiliated state associations and checkoff organizations, represents corn farmers growers who contribute through corn checkoff programs.
National BioDiesel Board
Biodiesels are diesel fuels derived from crops – NBB is the national trade association representing the biodiesel industry.
USA Rice Federation
a collection of organizations in the rice segment that promote and protect the interests of producers, millers, merchants and allied businesses.
Wheat World
News and policy development from The National Association of Wheat Growers, a federation of state associations and wheat industry sponsors.
USDA Risk Management Agency Crop Policies
Information from the USDA about crop insurance policy and pilot programs available to agricultural producers.
NYT Agriculture and Farming Page
Link to the New York Times collection of articles of interest to US farmers.