About This Site

This site has been prepared with SC County Cooperative Extension personnel in mind. Extension personnel are a diverse group serving a wide variety of needs. As such not all sites will be of interest to everyone. All sites were reviewed briefly to determine applicability and level of quality.

 This site is by no means exhaustive in covering any of the subjects listed. In compiling this information an effort has been made to use high quality governemnt sites, I.E.: goverment supported educational ( .edu ), federal government ( .gov and mil.) or state goverment .state. ) information. Within the topics listed sites are arranged from general to more specific.

 Even in this brief listing of sites, you will probably find more information than most people have time to review and absorb, and this is only a microcosm of the Internet. As you find new sites, it may prove helpful to let your colleagues know about them. By emailing your fellow professionals you can direct them to (or away from) Internet sites and in so doing save enormous amounts of time.
 
 

Agricultural Statistics

Current World Production, Market and Trade Reports
FAS on line
http://www.fas.usda.gov/currwmt.html

USDA - National Agricultural Statistics Service
1992 Census of Agriculture Volume 1: Part 40, Chapter 2 South Carolina State and County Data
http://www.nass.usda.gov/census/census92/volume1/sc-40/toc292.htm

Production and Value of Agricultural Goods
The following South Carolina agricultural profile is based on 1997 Census of Agriculture data
http://www.nass.usda.gov/sc/profsc2.htm

Fact Finders for South Carolina Agriculture
A State Statistical Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service
http://www.nass.usda.gov/sc/

 USDA-NASS, Hogs and Pigs Charts
U. S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service quarterly statistics
http://www.usda.gov/nass/aggraphs/hog_pig.htm

US Dairy Products Charts
U. S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
http://www.usda.gov/nass/aggraphs/dairy.htm

AMS Dairy Market News
Annual summary of market statistics on dairy products from the USDA
http://www.ams.usda.gov/dairy/mncs/summary.htm

NAHMS Beef Cow/Calf Reports
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ceah/cahm/Beef_Cow-Calf/beef.htm

 Cattle and Cattle on Feed
U. S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
http://www.usda.gov/nass/aggraphs/cattle.htm

Weaning Management in Beef Cow-Calf Herds
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ceah/cahm/Beef_Cow-Calf/bf97wean.htm

South Carolina Crop Weather
A weekly report of effects of weather on various crops in South Carolina
http://www.nass.usda.gov/weather/cpcurr/sc-crop-weather
 
 

Agriculture

South Carolina Agriculture Facts
http://www.state.sc.us/scda/agfacts.htm

Agricultural Marketing Service
Updated information regarding SC by crop or live stock type
http://www.ams.usda.gov/

AMS Livestock and Grain Reports - Columbia
Updated reports
http://www.ams.usda.gov/lsg/mncs/ls_col.htm

Current Status of Organic Production in the United States
A report and list of information sources dealing with organic food production, produced by the USDA.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/AFSIC_pubs/srb96-07.htm

Agrforestry

Agroforestry - What is it?
Agroforestry combines agriculture and forestry technologies to create more integrated, diverse, productive, profitable, healthy and sustainable land-use systems
http://www.unl.edu/nac/agroforestry.html

National Agroforesty Center
USDA's site that explains agroforestry that includes alley cropping, silvopasture, and forest farming
http://www.unl.edu/nac/

Agroforestry Glossary
www.bugwood.caes.uga.edu/glossary/

Agroforestry for Farms and Ranches
http://www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov/BCS/forest/tnote1.html

Forest Farming Trees
Farming: Towards a Solution to Problems of World Hunger and Conservation, this site
provides a listing of trees used in production of oils, nuts, fodder, fruit, and legumes, and links to sites explaining these trees.
http://csf.colorado.edu/sustainability/plants/sholto.html

Special Forest Product Web Site
Virginia Tech and others collaborating to develop and operate a web site devoted to information on products and markets
http://www.sfp.forprod.vt.edu/

South Carolina Wood Waste Policies and Regulations
A variety of state policy and regulatory issues affecting the ability to separate, process, and use wood waste for fuel.
http://rredc.nrel.gov/biomass/doe/rbep/se_waste/scarolina.html

Alternative and Unusual Crops

USDA AMS National Organic Program
http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/

New Crop Resource Online Purdue University has a great site on alternative crops to include a search engine that examines detailed species that can be grow. Much good information.
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/
Alternative Farming Systems Information Center
http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/index.htmlor go to:
http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/sbjagrof.htm

Commercial Production of Ginseng and Goldenseal
A report from University of Kentucky on the cultivation of Ginseng and Goldenseal.
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/NewCropsNews/94%2D4%2D1/ginseng.html

Animals

APHIS History
A history of the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/oa/history.html

Requirements Governing the Admission Of Animals into SC
State Regulations for South Carolina dealing with the importation of animals. Provides list of inoculations required.
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/sregs/sc.html

Dairy Farm Manure Management
80 citations from the Agricola Database January 1995 - September 1997
http://www.nal.usda.gov/wqic/Bibliographies/dairy2.html

BLM Wild Horse and Burro Internet Adoption
http://www.adoptahorse.blm.gov

USDA APHIS Animal Care
Covers the Horse Protection Act with links to care for horses and other animals.
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ac/hpainfo.html

RBS - Cooperative Service - National Sheep Industry Improvement Center
The National Sheep Industry Improvement Center (NSIIC) is an independent agency of the US government. This site includes description of moneys available for flock improvement
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/coops/cssheep.htm#backtable

Housing, Husbandry, and Welfare of Sheep and Goats
Animal Welfare Information Center, United States Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/oldbib/srb9707.htm

Goats and more Goats
http://www.ics.uci.edu/~pazzani/4H/Goats.html

National Goat Database Home Page
A searchabl, online version of the National Goat Handbook.
http://www.reeusda.gov/agsys/adds/livestok/goats/ngd.htm

Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Publications
Bibliography of government reports and terms of availability.
http://www.econ.ag.gov/Prodsrvs/rept-ldp.htm
NAHMS Dairy reports
National Animal Health Monitoring System’s links to reports on dealing with disease in dairy cattle.
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ceah/cahm/Dairy_Cattle/dairy.htm

Get Rid of the Problem - Not the Dog - Preparing a Dog for a New Baby
Preparations for introducing your dog to a new baby should begin several weeks before the baby’s actual arrival.
http://www.metrokc.gov/lars/animal/Educate/cassidy/dog/dog31.htm
Success With Species at Risk in North Carolina and South Carolina
A fact sheet prepared by the USGS Biological Resources.
http://biology.usgs.gov/pr/factsheet/batncsar.html

State Wildlife Policy
Sources: Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, Title 50; 1992 Replacement Volume.
http://www.fws.gov/laws/state/soucar.html

Management of White-tailed Deer in National Park
While this report was prepared by the National Park Service, it may be of interest to anyone experience problems with, or interested in the control of deer.
http://www1.nature.nps.gov/facts/fdeer.htm

Aquatic Plants

(See also: WEEDS - Water Weed Identification http://www.execpc.com/~aqsys/weedid.html)

Bibliography for Aquatic Plants
Several hundred citations on aquatic plants and their use
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/literatr/aqua/aqua.htm

Aquatic Gardeners Association
An international organization for beginners and experienced aquatic plant enthusiasts. Contains table of contents for the association's journal, The Aquatic Gardener, and some sample articles.
http://www.aquatic-gardeners.org/

Aquatic Plants and Lakes Home Page
Nonnative and Native Plants and Aquatic Plant Management
http://www.wa.gov/ecology/wq/plants/

Mechanical Control of Exotic Aquatic Plants
Brief description of methods for controling aquatic plants prepared by the Corps of Engineers.
http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/conops/apc/weed_mech.html

Aquatic Plant Control Operations Support Center
A site maintained by the US Army Corps of Engineers on the control of aquatic weeds. Lots of information on a variety of control methods.
http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/conops/apc/apc_page.html

Exotic & Invasive Weed Research Unit - Research Areas
Reports on research done by USDA researchers on the control of aquatic plants and other weeds.
http://wric.ucdavis.edu/exotic/research.htm

Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
Deals with wild aquatic plants with pictures, articles and databases.
http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/welcome.html

Nonindigenous Aquatic Species
Access to an extensive database on introduced aquatic plants and animals.
http://nas.er.usgs.gov/

South Carolina DNR Aquatic Nuisance Species Program
A site focusing on controlling aquatic weeds. Includes a list of illegal aquatic plants, alerts, and copy of the state's Aquatic Plant Management Plan.
http://water.dnr.state.sc.us/water/envaff/aquatic/index.html

Birds

South Carolina Checklist
South Carolina Checklist of bird sightings by species and region.
http:/www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/moths/sc/toc.htm

Migration of Birds
A detailed report with many additional lengths to other sites prepared by the U.S.G.S. Includes paintings and maps.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/othrdata/migratio/migratio.htm

Bird Checklists of the United States - South Carolina
Includes links to National Refuges.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/othrdata/chekbird/r4/45.htm

Climate/Weather

South Carolina Crop Weather
A weekly report of effects of weather on various crops in South Carolina.
http://www.nass.usda.gov/weather/cpcurr/sc-crop-weather

Hurricane and Tropical Storm Data
1600 - Present...Georgia and South Carolina Storms.
http://wchs.csc.noaa.gov/hurrican.htm

Climate
A report prepared by the EPA dealing with the effects of global warming on South Carolina.
http://www.epa.gov/globalwarming/impacts/stateimp/southcarolina/

Cooperative Extension

USDA - What is Cooperative Extension
Overview of program, staff, research, initiatives
http://www.reeusda.gov/Welfare Reform - Intro
U.S. Department of Agriculture's contribution to welfare reform, including the role of Cooperative Extension Services
http://www.reeusda.gov/4h/welfare/welfare.htm

Dairy

The Structure of Dairy Markets: Past, Present, Future--ERS Report
Online report.
http://www.econ.ag.gov/epubs/pdf/aer757/

Report to Congress on Dairy Promotion Programs
Online in its entirety
http://www.ams.usda.gov/dairy/prbrep.htm

National Dairy Promotion and Research Program
Programs to promote and research and to strengthen the dairy industry.
http://www.ams.usda.gov/dairy/ndb.htm

CDFA - Dairy Marketing Branch - Home Page
http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/dairy/

Determinants of Financial Performance of Commercial Dairy Farms
Online report
http://www.econ.ag.gov/epubs/pdf/tb1859/

Dairy Quality Assurance Project Home Page
Not to be confused with the Milk and Dairy Beef Quality Assurance Program
http://www.reeusda.gov/agsys/adds/livestok/dairy/ndqap.htm

Measuring Up!Good Packaging Practices for Dairy Products
Covers state and federal reports on weights and measurement in dairy product packaging
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/milk.htm

A Guide to Dairy Calf Feeding and Management Optimizing Rumen Development and Effective Weaning
Detailed report
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ceah/cahm/Dairy_Cattle/ndhep/bamnfeed.htm

Energy in Agriculture Program
Progress Report on the California Dairy Energy Project
http://www.energy.ca.gov/agprogram/AEAPTEXT/LIVESTOC/dairy.htm

Electronic Journals

Newsletters and Publications
Links to various online publications.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/np/

Foods and Nutrition

Food and Nutrition Information Center
Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) home page
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/

Agriculture & Food Safety
Essentials when handling and preparing food
http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/FOODSAFETY/food_safety.html

FDA Consumer: The Unwelcome Dinner Guest: Preventing Food-Borne Illness
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fdunwelc.html

Can Your Kitchen Pass the Food Safety Test?
Deals with food safety at home and includes a quiz
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/895_kitchen.html

FDA/CFSAN Seniors and Food Safety--Preventing Foodborne Illness
Four Simple Steps to Preparing Food at Home
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/seniorse.html

FOCUS ON: Freezing
Useful tips from Food Safety and Inspection Service United States Department of Agriculture
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/pubs/freezing.htm

Food Safety Focus: Refrigeration and Food Safety
Report from Food Safety and Inspection Service United States Department of Agriculture
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/OA/pubs/focus_ref.htm

Can It Safely
Information for home canning based on current research
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nasd/docs4/va98043.html

Step by Step (Chapter 3): Food Groups -- Dairy Foods
http://www.nih.gov/news/stepbystep/ch3dairy.htm

California’s Food and Agriculture home page
Links to many sites covering home and commercial food processing
http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/index.html

FDA/CFSAN U.S. Food Code - Annex 6: Food Processing
Detailed online rendition of regulations for smoking,, curing, and reduced oxygen packaging.
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/fcannex6.html
Germ Squirm Kids and Safe Food Handling
Great site for teachers
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/nasd/docs4/va98015.html

4H

4H in the USA
National Headquarters Home Page
http://www.reeusda.gov/new/4h/

National 4H Council
Home page for 4H Council.
http://www.fourhcouncil.edu/

4-H in the USA: Search our Site
Database description: Search all of the documents in the www.4h-usa.org website.
http://www.reeusda.gov/4h/search.html

4H project catagories
Listing of 4H project categories
http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/~Fulton/4h/webdoc2.htm

Starting a 4H Club In Your Neighborhood
How to start a 4H Club.
http://www.cce.cornell.edu/albany/programs/4h/

Youth Development Curriculum Collection
The Nationally Juried 4-H Experiential Learning Curriculum by Category.
http://www.reeusda.gov/new/4h/curricul/4h_projects.htm#Science 0r
http://www.reeusda.gov/4h/curricul/4h_projects.htm

CYFAR
Children Youth and Family Home Page
http://www.reeusda.gov/new/4h/cyfar/cyfar.htm

Exploring the World of Textiles and Sewing
World textiles and Sewing 4-H Curriculum Category.
http://www.reeusda.gov/new/4h/curricul/(rrt)cb1.htm

University Outreach - 4H SERIES
4H Science Experience and Resources for Informal Educational Settings
http://www.aes.ucdavis.edu/outreach/univout/programs/4hseries.htm

Aglinks
A great educational site for kids interested in farming (or any kid for that matter.)
http://www.usda.gov/nass/nasskids/aglinks2.htm

Future Farmers of America

National FFA Online Homepage
http://www.ffa.org/

Gardening

Links to Home and Garden Sites
http://www.nal.usda.gov/ref/garden.htm

USDA's Home Gardening Page
Home Gardening Backyard Conservation Horticulture Solutions Series..
http://www.usda.gov/news/garden.htm
rdening: Organics Outlook
For organic and composting enthusiasts
http://www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Organics/Gardening/

School Gardening and Nutrition Education Resources
Bibliography of classroom resources.
http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/kids/school_garden/nutrition_edu_rec.html

Herbs and Herb Gardening: An Annotated Bibliography and Resource Guide, SRB 96
Bibliography of books dealing with herbs. Annotated Bibliography and Resource Guide.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/AFSIC_pubs/srb9606.htm

Geology/Mining

U.S. Geological Survey
Programs in South Carolina, including links to maps based on minerals and mining.
http://water.usgs.gov/wid/html/sc.html

Horticulture

Factsheet Database
A horticulture and crop science information search system. Over 20,000 pages of indexed information.
http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/factsheet.html

Flowering Plants, Annual and Perennial
The West Virginia University's Extension Service flowering plant site, with information on growing and caring for plants.
http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/hortcult/flowers/index.htm

Landscape Plant Materials
An overview of over 250 different landscape plants with many graphics .
http://www.bcc.orst.edu/hort226/

Aggie Horticulture Index of Ornamental Plants
Aggie Horticulture Index of Ornamental Plants Database Name: Aggie Horticulture Index of Ornamental Plants Brief Description: For both flowering and foliage plants, provides brief culture information.
http://waffle.nal.usda.gov/agdb/ahiop.html

The Pears of New York
Images of over 75 varieties of pears from The Pears of New York ( Published by the New York Agricultural Experiment Station in 1921.)
http://www.ars-grin.gov/ars/PacWest/Corvallis/ncgr/pony.html

Insects

Insect Behavior
A collection of student review articles on specific behaviors exhibited by several different insects.
http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/Entomology/courses/en507/papers_1997/

Butterflies of South Carolina
Contains descriptions, photographs (in various life cycles) and maps of distribution by county.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflyusa/sc/toc.htm

Moths of South Carolina
Contains descriptions, photographs (in various life cycles) and maps of distribution by county
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/moths/sc/toc.htm

Spiders and Scorpions
Provides a source of basic information needed to implement an integrated pest management program for spiders and scorpions
http://www1.nature.nps.gov/wv/ipm/spiders.htm

Beekeeping in the United States
A bibliography of reports dealing with bee keeping, prepared by the US Department of Agriculture.
http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/AFSIC_pubs/qb93-30.htm

Bee Waggle Dance
Find out how honey bees direct colony members to the location of food sources.
http://www.oit.itd.umich.edu/bio108/

Small Hive Beetle
The small hive beetle- A new pest in U. S. honey bee colonies. A report and overview by the U.S. Deptartmnet of Agriculture.
http://www.barc.usda.gov/psi/brl/bd-shb.htm

Cereal Leaf Beetle
A report and overview by the U.S. Deptartmnet of Agriculture dealing with the cereal leaf beetle.
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/oa/pubs/fsclb.html

Marine Biology

Marine Mammal Biology
Office of Naval Research
http://www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech/engineering/onrtxaaf.htm

Marine Biology
Marine mammals, birds, fish, invertebrates, phytoplankton, zooplankton, and trophic guilds.
http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/bering/pages/env1_b.html

Plants

Native Plant Conservation Initiative Home Page
The NPCI is a consortium of ten federal government member agencies and over 110 non-federal cooperators representing a various disciplines within the conservation field: biologists, botanists, habitat preservationists, horticulturists, resources management consultants, soil scientists, special interest clubs, non-profit organizations, concerned citizens, nature lovers, gardeners.
http://www.nps.gov/plants/

Poisonous Plant Bibliography
A bibliography dealing with poisonous plants, prepared by the FDA.
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~djw/M-MC.html and
http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~djw/HI-HY.html

Quilting

Quilting
An interesting site on quilting provided by the Federal Government’s "This Day in History" project.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/today/oct29.html

Appalachian Artistry
Quilting co-op provides vital income for West Virginia craftswomen
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/pub/mar98/quilting.html

Crazy Quilt
http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/iadtxtl/iadtxtl-14968.0.html
The Hoover Museum – Quilts
Two examples of quilts made by kids.
http://hoover.nara.gov/kids/quilt.html

SC State Agencies

South Carolina - state departments, agencies, boards, etc
A complete alphabetical listing of state departments, agencies, boards, etc with links to information about each.
http://www.sciway.net/gov/state_agn.html

The South Carolina Department of Agriculture
http://www.state.sc.us/scda/

Agriculture Commission
http://www.state.sc.us/scda/agcomm.htm

South Carolina Forestry Commission
http://www.state.sc.us/forest/

State Farmers Markets
http://www.state.sc.us/scda/scmkts.htm

Soil

ESD Soil Survey
ESD Links to detailed information and reports
http://www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov/BCS/soil/survey.html

Water Resources

Water Resources Division, DNR
http://water.dnr.state.sc.us/water/

Water Resources of South Carolina
A list of publications dealing with water and pollution in South Carolina, including price and availablity.
http://wwwsc.er.usgs.gov/publications/recent_pubs.html

Weeds

Handbook for Ranking Exotic Plants for Management and Control
government publication dealing with the control of imported plants (weeds.)
http://www1.nature.nps.gov/pubs/ranking/

Integrated Pest Management
A fact sheet on integrated pest control, prepared by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Defense.
http://www.afcee.brooks.af.mil/pro_act/fact/May97.htm

Spread, Impact, and Control of Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) in North American Wetlands
The Case for Biological Control is presented in a government publication.
http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/1999/loosstrf/case.htm

Miscellaneous

World War II Canning and Gardening Posters
Eight posters
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/history/can.htm

"Science In Your Shopping Cart"
Some of the many ways, both familiar and surprising, that agricultural research touches and improves daily life in the United States.
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/np/siysc.htm

FDA on the Internet
A site linking to many useful aspects of the FDA including consumer reports and product recalls.
http://www.fda.gov/default.htm

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