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• Agriculture

• Grants

• Marketing

• New Crops organizations

• Organic farming

• Value-added products

Agriculture

• Kentucky Department of Agriculture

• National Center for Appropriate Technology Sustainable Agriculture Project - The national sustainable farming information center offers information and technical assistance to farmers, Extension agents, educators, and others

• Beginning Farmer Center - Resources to help the next generation of farmers

• National Farm Transition Network - Supporting programs that foster the next generation of farmers and ranchers

• Sustainable Agriculture Network - The communications and outreach arm of the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE)

• Sustainable Practices for Vegetable Production in the South - From North Carolina State University

• Kentucky State University's Pawpaw Research Project

• Horticulture Information Leaflets - From North Carolina State University

• Missouri Crops Publications - From the University of Missouri Extension Service

• Illinois Agronomy Handbook - Available to be ordered from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Grants

• Producer Grants - A competitive grant program for farmers to conduct research, marketing, and education projects from the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program

• Value-Added Agricultural Product Market Development Grants - From the USDA Rural Business Cooperative Service

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Marketing

• Vegetable Production and Marketing Information Online: Selected Links for Commercial Growers - A select list of Web sites containing a wealth of useful information of interest to commercial vegetable growers in Kentucky and surrounding states

• Agricultural Marketing Resource Center - An informational resource for value-added agriculture

• Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas Direct Marketing Business Management Series

• Horticultural Business Information Network - A Guide to Strategically Managing Green Industry Firms (from Texas A&M)

• Today's Market Prices

• Horticultural Business Management and Marketing Program (from Cornell University)

• USDA Fruit and Vegetable Grading Standards

• New Ventures in Food and Agriculture for Indiana - From Purdue University

• Alternative Markets for the Individual Producer - From North Dakota State University

• Growing for Market - A national monthly newsletter for direct market farmers

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New crops organizations

• Agricultural Alternatives - Penn State University

• Alternative Field Crops Manual - A joint project among the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension Service, the University of Minnesota Extension Service and the Center for Alternative Plant and Animal Products

• Missouri Alternatives Center - A communications center for Missouri farmers

• NewCROP^TM - Purdue University's New Crop Resource Online Program

• North Carolina State University's Specialty Crops Program

• The Ohio State University's Agronomy Guide, Alternative Crops

• Thomas Jefferson Agricultural Institute - A non-profit agricultural education and research center based in Columbia, MO.

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Organic farming

• Growing Small Farms (from North Carolina Cooperative Extension)

• National Organic Program

• Kentucky Organic Certified Program

• Kentucky State University Organic Agriculture Working Group

• Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas - The national sustainable farming information center operated by the private, nonprofit National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT)

• Alternative Farming Systems Information Center - Organic Food Production

• Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service

• Sustainable Practices for Vegetable Production in the South - From North Carolina State University

• Sustainable Agriculture Network - The communications and outreach arm of the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE)

• Biological Control: A Guide to Natural Enemies in North America
  (from Cornell University)

• Integrated Crop & Pest Management Guidelines for Commercial Vegetable Production
  (from Cornell University)

• Organic Farming Research Foundation - To foster the improvement and widespread adoption of organic farming practices

• Organic Materials Review Institute

• Resource Guide for Organic Insect and Disease Management (from the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station)

• Organic Trade Association - Represents the organic industry in the United States, Canada and Mexico

• organic-research.com - An online community for organic farming and food

Value-added products

• Food Systems Innovation Center - University of Kentucky College of Agriculture

• Jackson County Regional Food Center - Appalachian Alternative Agriculture of Jackson County (3AJC), a non-profit group

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