This is a Gateway to agricultural journals on the web
Science direct This site claims to "Bring the World's Largest Full-Text Scientific Database to your Desktop" you know you will have to take a look. This site offers access to over 1,100 journals across 16 fields of science based on the Elsevier Science collection. These journals cover many aspects of food production. Go to personal login and then access journals (i.e. username and password do not appear to be necessary).
Emerald e-library Contents, abstracts and full articles are available for many journals. Although the journal articles are only available if you register and pay a fee, you can gain a higher level of access for a 30 day period by registering as a guest user.
Journal of International Farm Management
Agbioforum: on line journal Statement of Purpose: AgBioForum publishes articles which enhance the on-going dialogue on the economics and management of agricultural biotechnology. The purpose of AgBioForum is to provide unbiased, timely information and new ideas leading to socially responsible and economically efficient decisions in science, public policy and private strategies pertaining to agricultural biotechnology.
EEVL (Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library)FarmgateFarming News access to Farming News publications etc.
Farming news, Pig Farmer, Dairy Farmer, Arable Farmer.
Internet trading company includes products of most major agro-chemical companies, listed and prices. Currently (May 2000) USA, but expect to open an European site this year. The owners of this site believe that 'Price discovery is the first step' to changing the way business is done. 'It forces the entire industry to de-bundle products and services'.
This is a grain trading site launched by Glencore Grains. Farmers are able to offer cereals, oilseeds and pulses to the market when they wish and make an instant trade. Additional market and currency data is also provided , along with contract details and financial recoreds.
Crop prospects are available on Farmers Weekly Interactive.
Institute of Arable Crop Research.
For the latest information on disease levels in wheat and barley with prediction for the week ahead.
Potato blight forecasts from Cyanamid. "Virtual" crops in the East, the Midlands and the West are modelled using Plant-Plus models. These combine local weather forecasts, information from in-field monitoring stations and details of crop canopy growth to produce spray recommendations.
British Potato Council's blight prediction site This uses Plant-Plus to model the development of the disease. Go to 'Research' and from there 'Blight Prediction'.
Free advice on growing potatoes. Comprehensive information on potato growing from a site which intends to be a one-stop-shop in the future.
An arable computer programme
Market information real time and delayed market prices. Most of these services will make a charge.
Milk quota trading on the net.
Promar International (the renamed and rebranded Axient). Promar International has launched an expanded Milkminder dairy costing service as a management tool on the internet. It allows a comparative look at the latest month's average feed costs, yields and margins with national averages dating back three years. Regional statistics are also provided. This is designed to allow farmers to benchmark their own performance. These comparisons can then be adjusted to take into account performance based on herd size, feeding regime, the type of milk produced and so forth, making this site a very powerful management tool.
National Milk Records>A demonstration of the national Milk Records new InterHerd programme can be downloaded from this site.
Details of the network fo voluntary groups in the counrtyside. Rural net is supported by Action for communities in Rural England, Partnership Online and the Royal Agricultural Society of England.
The Farmers Conservation Group This is supported by Game Conservancy, Aventis CropScience and DETR. It aims to research, develop and inform farmers on practical conservation issues to help them meet future environmentally based subsidy payments. Standard membership of this organisation is free. One aim of the organisaiton is to train farmers for a Farmland Conservation Certificate, which may help grant and aid claims.
The FWAG website contains advice on undertaking conservation work on the farm. Includes estimates of likely costs.
information on the LEAF demonstration farms can be found here. You can use this site to arrange a visit. Includes details of what a LEAF audit entails.
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds A huge site. A "land managers" section gives advice on specific conservation tasks.The Game Conservancy's web-site. Review the results of some of the farm based research projects.
DETR sitedevoted to environmental protection. Information on climate change etc. A section on GMOs and the pesticide tax issue. Minutes of meeting and government papers can be viewed here.
US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
WTO Briefing Room The WTO Briefing Room is a one-stop source for timely information and economic analysis of agricultural trade and the World Trade Organization (WTO). This briefing room can be used to: (1).Learn more about WTO rules for agricultural trade: (2). how the Agreement on Agriculture is being implemented, (3). what technical barriers U.S. food and fiber exports face in other countries, and (4). how state trading enterprises operate: Find out which issues will be important in the next round of WTO agricultural negotiations. Better understand current and future trends in agricultural trade.
Department of Agriculture Home Page
University of Newcastle examination papers on the web
