School of Agriculture

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  • Goat Test
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Organic Farming Online Resources

Government Agencies

• USDA National Organic Program http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/
• USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/Organic/
• Illinois Department of Agriculture http://www.agr.state.il.us/
• IL. Council on Food and Ag Research (CFAR) http://www.ilcfar.org/
• USDA Natural Resources Cons. Service (NRCS) http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/

Organic Production Products

• Nitragin, Inc.http://nitragin.com
• Midwestern Bio-Ag http://www.midwesternbioag.com
• AgriEnergy Resources http://www.agrienergy.net/
• Nature Safe http://www.naturesafe.com
• Advanced Biological Marketing http://abm1st.com/
• Agraquest http://www.agraquest.com/
• Agroecology & Sustainable Agriculture Program http://asap.sustainability.uiuc.edu/org-ag/

Seed Companies

• Great Harvest Organics http://www.greatharvestorganics.com
• Blue River Hybrids http://www.blueriverorgseed.com
• Proganics http://growproganics.com
• Masters Choice http://masterschoicecorn.com
• American Organic http://www.american-organic.com/
• Albert Lea Seed House http://www.alseed.com/
• Welter Seed & Honey Co. http://www.welterseed.com/

Organic Agriculture Education

• Sustainable Ag Research and Ed. (SARE) Program http://www.sare.org/
• Alternative Farming Systems Info. Center (AFSIC) http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/afslinks.htm#organic
• Appropriate Tech. Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) http://attra.ncat.org/organic.html
• Organic Farming Research Foundation http://www.ofrf.org/
• Organic.org http://www.organic.org
• The Midwest Organic and Sustainable Educ. Service http://www.mosesorganic.org/
• "The New Farm" of Rodale Institute http://www.newfarm.org/
• National Center for Appropriate Technology http://www.ncat.org/
• New Agriculture Network http://www.new-ag.msu.edu/
• Acres U.S.A. http://www.acresusa.com

Organic Buyers/Markets

• OFARM http://www.ofarm.org
• All Star Trading http://www.allstartrading.com
• Midwest Organic Farmers Cooperative http://www.midwestorganic.com
• Clarkson Grain Company, Inc. http://www.clarksongrain.com
• The Scoular Company http://www.scoular.com

Certifying Agencies

• Organic Crop Improvement Association http://www.ocia.org/
• Midwest Organic Services Association (MOSA) http://www.mosaorganic.org/

Miscellaneous

• The Land Connection
• Organic Trade Association
• Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI)
• Western Illinois Sustainable Agriculture Society (WISAS)
• Illinois Specialty Growers Association

School of Agriculture • College of Business & Technology
Knoblauch Hall 145 • 1 University Circle • Macomb, IL 61455-1390
Phone: 309/298-1080 • Fax: 309/298-2280
Contact: Chairperson, or Webmaster
For more information on any of our programs please contact Ember Keithley, Ag Advisor.