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Directory: Arts / People / F / Freeman,_Morgan / Downloads
Title: Actor Morgan Freeman Narrates New Public Service Announcements
Description: RealPlayer clips from National Resources Conservation Association.
Location: http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/feature/highlights/freemanpsa.html
 
  
Directory: Business / Agriculture_and_Forestry
Title: Agricultural Marketing Service Farmers Markets
Description: Links to resources and information, an interactive map by states to find local markets, and a kids coloring book.
Location: http://www.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/
 
  
Directory: Business / Agriculture_and_Forestry / Cooperatives
Title: U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Business-Cooperative Service
Description: Mission is to promote understanding and use of the cooperative form of business as a viable organizational option for marketing and distributing agricultural products. Includes USDA eForms, a library of publications, industry regulations, and a directory of field offices.
Location: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/index.html
 
  
Directory: Business / Agriculture_and_Forestry / Horticulture
Title: USDA - Fruit and Vegetable Market Programs
Description: Part of the Agricultural Marketing Service of the USDA. Describes scope, services, committees, and has a selection of links.
Location: http://www.ams.usda.gov/fv/
 
  
Directory: Business / Agriculture_and_Forestry / Industrial_Hemp
Title: Industrial Hemp in the United States: Status and Market Potential
Description: A January, 2000 report by the United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service. This report is being published only on the internet.
Location: http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/ages001e/
 
  
Directory: Business / Agriculture_and_Forestry / Livestock / Beekeeping / Pests_and_Diseases
Title: USDA Agricultural Research Service: Colony Collapse Disorder
Description: Discusses the importance of the mysterious bee deaths, theories on its causes, and history of the problem.
Location: http://www.ars.usda.gov/News/docs.htm?docid=15572
 
  
Directory: Business / Agriculture_and_Forestry / Livestock / Poultry / News_and_Media
Title: AMS Poultry Market News
Description: The supply, demand, and price situation on a US regional, national, and international basis for poultry, poultry products, eggs, and egg products.
Location: http://www.ams.usda.gov/poultry/pymn.htm
 
  
Directory: Business / Agriculture_and_Forestry / Livestock / Sheep / Lamb,_Wool,_and_Sheep_Products
Title: Sheep and Lamb Statistics
Description: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Information. The index is designed to assist data users interested in specific aspects of the agricultural estimating program.
Location: http://www.nass.usda.gov/QuickStats/index2.jsp
 
  
Directory: Business / Agriculture_and_Forestry / Livestock / Sheep / Management
Title: National Sheep Industry Improvement Center
Description: An independent agency that assists the U.S. sheep and goat industries through loans and other financial assistance means.
Location: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/coops/cssheep.htm#backtable
 
  
Directory: Business / Agriculture_and_Forestry / Livestock / Sheep / Management
Title: Assessment of Stress During Handling and Transport
Description: Paper covering some of the factors that influence how an animal may react during handling.
Location: http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/livestock/lvstgran.htm
 
  
Directory: Business / Agriculture_and_Forestry / Livestock / Sheep / Management
Title: Humane Sheep Handling and Transport Resources
Description: Bibliography and audiovisuals.
Location: http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/pubs/livestock/lvstshee.htm
 
  
Directory: Business / Agriculture_and_Forestry / Marketing_and_Advertising
Title: USDA - Agricultural Marketing Service
Description: Includes six commodity divisions - Cotton, Dairy, Fruit and Vegetable, Livestock and Seed, Poultry, and Tobacco. The divisions employ specialists who provide standardization, grading and market news services for those commodities.
Location: http://www.ams.usda.gov/
 
  
Directory: Business / Agriculture_and_Forestry / Marketplaces
Title: FASonline
Description: Foreign Agricultural Service of United States Department of Agriculture receives trade leads directly from its overseas offices.
Location: http://www.fas.usda.gov/
 
  
Directory: Business / Business_Services / Government_Contracting / Resources
Title: Rural Development Online
Description: Provides consultations, assistance and funding opportunities for, individuals and businesses located in rural communities
Location: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/
 
  
Directory: Business / Food_and_Related_Products / Dairy / Cooperatives
Title: How Well Are Dairy Cooperatives Performing?
Description: Reviews the financial performance of dairy farmers and their milk marketing cooperatives at the end of the 1990s.
Location: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/pub/aug00/perform.htm
 
  
Directory: Business / Food_and_Related_Products / Marketing_and_Advertising
Title: ERS/USDA Food Marketing and Price Spreads
Description: Provides data, methodology, and economic analysis of USDA's marketing bill, market basket, and farm-to-retail price spreads for individual foods.
Location: http://www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/foodpricespreads/
 
  
Directory: Business / Food_and_Related_Products / Sweeteners / Sugar / Agriculture / Beet
Title: USDA-ARS-NPA Sugarbeet Research Unit
Description: Crops Research Laboratory produces basic and applied research to meet the needs of the sugar beet industry and its customers and stakeholders.
Location: http://www.crl.ars.usda.gov/index.html
 
  
Directory: Business / Textiles_and_Nonwovens / Fibers / Natural / Resources
Title: The Cotton Program
Description: Universal classification standards for cotton, developed and distributed by the United States Department for Agriculture. Also, classification and market news for cotton growers and dealers, and the textile industry.
Location: http://www.ams.usda.gov/cotton/
 
  
Directory: Business / Textiles_and_Nonwovens / Fibers / Natural / Resources
Title: AMS Cotton Market News
Description: Latest market and quality reports.
Location: http://www.ams.usda.gov/cotton/mncs/index.htm
 
  
Directory: Business / Textiles_and_Nonwovens / Fibers / Natural / Resources / Articles_and_Studies / Cotton
Title: Cotton Classification Results
Description: Explanation of High Volume Instrument (HVI) cotton fiber measurements for classification according to color grade, fiber length, micronaire, and strength, and color, trash and length uniformity. From the US Department of Agriculture.
Location: http://www.ams.usda.gov/cotton/understand.htm
 
  
Directory: Business / Textiles_and_Nonwovens / Fibers / Natural / Resources / Organizations
Title: AMS Cotton Division
Description: USA. Division of the Agricultural Marketing Service in the US Department of Agriculture, dedicated to support the orderly and efficient marketing of U.S. cotton, domestically and internationally, by providing unbiased classification and standardization, market news and oversight of the research and promotion program.
Location: http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ams.fetchTemplateData.do?template=TemplateA&navID=CommodityAreas&leftNav=CommodityAreas&page=Cotton&description=Cotton
 
  
Directory: Business / Textiles_and_Nonwovens / Fibers / Natural / Resources / Organizations
Title: The Cotton Group
Description: USA. Part of the Cotton, Oilseeds, Tobacco and Seeds Division of the US Department of Agriculture, focused on providing statistical information and analysis on the world cotton situation, support US cotton trade negotiations, and administer USDA cotton export development programs. Cotton statistics and reports. Links to related sites.
Location: http://www.fas.usda.gov/cots/cotton.html
 
  
Directory: Business / Textiles_and_Nonwovens / Fibers / Natural / Resources / Research
Title: Cotton Quality Research Unit
Description: USA. Research facility at the Clemson University, focused on crop improvement, cotton fiber, processing and yarn quality, the development of cotton testing instruments, and cotton related safety and health issues.
Location: http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=66-55-00-00
 
  
Directory: Business / Textiles_and_Nonwovens / Fibers / Natural / Resources / Research
Title: Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory
Description: USA. Research institution established by the US Department of Agriculture, focused on the study and development of solutions to ginning problems involving irrigated high-quality long and extra-long staple cotton. Description of the ginning process. List of publications.
Location: http://www.swcgrl.ars.usda.gov/
 
  
Directory: Business / Textiles_and_Nonwovens / Fibers / Natural / Resources / Research
Title: USDA-ARS Cotton Ginning Research Unit
Description: US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service unit, dedicated to discover, develop, and evaluate basic and applied principles useful for storing, conditioning and cleaning seed cotton, separating lint from seed, cleaning and packaging lint, controlling the ginning process; collecting and disposing of byproducts, and reducing air and noise pollution incident to ginning. Detailed description of the principle and workings of a cotton gin.
Location: http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/docs.htm?docid=3379
 
  
Directory: Business / Textiles_and_Nonwovens / Geotechnical / Resources
Title: Guide for the Use of Geotextiles
Description: Handbook for the use of woven and nonwoven geotextiles, originally published in 1991 by the US Department of Agriculture's Soil Conservation Service.
Location: http://directives.sc.egov.usda.gov/OpenNonWebContent.aspx?content=17538.wba
 
  
Directory: Business / Textiles_and_Nonwovens / Marketing_and_Advertising
Title: USDA Briefing Room - Cotton
Description: USA. The Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service briefing room, analyzing events in the US and international cotton and textile markets that influence supply, demand, prices, and trade.
Location: http://www.ers.usda.gov/briefing/cotton/
 
  
Directory: Business / Textiles_and_Nonwovens / Resources / Composite_Materials / Articles_and_Studies
Title: Interfacial Structure and Properties of Wood/Polypropylene Composites
Description: Technical paper about the development of thermoplastic composites utilizing lignocellulosic, low quality hardwood fiber as reinforcing component. Authors: Timothy G. Rials and others.
Location: http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/ja/ja_rials001.pdf
 
  
Directory: Business / Textiles_and_Nonwovens / Resources / Management_Resources
Title: Cotton Marketing Services
Description: From the US Department of Agriculture. Coordinated programs for preparing, distributing and encouraging universal cotton classification standards.
Location: http://www.usda.gov/ams/cotton/index.htm
 
  
Directory: Business / Textiles_and_Nonwovens / Resources / Management_Resources / Articles_and_Studies
Title: The Forces Shaping World Cotton Consumption After the Multifiber Arrangement
Description: Outlook Report from the Economic Research Service of the US Department of Agriculture, reviewing the influence of the phaseout of the Multifiber Arrangement (MFA) on the world's cotton and textile markets. Authors: Stephen MacDonald and Thomas Vollrath.
Location: http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/cws/apr05/cws05c01/cws05c01.pdf
 
  
Directory: Business / Textiles_and_Nonwovens / Resources / Management_Resources / Articles_and_Studies
Title: Growth Prospects for India's Cotton and Textile Industries
Description: June 2005 Outlook Report from the US Department of Agriculture, reviewing the prospects for increased demand for cotton and man-made fibers in the Indian textile and apparel industry, due to the growth in production and exports following the removal of quota's related to the Multifiber Arrangement. Authors: Thomas Vollrath and others.
Location: http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/cws/jun05/cws05d01/cws05d01.pdf
 
  
Directory: Health / Animal
Title: USDA: Animal Health
Description: The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service provides information on the health of domestic animals in the United States including an animal health report, disease information, laboratory services and veterinary services.
Location: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/
 
  
Directory: Health / Animal
Title: National Center for Animal Health Surveillance
Description: Provides a gateway to the USDA Animal and Plant Inspection Service departments covering the monitoring and reporting of animal health issues in the US.
Location: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ceah/cahm/dxmon.htm
 
  
Directory: Health / Animal
Title: Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health
Description: CEAH is an organization that aims to produce timely, factual information and knowledge about animal health and improve international disease surveillance.
Location: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ceah/
 
  
Directory: Health / Animal / Birds / Conditions_and_Diseases / Infectious_Diseases / Newcastle_Disease
Title: Exotic Newcastle Disease
Description: Information on this contagious and fatal viral disease of birds, the signs to recognize and how the disease spreads, provided by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of USDA.
Location: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/birdbiosecurity/END/
 
  
Directory: Health / Animal / Conditions_and_Diseases / Transmissible_Spongiform_Encephalopathy / Bovine_Spongiform_Encephalopathy
Title: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy: Mad Cow Disease
Description: Factsheet on this condition from the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service.
Location: http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Fact_Sheets/Bovine_Spongiform_Encephalopathy_Mad_Cow_Disease/
 
  
Directory: Health / Animal / Conditions_and_Diseases / Transmissible_Spongiform_Encephalopathy / Scrapie
Title: Scrapie Disease
Description: Information on this fatal degenerative disease of sheep and goats from USDA, with short videos of affected animals.
Location: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/animal_diseases/scrapie/
 
  
Directory: Health / Animal / Livestock
Title: U.S. State and Territory Animal Import Regulations
Description: Features animal movement regulations for each US state and national animal import and export regulations for many countries.
Location: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/sregs/
 
  
Directory: Health / Animal / Livestock
Title: Plum Island Animal Disease Center, USDA
Description: US laboratory for foreign animal diseases. Mission, research, news, safety, environment and history. New York.
Location: http://www.ars.usda.gov/plum/
 
  
Directory: Health / Animal / Livestock / Conditions_and_Diseases / Johne_s_Disease
Title: USDA-APHIS-VS: Johne's Disease
Description: Factsheet with cause, symptoms, prevention strategies, and economic impact.
Location: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/animal_diseases/johnes/index.shtml
 
  
Directory: Health / Animal / Mammals / Dogs / Nutrition
Title: US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) - Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
Description: Interface allows simple searches for food ingredients by entering keywords or the Nutrient Database Number.
Location: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
 
  
Directory: Health / Animal / Mammals / Rabbits / Conditions_and_Diseases / Rabbit_Calicivirus_Disease
Title: Rabbit Calicivirus Disease
Description: The latest and most accurate information from the USDA on Rabbit Calicivirus Disease (RCD), which is also called Viral Hemorrhagic Disease (VHD).
Location: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ceah/cei/taf/iw_2000_files/domestic/rabbitcal.htm
 
  
Directory: Health / Animal / Mammals / Sheep
Title: NAHMS Sheep Reports
Description: A collection of written reports on the Sheep '95 study conducted by NAHMS.
Location: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ceah/cahm/Sheep/sheep.htm
 
  
Directory: Health / Animal / Mammals / Swine / Conditions_and_Diseases
Title: Hog Cholera
Description: An article on Hog Cholera.
Location: http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/timeline/cholera.htm
 
  
Directory: Health / Animal / Veterinary_Medicine
Title: USDA APHIS -Veterinary Services
Description: United States regulatory body charged with protecting, sustaining, and improving the health, quality, and productivity of U.S. livestock and poultry. Includes departments and programs.
Location: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/vs
 
  
Directory: Health / Animal / Veterinary_Medicine
Title: Veterinary Accreditation
Description: USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service offers information on the accreditation program which allows private veterinary practitioners to work cooperatively with Federal veterinarians and State animal health officials in connection with the export of animals.
Location: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/vet_accreditation/
 
  
Directory: Health / Child_Health / Infant_and_Toddlers / Nutrition
Title: WIC - Women, Infants and Children
Description: Mission is to support low-income women and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating, support for women who breastfeed, and referrals to health care.
Location: http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/
 
  
Directory: Health / Child_Health / Nutrition
Title: Child Nutrition Home Page
Description: School lunch, school breakfast, special milk, summer food and child/adult care are some of the topics discussed at this site.
Location: http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/
 
  
Directory: Health / Child_Health / Nutrition
Title: Healthy School Meals Resource System
Description: Providing information to persons working in USDA's Child Nutrition Programs.
Location: http://schoolmeals.nal.usda.gov/
 
  
Directory: Health / Child_Health / Nutrition / Articles
Title: Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children
Description: Providing ways to improve diets in children from aged 2 to 6 as well as to simplify the educational messages and focus on young children's food preferences and nutritional requirements.
Location: http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/FGP4Children.htm