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Breeds/Breed Associations American Angus Association – www.angus.org American Beefalo International – www.ababeefalo.org American Belgian Blue Breeders, Inc. – www.belgianblue.org American Brahman Breeders Association – www.brahman.org American Chianina Association – www.chicattle.org American Gelbvieh Association – www.gelbvieh.org American Hereford Association – www.hereford.org American-International Charolais Association – www.charolaisusa.com American Salers Association – www.salersusa.org American Shorthorn Association – www.shorthorn.org American Simmental Association – www.simmental.org Beefmaster Breeders United – www.beefmasters.org Belgian Blue – www.ulg.ac.be/fmv/bbb/bc.htm Belted Galloway Society, Inc. – www.beltie.org Braunvieh – www.braunvieh.com Braunvieh Association of America – www.braunvieh.org British White Cattle Association of America – www.britishwhite.org Canadian Angus Association – www.cdnangus.ca International Association of Belgian Blue Cattle Breeders – www.belgianblueinternational.com International Brangus Breeders Association – www.int-brangus.org International Texas Longhorn Association – www.itla.com North American Limousin Foundation – www.nalf.org Piedmontese Association of the United States – www.pauscattle.org Red Angus Association of America – www.redangus.org Santa Gertrudis Breeders International – www.santagertrudis.ws/index.htm Member Organizations American Agricultural Economics Association – www.aaea.org American Society of Agronomy – www.agronomy.org Animal Agriculture Alliance – www.animalagalliance.org Beef Industry Food Safety Council – www.bifsco.org Canadian Beef Breeds Council – www.canadianbeefbreeds.com Dairy Management, Inc. – www.dairyinfo.com Illinois 4-H – www.4-h.uiuc.edu Illinois Corn Growers Association – www.ilcorn.org Illinois Beef Expo – www.illinoisbeefexpo.com Illinois Farm Bureau – www.ilfb.org Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association – www.ifca.com Illinois Livestock Development Group – www.ilfb.org/viewdocument.asp?did=6781 Illinois Pork Producers Association – www.ilpork.com Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers – www.ispfmra.org Illinois Soybean Association – www.ilsoy.org Illinois Specialty Growers Association – www.specialtygrowers.org National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) – www.beefusa.org National Cattlemen’s Foundation – www.nationalcattlemensfoundation.org NCBA Government Affairs Center – http://hill.beef.org North Central Regional Association (NCRA) of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors, Beef Businesses
One Globe Marketing Agriculture Business Directory – www.oneglobe.com/agriculture/bb_bzdir.htm John Deere – www.deere.com Growmark – www.growmark.com Cutting Edge – www.cutting-edgeproducts.com Kencove Fence Supplies – www.kencove.com ECO Feeders – www.ecofeeder.com American Meat Institute – www.meatami.com Environmental Management Solutions – www.emsolutions.com Illinois Crop Improvement Assn., Inc. – www.ilcrop.com Midwest Food Processors Assn., Inc. – www.mwfpa.org Accelerated Genetics – www.accelgen.com Alta Genetics – www.altagenetics.com/English American Breeders Service – www.absglobal.com National Association of Animal Breeders – www.naab-css.org Select Sires (Beef Lineup) – www.selectsires.com/Beefline.html Semex – www.semex.com ConAgra Foods – www.conagrafoods.com Excel Fresh Meats – www.excelmeats.com Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. – www.tysonfoodsinc.com/freshmeats Bullshop.com – www.bullshop.com Angus1.com – www.angus1.com Cattle Network.com – www.cattlenetwork.com Farm Credit Services of America – www.fcsamerica.com For-Most Livestock Equipment – www.for-most.com Hubbard Feeds Inc. – www.hubbardfeeds.com Land O’Lakes Beef Feeds – www.beeflinks.com Pfizer Animal Health – www.pharmaciaah.com Producers Livestock Marketing Assn. and Credit Corporation – www.plmcoop.com Ritchie Industries – www.ritchiefount.com StrongHold Manufacturing – www.strongholdmfg.com VetLife – www.vetlife.com Tend-R-Leen – www.tendrleen.com Gallagher Animal Management Systems – www.gallagherusa.com Kentucky Graziers Supply – www.kygraziers.com/kgshop K-Line Irrigation – www.k-linena.com Truax Company, Inc. (Seed Planting Equipment) – www.truaxcomp.com Pharo Cattle Company (Bulls) – www.pharocattle.com Kencove Fence Supplies – www.fence-supplies.com Tipper Tie Packaging Closure Solutions – www.tippertie.com Tru-Test – www.tru-test.com Tigerco Inc. Distributing Company – www.tigercoinc.com Strickland Bros. Enterprises, Inc. – www.stricklandbros.com Welter Seed and Honey Co. – www.welterseed.com Alpha Ag Inc. Pasture Management Resources – www.alphaag.com CATTLEweb – www.cattleweb.net/index.shtml Software CattleWorks® Herd Management Software – www.cattleworks.com CattlePro® Software (Bowman Farm Systems, Inc.) – www.cattlepro.com Cattle Max Cattle Management Software – www.cattlemax.com Cow Sense Herd Management Software - www.cowsense.com
Feed and Forage Shepherd Farms, Inc. (Eastern Gamagrass) – www.shepherdfarms.com Internet Hay Exchange – www.hayexchange.com The Haymarket – www.case-agworld.com/cAw.HM.html The Haying Mantis – www.hayingmantis.com National Hay Association – www.nationalhay.org American Forage and Grassland Council – www.afgc.org Illinois Hay and Straw Directory – www.agr.state.il.us/markets/hay/ Illini PastureNet – www.traill.uiuc.edu/pasturenet/ R. B. Family Farms, Inc. (Byers Forage Harvesting and Bagging) – www.rbfamilyfarms.com Foragebeef.ca (Technical Information for the Canadian Forage Beef Industry) – www.foragebeef.ca Forageinfo.com (from Hay & Forage Grower Magazine) – www.forageinfo.com University of Illinois Toxic Plants Database – www.library.uiuc.edu/vex/toxic/intro.htm University of Kentucky Forage Extension – www.uky.edu/Ag/Forage University of Minnesota Grazing Systems Planning Guide – www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/livestocksystems/DI7606.html University of Missouri Forages Publications – http://muextension.missouri.edu/explore/agguides/crops/#Forages University of Missouri Forage Systems Research Center – http://aes.missouri.edu/fsrc/ Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Grazing Lands Technology Institute – www.glti.nrcs.usda.gov NRCS Plants Database – http://plants.usda.gov University of Nebraska Center for Grassland Studies – www.grassland.unl.edu University of Nebraska Forages Publications – www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/pages/index.jsp?what=subjectAreasD&subjectAreasId=31 National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service – http://attra.ncat.org The Sam Roberts Noble Foundation – www.noble.org North Carolina Cooperative Extension (Agriculture & Food) – www.ces.ncsu.edu/index.php?page=agriculturefood Oregon State University Forage Information System – http://forages.oregonstate.edu/index.cfm Penn State University Agronomy Guide – http://agguide.agronomy.psu.edu/ Prairiesource.com – www.prairiesource.com Purdue University Forage Information – www.agry.purdue.edu/ext/forages West Virginia University Extension Service Forage-Livestock Systems – www.caf.wvu.edu/%7Eforage/index.html Sustainable Farming Connection – www.ibiblio.org/farming-connection/index.html The New Farm (Rodale Institute) – www.newfarm.org Ampac Seed Comapany – www.ampacseed.com University of Wisconsin Forage Research and Extension – www.uwex.edu/ces/forage North Central Region 206: Feedlot Cattle Research Beef Media AgJournal – www.countryroads.net/agjournal/ Agrinews – http://agrinews-pubs.com AgWeb.com – www.agweb.com Angus Journal – www.angusjournal.com Beef Magazine Online – http://industryclick.com/magazine.asp?siteid=5&magazineid=13 Beef.org – www.beef.org Beef Today – www.agweb.com/beeftoday.asp?sigcat=beef The Cattleman – www.thecattlemanmagazine.com/cattlemanHome.asp Cattle Today Online – http://cattletoday.com/ CountryRoads Network – www.countryroads.net Drovers – www.drovers.com Farm Progress – www.farmprogress.com/ME2/Default.asp Farms.com – www.farms.com Feedstuffs – www.feedstuffs.com/ME2/Default.asp Hereford World – www.herefordworld.org/tailored.aspx High Plains Journal – www.hpj.comz Livestock Farmer – www.livestockfarmer.com National Association of Farm Broadcasting – www.nafb.com RFD Illinois Radio Network – www.rfdradio.com Western Livestock Journal Online – www.wlj.net Health Issues/Biosecurity Animalhandling.org – www.animalhandling.org Beef Cattle Ultrasound Technicians – www.extension.iastate.edu/pages/ansci/ultrasound/map.html Biosecurity and Livestock Diseases (Univ. of IL) – www.traill.uiuc.edu/biosecurity “Biosecurity Basics for Cattle Operations and Good Management Practices for Controlling Infectious Diseases” from the University of Nebraska Extension – www.ianrpubs.unl.edu/epublic/pages/index.jsp?what=publicationD&publicationId=433 Biosecurity Information, Kansas Livestock Association – www.kla.org/biosecurity.htm BSEInfo.org – www.bseinfo.org Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Department of Health and Human Services – www.cdc.gov “Farm Biosecurity…A Common Sense Guide” from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency – www.inspection.gc.ca/english/anima/heasan/fad/biosecure.shtml Gempler’s Biosecurity Products – www.gemplers.com/a/shop/list.asp?SKW=2S3EBIOS&c=catsafe&UID=200603021227576252001206 Insect Control on Beef Cattle – www.uky.edu/Ag/PAT/recs/livestk/recbeef/recbeef.htm NetVet Veterinary Resources – http://netvet.wustl.edu/vet.htm Ultrasound Guidelines Council – www.aptcbeef.org USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service – www.aphis.usda.gov USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES), Agricultural and Food Biosecurity – www.csrees.usda.gov/nea/ag_biosecurity/ag_biosecurity.html USDA Homeland Security Information – www.usda.gov/homelandsecurity/fsprod.pdf USDA National Animal Identification System – http://animalid.aphis.usda.gov/nais/index.shtml USDA National Center for Animal Health Surveillance – www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ceah/ncahs/index.htm World Organization for Animal Health – www.oie.int/eng/en_index.htm College/University Programs & Research University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) – www.uiuc.edu Agroecology/Sustainable Agriculture Program (ASAP) – www.aces.uiuc.edu/asap/index.html College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences (ACES) – www.aces.uiuc.edu College of Veterinary Medicine – www.cvm.uiuc.edu Department of Animal Sciences – www.ansci.uiuc.edu Extension – www.extension.uiuc.edu Farm Decision Outreach Central (farmdoc) – www.farmdoc.uiuc.edu Ilini BeefNet – www.traill.uiuc.edu/beefnet/ Illinois Council on Best Management Practices – www.cbmp.uiuc.edu Illinois Council on Food and Agricultural Research (C-FAR) – www.ilcfar.org Illinois Farm Business Farm Management Association – http://fbfm.ace.uiuc.edu Illinois TRAILL Technology & Research: Allied & Integrated for Livestock Linkages – www.traill.uiuc.edu Market Maker – www.marketmaker.uiuc.edu Western Illinois University (WIU) – www.wiu.edu Ag Mechanization Club Farm Machinery Expo – www.wiu.edu/ag/stuorg/AgMechShow/index.htm Allison Organic Research and Demonstration Farm – www.wiu.edu/ag/stuorg/organicfarm/ Alternative Crops Research Program – www.wiu.edu/AltCrops/ Department of Agriculture – www.wiu.edu/ag/ Performance Bull Testing Program – www.wiu.edu/bulltest/ Other Illinois Schools Illinois State University (ISU) – www.ilstu.edu ISU Department of Agriculture – www.agriculture.ilstu.edu Lake Land College, Mattoon, IL – www.lakeland.cc.il.us/ Lake Land College: Agriculture Programs – www.lakeland.cc.il.us/agriculture/agricultureindex.htm Lake Land College: Sustainable Agriculture – http://webclass.lakeland.cc.il.us/susag/index.cfm Southern Illinois University (SIU) – www.siu.edu SIU Carbondale: College of Agricultural Sciences – www.siu.edu/departments/coagr/ SIU Rural Development Opportunities – www.siu.edu/~ruraldev/ Iowa Schools Iowa State University (ISU) College of Agriculture – www.ag.iastate.edu ISU Iowa Beef Center – www.iowabeefcenter.org ISU Center for Agricultural & Rural Development (CARD) – www.card.iastate.edu North Central Region 206: Feedlot Cattle Research – www.iowabeefcenter.org/content/NCR206Main.htm Indiana Schools Purdue Forage Information – Kansas Schools Kansas State University (KSU) College of Agriculture – www.ag.ksu.edu/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=1 KSU Beef StockerUSA – www.beefstockerusa.org Nebraska Schools University of Nebraska College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources – http://casnr.unl.edu/index.htm Pennsylvania Schools Penn State University College of Agricultural Sciences – www.cas.psu.edu Careers/Job Opportunities AgCareers.com – www.agcareers.com Markets/Market Reports Agricultural Electronic Bulletin Board (AgEBB) – http://agebb.missouri.edu Agricultural Marketing Service @ USDA – www.ams.usda.gov AgWeb.com Money & Markets – www.agweb.com/markets.asp Carthage Livestock, Inc. at Carthage, IL – www.carthagelivestockinc.com Chicago Board of Trade – www.cbot.com Chicago Mercantile Exchange – www.cme.com Farmers Livestock Auction at Greenville, IL – www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GX_LS140.txt Farmers Livestock Marketing Association – www.farmerslivestock.com Galesburg Livestock Sales at Galesburg, IL – www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GX_LS136.txt Iowa Farm Outlook – www.econ.iastate.edu/outreach/agriculture/periodicals/ifo/ Iowa/Minnesota Cattle Report – www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/LM_CT129.txt Livestock Marketing Information Center – www.lmic.info Reel Livestock Auction at Congerville, IL – www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GX_LS137.txt United Producers, Inc. at Shelbyville, IL – www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GX_LS139.txt U.S. Meat Export Federation – www.usmef.org Walnut Livestock Sales, Inc. at Walnut, IL – www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GX_LS141.txt Feeder Cattle Eastern Cornbelt Direct Feeder Cattle Summary – www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GX_LS161.txt Special Holstein Feeder Sale Farmer's Livestock at Greenville, IL – www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GX_LS133.txt National Feeder & Stocker Summary – www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/SJ_LS850.txt USDA AMS Livestock & Grain Market News Branch – www.ams.usda.gov/lsmnpubs Walnut Livestock Auction Special Merial Sure Health Feeder Sale at Walnut, IL – www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/GX_LS134.txt Government Agencies State of Illinois Buy Illinois Network – www.buyillinoisproducts.com Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDA) – www.agr.state.il.us IDA Food and Agribusiness Guide – www.agr.state.il.us/markets/mis IDA Livestock Management Facilities Program – www.agr.state.il.us/Environment/LMFA/index.html IDA Livestock Premises Registration – www.agr.state.il.us/premiseid/ Illinois Finance Authority – www.il-fa.com Illinois General Assembly (Find your legislator) – www.ilga.gov Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales (Illinois State Archives) – www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/data_lan.html Illinois State Fair – www.agr.state.il.us/isf/ Natural Resources Conservation Service, Illinois web page – www.il.nrcs.usda.gov USDA Farm Service Agency, Illinois web page– www.fsa.usda.gov/il USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Illinois web page – www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Illinois National AgricultureLaw.com – www.agriculturelaw.com National Agricultural Law Center (University of Arkansas School of Law) –www.nationalaglawcenter.org National Water Resources Association – www.nwra.org US Department of Agriculture (USDA) – www.usda.gov USDA Agricultural Research Service – www.ars.usda.gov USDA Economic Research Service – www.ers.usda.gov USDA Faith-based and Community Initiatives – www.usda.gov/fbci/ USDA Farm Bill Forums – www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdafarmbill?navtype=SU&navid=FARM_BILL_FORUMS USDA Farm Service Agency Online – www.fsa.usda.gov USDA Foreign Agricultural Service – www.fas.usda.gov USDA National Agricultural Library – www.nalusda.gov USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service – www.nass.usda.gov USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service – www.nrcs.usda.gov US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) – www.epa.gov USEPA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, Animal Feeding Operations Virtual Information Center – http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/afo/virtualcenter.cfm US Fish and Wildlife Service – www.fws.gov USGS Water Resources of the US – http://water.usgs.gov US Government’s Official Web Portal – http://firstgov.gov 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