The Popular Coalition to Eradicate Hunger and Poverty is a unique global consortium linking governments, intergovernmental organizations and civil society together in the struggle to increase the rural poor's access to land and other natural resources

Crop Data Management Systems (CDMS) http://www.cdms.net. Site offers free access to nearly 800 full-text labels and over 1000 MSDSs provided electronically by the nation's leading agchemical manufacturers. Because CDMS does not re-key information, the labels and MSDSs maintain the manufacturer's original look and feel. A daily update is provided to reflect changes or additions to the database. Additionally, browsers can get information about CDMS software services and proprietary database. APLS (Agricultural Product Label Service) allows users access and searching capabilities of over 1200 chemical labels, 2400 MSDSs, along with WPS, and DOT shipping information from over 75 manufacturers. Details are also available on ACS (Advanced Consultant Service), the CDMS recommendation writing and label checking service.

The Noble Foundation, based in Ardmore, OK, is one of the 50 largest Private Foundations in the U.S. A generous portion of our resources is devoted to agricultural research and consulting for the benefit of farmers & ranchers in Oklahoma and Texas. The Foundation is also engaged in plant biotechnology, including a program to develop heat and drought resistant forages. Please visit our revamped website: http://www.noble.org

Consumers with questions on the new poultry labeling rules may call the special toll free "Fresh Hot Line" at 888-822-4004. The CPIF web site is at http://www.cpif.org.

"Looker Communications Consulting- - dedicated to helping member-based organizations utilize modern technology to communicate with both their members and audiences which impact their working environment." http://www.lookercomm.com

Texas A&M University has a web site with a lot of information about satellite broadcasting, programs available and how satellites work. There is also a set of links for those interested in distance education. Check the home page of Dr. Al Powell, http://agcomwww.tamu.edu/agcom/satellit/alpage.htm

For more general agriculture information, see his department's web site, http://agcomwww.tamu.edu

Check the many ag-related web sites at Purdue University. Some of particular interest to communicators and Extension agents are:

Ag Communications Home Page http://www.agcom.purdue.edu/ - Staff, News, Publications, Distance Education,

On-line Extension Publications Site http://www.agcom.purdue.edu/AgCom/Pubs/menu.htm - HTML and PDF versions of many Purdue Cooperative Extension publications

Purdue Cooperative Extension Service Page http://www.agcom.purdue.edu/AgCom/Extension/ces.htm - staff, programs, news, weather, clipart

Ag & Natural Resources Home Page http://www.anr.ces.purdue.edu/ - commodity specific information, pubs, contacts, including

* Purdue Pork Page: http://www.anr.ces.purdue.edu/porkpage.htm

* Purdue Dairy Page: http://www.anr.ces.purdue.edu/anr/anr/dairy/frame.htm

* Purdue Poultry Page: http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/poultry/

* Corn Growers Handbook: http://www.agry.purdue.edu/agronomy/ext/corn/cornguid.htm

* Purdue Apiculture Page: http://www.anr.ces.purdue.edu/anr/anr/bees/mainbee.htm

* Electronic Precision Farming Institute: http://pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/~mmorgan/PFI/graphic.html

* Purdue University Agricultural Safety & Health Program http://pasture.ecn.purdue.edu/~agsafety/Index.html

Kansas State University has a combined organization: Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station. It has over a thousand publications in Acrobat PDF form on agriculture and consumer topics, ranging from short fact sheets to long scientific reports. There is also a substantial amount of information in HTML form, (look in "Contents" for the Horticulture department links for some color pictures in the Plant Problems database).

Here's the main page: http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/

They are breaking in a new search engine which handles both HTML and Acrobat PDF files.

UNH Cooperative Extension provides New Hampshire citizens with research based education and information, enhancing their ability to make informed decisions that strengthen youth and families, sustain natural resources, and improve the economy. Their address is: http://ceinfo.unh.edu

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