AgLINKS

 CLICK on the web addresses below to explore and learn more about agriculture...............

AG EDUCATION

Ag Link for Educators - www.ais.msstate.edu/aglinks/aglinks.html    
AgSafe - Coalition for health & safety in agriculture - http://www.agsafe.com/
North American GUIDELINES for Children's Agricultural Tasks (w/posters) - http://www.nagcat.org/
Cheese information - Cheese Guide, Recipes, 
                               Cheesemaker Maps (tour coast to coast) - http://www.ilovecheese.com/
Children's Ag Literature Bundle (set of 30 books) - www.mda.state.mn.us/kids
National Ag Day - includes Fun Facts, Website Links, Lesson Plans, Reading Lists & more - http://www.agday.org/
Dairy Farming Today (virtual dairy farm tour) - http://www.dairyfarmingtoday.org/
Dairy, Milk & Nutrition facts and so much more - http://www.havemilk.com/
Dole Super Kids - Fruit & Vegetable Nutrition facts, Kids Games, Kids Cookbook and so much more - http://www.dole5aday.com/
Educating About Agriculture (American Farm Bureau) - http://www.ageducate.org/
Farm Bureau Kids - http://www.farmbureaukids.com/
Farm Safety 4 Just Kids - http://www.fs4jk.org/
Farm Service Agency For Kids - http://content.fsa.usda.gov/fsakids
Food Pyramid - http://www.mypyramid.gov/
3-a-Day - Family Health, Diet & Nutrition - Recipe Search - http://www.3aday.org/ 
How Big is Your Ecological Footprint? Kids activites and Teachers lesson plans - 
                                              http://www.kidsfootprint.org/
National Agriculture In the Classroom - http://www.agclassroom.org/
National FFA Association - http://www.ffa.org/
Nutrition Explorations - School, Educators & Parents - Kids Food Fun Games -
                                              http://www.nutritionexplorations.com/
Provider Pals - Standardized Course Curricula for teachers, Opportunities to mentor for providers, 
          PROVIDER WORLD: Online Educational Gaming Site for Students - http://www.providerpals.com
USDA-NASS Kids Pages (search "Kids Pages") -
                                              www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
Washington Agriculture In the Classroom - http://www.waic.net/

AG EVENTS & ACTIVITIES

Corn Maze information - http://www.lyndenffa.com/
National Ag Day - http://www.agday.org/

AG ORGANIZATIONS

Ag Plastics Recycling - Re-Sources - http://www.re-sources.org/  
AgFARMation (search the site for Agriculture) - http://www.agfarmation.org/ 
Agriculture and Forestry Leadership Program - http://www.agforestry.org/
Agriculture Online - http://www.agriculture.com/ 
AgWeb - Agriculture News, Weather, Markets, Discussion and more -
                                            http://www.agweb.com/
American Farm Bureau - http://www.fb.org/
Community to Community Development - http://www.foodjustice.org/
Cooperative Extension Service, WSU - http://whatcom.wsu.edu/  
Dairy Check-off - dairy programs, fact sheeds, etc. - http://www.dairycheckoff.com/
Dairy Farmers of Washington - http://www.havemilk.com/
DARIGOLD - http://www.darigold.com/
Dairy Management, Inc.-Product research/technology, ingredients/formulation,
                                              Nutrition, Fact Sheets -http://www.innovatewithdairy.com/
Farm News - http://www.farmnews.co.nz/ 
Food & Farming Program - Sustainable Connections - www.sustainableconnections.org/
Fourth Corner Slow Food - http://www.fourthcornerslowfood.com/ 
Labor & Industries - Friendly help for Small Business - 
                                             www.LNI.wa.gov/News/SmallBusiness
Labor & Industries - All you need to know about hiring Teen Workers -
                                             http://www.teenworkers.LNI.wa.gov/
National Dairy Council - Nutrition Research & Education -
                                             www.nationaldairycouncil.org/NationalDairyCouncil
NDA Northwest Dairy Association (for Darigold PRODUCERS) -
                                             http://www.nwdairy.com/
Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association - http://www.n-sea.org/
North American Blueberry Council - http://www.blueberry.org/ 
Northwest Agriculture Business Center (Entrepreneurial Agriculture) -
                                             http://www.agbizcenter.org/
Northwest Washington Fair & Event Center - http://www.nwwafair.com/  
                                     or        http://www.northwestwashingtonfair.org/
Small Potatoes Gleaning Project - http://www.gleaningproject.org/
United States Department of Agriculture - www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome  
Washington Agricultural Commodity Commissions -
                    http://agr.wa.gov/Marketing/CommodityCommissions/CommodityCommissionList.pdf
Washington Agriculture & Forestry Education Foundation - http://www.agforestry.org/
Washington Apples - www.bestapples.com/
Washington State Beef Commission - http://www.wabeef.org/
Washington Dairy Products Commission - http://www.havemilk.com/
Washington Red Raspberry Commission - http://www.red-raspberry.org/
Washington Seed Potato Commission - http://www.waseedpotato.com/
Washington State Dairy Council - www.eatsmart.org/ 
Washington State Dairy Federation - http://www.wadairyfederation.org/   
Washington State Dairy Women - http://www.havemilk.com/article.asp?id=1426
Washington State Farm Bureau - http://www.wsfb.com/ 
Whatcom Conservation District - http://www.whatcomcd.org/
Whatcom County Extension - http://www.whatcom.wsu.edu/
WWU - Small Business Development Center - www.cbe.wwu.edu/sbdc

AG PRODUCERS

Alm Hill Gardens - http://www.almhillgardens.com/
Appel  Cheeses, Ferndale, WA -  www.appel-farms.com/
BelleWood Acres - http://www.bellewoodapples.com/
Bellingham Country Gardens - http://www.bellinghamcountrygardens.com/
Bellingham Farmers Market - http://www.bellinghamfarmers.org/
Boxx's Berries Farm, Ferndale, WA - http://www.boxxberryfarm.com/  
Breckenridge Farm - http://www.dairybest.com/
Cloud Mountain Farm - http://www.cloudmountainfarm.com/
Curt Maberry Farm, Inc. - http://www.curtmaberryfarm.com/
Desire Fish Company - http://www.desirefish.com/
DEVine Gardens - http://www.devinegardens.com/ 
EcoMilkDelivery - Bellingham residents, fresh local products home delivery
                                 - http://www.ecomilkdelivery.com/
F/V Alchemist (wild Alaskan salmon) - http://www.alchemistseafoods.com/
Full Bloom Farm - http://www.fullbloomfarmpeonies.com/
Grace Harbor Farms - http://www.graceharborfarms.com/
Lone Boot Buffalo Ranch - http://www.lonebootbuffaloranch.com/
Maberry Packing - http://www.maberrypacking.com
McPhail Berry Farm - http://www.mcphailberries.com/
Red Barn Lavender - http://www.redbarnlavender.com/
Samish Bay Cheese - http://www.samishbaycheese.com/
Samson Estates Winery, LLC - http://www.samsonestates.com/  
Seed Potatoes, Lynden, WA - www.bedlingtonfarms.com/
Smit's Compost - http://www.smitscompost.com/
Sunseed Farm - http://www.sunseedfarm.com/
Tree Frog Farm - http://www.treefrogfarm.com/
Twin Brook Creamery - www.twinbrookcreamery.com/
Twisted S Ranch - http://www.twistedsbison.com/
Value-added pricing advice -
      http://farmmanagement.aers.psu.edu/FMDocs/pubs/
      UnderstandingPricingObjectives&Strategies.pdf?RecCounter=229

AG PUBLICATIONS

4-H Publications on the Web - www.pubs.wsu.edu/ 
All About Dairy Cows (26 pp)- http://www.nal.usda.gov/outreach/cowbkelm.pdf
Dairy Herd management - http://www.dairyherd.com/
National Agricultural Library - http://www.nal.usda.gov/
Pacific Salmon & Steelhead Coloring Book (15 pp) - 
              http://training.fws.gov/library/Pubs1/pacsalmon_steelcoloring00.pdf 

AG STATISTICS & RESEARCH

Agricultural Research Service - www.ars.usda.gov/  
American Farm Bureau - Farm Facts - http://www.fb.org/   
Cooperative State, Research, Education & Extension Service - www.csrees.usda.gov/
Statistics - www.fedstats.gov/
Washington Agricultural Statistics Services (USDA) - www.nass.usda.gov/wa/ 

LEGISLATORS & OTHER GOVERNMENT CONTACTS

City Hall - Bellingham - http://www.cob.org/
City Hall - Blaine - http://www.cityofblaine.com/
City Hall - Everson - email mayor@ci.everson.wa.us
City Hall - Ferndale - email lindaknutson@cityofferndale.wa.us
City Hall - Lynden - email delgadok@lynden.wa.org
City Hall - Nooksack - http://www.cityofnooksack.com/
City Hall - Sumas - email info@cityofsumas.com
Pete Kremen - Pkremen@whatcom.wa.us
Representative Doug Ericksen (R) - ericksen.doug@leg.wa.gov
Representative Kelli Linville (D) - linville.kelli@leg.wa.gov
Senator Dale Brandland (R) - brandland.dale@leg.wa.gov
Senator Harriet Spanel (D) - spanel.harriet@leg.wa.gov
US Representative Rick Larsen (D) - Rick.Larsen@mail.house.gov
US Senator Maria Cantwell (D) - http://www.cantwell.senate.gov/
US Senator Patty Murry (D) - http://www.murray.senate.gov/
Whatcom County - http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/ 

MISCELLANEOUS

Black Mountain Forestry Center  - http://www.blackmountainforestry.com/
Community Food Co-op - http://www.communityfood.coop/
Hats Off ( Engraving, Screenprinting, Embroidery) - http://www.hatsofflynden.com/
Lynden Chamber of Commerce - http://www.lynden.org/
Maps - locate by address or area - www.mapquest.com/
Photos to Go - Search by categories - http://www.photostogo.com/ 
The Clip Art Connection - theme specific clip art - http://www.clipartconnection.com/ 
Trent Loos (AGtivist) Travel the country with Trent and unearth the stories of the people 
      and places in rural America that make it the great place it is-
                                 Loos Tales - http://www.loostales.com/
Whatcom Coalition for Healthy Communities - http://www.whatcomcoalition.org/ or
                                                                   http://www.whatcomcounts.org/