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Blackland Research Center Water Sciences Laboratory, Texas  waterhome.brc.tamus.edu The Blackland Research Water Quality group is currently working on Water Quality research projects to develop Best Management Practices to reduce atrazine, sedimentation and nutrient losses from Central Texas farm and ranchland.

Center for Agriculture in the Environment  www.aftresearch.org US nonprofit research center that conducts public policy research to reduce the loss of productive farmland and to promote farming practices that lead to a healthy environment. Information about projects, grant opportunities, and beneficial farm practices.

An Effect of Aeroionized and Ozonized Media upon Food Substances and Agricultural Raw Materials  www.angelfire.com/pe/daptap99/amelkin.html Abstract of research on effects of aeroionized and ozonized media and of other external factors upon metabolic processes of aerobic organisms (both procaryote and eukaryote).

Enviroclips  www.enviroclips.com Short articles on environmental aspects of agriculture, freely available for republication, from the agribusiness company Syngenta. Topics include soil and water conservation, precision agriculture, biotechnology, pesticides, and government regulation.

European Environment Agency - Agriculture Themes  www.eea.europa.eu/themes/agriculture Collection of indicators, reports, links, data sets and targets on topics related to European agriculture and the environment.

Greenhouse Effect and Agriculture  www.geocities.com/freetime52 A view on agriculture and global warming.

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy  www.iatp.org Mission is to create environmentally and economically sustainable rural communities and regions through sound agriculture and trade policy. Supporting sustainable agriculture, reduced pesticide use, and related practices.

The Land Institute  www.landinstitute.org Research in natural systems agriculture featuring perennial grain polycultures using nature as its measure.

Nutrient and Water Policy Update  agenvpolicy.aers.psu.edu About U.S. federal and Pennsylvania state policies and programs to reduce environmental impacts of animal agriculture operations, plus information and links on agricultural water use and quality, impacts of concentrated animal feeding, and related topics.

Phosphorus Index  www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/ECS/nutrient/pindex.html Modeling tools for assessment of phosphorus loading to waters from fertilizer and other sources.

The Public Lands Grazing Activist  www.grazingactivist.org Essays, photos, and technical references related to the impacts of livestock grazing on public lands in the Southwestern U.S.

Research into New Quarantine Treatments for Horticultural and Timber Products as Alternatives to Methyl Bromide Fumigation  ec.europa.eu/research/agro/fair/en/uk4259.html Information on a multi-organization research project to find an alternative to the use of methyl bromide fumigation in agriculture, horticulture and forestry.

Smoke Management Program  www.arb.ca.gov/smp/smp.htm revisions to the regulation governing agricultural burning in California.

The Soil Management Collaborative Research Support Program (SM-CRSP)  www.tradeoffs.montana.edu Project to develop a decision support system for assessing tradeoffs between agricultural production and environmental impacts, for different economic, agricultural and environmental policies. Site has project reports, publications, and presentations.

UK Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food Central Science Laboratory  www.csl.gov.uk Carries out research on environmentally sound food production.

UMD Agricultural Nutrient Management  anmp.umd.edu Farmers and scientists can learn about nutrient contamination of the Chesapeake Bay and ways to prevent it by using best management practices.

University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program  www.sarep.ucdavis.edu Information on sustainable production, alternatives to methyl bromide, and related topics.

Water Quality - University of Maine Cooperative Extension  www.umaine.edu/waterquality Research information and advice to agricultural producers on best management practices to maintain water quality, including efficient nutrient and weed management practices and watershed management techniques.