Ag Science Links

Links for Agricultural Science & Technology Education
Agricultural Program Sources
	Agricultural Consortium of Texas (CDE Registration & Results, Colleges & Universities, Directory) http://www.agintexas.org/
	Agricultural Science - Career & Technology Education http://www.tea.state.tx.us/cte/index.html
	IPM in Schools http://schoolipm.tamu.edu/default.asp
	Texas FFA, VATAT, FFA Foundation Sites http://www.texasffa.org/
	National FFA http://www.ffa.org
	Resource Guide for New Teachers http://www.depts.ttu.edu/agriculturalteachers/
	The Council, NAAE, & National FFA http://www.teamaged.org/
	National Partnership in Agricultural Education http://www.teamaged.org/councilindex.cfm
	National Association of Agricultural Educators http://www.naae.org/
	Agriculture, Food, & Natural Resources and fifteen other broad occupational categories of States’ Career Clusters identifies knowledge and skills for use in organizing career and technology education instruction and student experiences. http://www.careerclusters.org/16clusters.htm
	National Young Farmer Educational Association http://www.nyfea.org/
Grants & Funding Sites
	Environmental Protection Agency Programs, rules, grants, educational activities… http://www.epa.gov/
	National Science Foundation Projects, programs, grants, funding… http://www.nsf.gov/
	Texas Department of Agriculture Programs, grants, and more… http://www.agr.state.tx.us/
	USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service http://www.csrees.usda.gov/index.html
	U.S. Department of Education Grants, funding, programs… http://www.ed.gov/index.jsp
Texas Education Agency Sites
	Texas Education Agency http://www.tea.state.tx.us/ Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills - Texas Education Agency http://www.tea.state.tx.us/student.assessment/taks/booklets/ Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills - Texas Education Agency http://www.tea.state.tx.us/teks/index.html Texas Centers for Educator Development Career & Technology, English, Math, Science, Social Studies… http://www.tea.state.tx.us/resources/index.html
U.S. Government Sources
	National Agriculture Library http://www.nal.usda.gov/
	U.S. Department of Agriculture Program information, USDA history and news, plus links to related Web pages http://www.usda.gov/
	U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics – Occupational Outlook Handbook, Wages by Occupation, Career Guides, Kid’s Page (Career Information for Kids) and more… http://www.bls.gov/
	National Agricultural Statistics Service Online Publications http://www.usda.gov/nass/pubs/pubs.htm Ag Census by State, County, Commodity; Trends in Agriculture; Markets; Publications,Research, and more…
Livestock Shows
Heart of Texas Fair and Rodeo, Waco http://www.hotfair.com/
Houston LS&R/Rodeo, Houston http://www.rodeohouston.com
North Texas State Fair & Rodeo, Denton http://www.northtexasstatefair.com/
Panhandle South Plains Fair, Lubbock http://www.southplainsfair.com/
Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show, Mercedes http://www.rgvlivestockshow.com/sponsorship.html
San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, San Antonio http://www.sarodeo.com/
Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show and Rodeo, Ft. Worth http://www.fwstockshowrodeo.com/
Southwestern International Livestock Show and Rodeo, El Paso http://www.elpasostockshow.com/welcome.htm
Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo, Austin http://www.staroftexas.org/
State Fair of Texas, Dallas http://www.bigtex.com/
West Texas Fair and Rodeo, Abilene http://www.taylorcountyexpocenter.com
Other Super Sites
	Agricultural Research Service of USDA - Great Digital Photo Library! http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/graphics/photos/index.html
	America’s Career InfoNet …an excellent resource for students, jobseekers, workforce professionals, and employers to access information for making career decisions: assess options; find education and training; find a job; grow your business… http://www.acinet.org/acinet/
	FFA and 4-H Meats Identification http://aggiemeat.tamu.edu/judging/meatjudging.html
	Horticulture, just for KIDS, Master Gardeners, PLANTanswers, wildflowers, and more… http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/
	Introduction to Agriculture: Ag 101 http://danpatch.ecn.purdue.edu/~epados/ag101/src/main_f.htm
	Oklahoma State University: Breeds of Livestock http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/cattle/
	SAE Central http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/agexed/sae/toolbox/