External Links

These links will take you away from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture web site. No endorsement is expressed or implied by these links.

Agribusiness

• Agribusiness Council (ABC) - a private, nonprofit/tax-exempt, membership organization dedicated to strengthening U.S. agribusiness.
• Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI)
• Dairy Farming Today
• Duluth Seaway Port Authority
• Minnesota Certified Seed Potato Growers Association
• The Food Industry Center at the University of Minnesota
• Scottish Crop Research Institute - A major international centre for research on agricultural, horticultural and industrial crops important to northern Britain, the rest of the World.

Career Opportunities

• Career Opportunities - Department of Employee Relations (DOER)
• Minnesota's Job Bank

Financial Services

• Minnesota Management Education Programs
• University of Minnesota's Center for Farm Financial Management

Health

• American Heart Association
• American Lung Association of Minnesota
• American Medical Association
• Bad Bug Book - Handbook provides basic facts regarding foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins.
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow Disease) - Information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow Disease) - Food and Drug Administration.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
• Food and Drug Administration
• Food Safety Publications for Consumers - Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
• Food Safety Training and Education Alliance
• Minnesota Bird Flu Website
• Minnesota Board of Animal Health
• Minnesota Food Code - Minnesota Department of Health
• National Safety Council
• USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service

Homework Help

• Agriculture in the Classroom - National site
• Minnesota Agricultural Statistics Service
• Minnesota Rules & Statutes
• National Ag Statistics Service
• Other State Departments of Agriculture

Laws/Rules

• Association of American Seed Control Officials - an organization of seed regulatory officials from the United States and Canada.
• Food Manager Certification - Minnesota Department of Health
• Licenses and Permits by State Agency
• Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes
• United States House of Representatives
• United States Senate

Nature

• Division of Forestry - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
• Drainage Outlet, The - U of M Extension
• Extension Toxicology Network - Answers some of the most frequently asked questions about exposure to toxicants in our environment.
• Invasive Species Program - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
• Minnesota Farming Systems and Water Quality
• National Sanitation Foundation - An independent, not-for-profit organization known around the world for the development of voluntary consensus standards, product testing procedures, and certification services in the areas of public health, safety, and the environment.
• NextStep - Sustainable resources and information from the Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance.
• Soil, Water and Climate, Department of - University of Minnesota
• Trees - Fact Sheets at the Virginia Cooperative Extension
• United States Environmental Protection Agency
• United States Geological Survey

Reference

• Agriculture Network Information Center
• Agriscape - Agriculture Search Engine
• Bridges: Minnesota's Gateway to Environmental Information
• MapQuest
• Minnesota Bird Flu Website
• National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center
• Southwest State University Center for Rural and Regional Studies
• State of Minnesota Home Page
• State of Minnesota Yellow Pages Directory - Minnesota Guidebook to State Agency Services
• THOMAS Legislative Information
• United States Agriculture Census Data
• United States Department of Agriculture
• University of Minnesota Extension Service

Weather

• National Weather Service
• WeatherNet Radar and Satellite Images
• WeatherNet Travel Cities Weather