The following list is a starting point
for collecting information about hydroponic crops, marketing,
resources and greenhouse supplies. The list is by no means inclusive
of all good hydroponic websites, nor are the products, companies
or information on the website endorsed by OSU Extension.
| Subject |
Website/URL
Address |
| |
Alternative Energy
|
| Biodiesel: A Renewable, Domestic
Energy Resource |
http://www.abe.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/h/H79.pdf |
| Biorenewable Resources: Engineering
New Products from Agriculture. |
Iowa State Press, Ames, IA. Author: R.C. Brown.
Copywrite: 2003. |
| Burning Shelled Corn as a Renewable
Fuel |
http://www.abe.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/h/H78.pdf |
| The Biodiesel Handbook. |
AOCS Press, Champaign, IL. Authors: G. Knothe
and J. Krahl. Copy write 2005. |
| |
Alternative Enterprises
|
| USDA, Natural Resources Conservation
Service |
www.nrcs.usda.gov |
| |
Associations
|
| Direct Marketing Association |
http://www.the-dma.org |
| The Encyclopedia of Associations |
http://www.gale.com/ |
| Federation of International Trade
Association |
http://www.fita.org |
| Federal Trade Commission |
http://www.ftc.gov/ |
| Food Marketing Institute |
http://www.fmi.org/ |
| Grocery Manufacturers of America |
http://www.gmabrands.com/ |
| Hydroponic Society of America |
http://hsa.hydroponics.org/ |
| Institute of Food Technologists |
http://www.ift.org/ |
| International Fresh-cut Produce
Association |
http://www.fresh-cuts.org/ |
| The National Cancer Institute |
http://www.nci.nih.gov/ |
| National Center for Food Safety
and Technology |
http://www.iit.edu/~ncfs/ |
| National Greenhouse Manufacturers
Association |
http://www.ngma.com/ |
| Ohio Ecological Food & Farm
Association |
http://www.oeffa.org/ |
| Ohio Florists' Association |
http://www.ofa.org/ |
| Organic Trade Association |
http://www.ota.com/ |
| Produce for Better Health Foundation |
http://www.5aday.com/ |
| Produce Marketing Association |
http://www.pma.com/ |
| Trade Shows & Professional
Exhibits Directory |
http://www.gale.com/ |
| United Agribusiness League |
http://www.ual.org/ |
| United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable |
http://www.uffva.org/ |
| |
Business Planning
|
| Business Startup Model |
http://www.columbus-chamber.org/bizmodel/ |
Dunn and Bradstreet Data Universal
Numbering System (DUNS)
|
http://www.dnb.com/us/
(866) 705-5711 |
| Economic Research Service, USDA |
http://www.ers.usda.gov/ |
| Greenhouse Tomato Budget, North
Carolina State University |
http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/users/e/eaestes/are18.pdf |
| Interactive Hydroponic Budgets
|
http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/hydroponics/Economics/economics.htm |
| Let's Write Your Business Plan |
http://www.businessplanworkbook.com/businessplan.htm |
| Mortgage Calculators |
http://www.mortgageloan.com/calculator/ |
| SCORE, Business Toolbox |
http://www.score.org/business_toolbox.html |
| Small Business Development Center |
http://www.sba.gov/sbdc/ |
| USDA Farm Service Agency Farm Loan
Program |
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/dafl/funding.htm |
| |
Commercial
Food Distributors
|
| Dole |
http://www.dole5aday.com/ |
| Safeway |
http://www.safeway.com/ |
| Sunkist |
http://www.sunkist.com/ |
| |
Community Supported Agriculture
|
Community Supported Agriculture
and the Robyn Van En Center
|
http://www.wilson.edu/wilson/asp/content.asp?id=804 |
Local Harvest
|
http://www.localharvest.org |
Sustainable Agriculture Research
and Education
|
http://wsare.usu.edu/pub/index.cfm?sub=csa |
| |
Consulting Services
|
Dr. Howard Resh, Hydroponic Services
|
http://www.howardresh.com/home.html |
| |
Demographics
|
Demographic Data Source
|
http://www.demographia.com/db-usmet2000.htm |
U.S. Census Bureau
|
http://www.census.gov/ |
| |
Diseases
|
| Botrytis |
Zitter, T.A. (1986), Botrytis Gray Mold of Greenhouse
and Field Tomato, Cooperative Extension, New York State, Cornell
University, p. 735-60. |
| |
Educational Materials
|
| Produce for Better Health Foundation |
http://www.5aday.com |
| Produce Information for Consumers |
http://www.aboutproduce.com |
| Superior Growers Supply, Inc. |
http://www.superiorgrowers.com |
| |
Energy
|
| Natural Gas, UNCTAD, Information
in the Commodities Area
|
http://r0.unctad.org/infocomm/anglais/gas/quality.htm |
| Ohio Dept. of Development, Office
of Energy Efficiency |
http://www.odod.state.oh.us/cdd/oee |
| Ohio Dept. of Development, Office
of Energy Efficiency, Energy Loan Fund |
http://www.odod.state.oh.us/cdd/oee/ELFGrant.htm
|
On-line Energy Calculator
|
http://energy.cas.psu.edu |
On-line Energy Selector
|
http://energy.as.psu.edu |
| |
|
Federal
Programs and Agencies
|
| Better Rural Places: Federal programs
for sustainable agriculture, forestry, conservation and community
development. |
http://www.attra.org/guide/index.htm |
| USDA, Natural Resources Conservation
Service |
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/ |
| |
|
Financial
Recordkeeping
|
Agricultural Software Directory:
Financial Record Keeping
|
http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/
econ4119?opendocument
|
Computerized Farm Record Keeping
with Quicken 2005
|
http://ohioline.osu.edu/b920/ |
The QuickBooks Farm Accounting
Cookbook, Flagship Technologies
|
http://www.goflagship.com/products/cbkhome.htm |
| |
Food Safety
|
| American Institute of Baking |
http://www.aibinternational.com |
| BNA Food Safety Report |
http://web.bna.com/ |
| Food and Drug Administration |
http://www.fda.gov/ |
| Food Marketing Institute |
http://www.fmi.org/foodsafety/ |
| Food Safety and Inspection Service |
http://www.fsis.usda.gov/ |
| Good Agricultural Practices |
http://www.gaps.cornell.edu/ |
| Government Food Code |
http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_00/21cfr110_00.html |
| Government Food Safety Information |
http://www.foodsafety.gov/ |
| Guide to Minimize Microbial Food
Safety Hazards for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables |
www.fda.gov |
| Ohio Food Safety Initiative |
www.midamservices.org |
| On Farm Food Safety Programs |
http://www.foodsafetynetwork.ca/food/onfarm.htm |
| Primus Labs |
http://www.primuslabs.com |
| University of California Extension
Service |
http://ucdavis.edu |
| USDA Fresh Produce Audit Verification
Program |
http://www.ams.usda.gov/fv/fpbgapghp.htm |
| |
Food Safety - Pathogens
|
Potential Uptake of Escherichia
coli O157:H7 from Organic Manure into Crisphead Lettuce
|
http://aem.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/71/5/2221 |
| Effect of Irrigation Method on
Transmission to and Persistence of Escherichia coli O157:H7
on Lettuce |
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/search/expand?pub=infobike://iafp/
jfp/2002/00000065/00000004/art00014&unc= |
Survival and growth of Escherichia
coli O157:H7 on salad vegetables
|
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=182227&tools=bot |
Quantitative Determination of the
Role of Lettuce Leaf Structures in Protecting Escherichia
coli O157:H7 from Chlorine Disinfection
|
http://apt.allenpress.com/aptonline/?request=get-abstract&issn=0362-028X&volume=064&issue=02&page=0147 |
| Transmission of Escherichia coli
O157:H7 from Contaminated Manure and Irrigation Water to Lettuce
Plant Tissue and Its Subsequent Internalization |
http://aem.asm.org/cgi/content/full/68/1/
397?ijkey=yieYQKQlwqJlg&keytype=ref&siteid=asmjournals
|
|
|
Grants
|
| Central Contractor Registry (CCR)
for USDA grants |
http://www.ccr.gov
(888) 227-2423 |
| Credential Provider for USDA grants |
http://apply.grants.gov/OrcRegister |
| Ohio Dept. of Development Office
of Energy Efficiency |
http://www.odod.state.oh.us/cdd/oee/ |
| Templates that closely match the
USDA Value Added Grant application |
http://www.AgMRC.org |
| Templates that closely match the
USDA |
http://fpc.unl.edu/Newsworthy/grant.htm |
| USDA Renewable Energy Systems and
Energy Efficiency Improvement Program |
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/farmbill/
|
| USDA Value Added Producer Grants |
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/coops/vadg.htm |
|
|
Greenhouse Supplies
|
| Acme Engineering and Manufacturing
corporation |
http://www.acmehort.com/ |
| Agratech Inc. |
http://www.agra-tech.com/ |
| Agrodynamics |
http://www.agrodynamics.com/ |
| American Hydroponics |
http://www.amhydro.com/ |
| Argus Control Systems Ltd. |
http://www.arguscontrols.com/ |
| Bartlett Instrument Company |
http://www.bartinst.com/ |
| BioSafe Systems |
http://www.biosafesystems.com/ |
| Cropking.com |
http://www.cropking.com |
| De Ruiter Seeds Inc. |
http://www.deruiterusa.com/ |
| Dosatron |
http://www.dosatron.com/ |
| Dosmatic |
http://www.dosmatic.com/ |
| GGS Greenhouses |
http://www.ggs-greenhouse.com/ |
| Gemplers |
http://www.gemplers.com/ |
| Greentex |
http://www.greentex.nl/index.html |
| Hydro-Gardens |
http://www.hydro-gardens.com/ |
| HydroponicStore.com |
http://www.hydroponicstore.com |
| Johnson Controls, Inc. |
http://www.jci.com/ |
| Links to Hydroponic Gardening Resources |
http://www.homeharvest.com/linkshydroponic.htm |
| Ludy Greenhouses |
http://www.ludy.com |
| Micro Grow Greenhouse Systems,
Inc. |
http://www.microgrow.com/ |
| Midwest Hydroponic Supplies Online |
http://www.midwestsupplies.com/hydro/ |
| Olympic Horticultural Products |
http://www.olympichort.com/ |
| Plant Products Co. Ltd. |
http://www.plantprod.com/ |
| Poly-tex Inc. |
http://www.poly-tex.com/ |
| Priva Computers |
http://www.priva.ca/ |
| Q-COM Computers |
http://www.qcom-controls.com |
| Rjik Zwaan |
http://www.rijkzwaan.com |
| Rough Brothers Greenhouse Systems |
http://www.roughbros.com/ |
| Superior Growers Supply, Inc. |
http://www.superiorgrowers.com |
| VERTI-GRO Inc. |
http://www.vertigro.com/ |
| Wadsworth Control Systems, Inc. |
http://www.wadsworthcontrols.com/ |
| XS Smith |
http://www.xssmith.com/ |
| |
Herbs
|
| Hydroponic Herb Growing Instructions |
http://www.hydroponics101.com/sw47183.asp |
| Small Farm Herb Production—Is
It for You? |
http://info.ag.uidaho.edu/Resources/PDFs/CIS1079.pdf |
| |
Insect Management
|
| Florida Greenhouse Pest Management
Handbook |
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/CV248 |
| Greenhouse Vegetable Insect Mgt.
NCSU |
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/Vegetables/veg17.html |
| The Green Book |
http://greenbook.net |
| University of Florida Tomato Pest
Management |
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/TOPIC_Tomato_IPM |
| University of Illinois IPM |
http://ipm.uiuc.edu/greenhouse/index.html |
| |
|
Marketing Reports
|
| Agricultural Marketing Service
@ USDA |
http://www.ams.usda.gov/ |
AMS @ USDA Fruit & Vegetable
Programs
(includes users guide to terminal market reports)
|
http://www.ams.usda.gov/fv/mncs/index.htm |
| Blue Book Services - guide to produce
businesses |
http://www.bluebookprco.com/ |
| Canadian Greenhouse Statistics |
http://res2.agr.ca/harrow/ |
Detailed Tabulations for Commodity
Purchases and Related Topics
Fresh Trends (2002), Detailed Tabulations for Commodity Purchases
and Related Topics. |
Vance Publishing Company, Lenexa, Kansas, 2002) |
| Global Trade Patterns in Fruits
and Vegetables |
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/WRS0406/ |
| Grocery Retailer Behavior in the
Procurement and Sale of Perishable Fresh Produce Commodities |
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/CCR2/
|
| North American Greenhouse Tomato
Industry |
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/err2/ |
| Produce Marketing Association |
http://www.pma.com |
| Produce Marketing Association,
Consumer Research Subscription |
http://www.pma.com/estore |
| Red Book Credit Services - guide
to produce businesses |
http://www.thepacker.com/rbcs/rbcs-home.asp |
| Terminal Market Reports |
http://www.ams.usda.gov/fv/mncs/fvwires.htm |
| Terminal Market Reports - archived
information |
http://gnv.ifas.ufl.edu/~market/market.html |
| Terminal Market Reports Users Guide |
http://www.ams.usda.gov/fv/mncs/index.htm |
| |
|
Nutritional Information
|
| American Dietetic Association |
http://www.eatright.org/ |
| Dole (Produce for Better Health
Foundation) |
http://www.dole5aday.com |
| Nutrient Data |
http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/ |
| Nutrition Education Project by
Georgia State University |
http://www.nutrition.about.com/ |
| Prevention Magazine |
http://www.healthyideas.com/ |
| Produce Marketing Association,
Produce Information |
http://www.aboutproduce.com/ |
| Produce Online Advice and Shopper
Information System |
http://www.produceoasis.com/ |
| Thrive Online |
http://www.thriveonline.com/ |
| |
|
Organic Food Production
|
| Agr. Cassettes, Grazing, Organic,
Biodynamic |
http://www.rexp.com/organic.htm |
| |
|
Promotional Ideas
|
| PMA Produce Promotional Suggestions |
http://www.pma.com/media/appromotionideas.cfm |
| |
|
Production
Guides - Commercial
|
| Practical Hydroponics |
http://www.hydroponics.com.au/ |
| |
|
Production
Guides - University and Government
|
| ABE Center, Hydroponic Vegetable
Program |
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~abe |
| ATTRA, Greenhouse & Hydroponic
Vegetable Production Resources on the Internet, Horticlutre
Resource List |
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/ghwebRL.html |
| Canadian Greenhouse Statistics |
http://res2.agr.ca/harrow/ |
| Canadian Greenhouse Vegetable Research
Network |
http://res2.agr.ca/harrow/cgvrn/ |
| Controlled Environment Agricultural
Information Resources |
http://www.hort.cornell.edu/department/faculty/weiler/resource/tcwres1.html |
| Cornell Vegetable Integrated Crop
and Pest Management Guidelines |
http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/recommends/ |
| Green Tomato Fruit Disorders |
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/imagemap/mgmaps/tomfruit/grnfruit/tomfruitg1.html |
| Greenhouse Tomato Fact Sheets,
Mississippi State University |
http://www2.msstate.edu/~ricks/ |
| Greenhouse Vegetable List of Resources |
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-32-a.html |
| Harrow Greenhouse Manager |
http://res2.agr.ca/harrow/ |
| Harrow Research Reports |
http://res2.agr.ca/harrow/ |
| Hydroponics Resource Links |
http://www.agr.state.nc.us/markets/assoc/ghvga/links.htm |
| Lettuce: Production of CEA-Grown
Hydroponic Lettuce |
http://www.bee.cornell.edu/extension/CEA/indexv4.htm |
| Mississippi State University |
http://msucares.com/crops/comhort/index.html |
| North Carolina State University:
Greenhouse Vegetable Production |
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/greenhouse_veg/ |
| Ohio State University Horticulture
and Crop Science in Virtual Perspective |
http://hcs.osu.edu/ |
| Ohio State University Extension
Publications |
http://ohioline.osu.edu/ |
| Ohio State University Extension
Veg-net |
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~vegnet/ |
| Ohio Vegetable Production Guide
2002, Greenhouse Tomatoes |
http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~vegnet |
| Texas Plant Disease Handbook -
Tomato |
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/imagemap/mgmaps/tpdhveg6.html |
| Tomato Breeding, Genetics, &
Database Mining, OARDC |
www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/tomato |
| Tomato Leaf Diseases |
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/imagemap/mgmaps/tomleaf/tomleaf.html |
| Tomato Stem Diseases |
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/imagemap/mgmaps/tomstem/tomstem.html |
| Tomato Root Diseases |
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/imagemap/mgmaps/tomroot/tomroot.html |
| University of Arizona, Growing
Hydroponic Tomatoes |
http://ag.arizona.edu/hydroponictomatoes/ |
| University of Arizona, Hydroponics |
http://ag.arizona.edu/PLS/faculty/MERLE.html |
| University of Florida, North Florida
Research & Education Center |
http://nfrec-sv.ifas.ufl.edu/ |
| |
Publications
|
| A Colour Atlas of Tomato Diseases |
Blanchard, D. (1997), A Colour Atlas of Tomato
Diseases, Observation, Identification and Control, John Wiley
& Sons, New York. |
| A Practical Guide to NFT |
Molymeux, C.J. (1988), A Practical Guide to
NFT, T. Snape & Co. Ltd., Preston, Lancashire. |
| Hydroponics |
Jensen, M.H. (1997), Hydroponics. HortScience,
vol. 32(6). |
| Tomato Plant Culture: In the Field,
Greenhouse, and Home Garden |
Jones, J.B., Jr. (1999), Tomato Plant Culture:
In the Field, Greenhouse, and Home Garden. CRC Press, New
York. |
| Hydroponics, A Practical Guide |
Jones, J.B., Jr. (2005), Hydroponics, A Practical
Guide for the Soilless Grower, Second Edition. CRC Press,
New York. |
Hydroponic Food Production
|
Resch, H. (1997), Hydroponic Food Production,
Fifth Edition. Woodbridge Press Publishing Company, Santa
Barbara, California. |
| |
Research
|
| Google Alert on subjects of your
choice |
http://www.googlealert.com |
| USDA Agricultural Baseline Projections
to 2015 |
http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/oce061/oce20061.pdf |
| USDA Economic Research Service,
Research Publications |
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ResearchReports.htm |
| |
Weather
|
| National Solar Radiation Data Base |
http://rredc.nrel.gov/solar/old_data/nsrdb/ |
| NOAA Weather Summary Data |
http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/ncdc.html
http://ols.nndc.noaa.gov/plolstore/plsql/olstore.prodspecific?prodnum=C00095-PUB-A0001#DOWNLOAD
|
| Solar Radiation Monitoring Laboratory,
University of Oregon Solar Radiation |
http://solardat.uoregon.edu/SolarData.html |
| |
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