Links

Curriculum Links

NESA – NSW Education Standards Authority
NSW Department of Education 
NSW Catholic Schools

NSW Independent Schools
GoVet NSW

General Agriculture: Australian websites

ABC Landline
Aust government on line
Federal Agric, Fish and Forestry
ABC News
Agriculture Australia (RAS)
LandLearnNSW
Agnet
Farm Index

NSW DPI Agriculture
Australian Ag Online
Farm online
NSW DPI Primary Industries
Agriweb
Farmwide
Primezone-primary industry resources

General Agriculture: Worldwide websites

AgriSeek
Agriculture online
Virtual US Farm Show
Aglinks
For Farmers

Serenata flowers
Agroweb-links
US Department of Agriculture
Veterinary Technician School USA

Media Links

ABC splash
Managing insect pests with biological controls [source:abc.net.au]
Edutube
Australian Agricultural topics [source:edutube.org]

GMO Global Alert
Genetically Modified Organisms [source:Youtube]
Soil Microbes
Soil microbes and their importance to us [source:Youtube]

Marketing

AWB Ltd
Ausbulk
GrainCorp
Australian Wool Exchange
FarmerFinder *NEW* – an Australian company looking to support farmers within the agricultural and farming industries.

Mohair Australia
Australian Meat Council
Sydney Futures Exchange
Co-operative Bulk Handling (WA)

Weather

Bureau of Meteorology
10 day rain forecast
14 Day soil moisture outlook
MetEye™
“Your eye on the environment” – an online mapping tool or Geographic Information System (GIS), used to visualise weather data for Australia.[source:Bureau of Meteorology]

NSW Regional review
Synoptic chart
Weather Zone
Elders Weather

Plant Links

Crops – Summer

Summer Crops (NSW Primary Industries – Agriculture)
Pests/weeds/diseases(NSW Primary Industries – Agriculture)

Forage and fodder crops (NSW Primary Industries – Agriculture)
Cotton Australia
Cotton Australia*NEW*

Crops – Winter

NSW Grains Board
Wheat Growing in Australia*NEW*

Graincorp NSW
Silo

Horticulture

The Almond Industry in Australia Nuts (NSW Primary Industries – Agriculture)

Olives Australia
Serenata flowers

Lucerne

Lucerne (NSW Primary Industries – Agriculture)

Pests/ weeds/diseases(NSW Primary Industries – Agriculture)

Pastures

Pastures (NSW Primary Industries – Agriculture) Pests/ weeds/diseases(NSW Primary Industries – Agriculture)
Pastures information (QLD DPI) Pasture Species(NSW Primary Industries – Agriculture)

Trees – Forestry

Forests(NSW Primary Industries – Agriculture)
NSW Department of Primary Industries

Trees on Farms

Southern Regional Forest forum (daff gov.au) Total Environment centre Federal dept of environment Landcare
Native Plants – Canberra Region Master Tree Growers Australian Forest Growers Assoc of Forest Products

Vegetables

ABC Vegie Guide *NEW*
Vegetables(NSW Primary Industries – Agriculture)

Gardening and Landscaping (The Beginner’s Guide to Gardening and Landscaping US) Yates

Vineyards

Wines of Australia (University of Adelaide) Get into wine NSW Wine Regions
Sydney Royal Wine Show Grapes(NSW Primary Industries – Agriculture)

Animal Topics

Animals in NSW Schools

NSW Animals in Schools

Beef Cattle

Angus society of Australia
Beef cattle (NSW Primary Industries – Agriculture)
Breed Object – Beef Seedstock

Calf milk replacer products (Commercial website) Veterinary Technician School

Breeds of Livestock

Livestock (NSW Primary Industries – Agriculture)
Breeds of Livestock found in Australia

Dairy Cattle

Robotic Dairy (Commercial)
Dairy (NSW DPI Agriculture)

Diseases

Infectious Diseases (Rice University)
Animal Health-Welfare & Biosecurity (MLA)

Poultry

Poultry: Broilers Poultry (NSW Primary Industries – Agriculture)
The Poultry Hub *NEW*

Pigs

Pork corporation links Pigs (NSW Primary Industries – Agriculture)
Pig resources The Pig Site

Prime Lambs

LambPlan
Sheep (NSW Primary Industries – Agriculture)

Wool

Woolmark links
Australian Wool Innovation Limited

Other Topics

Farm Safety

Farm safety for kids
NSW Rural Health

Famous Australians

T S Mort (in article on E D Nicole)
William Farrer
H V MacKay
John Ridley
The Smith Brothers (Stump Jump)

Smith Brothers R M Williams Elizabeth Macarthur Ferdinand Von Mueller

Farm Machinery

Goodwin Kenny John Deere
Caterpillar Equipment okstate university

Soils

Oz Soils (Soil Science at UNE-Interactive) Fertilizer Industry
Soil Terms (VIC DPI) Soil notes

Water

Water conservation/ TCM

Alterate Agriculture

Alternate topics

Australian new crops (UQ Gatton College) Boer Goats Australian Mushroom Growers Association Aussie Game Meats
Ostrich on line Ostrich australasia Australian Agriculture (Australian Government)

Aquaculture

Growing Australian Aquaculture (CSIRO) Aquaculture
Fisheries and Aquaculture(NSW Primary Industries – Agriculture)

Herbs

Focus on herbs Mediherb
Greenridge herbs

Year 11/12 Agriculture

Sustainability

Sustainability (LandLearn NSW) Landcare Environment Dept (Aus Gov) Farming for the future Land clearing
Salinity Murray Darling Basin “Just Add Water” Water conservation/ TCM

Soils

Oz Soils (Soil Science at UNE-Interactive) Fertilizer Industry Soil notes
Soil terms Cornell Notes Microbiology terms (Cornell University)

Plants

Field crops(NSW Primary Industries – Agriculture)
Australian Quarantine & Inspection Service (DAFF)

Pests

Pestgenie

Animals

Livestock (NSW Primary Industries – Agriculture) Australian Quarantine & Inspection Service (DAFF) Meat and Livestock Australia Breed Object (Beef Seedstock)
Genetics Australia RSPCA Animal Health Australia

Horticulture

Horticulture(NSW Primary Industries – Agriculture)

Nano & Bio Technology

TechNyou (University of Melbourne)
Nanotechnology & Biotechnology (Australian Gov)

Agribusiness

Market reporting service – Livestock (MLA)

Precision Farming

Precision Agriculture – GPS Systems RDS Australia Agricultural Products
Precision Agriculture – Fast Facts (CSIRO)

Vocational Education & Training Links

Apprenticeships

Australian Apprenticeships Pathway *NEW*

Chemicals

Nufarm (Australia) Aventis (Australia) Monsanto (Australia)
Incitec (Australia) Chemlinks (University of California Berkeley)

Chemical safety

Nufarm (Australia)
Aventis (Australia)
Monsanto (Australia)

Handling pesticides safely Chemical storage and disposal (WA Gov) Pesticide sprays

Chainsaw safety

Chain saw safety (Maine USA)
Using a chain saw

Education

NSW Board of Studies
Syllabus links

Primary Industries studies

Federal employment, industrial relations Federal dept of trade, foreign affairs Primezone-primary industry resources NSW Legislation
industrial relations Workcover of NSW Rural Safety (WorkCover NSW)

Engine maintenance

Small engine maintenance
How stuff works

Fencing

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Gallagher

Tractor Use /safety

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Tractor safety
Tractor safety WA
Large Tractor Safety
Header Safety
Tractor maintenance
Hay Baling
Dangers of Farm Machinery
Driving Farm Machinery safely
Fuels for tractors
First Aid after an accident
Front end loader safety
Hay making safely
Rotary hoe safety
ROPS & guards

Tractor & PTO rescues
Working around vehicles safely
How Balers Work
 Machinery Maintenance General
Tyre Maintenance
Silage
Tractor Operation
Tractor Selection
Mowers and mower conditioners
Tillage equipment matching
Tillage equipment
Headers
Spray Equipment
Using battery booster leads
 Trailer safety

Silage

how to make silage links
Silage

Hearing safety

Farm Noise
Hearing safety

Ag Bikes

Quad safety

Manual Handling

Manual Handling