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Agribusiness, Costs, Plans, Analysis AGRICULTURE CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), MANUALS, HANDBOOKS, TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS, ETC. AGRIBUSINESS CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), MANUALS, HANDBOOKS, TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS, ETC. FARM ANALYSIS CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), MANUALS, HANDBOOKS, TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS, ETC. FARM & RANCH MANAGEMENT CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), MANUALS, HANDBOOKS, TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS, ETC. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), MANUALS, HANDBOOKS, TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS, ETC. INCOME STATEMENTS CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) GLOSSARY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, PROGRAMS AND POLICY - Division of Agriculture, Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food & Life Sciences, University of Arkansas Multimedia Glossary of Agricultural Production, Programs and Policy (Text & Images). For more information see the Division of Agriculture AG ADVISOR - D. Kohl, Agriculture and AgriBusiness, Royal Bank of Canada VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. AG Advisor Calculators Include: Commercial AG Advisor Calculator "...The Strategic Risk Management Fiscal Fitness Checkup allows you to analyze 12 critical areas in your business that pertain to short-term and long-term risk management..." Lifestyle Farm Operations AG Advisor Calculator "...An extensive financial analysis of a lifestyle farm includes examining a wide spectrum of criteria, ranging from the cash emergency fund, credit usage, debt levels...' Commerical Quickstep AG Advisor Calculator Lifestyle Farm Operations Quickstep AG Advisor Calculator For more information see Agriculture and AgriBusiness or the Royal Bank of Canada AGRICULTURE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TOOLS & CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Ontario Farm Management Analysis Project (OFMAP), Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs, Government of Ontario, Queen's Printer for Ontario, Ontario, Canada VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Agriculture Business Management Tools & Calculators includes over "50" Calculators & Spreadsheets in the following Categories: "...Crop and Livestock Budgeting Calculators; Capital Investment Calculators; Cost of Production and Debt Servicing Calculators; Custom Farmwork Rate; Equipment Leases Calculators; Farm Financial Analysis and Planning Calculators; Land Cost Calculators; etc..." For more information see Agriculture Business Management; Agriculture; Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs or the Government of Ontario AGRICULTURE BUSINESS ANALYSIS AND PLANNING CALCULATOR - Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs, Government of Ontario, Queen's Printer for Ontario, Ontario, Canada VERY EXTENSIVE. Agriculture Business Analysis and Planning Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Total Revenue; Total Variable or Operating Expenses; Total Fixed Expenses; Feed; Livestock; Value of Unpaid Labour; Total Assets; etc..." For more information see Interactives; Agriculture; Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs or the Government of Ontario AGRICULTURE FINANCIAL TOOLS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Agriculture Marketing, Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture Sciences, Pennsylvania State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Agriculture Financial Calculators include: Accrued Interest & Revolving Loan Calculator; Appraisal of Current Financial Position Calculator; Asset Depreciation Calculator; Balance Sheet Calculator; Grain Break Even & Cash Flow Projection Calculator; Capital Budget Analysis Calculator; Cash Flow Projection Calculator; Insurance Payment Calculator; Land Purchase Calculator; Land Rent Estimator Calculator; Lease vs. Purchase Calculator; Loan Amortize & Comparison Calculator; Time Value of Money Calculator; etc..." For more information see Agriculture Marketing or the Penn State Cooperative Extension AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY AND DEMAND DATABASE - farmdoc Project, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Supply and Demand" Database Categories & Subcategories include Commodity "...Corn; Soybeans; Wheat; Cattle & Hog; World Soybeans; Wheat; Coarse Grain; etc..." Variables "...Acres Planted; Acres Harvested; Yield per Acre; Total Consumption; Exports; etc..." Table or Chart, etc. For more information see Tools or farmdoc BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TOOLS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Ministry of Agriculture and Lands, British Columbia, Canada VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Business Management "...consists of enterprise budgets, cash flow table and graph, sensitivity analysis table and buildings, machinery and production system costs..." Examples from over "50" "Business Management" in the following Categories & Subcategories Crop Business Management Calculators "...Berries and Vines Calculator; Forage Calculator; Grains and Oilseeds Calculator; Potatoes Calculator; Tree Fruits Calculator; Vegetables Calculator..." Livestock Business Management Calculators "...Poultry Calculator; Horses Calculator; Bees, Honey, Pollination Calculator..." Value Added Business Management Calculators "...Food Processing Calculator..." Business Planning Management Calculators "...Crop Profitability Calculator; Planning for Profit Financial Statements Calculator; Cow Calf Operation Calculator..." For more information see Business Management or the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands FARM BUDGET CASH FORECAST WORKSHEET CALCULATOR - Agricon Africa, Cape Town, South Africa VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Farm Budget Cash Forcast Worksheet Calculator" include Livestock Sheep & Cattle..." Crops "...Maize; Wheat; Oats; etc..." Horticulure "...Grapes; Oranges; Peaches; Apricots; etc..." General Costs "...Electricity; Fuel; Salaries; etc..." Administration Costs; Budget Sensitivity Analysis; etc. For more information see Agricon Africa FARM BUDGET PLANNERS - CALCULATORS - Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ) VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Farm Budget Planner "...performs a variety of functions including preparation of annualised cash budgets, estimating costs of a new loan and obtaining key performance ratios..." Examples of "Farm Budget Planner" Calculators include "...Beef Budget Planner Calculator; Beef/Sheep Budget Planner Calculator; Crops/Grain Budget Planner Calculator; Dairy Budget Planner Calculator; Deer Budget Planner Calculator; Mixed Enterprise Budget Planner Calculator; Wool Budget Planner Calculator..." For more information see ANZ

FARM DECISIONS: FINANCIAL DECISIONS TOOLS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Author: W. Edwards, Ag Decision Maker, Iowa State University Extension, Iowa State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Farm Decisions" Calculators include "...Farm Cash Flow Statement Calculator; Farm Net Worth Statement Calculator; Analyzing a Net Worth Statement Calculator; Farm Income Statemen Calculator; Analyzing an Income Statement Calculator; Farm Financial Performance Measures Calculator; Interpreting Financial Performance Measures Calculator; Farm Comprehensive Financial Analysis Calculator; etc..." For more information see Whole Farm Decisions; Ag Decision Maker or Iowa State University Extension FARM DECISION MAKING TOOLS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - E. LaDue, Cornell Program on Agriculture and Small Business Finance, Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Farm Decision Making" Calculators include "...Lease Analysis Program Calculator; Financial Statements for Agriculture Calculator; (designed for calculating financial statements for agriculture consistent with the recommendations of the Farm Financial Standards Council (FFSC)) Annual Cash Flow Projection Calculator; Monthly Cash Flow Projection Calculator; Analyzing Replacement Equipment Purchases Calculator; Before Tax Lease Program Calculator; etc..." For more information see Publications and Tools; Cornell Program on Agriculture and Small Business Finance or the Department of Applied Economics and Management FARM FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT & ANALYSIS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - D. Griffith, Farm Management, Extension Economics, MSU Extension Service, & the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Montana State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Farm Financial Management & Analysis" Calculators include "...Capital Investment Analysis Calculator; Cash Flow Calculator; Partial Budgeting Calculator; Time Value of Money Calculator; Financial Statements Calculator; Beginning Balance Calculator; Owner's Equity Calculator; etc..." For more information see Software Downloads; Farm Management or Extension Economics Examples of "Financial Management & Anaylsis" Calculators include RD Financial Calculator RD Financial Calculator "...allows the user to explore the impact of such factors as debt load, family living costs, cost of production, interest rates, governments payments, etc. on the farm/ranches ability to survive in the long run..." Whole Farm Budgeting Calculator Whole Farm Budgeting Calculator "...Allows the specification of production intentions for an entire operation. Includes 3 simple plans, a land use plan, a livestock plan, and a livestock feed plan..." FARM MANAGEMENT - SMARTFORM: COSTS AND RETURNS PER ACRE - Rutgers New Jersery Agriculture Station, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Farm Management" Calculator INPUT Values include "...Crop Budgets; Receipts Per Acre; Costs Per Acre; Materials and Related Services Costs; Labor Costs; Machinery and Equipment Costs; Irrigation Costs; Land Costs; Interest on Operating Capital; etc..." For more information see Farm Management: Crop Rotational Budgets; Farm Management; Commercial Agriculture or Rutgers New Jersery Agriculture Station FARM MANAGEMENT - INTERACTIVE GREENHOUSE CROP BUDGET WITH FIVE CROPS - R. Brumfield, Rutgers New Jersery Agriculture Station, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Greenhouse Crop Accounting Calculator assists "...greenhouse managers to allocate costs to specific crops..." Examples of "Greenhouse Crop Accounting" Calculator INPUT Values include "...Greenhouse Crop; Greenhouse Size; Square-feet Week; Greenhouse Sales; Direct Costs; Overhead and Variable Costs; etc..." For more information see Farm Management; Commercial Agriculture or Rutgers New Jersery Agriculture Station FARMLAND PURCHASE ANALYSIS SPREADSHEET (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - W. Edwards & M. Duffy, Ag Decision Maker, Iowa State University Extension, Iowa State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Farm Purchase Analysis allows you to "...compare the economic and financial impacts of purchasing a parcel of farmland..." Examples of "Farm Purchase Analysis" Calculator INPUT Values include "...Expected USDA Fixed Payments Per Year (Direct, CRP, CSP, etc.); Annual Income expected from Other Sources (Livestock, Royalties, etc.); Real Estate Taxes per Year; Total Other Annual Ownership Costs (Upkeep of Fences, Tile Lines, etc.); Initial Investment needed in Improvements (Fences, Tile Lines, etc.); Initial Investment needed in additional Machinery, if any Closing Costs, Total Dollars; Expected Annual Percentage increase in Farmland Values, Net of General Inflation; Crop Rotation, Yield and Price Assumptions; Current Expected Yield for each Crop (owner's share), Per Acre; etc..." For more information see Farmland Values; Whole Farm Decisions; Ag Decision Maker or Iowa State University Extension GREENMOUNT BUSINESS PLANNER - A joint venture between College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise, Greenmount Campus and the Northern Bank, U.K. VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Agriculture Business Planner allows "...a farmer can analyse his existing business and benchmark its key financial ratios with other similar farms in Northern Ireland. Changes to the data can be made easily in order to examine the feasibility of different business options..." Examples of "Agriculture Business Planner" Calculator INPUT Values include "...Gross Margins; Other Income; Fixed Costs; Finance Charges; Annual Budget; Financial Ratios; etc..." For more information see the Northern Bank or the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise, Greenmount Campus RANCH & FARM CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of over "50" "Ranch & Farm" Calculators include "...Average Annual Damage Estimates Calculator; Interest and Annuity Calculator; Farm Machinery Cost Estimates Calculator; Crop Rotation Analysis Calculator; Direct Seeding/No-Till Cost Estimates Calculator; Economic Damage Estimate from Gully Formation Calculator; Fuel Use Per Acre Calculator; Value of an additional cfs of water for Hydro Power Generation Calculator; Irrigation System - Cost Analysis Calculator; Costs for Big Gun Irrigation System Calculator; Costs for Center Pivot Irrigation System Calculator; Costs for Drip Irrigation System Calculator; Costs for Gated Pipe Irrigation System Calculator; Cost Estimate of Pipeline Projects Calculator; Estimating the Cost of Irrigation Water Calculator; Costs for Wheel Line (Diesel) Irrigation System Calculator; Costs for Wheel Line (Electric) Irrigation System Calculator; etc..." For more information see Economics Models; NRCS Economics; Technical Reports or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) SPECIALTY FOODS ENTERPRISE BUDGET (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Center for Integrated Agriculture Systems (CIAS), University of Wisconsin, Madison VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Spreadsheet Located at Bottom of Page. Specialty Foods Enterprise Budget is "...a spreadsheet to help farmers make financial and management decisions about new or existing specialty food enterprises. This spreadsheet can help farmers pinpoint their expenses, determine prices for their products, and decide if a specialty foods enterprise will turn a profit..." Specialty Foods Enterprise Budget Calculator INPUT Values include: Receipts; Variable Costs "...Advertising Costs; Marketing Costs; etc..." Fixed Costs "...Building Costs; Office Costs; etc..." Labor & Management Costs; Returns; Capitol Recovery Costs; etc. For more informaton see Enterprise Budgets; Economics; Center for Integrated Agriculture Systems (CIAS) UGA EXTENSION INTERACTIVE ENTERPRISE BUDGETS: VEGETABLE & CROPS (JAVA APPLETS) - Coordinator: J.C. McKissick; Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics, Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Budget Calculators for Crops & Vegetables include: "...Corn Budget Calculator; Cotton Budget Calculator; Peanuts Budget Calculator; Squash Budget Calculator; Tobacco Budget Calculator; Tomatoes Budget Calculator..." Budget Calculators for Livestock & Poultry include: "...CowCalf Budget Calculator; Dairy Budget Calculator; Hogs Budget Calculator; Steers Budget Calculator; Broilers Budget Calculator..." For more information see Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics; Cooperative Extension Service or the Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics USDA - RMA PREMIUM CALCULATION (INSURANCE PLANS AND QUOTATION AVAILABILITY) - Risk Management Agency, USDA VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. "...Premium Calculation Software for 2000 and succeeding years..." For more information see Tools & Calculators or Risk Management Agency

Agriculture Engineering AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING DESIGN TOOLS, DRAWINGS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS) AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Indiana, Deparment of Agriculture VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "16" "Agriculture Engineering" Spreadsheets include Concrete Toewall Calculator "...Calculates the capacity and rebar requirements for a reinforced concrete toewall structure..." Levee Volumes by Fill Height Calculator "...Calculates fill volumes in a levee or dam when top width, side slopes and depth of fill are entered..." Lined Channel Design "...Calculates velocity and capacity of trapezoidal and parabolic lined channels. Includes rock size velocity table..." Swine Composter Calculator "...Worksheet to calculate size and number of bins..." Waterway Design Calculator "...Calculates design of a grassed waterway and includes plan sheets..." For more information see Conservation Engineering or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Indiana AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING DESIGN TOOLS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Okalahoma, USDA Multimedia Oklahoma Design Tools: Agriculture Engineering Design Tools (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Agriculture Engineering Design" Spreadsheets include "...Grassed Waterway Design Spreadsheet; Concrete Lined Outlet Design and Computations Spreadsheet; Livestock Pipeline Design Spreadsheet; Embankment Pond Design Computations Spreadsheet; Irrigation Pipeline and Pumping Plant Design Spreadsheet; etc..." For more information see Oklahoma Technical Resources or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Oklahoma AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING TOOLS AND SOFTWARE (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), South Dakota, USDA Multimedia NRCS Agriculture Engineering Design Tools (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Agriculture Engineering Design" Spreadsheets & Calculators include "...Drop Inlet Hydraulics Spreadsheet; Hood Inlet Hydraulics Spreadsheet; Simple Dam Break Input Formatting Spreadsheet; Animal Waste Storage Facility Design Spreadsheet; Any Level Earthwork Quantity Calculator; etc..." For more information see South Dakota NRCS Technical Resources or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), South Dakota AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING STANDARD DRAWINGS - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Illinois, USDA Multimedia Agriculture Engineering Standard Drawings (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Agriculture Engineering Standard Drawings" Subject Categories which include over "200" Drawings include "...Dams, Ponds and Reservoirs Engineering Standard Drawings; Grade Control Structures Engineering Standard Drawings; Livestock Facilities Confinement & Grazing Engineering Standard Drawings; Streambank Stabilization Engineering Standard Drawings; Temporary Erosion Control Engineering Standard Drawings; Waterways, Diversions, Terraces and Basins Engineering Standard Drawings; etc..." For more information see Illinois Technical Information, Resources, Tools, Models, and Data or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Illinois AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING CADD DRAWINGS (PDF) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Colorado, USDA Multimedia Agriculture Engineering CADD Drawings (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "40" "Agriculture Engineering CADD Drawings" include Reinforced Concrete Ditch Turnout and Parshall Flume; Reinforced Concrete Ditch Turnout; Drain Cover Detai; Trapezoidal Chute Drop; Riser Details; Concrete Vertical Drop for Non-Cohesive Soils; Detail of Concrete Pipe Support; Fish Pond Dam with Gated Trickle Spillway and Appurtenances; Stockwater Dam with Sloping Headgate and Trickle Spillway; Trash Rack and Anti-Vortex Baffle for Hood Inlet Type Spillways; Animal Guard for 4" Dia. Drain Pipe; Alfalfa Valve or Modified Alfalfa Valve Outlet for Plastic Pipelines; etc..." For more information see Colorado Technical Resources or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Colorado AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING DRAWINGS - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Kentucky, USDA Multimedia Agriculture Engineering Drawings (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Agriculture Engineering Drawings" include Pipeline and Fountain-Pond or Spring, Single; Cross Section Sheet- Engineer's Scale; Riprap Chute; Waterway; Pond Drop Inlet Detail Shee; Excavated Pond w/Embankment; etc..." For more information see Kentucky Technical Resources or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Kentucky

Agriculture Building Plans, Stockyards Plans, etc. AGRICULTURE BUILDING PLANS, FACILITY PLANS, EQUIPMENT PLANS BUILDING & EQUIPMENT PLANS - J.R. Bicudo, L. Turner & G. Rajput, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE), College of Agriculture & the College of Engineering, University of Kentucky VERY VERY VERY.....EXTENSIVE. Ranch Building & Equipment Plans include: BEEF Building and Equipment Plans "...Feeding Barns; Corral Layouts; Corral with Curved Chute; Cattle Working Chute; Loading Chutes; Loading Ramp and Six-Way Sorting Trap; Breeding Chute for Beef Cattle; Calf Creep Feeder; etc..." DAIRY Building and Equipment Plans "...Milkrooms; Freestall Barns; Calf Barns; Maternity Barn for Dairy Cows; Fan Ventilation Systems for Animal Facilities; Dairy Manure Storage Facility; etc..." FEED Building and Equipment Plans "...Storage; Feeding; Equipment; Hay Storage & Feeding Barn; Cattle Feeding Rack for Hay and Silage; Cattle Feeding Shelter; etc..." HORSE Building and Equipment Plans "...Barns; Riding Horse Barn; Horse Barn and Arena; Riding Horse Barn - 4 Stallsv etc..." HORTICULURE Building and Equipment Plans "...Greenhouses; Roadside Stands; etc..." MISC. STRUCTURES Building and Equipment Plans Farm Gates; Rabbit Hutches; Smoke Housesv Dog Houses; etc..." POLE BUILDINGS Building and Equipment Plans "...Pole Barn; Machinery Sheds; etc..." SWINE Building and Equipment Plans "...Farrowing Buildings; Nursery Buildings; Gestation & Breeding Buildings; Circular Loading Pen for Swine; etc..." TOBACCO Building and Equipment Plans "...Burley/Dark Air Cured Barns; Forced Air Burley Barns; Dark Fired Barns; Portable Curing Frames; Hauling Wagons; etc..." For more information see Extension Services or the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) AGRICULTURE BUILDING AND FACILITY PLANS - Department of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering, College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources, North Dakota State University Multimedia Agriculture Building and Facility Plans (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Agriculture Building and Facility Plans "...These building and facility plans were developed over many years by engineers at Land Grant universities. They provide conceptual information that is excellent for planning purposes. An abbreviated description of each plan is provided in each category listing of plans. The plans with 4-digit numbers were prepared through the USDA Cooperative Farm Buildings Plan Exchange..." Example of "Agriculture Building and Facility Plans" Subject Categories include "...Beef Cattle Building and Facility Plans; Dairy Cattle Building and Facility Plans; Horse Building and Facility Plans; Poultry Building and Facility Plans; Sheep Building and Facility Plans; Swine Building and Facility Plans; Crops Building and Facility Plans; Construction (Barns, etc.) Building and Facility Plans; etc..." For more information see the Department of Agricultural & Biosystems Engineering AGRICULTURE BUILDING PLANS - Canada Plan Service - Service de Plans du Canada, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs Multimedia Agriculture Building Plans (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Example of "Agriculture Building Plans" Subject Categories include "...Beef Cattle Building Plans; Dairy Cattle Building Plans; Poultry Building Plans; Sheep Building Plans; Swine Building Plans; Fruits, Vegetables & Greenhouses Building Plans; Special Structures (Goat Structures, Rabbit Stuctures, Horse Structures, Machinery Storage, etc.); Grain, Forage & Feed Building Plans; etc..." For more information see the Canada Plan Service - Service de Plans du Canada AGRICULTURE: FARM STRUCTURES & LIVESTOCK PLANS - Ministry of Agriculture & Lands, British Columbia Government, Province of British Columbia VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Farm Structures & Livestock Plans" include Fencing "...Fence Materials; Braces; Crop Protection and Special Fence Designs; Livestock Control Fence Designs; Gates; Fence Construction; etc..." Dairy Cattle "...Anti-Slip Floors for Dairy Cattle; Dairy Calf Housing; Gravity Flow Slurry Channel for Dairy Manure; Hay Floor Safety Fence; Veal Calf Housing; etc..." Swine - Pig "...Farrowing Barn Design and Management; Feeder Barn Design and Management; Floor Heat for Swine; Site and Building Planning for Swine Production; etc..." For more information see Farm Publications; Publications or the Ministry of Agriculture & Lands STOCKYARDS PLANS, LAIRAGES PLANS, CORRAL PLANS, LOADING RAMP PLANS, ETC. DESIGN OF STOCKYARDS, LAIRAGES, CORRALS, RACES, CHUTES AND LOADING RAMP - T. Grandin Multimedia Design of Livestock Handling Systems, Cattle Corrals, Stockyards Plans, Lessons, Publications & Technical Reports (Text, Images & Animations). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Design of Livestock Handling Systems, Cattle Corrals, Stockyards Plans, Lessons, Publications & Technical Reports include Drawings for Cattle Ranches "...Basic Cattle Layout; Basic Forcing Pen; Economy Corral Layout; Ranch Soring Pens; Feedlot Handling; Curved Corral System; etc..." Slaughter Plant Facilities for Cattle and Pigs; Computer Aided Drawings of Cattle Corral Designs; Non Slip Flooring for Livestock Handling; Directions for Laying Out Curved Cattle Handling Facilities; etc. For more information see Temple Grandin's Web Page Other examples of Livestock Behaviour & Design of Facilities Lessons, Publications & Technical Reports include Behaviour of Cattle, Pigs, Buffalo and Antelope During Handling and Transport Restraint of Livestock

Energy FARM ENERGY COSTS CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), ETC. FARM ENERGY TOOLS - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Farm Energy Calculators include "...Animal Housing Energy Estimator Calculator; Irrigation Energy Estimator Calculator; Nitrogen Energy Estimator Calculator; Tilliage Energy Estimator Calculator..." For more information see Energy Tools; Energy Tools; National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) WIND POWER SYSTEMS FOR FARMS Wind Farm Area Calculators WIND FARM AREA CALCULATOR - National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Department of Energy Wind Farm Area Calculator "..estimates land-area requirements for wind power systems. The results indicate a "footprint" of land that has to be taken out of production to provide space for turbine towers, roads, and support structures..." For more information see Calculators; Power Technologies Energy Data Book; Energy Analysis or the National Renewable Energy Laboratory Wind Energy: Databases, Manuals, Calculators, etc. WIND ENERGY CALCULATORS, MANUALS, DATABASES, LESSONS - Danish Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association, Denmark Multimedia Wind Energy Manuals, Wind Energy Databases, Wind Energy Calculators, etc. (Text, Images, Animations, Simulations, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Wind Energy "...Anyone interested in wind power can need more information or knowledge. Here you can find answers to all of the things you never knew you needed to know about wind power..." Examples of "Wind Energy" Lessons include Where does Wind Energy come From; How do Turbines Work "...Components; Lift; Stall and Drag; Sum of Wind Speeds; Rotor Aerodynamics; Rotor Blades; Power Control; The Yaw Mechanism; Towers; The Size of Turbines..." Examples of "Wind Energy" Manual Subject Categories include "... Wind Energy Concepts; Energy and Power Definitions; Wind Energy Acoustics; etc..." Generators; Turbine Design; Electrical Grid; Economics; etc..." For more information see the Danish Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association Examples from over "10" "Wind Energy" Calculators include Wind Energy Economics Calculator Wind Shade Calculator Wind Speed Calculator Wind Turbine Power Calculator Wind Turbine Shadow Calculator Sound Map Calculator Wind Energy Economics Calculators WIND PROJECT CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Great Plains Windustry Project VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Free - Registration Required. Windustry Wind Project Calculator is "...developed to assist farm owners and operators in evaluating the economics of installing a wind turbine on their farms to provide electricity for the farm and home..." Great Plains Windustry's Wind Project Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Wind Speed and Power Curve Data; Electricity Usage at the Farm or Business; Electric Rates; Production Rates; Expected Escalation in Future Rates, and Energy Adjustments; Net Billing Information and Buy-Back Rates; Green Energy Tags; Renewable Energy Credits; etc.." For more information see Windustry

Fencing FENCING COST CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), ETC. FENCING COST CALCULATOR: WOVEN & BARBED WIRE FENCES - J. R. Bicudo, L. Turner & G. Rajput, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE), College of Agriculture & the College of Engineering, University of Kentucky VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Fencing Cost Calculator for Woven & Barbed Wire "...Enter values in the length calculator if pasture lay-out is reasonably regular. If the fence line is irregular because of boundaries, topography, etc., then enter the value directly under General Inputs..." Fencing Cost Calculator for Woven & Barbed Wire INPUT Values include: General INPUT Values "...Number of Acres; Length of Fence; Number of Corner Assemblies; Number of End Assemblies; Tractor Driven Posts; etc..." Material Costs "...Posts; Spacers; Woven Wire; Barbed Wire; Staples; etc..." Labor Costs "...Line Posts Labor Costs; Corner or End Assemblies Spacers Labor Costs; Woven Wire Unwind, Stretch, Fasten Labor Costs; Barbed Wire Unwind, Stretch, Fasten Labor Costs..." etc. For more information see Calculators & Tools for Beef; Livestock Engineering; Extension Services or the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) FENCING COST CALCULATOR: HIGH TENSILE FENCES - J. R. Bicudo, L. Turner & G. Rajput, Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE), College of Agriculture & the College of Engineering, University of Kentucky VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Fencing Cost Calculator for High Tensile Fences "...Enter values in the length calculator if pasture lay-out is reasonably regular. If the fence line is irregular because of boundaries, topography, etc., then enter the value directly under General Inputs..." Fencing Cost Calculator for High Tensile Fences INPUT Values include: General INPUT Values "...Number of Acres; Length of Fence; Number of Corner Assemblies; Number of End Assemblies; Number of Wires of High Tensile Wire; Number of End or Corner Post Insulators per Corner Assembly & Per End Assembly; Tractor Driven Posts; etc..." Material Costs "...Posts: Line, Brace & Corner; Spacers or Battens; High Tensile Wire; Wire Strainers; Insulators; etc..." Labor Costs Line Posts Labor Costs; Corner or End Assemblies Labor Costs; Spacers Labor Costs; High Tensile Wire Unwind, Stretch & Fasten Labor Costs; etc. For more information see Calculators & Tools for Beef; Livestock Engineering; Extension Services or the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering (BAE) FENCING DESIGN & FENCING COST CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), ETC. FENCE DESIGN & COSTS SPREADSHEETS: POWER FENCES & BARBED WIRE FENCES (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Author: B. Hughes, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) VERY EXTENSIVE. Power & Barbed Wire Fence Design and Cost Calculator INPUT Values include: Power Fence Design General INPUT Values "...Feet of Fence; Distance from Energizer to Fence; Number of Corner Systems, H Brace Systems, Gate Systems, Wire Gaps, Floodgates, etc..." List of Materials "...Wire; Posts; Ground Rods & Clamps; Lightening Arrestor; Energizer; Insulated Cable; Gates; Flood Gate Controller; etc..." Estimated Costs of Materials; etc. Barbed Wire Fence Design General INPUT Values "...Feet of Fence; Number of Corners; In-Line H Brace Systems; Gates..." List of Materials "...Wire, Posts; Other Materials; etc..." etc. For more information see Range and Pasture Spreadsheets; Tools by Landuse; Economics Models; NRCS Economics; Technical Reports or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) FENCING POSTS WIND LOAD CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), ETC. FENCE POSTS WIND LOAD CALCULATORS - Wheatland Tube Company, a division of John Maneely Company, The Carlyle Group VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Fence Post Wind Load Calculators for Fences include: Chain Length Fence Post Wind Load Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Wind Speed; Fence Height; Line Post O.D.; Mesh Size or Solid Panel; Fabric Wire Guage; Wind Exposure Category; Icing Effect; etc..." Metal Panel Wind Fence Post Load Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Wind Speed; Fence Height; Line Post O.D.; Description; Wind Exposure Category; Icing Effect; etc..." For more information see Wheatland Tube Company

Farm Machinery & Farm Equipment FARM MACHINERY DATABASES, MANUALS, HANDBOOKS, CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), ETC. FARM EQUIPMENT DATABASES, MANUALS, HANDBOOKS, CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), ETC. Tractor Tests TRACTOR TESTS - Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory, Department of Bilogical Systems Engineering, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, Lincolon Nebraska VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Tractor test reports from 1999 to CURRENT DATE include "...AGCO (formerly AGCOAllis), AGCO Allis, Massey Ferguson, and White tractors; Case-IH Tractors; McCormick Tractors; New Holland Tractors; Challenger & Caterpillar Tractors; John Deere Tractors; Buhler Versatile Tractors; Hurliman Tractors; Kubota Tractors; SAME Tractors; Valmet Tractors; Zetor Tractors..." For more information see the Nebraska Tractor Test Laboratory Build Your Own Tractor & Equipment BUILD YOUR OWN TRACTORS, COTTON PICKERS & STRIPPERS, CHISEL PLOWS, DISKS, FIELD CULTIVATORS, SEEDBED FINISHERS, SPRAYERS, COMBINES, BALERS, BALE EJECTORS, MOWERS, PLANTERS, DRILLS, AIR SEEDERS, LOADERS, ROTARY CUTTERS, SCRAPERS, ETC. - John Deer Company VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. John Deer's "Build Your Own" Agriculture Equipment includes: "...Track Tractors, Four-Wheel Drive Tractors; Utility and Row-Crop Tractors and/or Attachments for Non-Current Tractors; Cotton Pickers, Cotton Strippers and/or Attachments for Non-Current Cotton; Chisel Plow, Disks, Field Cultivators, Seedbed Finishers, Moldboard Plows, Mulch Finisher and Tiller, Rippers, and/or Row Crop Cultivators; Combines, Header Equipment or Combine and Header Compatibility Attachments; Round Balers, Square Balers, Bale Ejectors, Mower-Conditioners, Mowers, Windorwers, Self-Propelled Forage Harvesters, Pull-Type Forage Harvesters, Choppers or Attachments for Non-Current Hay & Forage Equipment; Platers, Drills, Air Seeding, Unassociated Row Unit/Opener; Loaders, Rotary Cutters, Scrapers, Flail Mowers, Flail Shredders, Backhoes & Tillers; etc..." For more information see Agriculture Equipment or the John Deer Company Farm Equipment Costs Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls), etc. FARM EQUIPMENT CALCULATORS: AGRICULTURE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TOOLS & CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Ontario Farm Management Analysis Project (OFMAP), Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs, Government of Ontario, Queen's Printer for Ontario, Ontario, Canada VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Farm Equipment Calculators include: Machinery Cost Calculator "...contains a machinery cost calculator, cost charts, a factsheet on machinery budgeting, and a comparison worksheet that looks at machinery replacement options including purchase, repair, lease and custom hire..." Short-term Equipment Rental Rate Calculator "...allows you to calculate what to charge for short-term equipment rentals..." Custom Farmwork Rate Calculator "...allows you to calculate what to charge for custom farmwork. Also included are charts of machinery costs that are required for the calculations and..." For more information see Agriculture Business Management; Agriculture; Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs or the Government of Ontario Farm Machinery Costs Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls), etc. FARM MACHINERY CALCULATOR: FARM MARCHINERY ECONOMIC COST ESTIMATION SPREADSHEET (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Authors: W.F. Lazarus & R. Selley; Department of Applied Economics, College of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Farm Machinery Calculator: Farm Machinery Economic Cost Estimation Calculator input Categories include: "...Tractors and Combines without Heads; Tillage Equipment, Planting Equipment, Crop Maintenance Equipment, Harvesting Equipment; General Parameters; Implement Information; Tractor of Power Unit Information; Per Acre Calculations; Used Machines; etc..." For more information see Decision Tools; William F. Lazarus's Home Page or the Department of Applied Economics FARM MACHINERY CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Farm Management Resources, School of Economic Sciences, College of Agricultural, Human, & Natural Resource Sciences, Washington State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Farm Machinery Calculators include: "...Custom Rate Calculator; Custom Plowing Calculator; Custom Raking Calculator..." For more information see Farm Management Resources Site Map; Farm Management Resources or the School of Economic Sciences FARM MACHINERY CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - AgManager, Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Kansas State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Farm Machinery Calculators - Farm Machinery Spreadsheet Decision-Making Tools include: KSU-GPSguidance Calculator "...Tool for evaluating the economics of machine guidance and section control investment..." OwnBaler Calculator "...Tool for evaluating the total cost of owning and operating large round and square balers..." OwnCombine Calculator "...Tool for evaluating the economics of owning and operating a combine..." OwnTractor Calculator "...Tool for evaluating the cost of owning a tractor..."; etc. For more information see Farm Management; AgManager or the Department of Agricultural Economics

FARM MACHINERY COST CALCULATOR - Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Farm Machinery Cost Calculator "...allows you to calculate ownership and operating costs of common farm equipment..." Farm Machinery Cost Calculator Categories & Subcategories include: Power and Self-Propelled Equipment "...Tractors; Combines; Trucks; Swather (diesel); Sprayers; Bale Wagons; Disk Mower; Forage Harvestor, etc..." Implements "...Baling Equipment; Forage Equipment; Seeding Equipment; Spraying Equipment; Tillage Equipment; Grinders/Mixers & Dryers; Rock Pickers & Grain Vacuums; Trailers; etc...." Farm Machinery Cost Calculator INPUT Values include: "..Purchase Price; Hours Used; Fuel Usage; Fuel Costs; Labor Costs; Repair Costs; Tax Rate; Inflation Rate; Insurance; etc..." For more information see Machinery Calculators; Calculators or Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development FARM MACHINERY DECISION TOOLS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Ag Decision Maker, Iowa State University Extension, Iowa State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "20" Farm Machinery Calculators include: "...Farm Machinery Analyzer Calculator; Estimating the Field Capacity of Farm Machines Calculator; Matching Tractor Power and Implement Size Calculator; Estimating the Number of Field Days Required Calculator; Estimating Farm Machinery Costs Calculator; Combine Ownership or Custom Hire Calculator; Joint Machinery Ownership Calculator; Farm Machinery Joint Venture Calculator; etc..." For more information see Ag Decision Maker or Iowa State University Extension Some examples of Farm Machinery Calculators include Estimating the Field Capacity of Farm Machines Calculator - Author: W. Edwards Estimating the Field Capacity of Farm Machines Calculator INPUT Values include "...Type of Implement; Width; Speed; Field Efficiency Percentage; Row Equipment; Number of Rows; idth; Speed; Field Efficiency Percentage..." Matching Tractor Power and Implement Size Calculator - Author: W. Edwards Matching Tractor Power and Implement Size Calculator INPUT Values include Type of Implement "...Moldboard plow; Subsoiler; Chisel plow; Offset disk; Tandem disk; Harrow, spring tooth or spike tooth; Roller or packer; Field cultivator; Planter; Planter with attachments; Grain or soybean drill; No-till drill; Rotary hoe; Row cultivator; etc..." Speed; Draft; Width; Soil Factor; Tractor Type; PTO HP Available. Estimating Farm Machinery Costs Calculator - Author: W. Edwards Estimating Farm Machinery Costs Calculator INPUT Values include "...Type of machine; Current list price of comparable machine (new); Purchase price or current used value of machine; Accumulated hours of use; Current age; Years of ownership remaining; Field capacity in acres or tons per hour; Engine horsepower; Machinery labor rate; etc..." Estimating Farm Machinery Costs Calculator OUTPUT values include "...Estimated used value; Remaining value at end of ownership period; Ownership Costs; Capital recovery (interest and depreciation); Taxes, insurance and housing; Repair cost; Fuel and lubrication cost; etc..." MACHINE COST CALCULATOR - Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Idaho VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Software; Resources or the Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology MACHINERY MANAGEMENT (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - D. Griffith, Farm Management, Extension Economics, MSU Extension Service, & the Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics, Montana State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Farm Machinery Management Calculators include: Machinery Cost Custom Rates Breakeven Analysis Calculator "...Calculates the cost of owning and operating machinery for one powered piece of equipment and up to two pulled implements..." Lease versus Purchase; Single Machine Cost Estimate Calculator "...Looks at three economic considerations for accomplishing a particular task, outright purchase, straight lease, or a lease with an option to buy, and renting..." Trucks Calculator "...Calculates the number of hours of use for individual trucks given the way they are used on a particular operation..." Single Machine Cost Estimate Calculator "...Calculates the cost to own and operate 1 piece of machinery..."; etc. For more information see Software Downloads; Farm Management or Extension Economics TRACTOR COST CALCULATION TOOL - farmdoc Project, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign VERY EXTENSIVE. Tractor Cost Calculator "...shows per hour costs for different sized tractors..." For more information see Tools or farmdoc UGA EXTENSION INTERACTIVE ENTERPRISE BUDGETS: MACHINERY COSTS (JAVA APPLETS) - Coordinator: J.C. McKissick; Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics, Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Machinery Costs are "...within each individual Crop & Vegetable, Fixed Costs Section..." For more information see Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics; Cooperative Extension Service or the Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics

Tillage, Swath Control, Residue Cover, etc. MANUALS, CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS, VIDEOS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS) Crop Planting Videos - Swath Control AGRICULTURE CROP PLANTING VIDEO: SWATH CONTROL (REAL PLAYER) - John Deere, Deere & Company Multimedia Agriculture Crop Planting - Swath Control Videos (Text, Images & Videos/Movies). For more information see Agriculture or John Deere Tillage Manuals, Handbooks, Calculators, Spreadsheets (xls), etc. ENERGY ESTIMATOR FOR TILLAGE CALCULATOR - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Energy Estimator for Tillage Calculator "...estimates diesel fuel use and costs in the production of key crops in your area and compares potential energy savings between conventional tillage and alternative tillage systems. The crops covered are limited to the most predominant crops in 74 Crop Management Zones (CMZ's)..." For more information see Energy Tools; Farm Energy; National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) RESIDUE COVER CALCULATOR - Soil Management and Convervation Practices, Iowa State University Extension, College ofAgriculture, Iowa State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Residue Cover Calculator INPUT Values include Crop; Fall Tillage 1 "...Combination Tools; Chisel Plows with; Disk Chisel Plow with; Field Cultivators; etc..." Fall Tillage 2; Spring Tillage 1; Spring Tillage 2; Planting "...Combination Planters with; Drills; Planters with; etc..." For more information see Soil Management and Convervation Practices; Agronomy Extension or the Iowa State University Extension TILLAGE CALCULATORS - Krause Corporation VERY EXTENSIVE. Tillage Calculators include Tandem Disc Harrow Width Calculator INPUT Values include "...Tractor Horsepower; Horsepower Type..." Combination Soil Finisher Width Calculator INPUT Values include "...Tractor Horsepower; Horsepower Type..." Field Cultivator Width Calculator INPUT Values include "...Tractor Horsepower; Horsepower Type..." For more information see Tillage Answers or Krause Corporation TILLAGE CALCULATORS - Soil Translocation Laboratory, Department of Soil Science, University of Manitoba VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Department of Soil Science or the Department of Soil Science Examples of Tillage Calculators include Tillage Erosivity Calculator Tillage Erosion Risk Indicator Calculator Sewage Treatment ONSITE SEWAGE TREATMENT GUIDELINES, DESIGN, CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS (XLS), ETC. ONSITE SEWAGE TREATMENT DESIGN WORKSHEETS AND FORMS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Onsite Sewage Treatment Program, Water Resources Center (WRC), College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Information for Professionals; Onsite Sewage Treatment Program or the Water Resources Center (WRC) PRE-2008 RULE CHANGE DESIGN FORMS: ONSITE SEWAGE TREATMENT DESIGN WORKSHEETS AND FORMS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Onsite Sewage Treatment Program, Water Resources Center (WRC), College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Sewage Treatment Design Calculators include: "...Trench and Seepage Bed Design Calculator; Mound Design Calculator; Atgrade Design Calculator; Pump Selection Calculator; Pressure Distribution Calculator; Dosing Chamber Sizing without a Timer Calculator; Site Evaluation Calculator; Percolation Test Calculator; Filter and Wetlands Calculator; Drip Distribution Calculator; Nonlevel Pressure Distribution Calculator; Trench Design After Pretreatment Calculator; Septage Application Calculator; etc..." For more information see SSTS Professional Worksheets and Forms; Information for Professionals; Onsite Sewage Treatment Program or the Water Resources Center (WRC) Some examples from over "17" Sewage Treatment Design Calculators include Atgrade Design Calculator Atgrade Design Calculator INPUT Values include Average Design Flow; Minimum Septic Tank Capacity "...Septic Tank Capacity; Effluent Filter..." Soils "...Depth to restricting layer; Texture; Soil Sizing Factor (SSF); Linear Loading Rate (LLR); Land Slope; Percolation rate if available..." Rock Width; System Size "...Height of the system; Determine upslope berm width; Determine downslope berm width; System width is the sum of upslope width (E2d) plus downslope width (E3f); The rock layer length is the flow (A) divided by the LLR (C5); etc..." Rock Volume; etc. Trench Design After Pretreatment Calculator Trench Design After Pretreatment Calculator INPUT Values include Flow "...Estimated; Measured; Septic Tank Capacity..." Soils "...Depth to restricting layer; Texture; Soil Sizing Factor (SSF); Land Slope;..." Pressure Distribution in Trench Bottom Area "...For trenches with 6" of rock below the pipe, gravelless pipe or 6" slotted chambers; For trenches with 12" of rock below the pipe or 12" slotted chambers..." Organic Loading; Rock Volume; Layout; etc. Soils Soil Chemistry, Soil Biology, Soil Science Courses, Textbooks, Lectures, Databases, etc. pH Soil Type Data & Soil Water Characteristics Soil Testing & Nutrient Mgt. Soil Science, Soil Chemistry, Soil Physics, Soil Modeling Soil Erosion Due to Water & Wind ~ Hydrocarbons in Soil Soil: Soil Chemistry, Soil Biology, Soil Science, etc. SOIL CHEMISTRY, SOIL BIOLOGY, SOIL SCIENCE RELATED CENTERS FOR MORE SOIL CHEMISTRY RELATED COURSES, DATABASES, CALCULATORS, ETC. SEE THE CHEMISTRY CENTER SOIL CHEMISTRY, SOIL BIOLOGY, SOIL SCIENCE, ETC., COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, DATABASES, CALCULATORS, ETC. Soil Dictionaries & Glossaries GLOSSARY OF SOIL TERMS - Soil Science Society of America, Inc. Multimedia Soil Science Glossary (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Soil Science Society of America, Inc. Soil Databases SOIL CLASSIFICATION - Soil Survey Division, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture Multimedia Soil Classification Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Soil Classification Databases include: "...Soil Taxonomy; Keys to Soil Taxonomy; Official series descriptions; Soil classification file; Distribution maps of dominant soil orders; etc..." For more information see Technical Reference or NRCS Soils SOILS USE - Soil Survey Division, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture Multimedia Soil Use (Soil Interpretations) Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Soil Use Databases include "...Hydric Soils; Salinity; Soil Quality; Soil Risks & Hazards; State of the Land; Thematic Maps; Urban Soil Issues; etc..." For more information see NRCS Soils SOIL IMAGES AND LANDSCAPES - Soil Survey Division, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture Multimedia Soil Images Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see NRCS Soils NATIONAL SOIL SURVEY - UNITED STATES - Soil Survey Division, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture Multimedia Soil Survey Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see NRCS Soils Soil Technical Guides ELECTRONIC FIELD OFFICE TECHNICAL GUIDE (eFOTG) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture Multimedia Electronic Field OfficeTechnical Guides, Lectures, Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Electronic Field Office Technical Guides (FOTG) "...are the primary scientific references for NRCS. They contain technical information about the conservation of soil, water, air, and related plant and animal resources. Technical guides used in each field office are localized so that they apply specifically to the geographic area for which they are prepared. These documents are referred to as Field Office Technical Guides (FOTGs)..." For more information see Soils Soil Science, Soil Chemistry, Soil Biology, etc. Courses, Lectures, Textbooks, etc. BUILDING SOILS FOR BETTER CROPS (2000) - Authors: Fred Magdoff & Harold van Es; Publisher: Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN), 2nd Edition, 2000 Multimedia Building Soils for Better Crops Textbook (Text & Images). Examples of Building Soils for Better Crops Textbook Chapters include "...Healthy Soils; Amount of Organic Matter in Soils; Nutrient Cycles and Flows; Managing for Hight Quality Soils; Animal Manures; Cover Crops; Crop Rotations; Reducing Soil Erosion; Management of Nitrogen and Phosphorus; etc..." For more information see Building Soils for Better Crops - PDF Version; Building Soils for Better Crops Home Page; Publication Handbooks; Publications or the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) INTRODUCTION TO SOIL SCIENCE - Department of Soil, Water, and Climate, University of Minnesota Mulitmedia Soil Science Course (Text, Images, Animations & Videos/Movies). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Introduction to Soil Science" Course Chapters include "...Soil Texture; Soil Forming Factors; Soil Taxonomy; Soil Bulk Density; Soil Water; Soil Survey; Soil Organisms & The Nitrogen Cycle; Clay Minerals; etc..." For more information see Basic Soil Science & The Soil Resource; Courses or the Department of Soil, Water, and Climate SOIL BIOLOGY PRIMER - Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Multimedia Soil Biology Textbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Soil Biology Primer "...is an introduction to the living component of soil and how it contributes to agricultural productivity, and air and water quality. The Primer includes units describing the soil food web and its relationship to soil health, and units about bacteria, fungi, protozoa, nematodes, arthropods, and earthworms. It is suitable for a broad audience including farmers, ranchers, agricultural professionals, resource specialists, conservationists, soil scientists,..." Examples of Soil Biology Primer Chapters include "...Chapter 1: Soil Food Web; Chapter 3: Bacteria; Chapter 4: Fungi; Chapter 5: Protoza; Chapter 6: Nematodes; Chapter 7: Arthropods; etc..." For more information see NRCS Soils Website SOIL CHEMISTRY (SSC 102) - R.J. Zasoski, Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, College of Agricultural & Enviromental Sciences, University of California, Davis Multimedia Soil Chemistry Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Soil Chemistry Course includes "...interactions between soil solids, precipitates and solution phases including: mineralogy, ion exchange, adsorption, weathering and buffering, soil colloidal behavior, acidic and basic soils, salinity, and..." Examples of Soil Chemistry Course Sections include "...The Soil Solid Phase; Chemistry of the Soil Solution Phase; Solubility Relationship of Soil Components; Chemistry of Carbonate Systems; Exchange Reactions in Soil-Sediment Systems; Adsorption on Soil Colloids; Oxidation-Reduction Reactions in Soil Systems; etc..." For more information see Department of Land, Air and Water Resources SOIL QUALITY - Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture Multimedia Soil Quality Lectures, Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports, Guidelines (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Soil Quality Lectures, Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports, Guidelines etc. Subject Categories include "...Soil Biology; Soil Chemistry; Rangeland Soil Quality; Pastureland Soil Quality; Soil Quality Test Kits; Hydrophobicity; Compaction; Agronomy Soil Quality for Cover Crops; Legumes and Soil Quality; Liming to Improve Soil Quality in Acid Soils; etc.; Soil Conditioning; etc..." For more information see NRCS Soils Website INSTALLING MONITORING WELLS IN SOILS - S.W. Sprecher, National Soil Survey Center, Lincoln, Nebraska, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA Multimedia Installing Monitoring Wells in Soils Manual - PDF, 33 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Installing Monitoring Wells in Soils "...This technical note provides general guidance on how to install and use piezometers and water-table wells to investigate soil water regimes under conditions commonly encountered in Soil Survey and hydropedology studies. Piezometers and water-table wells installed using these procedures act as lined and unlined bore holes, respectively, usually at depths that desaturate seasonally..." Examples of "Installing Monitoring Wells in Soils" Chapters include "...Background Fundamentals; Standard Design Recommendations; Construction; "...Well Stock; Riser; Well Screen & Well Point; Filter Pack and Filter Cloth; Bentonite Seal; Grout; Well Cap; Water Level Reading Equipment; etc..." Standard Installation "...Equipment List; Piezometer Installation; Water-table Well Installation; Well Development; Site Construction; etc..." Problem Soils; Documentation "...Study Site Data; Rainfall data; Antecedent precipitation; Research; etc..." For more information see the Technical References or the Natural Resources Conservation Service MEASURING SOIL MOISTURE - Kings County Extension Office, Kings County, U.C. Davis Extension Service, University of California, Davis Multimedia Measuring Soil Moisture Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Example of "Measuring Soil Moisture" Technical Reports include "...Monitoring Soil Moisture; Tensiometers; Soil Moisture Monitoring-Low Cost Tools and Methods; Soil Water Monitoring and Measurement; etc..." For more information see Grapes, Tree Fruits & Nut Crops; Agriculture or the Kings County Extension Office SOIL AND WATER MANAGEMENT (CSS 321 or SCAS 321) - Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Cornell University Mulitmedia Soil & Water Management Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Courses or the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences PRODUCTIVITY OF AGRICULTURAL SOILS - A.D. Tomlin & G.J. Umphrey, Pest Management Research Centre, Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, London, Ontario, Canada Mulitmedia Productivity of Agricultural Soils Course with Slides (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Publications or the Ecological Monitoring and Assessment Network SOIL pH CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS pH CALCULATOR - Sensorex Corporation VERY EXTENSIVE. pH Calculator "...will calculate the pH of a solution of known concentration... pH Calculator INPUT Values include: Chemical in Solution (Acetic Acid, Aniline, Arsenic Acid, Arsenious Acid, Benzoic Acid, Boric Acid, Carbonic Acid, Chlorous Acid, Citric Acid, etc.); and Select one of Three Methods Concentration Method (Concentration of Solution); Weight Method (Weight of acid or base; Total Volume of solution); or Volume Method (Concentration of Acid or Base being added; Volume of acid or base; Total Volume of Solution (including acid/base)..." For more information see Tech Education or Sensorex Corporation pH CALCULATOR - B. Wayne Bequette, Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Insititute pH Calculator INPUT Values include: Enter either the "pH" or enter "concentration of hydrogen ions (H+)". For more Information see Environmental Engineering Applets; Index to All Subjects; Department of Chemical Engineering or the School of Engineering pH PLAYGROUND: UNDERSTANDING pH (JAVA APPLET) - A.W. Grogono, Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Tulane University VERY EXTENSIVE. "...pH is the negative logarithm of the [H+] measured in moles per liter. A pH of 7.4 is equivalent to 40 nanoMols/liter [H+] (hydrogen ion concentration)..." For more information see Acid-Base Balance or Alan W. Grogono's Home Page SOIL TYPE, SOIL TEXTURE, SOIL WATER CHARACTERISTICS, ETC. DATABASES, TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS, CALCULATORS, ETC. Soil Databases NCSS 'WEB SOIL SURVEY (WSS)' - Soil Survey Division, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Department of Agriculture VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. NCSS 'Web Soil Survery' allows you to "...provides soil data and information produced by the National Cooperative Soil Survey. It is operated by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and provides access to the largest natural resource information system in the world...." Click the Soil Map tab "...to view or print a soil map, or click the Soil Data Explorer tab to access soil data for your area and determine the suitability of the soils for a particular use..." For more information see NRCS Soils or the Natural Resources Conservation Service SOIL DATA MART - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. The Soil Data Mart allows you to "...Determine where soil tabular and spatial data is available. Download data for one soil survey area at a time. Generate a variety of reports, etc..." For more information see the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) SOIL DATA VIEWER - Soil Survey Division, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Department of Agriculture VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Soil Data Viewer "..provides users access to soil interpretations and soil properties while shielding them from the complexity of the soil database. Each soil map unit, typically a set of polygons, may contain multiple soil components that have different use and management..." For more information see NRCS Soils or the Natural Resources Conservation Service Soil Texture Calculators & Technical Publications SOIL TEXTURE TRIANGLE BULK DENSITY CALCULATORS: CANADIAN SYSTEM & U.S. SYSTEM - Pedosphere VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Soil Texture Triangle Bulk Density Calculators "...Soil physical properties (texture, structure and organic matter) control the total pore space and pore size distribution in soil..." Soil Texture Triangle Bulk Density Calculators include: "...Canadian Texture Triangle Calculator; Canadian Bulk Density Calculator; American Texture Triangle Calculator; American Bulk Density Calculator..." For more information see Pedosphere TRIANGLE: A PROGRAM FOR SOIL TEXTURAL CLASSIFICATION - A. Gerakis & B. Baer, Michigan State University Available in English & Portuguese. Soil Textural Classification Calculator input values include "...Percentage of Sand; Percentage Clay..." For more information see Brian D. Baer's Home Page Soil Water Content - Soil Water Characteristics SOIL CALCULATIONS - J.E. Clausner & E. Briuer, Dredging Operations and Environmental Research, Dredging Operations Technical Support (DOTS), Environmental Laboratory, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Waterways Experiment Station (WES), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers VERY EXTENSIVE. Soil Calculators include: Determine Routine to Run "...Water content of soil; Dry density of soil; Degree of Saturation; etc..." Soil Calculators INPUT Values include: Water Content Method 1 "...Weight of water in soil; Weight of soil particles; Dry density; Void Ratio; Degree of Saturation..." Water Content Method 2 "...Wet weight of soil; Wet weight of soil; Volume of solids; Porosity; Degree of Saturation..." Water Content Method 3 "...Water content; Weight of water; Dry density of soil; Specific gravity of soil..." For more information see Dredging Calculations; Dredging Operations and Environmental Research; Dredging Operations Technical Support (DOTS); Environmental Laboratory or the Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) SOIL WATER CHARACTERISTICS: HYDRAULIC PROPERTIES CALCULATOR - Developed by: K.E. Saxton, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, in cooperation with the Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University VERY EXTENSIVE. Soil Texture Triangle Calculator "...estimates soil water tension, conductivity and water holding capability based on the soil texture, organic matter, gravel content, and salinity..." For more information see the Department of Biological Systems Engineering

SOIL TESTING DATABASES, GUIDELINES, CALCULATORS, SPREADSHEETS, ETC. Soil Salinity SOIL SALINITY CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Twin Falls County Extension Office, University of Idaho Extension, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Idaho Note: "...You will need to have your complete soil analysis in order to use the salinity calculator..." Soil Salinity Calculator Input Values include "...CEC; Exchangeable sodium (Na); Calcium (CA); Magnesium (Mg); Soluble salts; pH..." Soil Salinity Calculator Output Values include "...Electrical Conductivity (EC); Exchangeable Sodium Percentage (ESP); Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR); Soil Salinity Class..." For more information see Crops; Twin Falls County Extension Office or the University of Idaho Exentsion Soil Testing & Interpretive Guide for Individual Tests SOIL QUALITY TEST KIT GUIDE - NRCS Soils, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture Multimedia Soil Quality Test Kit Guide (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. The Soil Quality Test Kit Guide "...describes procedures for 12 on-farm tests, an interpretive section for each test, data recording sheets, and a section on how to build your own kit..." Soil Tests Procedures include "...Measuring Soil Quality (sampling and site characterization); Soil Respiration Test (indicates the soil's biological activity); Infiltration Test (measures the soil's ability to take in water through the soil surface; Bulk Density Test (measures the soil's compaction or pore space); Electrical Conductivity (EC) Test (measures the salt concentration in the soil); pH Test (measures the soil's acidity - alkalinity; Soil Nitrate Test (measure the soil's Nitrate levels); Aggregate Stability Test (measures the amount of water stable aggregates); Slake Test (estimates the stability of soil fragments in water); Earthworm Test (measures the amount of earthworms in the soil); Soil Observations and Estimations (how to observe soil structure, root patterns, and estimate topsoil depth, penetration resistance and soil texture in the soil profile); Water Quality Tests (Salinity of Water and Nitrate/Nitrite levels in water); etc..." Background & Interpretive Guide for Individual Tests (PDF, 34 Pages). For more information see the Soil Quality Assessment; Soil Quality or NRCS Soils Soil Test Interpretation Guidelines SOIL TEST INTERPRETATION GUIDE - E.S. Marx, J. Hart & R.G. Stevens, Department of Crop & Soil Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University Extension Service, Oregon State University Multimedia Soil Test Interpretation Guidelines, PDF, 8 Pages (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. Soil Test Interpretation Guidelines Subject Categories include "...Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Potassium; Calcium; Magnesium; Sulfate-sulfur; Micronutrients Boron; Zinc; Copper; Manganese; Iron; Molybdenum; Chloride. Soil pH Ranges; Sodium; Soluble Salts; Organi Matter; Cation Exchange Capacity; etc..." For more information see the Oregon State University Extension Service Soil Testing, Fertilizer Decision & Nutrient Managment SOIL TEST INTERPRETATION AND FERTILIZER DECISION-SUPPORT SYSTEM (JAVA WEB START APPLET) - Soil, Water and Forage Analytical Laboratory, Department of Plant & Soil Sciences, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Oklahoma State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Soil Test Interpretation and Fertilizer Decision-Support System (includes Fertilizer Blending and Cost Calculator) "...provides fertilizer rates to meet the crop nutrient needs based on soil test results. It also calculates the value and application rates of animal manure as a nutrient source for specific field conditions..." For more information see Soil, Water and Forage Analytical Laboratory; Department of Plant & Soil Sciences or the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources SPATIAL NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANNER (SNMP) - Nutrient Management, Center for Agricultural, Resource and Environmental Systems (CARES), College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Spatial Nutrient Management Planner (SNMP) "...is a decision support tool that facilitates the collection, analysis and presentation of spatial information related to nutrient management planning...SNMP is integrated with the Manure Management Planner (MMP)..." Spatial Nutrient Management Planner (SNMP) is "...available for the lower 48 contiguous U.S. States..." USE the Spatial Nutrient Management Planner (SNMP) to: "...(1) delineate farm and field boundaries and local features such as location of streams; (2) automatically create soil test maps of the farm and generate fertilizer recommendations for selected crops; (3) determine manure distribution networks for the operation; etc..." For more information see Nutrient Management SOIL SCIENCE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS SOIL MODELING CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) SOIL PHYSICS CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) SOIL CHEMISTRY CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) SOIL MODELS: SOIL PHYSICS & SOIL CHEMISTRY SOFTWARE - United States Salinity Laboratory, Agriculture Research Service, Department of Agriculture VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Soil Physics & Soil Chemistry Software is FREE but Requires Regristration. For more information see Products & Services or the United States Salinity Laboratory Examples from over "25" Soil Physics & Soil Chemistry Software includes EXTRACT CHEM Model EXTRACT CHEM Model is "...developed to predict the major ion, B composition, electrical conductivity (EC) and osmotic pressure (OP) of a soil solution at a desired water content based on the known ion composition at another water content..." 3DADE Model 3DADE Model is a "...program for evaluating a series of analytical solutions of the 3-Dimensional Advection-Dispersion Equation. The analytical solutions pertain to three-dimensional solute transport during steady unidirectional water flow in porous media with uniform transport and flow properties..." CHAIN 2D Model CHAIN 2D Model simulates "...two-dimensional variably saturated water flow, heat transport, and the movement of solutes involved in sequential first-order decay reactions. The program numerically solves the Richards' equation for saturated-unsaturated water flow and the convection-dispersion equation for heat and solute transport. The flow equation incorporates a sink term to account for water uptake by plant roots..." ROSETTA Model ROSETTA Model "...offers five PTFs that allow prediction of the hydraulic properties with limited or more extended sets of input data. This hierarchical approach is of a great practical value because it permits optimal use of available input data..." SOIL PHYSICS SOFTWARE TOOLS (JAVA WEB START) - D.L. Nofziger, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Oklahoma State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Soil Physics Software Tools includes "...research tools, instructional aids, and decision-support systems for managing soil and water resources..." Soil Physics Calculators include: "...Steady-State Water Movement in Saturated and Unsaturated Soils Calculator; Transient Water Movement in Soils Calculator; Water Balance in the Root Zone Calculator; Diffusion of Chemicals in Soils Calculator; Chemical Movement in Soils with Steady-State Water Flow Calculator; Chemical Movement in Soils with Transient Water Flow Calculator; etc..." For more information see Soil Physics; Department of Plant and Soil Sciences or the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources SOIL EROSION DUE TO WATER & WIND CALCULATORS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) SOIL EROSION CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) WIND EROSION CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) Soil Eorsion - Soil Loss due to Water SOIL LOSS COMPUTATION (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - New Mexico NRCS, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture VERY EXTENSIVE. Soil Loss Computation Calculator INPUT Values Categories includes: "...Soil Erosion Streambank and Soil Erosion Shoreline; Soil Erosion, Mass Movement; Ephemeral Gully Erosion (voided area method for the group of fields); Classic Gully Erosion (voided area method)..." For more information see Agronomy Technical Note; Technical References or New Mexico NRCS WEPP MODEL: WATER EROSION PREDICTION PROJECT - National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory (NSERL), Agricultural Research Service, Department of Agriculture & located at Purdue University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Water Erosion Prediction (WEPP Model) "...a computer simulation that predicts soil erosion..." For more information see the National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory (NSERL) Water Erosion Prediction Calculators that Predict Soil Erosion include Basic Hillslope Profile Calculator Basic Hillslope Profile Calculator allows you to "...run a single landuse, single soil WEPP hillslope simulation..." Hillslope with Filter Strip at Bottom Calculator Hillslope with Filter Strip at Bottom Calculator allows you to "...add a different landuse area at the bottom of a hillslope..." Strip Cropping Calculator Strip Cropping Calculator allows you to "...use alternating crops down a hillslope..." Water Erosion Prediction Worksheet Calculator Water Erosion Prediction Worksheet Calculator allows you to "...run multiple simulations to see effects of landuse changes..." Soil Eorsion - Soil Loss due to Wind WIND EROSION EQUATION (WEQ) (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - M. Sporcic & L. Nelson, New Mexico NRCS, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Wind Erosion Equation (WEQ) "...management period method spreadsheet can be in states that use the management period method to estimate wind erosion..." Wind Erosion Equation Calculator INPUT Values include: General Information "...Crop Rotation; Tillage Direction; Length/Width Ratio; Field Width; Wind Erodibility Group; Number of Years in Rotation..." Management Periods "...Open Date; Crop; Operation; Percentage Flat Residue; Number of Irrigation Periods; Yield Adjustment..." Soils; Ridge Roughness; Random Roughness; Unsheltered Distance; Vegetation; etc. For more information see Agronomy Technical Note; Technical References or s New Mexico NRCS PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS IN SOIL CALCULATORS & APPLETS MODELING SUBSURFACE TRANSPORT OF PETROLEUM HYDROCARBONS: SIMULATIONS & CALCULATORS - J. Weaver, Ecosystems Research Division (ERD), National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL), Office of Research and Development, EPA, Athens, Georgia Multimedia Petroleum Hydrocarbons Course (Text, Images & Simulations). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Petroleum Hydrocarbons Calculators "...provide consistency for simple calculations, and access to methods and data that are not commonly available. The latter include data on fuel composition and models for leaching from fuel lenses..." For more information see Modeling Subsurface Transport of Petroleum Hydrocarbons Course Home Page or the Ecosystems Research Division (ERD) or the National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL) Some examples from over "25" Modeling Subsurface Transport of Petroleum Hydrocarbons Calculators include Gradient and Direction from Three Points with Map Scaling Calculator Moisture Content Calculator Diffusion Coefficient Estimation Calculator Retardation Factor Calculator (Solids Density, Porosity, Bulk Density etc.) Seepage Velocity Calculation and Advective Travel Time Effective Solubility Calculator Vertical Gradients with Well Screen Effects

Water

Water Chemistry, Water Measurement, Water Quality, Lake Monitoring, etc. Courses, Lectures, Textbooks, Manuals, etc. Water Conversion, Rainfall ~ pH ~ Alkalinity Drainage ~ Erosion ~ ET & pET ~ Ground Water Hydraulics & Hydrologic ~ Irrigation & Watering Systems Percolation Test ~ Pollution Water Runoff - Watershed ~ Water Treatment Hydrology Engineering, Hydaulics Engineering, Reservoir Engineering, etc. Courses, Databases, Manuals, etc. Geotechnical Engineering, Geology Engineering, Rock Engineering, Geo-Engineering Courses, Databases, Manuals, etc. Geoscience: Fish Habitats, Fish Protection at Water Diversions, Hatchery Breeding, etc. Courses, Databases, Manuals, etc. Water, Wastewater Treatment Engineering Courses, Databases, Manuals, etc.

Water WATER CHEMISTRY COURSES, WATER CHEMISTRY TEXTBOOKS, WATER CHEMISTRY LECTURES, ETC. WATER MEASUREMENT COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, MANUALS, SOFTWARE, ETC. Water Chemistry WATER STRUCTURE AND SCIENCE - Martin Chaplin, Department of Applied Science, Faculty of Engineering, Science and Built Environment, London South Bank University Multimedia Water Structure and Science Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Water Structure and Science "...Water is the most studied material on Earth but it is remarkable to find that its behavior and function are so poorly understood (or even ignored), not only by people in general, but also by scientists working with it everyday. The small size of its molecule belies the complexity of its actions and its singular capabilities. Liquid water's unique properties and chameleonic nature seem to fit ideally into the requirements for life as can no other molecule..." Examples of Water Structure and Science Chapters & Subchapters include The Water Molecule "...The structure of the water molecule; Hydrogen bonding in water; The Phase Diagram of water; Water at interfaces; Properties of water and heavy water; etc..." Water Clustering in Liquid Water "...Introduction to water clustering; Evidence for icosahedral water clusters; etc..." Hydration Protein hydration and denaturation; Nucleic acid hydration; Sugar hydration; Polysaccharide hydration; Ion hydration; Kosmotropes and chaotropes; etc..." For more information see Martin Chaplin's Home Page or the Department of Applied Science Water Measurement INSTALLING MONITORING WELLS IN SOILS - S.W. Sprecher, National Soil Survey Center, Lincoln, Nebraska, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA Multimedia Installing Monitoring Wells in Soils Manual - PDF, 33 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Installing Monitoring Wells in Soils "...This technical note provides general guidance on how to install and use piezometers and water-table wells to investigate soil water regimes under conditions commonly encountered in Soil Survey and hydropedology studies. Piezometers and water-table wells installed using these procedures act as lined and unlined bore holes, respectively, usually at depths that desaturate seasonally..." Examples of "Installing Monitoring Wells in Soils" Chapters include "...Background Fundamentals; Standard Design Recommendations; Construction; "...Well Stock; Riser; Well Screen & Well Point; Filter Pack and Filter Cloth; Bentonite Seal; Grout; Well Cap; Water Level Reading Equipment; etc..." Standard Installation "...Equipment List; Piezometer Installation; Water-table Well Installation; Well Development; Site Construction; etc..." Problem Soils; Documentation "...Study Site Data; Rainfall data; Antecedent precipitation; Research; etc..." For more information see the Technical References or the Natural Resources Conservation Service WATER MEASUREMENT MANUAL - Water Resources Research Laboratory, Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation & the USDA Multimedia Water Measurement Manual (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Water Measurement Manual Chapters include Chapter 2: Basic Concepts Related to Flowing Water and Measurement; Chapter 3: Measurement Accuracy; Chapter 4: Selection of Water Measuring Devices; Chapter 5: Inspection of Water Measurement Systems; Chapter 7: Weirs; Chapter 9: Submerged Orifices; Chapter 11: Acoustic Flow Measurement; Chapter 13: Special Measurement Methods in Open Channels; etc..." For more information see Water Resources Research Laboratory WINFLUME - Water Resources Research Laboratory, Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation Multimedia WinFlume Software (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. WinFlume "...is a Windows-based computer program used to design and calibrate long-throated flume and broad-crested weir flow measurement structures. The software was developed through the cooperative efforts of the Bureau of Reclamation, the Agricultural Research Service, and the International Institute for Land Reclamation & Improvement..." For more information see the Water Resources Research Laboratory Water Quality FIELD MANUAL FOR THE COLLECTION OF WATER-QUALITY DATA - F.D. Wilde, et al., Office of Water Quality, U.S. Geological Survey Multimedia Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data "...The development and use of a National Field Manual is necessary to achieve consistency in the scientific methods and procedures used, to document those methods and procedures, and to maintain technical expertise. USGS field personnel use this manual to ensure that the data collected are of the quality required to fulfill our mission..." Examples of "Field Manual for the Collection of Water-Quality Data" Chapters include "...Preparations for Water Sampling; Selection of Equipment for Water Sampling; Cleaning of Equipment for Water Sampling; Collection of Water Samples; Processing of Water Samples; Biological Indicators; etc..." For more information see the Water Resources of the United States LAKE MONITORING FIELD MANUAL - Authors: M.B. Nevers & R.L. Whitman, Lake Michigan Ecological Research Station, U.S. Geological Survery & Hosted by the Office of Water Quality, U.S. Geological Survey Multimedia Lake Monitoring Field Manual - PDF, 92 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Lake Monitoring Field Manual "...Lake monitoring has become an essential part of lake management due to increased human populations and the associated increase in pollution threats. The varieties of monitoring techniques are numerous. These range from tests that can be performed occasionally by those with little training to full-scale, professional analyses of the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of a lake ecosystem..." Examples of "Lake Monitoring Field Manual" Chapters include "...Principles of Monitoring Design; Limnology; Lake Parameters; Pre-sampling Decisions; Field Sampling; After Field Sampling; Limnology Terms and Concepts..." For more information see the Water-Quality Information - Field Procedures or Water Resources of the United States REAL-TIME SURFACE-WATER, GROUND-WATER AND WATER-QUALITY FOR U.S. - Water Resources of the U.S., U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Multimedia Water Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. USGS Water Databases "...provide access to water-resources data collected at approximately 1.5 million sites in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico..." USGS Water Databases include: Real-time Data "... Current-conditions data transmitted from selected surface-water, ground-water, and water-quality sites.." Surface Water "...Water flow and levels in streams, lakes, and springs..." Ground Water "...Water levels in wells..." Water Quality "...Chemical and physical data for streams, lakes, springs, and wells..." For more information see Water Resources of the U.S. GROUND WATER ATLAS OF THE UNITED STATES - U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Multimedia Ground Water Atlas (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Ground Water Atlas "...describes the location, the extent, and the geologic and hydrologic characteristics of the important aquifers of the Nation..." For more information see USGS Maps or Geological WATER CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS WATER CONVERSION CALCULATORS & APPLETS FOR MORE UNIT CONVERSION CALCULATORS SEE CALCULATOR CENTER: MATHEMATICS - UNIT CONVERSION RAINFALL CALCULATOR - Lenntech Water- & Luchtbehandeling Holding B.V., The Netherlands Rainfall Calculator calculates "...the amount of rain water (precipitation) that will fall on a certain surface (your roof or premises)..." For more information see Lenntech RAINFALL CALCULATOR - U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Rainfall Calculator "...lets you choose an area(s) and a rainfall amount - then it will tell you how many gallons of water fell from the sky onto that area..." For more information see Water Science for Schools or USGS Water Resources of Georgia ONLINE WATER CALCULATOR - Water Rights and Water Issues in the Western States, Western-Water.com VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Water Calculators "...use our handy online calculators to figure out water flow or volume. They're fast, free and easy to use..." Online Water Calculator Converts CFS (Cubic Feet Per Second) into "...GPS (Gallons Per Second); GPM (Gallons Per Minute); GPD (Gallons Per Day); GPA (Gallons Per Annum); AFA (Acre Feet Per Annum); MI (Miners Inches); CFA (Cubit Feet Per Annum)..." For more information see Western-Water.com Examples of other Water Calculators include Convert Gallons to Acre Feet or Cubic Feet Calculator Water Calculator to Convert MI (Miner's Inches, Using Varying State Standards) into GPM, CFS or AFA SPREAD RATE (BY VOLUME) CALCULATOR - F. Tapson & Cleave Books, Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching, University of Exeter, U.K. Rainfall Calculator - Spread Rate Calculator "...The amount of rain that has fallen is usually given, in millimetres or inches, as being the depth to which it would have risen (if it could not drain away) in a certain period of time..." Spread Rate Calculator INPUT Values include: "...inches/mm of rain; gallons per acre/cu.metres per sq.km, etc..." For more information see Specialist Calculators; Cleave Books or the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching USGS CUBIC FEET PER SECOND (CFS) CALCULATOR - Maryland, Delaware & Washington D.C. Area, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Department of the Interior CFS Calculator is located about 3/4 of the page down. CFS Calculator converts "...from Cubic Feet Per Second (cfs) to Gallons of water, Liters of water or Pounds of water..." For more information see Maryland, Delaware & Washington D.C. - USGS pH CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS pH CALCULATOR - Sensorex Corporation VERY EXTENSIVE. pH Calculator "...will calculate the pH of a solution of known concentration... pH Calculator INPUT Values include: Chemical in Solution (Acetic Acid, Aniline, Arsenic Acid, Arsenious Acid, Benzoic Acid, Boric Acid, Carbonic Acid, Chlorous Acid, Citric Acid, etc.); and Select one of Three Methods Concentration Method (Concentration of Solution); Weight Method (Weight of acid or base; Total Volume of solution); or Volume Method (Concentration of Acid or Base being added; Volume of acid or base; Total Volume of Solution (including acid/base)..." For more information see Tech Education or Sensorex Corporation pH CALCULATOR - B. Wayne Bequette, Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Insititute pH Calculator INPUT Values include: Enter either the "pH" or enter "concentration of hydrogen ions (H+)". For more Information see Environmental Engineering Applets; Index to All Subjects; Department of Chemical Engineering or the School of Engineering pH PLAYGROUND: UNDERSTANDING pH (JAVA APPLET) - A.W. Grogono, Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Tulane University VERY EXTENSIVE. "...pH is the negative logarithm of the [H+] measured in moles per liter. A pH of 7.4 is equivalent to 40 nanoMols/liter [H+] (hydrogen ion concentration)..." For more information see Acid-Base Balance or Alan W. Grogono's Home Page ALKALINITY CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS ALKALINITY CALCULATOR - S. Rounds, Water Resources of Oregon, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Alkalinity Calculator "...will analyze the titration curve and calculate the alkalinity or acid neutralizing capacity (ANC) of your sample using one or more of several different methods, including: Inflection point method; Fixed endpoint method; Theoretical carbonate titration curve method 1 & 2; Gran function plot method; Calculation of alkalinity, hydroxide, carbonate, and bicarbonate..." For more information see Water Resources of Oregon, USGS ALKALINITY CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, NC State University and North Carolina A&T State University VERY EXTENSIVE. Alkalinity Calculator "...allows growers to calculate the amount of acid to inject to neutralize alkalinty in irrigation water. Users can select either an endpoint pH or endpoint alkalinity concentration. The spreadsheet gives..." For more information see Commercial Floriculture Software; Floriculture; Horticulture or the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service GRAN PLOT SPREADSHEET: MEASURING ALKALINITY (GRAN PLOT TECHNIQUE) (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Water Industry Operators Association (WIOA), Shepparton, Victoria, Australia Gran Plot Measuring Alkalinity using the Gran Plot Technique Calculator. For more information see Operator Resources or the Water Industry Operators Association (WIOA) DRAINAGE COURSES, HANDBOOKS, CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) DRAINAGE OF AGRICULTURAL LAND HANDBOOK - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA Multimedia NRCS National Engineering Handbook, Section 16: Drainage of Agricultural Land (Text & Images). Examples of Drainage of Agricultural Land Handbook Chapters include "...Principles of Drainage; Surface Drainage; Subsurface Drainage; Open Ditches for Drainage: Design, Construction, and Maintenance; Dikes; Drainage Pumping; etc..." For more information see Conservation Engineering Tools & Documents; NRCS Agricultural Drainage; Water Management; Water Quality and Water Quantity; West National Technology Support Center; State & Regions or the Natural Resources Convervation Service DRAINMOD - R. Wayne Skaggs, Soil and Water Management Research Group, Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University DRAINMOD "...The model simulates the hydrology of poorly drained, high water table soils on an hour-by-hour, day-by-day basis for long periods of climatological record (e.g. 50 years). The model predicts the effects of drainage and associated water management practices on water table depths, the soil water regime and crop yields. Parallel DitchesIt has been used to analyze the hydrology of certain types of wetlands and to determine whether the wetland hydrologic criterion is satisfied for drained or partially drained sites. The model is also used to determine the hydraulic capacity of systems for land treatment of wastewater..." For more information see the Soil and Water Management Research Group AGRICULTURE DRAINAGE CALCULATORS, DEFLECTION CALCULATORS, INCREMENTAL VOLUME CALCULATORS & ANALYSIS AND LAND PURCHASE ANALYSIS SPREADSHEET - Advanced Drainage Systems VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Agriculture Draninage Systems Calculators include: "...Agriculture Drainage Calculators; Deflection Calculators; Incremental Volume Calculators; Land Purchase Analysis Calculator; G.R.O.W. Analysis Calculator..." For more information see Calculations or Advanced Drainage Systems BTC DRAINAGE CALCULATORS - Baughman Tile Company "...Calculate pipe flow and recommended size..." BTC Drainage Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Acres Drained; Percentage Slope or Grade; Drainage Coefficient..." BTC Drainage Calculator OUTPUT values include: "...Liquid Flow (GPM, CFS, Acre inches per day) & Recommended Pipe Size..." For more information see Baughman Tile Company FARM DRAINAGE CALCULATORS - Prinsco VERY EXTENSIVE. Farm Drainage Calculators "...Farm Drainage Calculator by Acreage; Farm Drainage Calculator Pipe Sizes..." For more information see Resource Library or Prinsco

EROSION CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS EROSION CALCULATOR (SEDIMENT 1) - S. Parson, Internet Watershed Educational Tool (InterWET), Penn State University VERY EXTENSIVE. Erosion Calculator "...determines erosion or detached sediment for a single storm..." Erosion Calculator INPUT Values include: Land Area; Storm Frequency; Location; Length along Slope; Soil Texture; Slope; Land Use and Land Cover "...Wooded, Residential, Agriculture..." For more information see Internet Watershed Educational Tool (InterWET) EROSION CALCULATOR: CALCULATIONS OF IOWA SOIL LOSS AND RESIDUE COVER (CORN & SOYBEAN) - Soil Management & Conservation Practices, Agronomy Extension, Iowa State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Erosion Calculator Calculates "...Crop Residue with results showing the Relationship between Residue Cover and Water Erosion and the Relationship between Residue Cover and Wind Erosion..." Erosion Calculator INPUT Values include: Crops; Fall Tillage 1 & 2 "...using Chisel-subsoiler; Disk-subsoiler; Chisel plows with Sweeps, Spike points etc.; Disk chisel plow with Sweeps etc.; Disk harrows; Field Cultivators; Finishing Tools; etc..." Spring Tillage 1 & 2 "...using Chisel-subsoiler; Disk-subsoiler; Chisel plows with Sweeps, Spike points etc.; Disk chisel plow with Sweeps etc.; Disk harrows; Field Cultivators; Finishing Tools; etc..." Planting "...using Conventional planters; Drills with Hoe opener drills, Single Disk opener drills, etc.; Rotary Hoes, etc..." For more information see Soil Management & Conservation Practices; Agronomy Extension or the Department of Agronomy WATER RUNOFF: SHORT-TERM & LONG-TERM HYDROLOGIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT (L-THIA) DETAILED INPUT - Urban Sprawl Hydrologic Impact, Schools of Engineering, Agricultural & Biological Engeering, Purdue University & the Construction Engineering Research Laboratories Division of the US Army Corps of Engineers VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Impacts of Land Use Change on Water Resources Water Runoff: Short-Term Impact Assessments Tools "...Includes four different tools: SedSpec, Rational Method, TR-55 & Database Frontend..." Water Runoff: Long-Term Impact Assessments Tools "...This tool uses the land use and a soil characteristic from the user along with thirty years of precipitation data to determine the average impact that a particular land use change or set of changes..." Water Runoff Tools INPUT Values include: By State; By County; Area in "...Acres, Hectares, Km2, Mi2..." Land Use "...Commercial; Industrial; Residential; Open Spaces; Parking/Paved Spaces; Water/Wetlands; Grass/Pasture; Agriculture; Forest; Custom Land Use..." Hydrologic Soil Groups..." For more information see Web-Based GIS and Decision Support Systems for Hydrological/Water Quality Impact Analysis or the College of Engineering WEPP MODEL: WATER EROSION PREDICTION PROJECT - National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory (NSERL), Agricultural Research Service, Department of Agriculture & located at Purdue University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Water Erosion Prediction (WEPP Model) "...a computer simulation that predicts soil erosion..." For more information see the National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory (NSERL) Water Erosion Prediction Calculators that Predict Soil Erosion include Basic Hillslope Profile Calculator Basic Hillslope Profile Calculator allows you to "...run a single landuse, single soil WEPP hillslope simulation..." Hillslope with Filter Strip at Bottom Calculator Hillslope with Filter Strip at Bottom Calculator allows you to "...add a different landuse area at the bottom of a hillslope..." Strip Cropping Calculator Strip Cropping Calculator allows you to "...use alternating crops down a hillslope..." Water Erosion Prediction Worksheet Calculator Water Erosion Prediction Worksheet Calculator allows you to "...run multiple simulations to see effects of landuse changes..." EVAPOTRANSPIRATION CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS ET CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS POTENTIAL EVAPOTRANSPIRATION CALCULATORS & APPLETS pET CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS WATER USE BY PLANTS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS CALCULATING WATER USE BY TURF-pET CALCULATOR - Spring Irrigation Calculating Water Use By Turf -pET Calculator "...The use of water by plants can be estimated by calculating what is known as potential evapotranspiration (pET). This is the possible loss of water (or use) through evaporation and transpiration..." Calculating Water Use By Turf -pET Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Time of Year; Sky Conditions (sunlight); Air Temperature; Average Relative Humidity; Average Wind Speed..." For more information see Scheduling Help or Spring Irrigation EVAPOTRANSPIRATION CALCULATORS - Online Hydraulic and Hydrologic Calculators, V.M. Ponce, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, San Diego State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For Evapotranspiration Calculators scroll down to Evapotranspiration. Examples of Evapotranspiration include "...Potential evapotranspiration by the Penman method; Potential evapotranspiration by the Penman-Monteith method; Potential evapotranspiration by the Priestley-Taylor method..." For more information see Victor Miguel Ponce's Home Page; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering or the College of Engineering PENMAN CALCULATOR FOR WATER USE BY GRASS - Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, Washington State University VERY EXTENSIVE. Penman Calculator for Water use by Grass "is based on the Penman equation, a formula in wide use by agricultural scientists around the world. The calculator estimates daily pET in inches of water..." Penman Calculator for Water use by Grass INPUT Values include: "...daily (24 hour) AVERAGE Solar Radiation or Time of Year & Sky Conditions; Air Tempterature; Realative Humidity or Dew Point; Wind Speed or Wind Condition..." For more information see WSU-TFREC Orchard Calculator; Horticulturer or the Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center GROUNDWATER CALCULATORS, APPLETS, COURSES & VIDEOS HOW WATER MOVES THROUGH SOIL (WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - Soil Water Lab, Cornell University Multimedia How Water Moves Through Soil Videos (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "How Water Moves Through Soil" Videos include "...Pore SizeDifferences in Soils Video; Soil Water Holding Capacity Video; Saturated vs. Unsaturated Soil Conditions Video; Stratified Soils: Different Textures as Layers Video; Soil Layer Open/Not Open to Free Water Video; etc..." For more information see Soil Water Lab GROUND WATER HYDROLOGY - P. Shanahan, Water & Sanitation, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, & the MIT OpenCourseWare, MIT VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Multimedia Water and Wastewater Technology Course (Text & Images). Waste Water and Wastewater Technology Lecture Topics include: "...Reactor Tanks; Sedimentation-Flocculation; Chemical Treatment; Gas Transfer and Air Stripping; Biological Reaction Kinetics; etc..." For more information see Peter Shanahan's Home Page; Water & Sanitation; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Civil & Environmental Engineering Courses or the MIT OpenCourseWare GROUNDWATER CALCULATOR (GROUNDWATER 1) - S. Parson, Internet Watershed Educational Tool (InterWET), Penn State University VERY EXTENSIVE. Groundwater flow "...is a more complex process than surface runoff...To determine groundwater flow, one also needs to know evapotranspiration (water uptake from plants and evaporation) and groundwater aquifer geology..." Groundwater Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Seasonal Weather; Soil Texture; Month; GW Discharge Rate; Land Cover..." Groundwater Calculator OUTPUT values include: "...Runoff to Streams; Groundwater Discharge to Streams; Evapotranspiration; Ground Storage Change; Snow Pack Change..." For more information see Internet Watershed Educational Tool (InterWET) GROUNDWATER MODELING - Earthward Consulting, Inc. VERY EXTENSIVE. Groundwater Modeling Calculators include: "...Molecular Diffusion Calculator; Dispersivity Calculator; Fluid Density Calculator; Waste Injection Well Plume Calculator..." For more information see Earthward Consulting Examples of Groundwater Calculators include Dispersivity Calculator Dispersivity Calculator INPUT Values include "...Injection Rate; Duration; Formation Thickness; Formation Porosity..." Waste Injected Plume Calculator Waste Plume Calculator INPUT Values include "...Injection Rate; Duration; Formation Thickness; Formation Porosity; Dispersivity..." INTERACTIVE MODELS FOR GROUNDWATER FLOW AND SOLUTE TRANSPORT (JAVA APPLETS) - A.J. Valocchi, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Groundwater Flow & Solute Transport Calculators include: "...Non-reactive and Reactive Diffusive Transport Calculator; 1D Non-reactive and Reactive Solute Transport Calculator; Multidimensional Non-reactive and Reactive Solute Transport Calculator; 2D Steady Flow in Homogeneous Aquifers with Particle Tracking Calculator; 2D Steady Flow in Heterogeneous Aquifers with Particle Tracking Calculator..." For more information see Albert J. Valocchi's Home Page; Hydrosystems Lab or the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering HYDRAULICS & HYDROLOGICS CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) FOR HYDRAULICS & HYDROLOGICS CALCULATORS, COURSES, DATABASES, ETC. SEE THE ENGINEERING CENTER: HYDROLOGY ENGINEERING, HYDAULICS ENGINEERING, RESERVOIR ENGINEERING, ETC. AN EXAMPLE HYDRAULIC AND HYDROLOGIC CALCULATORS - V.M. Ponce, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, San Diego State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "60" Hydraulic Calculators & Hydrologic Calculators include Hydraulic Calculators "...Normal and Critical Depth Calculators; Control of Flow, Hydraulic Jump Calculators; Water-surface Profiles Calculators; Channel Design, Spillways Calculators; Pipe Flow Calculators..." Hydrology Calculators Peak Discharge Calculators; Routing Calculators; Regression Calculators; Evapotranspiration Calculators; Flood Frequency, Unit Hydrographs Calculators; Time of Concentration Calculators; Sediment Transport, Backwater; etc..." For more information see Victor Miguel Ponce's Home Page; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering or the College of Engineering Some examples from over "60" Hydraulic Calculators & Hydrologic Calculators Hydraulics - Normal and critical depth: Critical Depth in a Prismatic Channel Calculator Hydraulics - Channel design, spillways: Ogee Spillway Rating Calculator Hydrology - Routing: Muskingum-Cunge Method Calculator Hydrology - Flood frequency, unit hydrographs: Flood Frequency by the Log Pearson III Method Calculator

Irrigation & Watering Systems

Irrigation & Water Systems Manuals, Handbooks, Design & Costs LEPA: Low Energy Precision Application Videos (Center Pivot and Lateral Move Irrigation Systems) Avocado Irrigation ~ Furrow Irrigation ~ Grape Irrigation, Vineyard Irrigation Irrigation Water Allocation ~ Micro Irrigation, Drip Irrigation Sprinkler Irrigation ~ Pumps, Pipes, Pump Repair, Energy Requirements

Irrigation & Watering Systems IRRIGATION & WATERING SYSTEMS MANUALS, HANDBOOKS, DESIGN & COSTS ETC. & CALCULATORS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) IRRIGATION GUIDE - Natural Resources Convervation Service (NRCS), USDA Multimedia Irrigation Manual - 754 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. NRCS Irrigation Guide "...provides technical information and procedures that can be used for successful planning, design, and management of irrigation systems..." Examples of NRCS's Irrigation Guide Chapters include "...Chapter 2: Soils; Chapter 3: Crops; Chapter 4: Water Requirements; Chapter 6: Irrigation System Design; Chapter 9: Irrigation Water Management; etc..." For more information see NRCS Irrigation - Handbooks and Manuals; NRCS Irrigation; Water Management; Water Quality and Water Quantity; West National Technology Support Center; State & Regions or the Natural Resources Convervation Service IRRIGATION - Natural Resources Convervation Service (NRCS), USDA Multimedia Irrigation Manuals, Handbooks, Lessons, Guidelines (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see NRCS Irrigation; Water Management; Water Quality and Water Quantity; West National Technology Support Center; State & Regions or the Natural Resources Convervation Service IRRIGATION - Texas A&M Agriculture Research and Extension Center, Lubbock, Pecos & Halfway, Texas A&M University Multimedia Irrigation Publications, Manuals, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Irrigation Publications" include "...Center Pivot Irrigation; Pre-plant Irrigation Management; Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI); Microirrigation; Soil Water Sensors; etc..." For more information see Cotton or the Texas A&M Agriculture Research and Extension Center AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION SCHEDULING TUTORIAL - CALCULATOR - a joint project of the Center for Irrigation Technology and Advanced Technology Information Network, California Agricultural Technology Institute at California State University, Fresno VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Agricultural Irrigation Scheduling Tutorial - Calculator "...There will be a list of up to 10 fields for which you can create seasonal schedules. There are two buttons to the right of each line of field data, EDIT and SCHEDULE. If you know you have enough data chosen, you can just click SCHEDULE to develop the latest seasonal irrigation schedule..." For more information see WATERIGHT COSTING AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM (NET MARGIN CALCULATOR) - A. Richards & L. Davies, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, New South Wales, Australia VERY EXTENSIVE. Costing an Irrigation System: Net Margin Calculator "...The net margin per year can be compared with the initial capital outlay to consider the return on investment. The result from this calculator indicates which systems are worth more detailed analysis:..." For more information see Irrigation Costs; Irrigation; Water & Irrigation; Natural Resources and Climate; Agriculture or the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries ENERGY ESTIMATOR FOR IRRIGATION (U.S.) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Energy Estimator for Irrigation Calculator "...enables you to estimate energy cost of pumping water in the irrigation operations on your farm or ranch. NRCS technical specialists have developed these cost estimates based on irrigation methods for predominant crops in your state. This tool does not provide field-specific recommendations. It evaluates options based on user input..." For more information see Energy Tools; Farm Energy; National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) IOWA NRCS ENGINEEERING PROGRAMS AND SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Iowa NRCS and the Electronic Field Office Technical Guide, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Engineering Programs & Calculators include: "...Livestock Watering System Pipeline Design Calculator; Rock Chute Design Program Calculator; Drop Inlet Pipe Flow Program Calculator; Hood Inlet Pipe Flow Program Calculator; Riprap lined Plunge Pool for Energy Dissipation from a Cantilever Pipe Outlet Calculator; Circular Concrete Tank Calculator; etc..." For more information see Iowa Engineering Index; Iowa NRCS Technical Resources; Iowa NRCS or the Electronic Field Office Technical Guide IRRIGATION CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Irrigation Calculators include: "...Value of an additional cfs of water for Hydro Power Generation Calculator; Irrigation System - Cost Analysis; Costs for Big Gun Irrigation System Calculator; Costs for Center Pivot Irrigation System Calculator; Costs for Drip Irrigation System Calculator; Costs for Gated Pipe Irrigation System Calculator; Cost Estimate of Pipeline Projects Calculator; Estimating the Cost of Irrigation Water Calculator; Costs for Wheel Line (Diesel) Irrigation System Calculator; Costs for Wheel Line (Electric) Irrigation System Calculator; etc..." For more information see Tools by Landuse; Economics Models; NRCS Economics; Technical Reports or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) LEPA: Low Energy Precision Application Videos Center Pivot and Lateral Move Irrigation Systems LEPA: LOW ENERGY PRECISION APPLICATION (QUICKTIME & WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - Texas A&M Agriculture Research and Extension Center, Lubbock, Pecos & Halfway, Texas A&M University Multimedia Low Energy Precision Application - LEPA Video - Center Pivot and Lateral Move Irrigation Systems (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Click on LEPA Video (Run time: 31:30). For more information see Videos; Cotton or the Texas A&M Agriculture Research and Extension Center LATERAL MOVE IRRIGATION (VIDEO) - H. Gaynor, Midkin Operations, Auscott Ltd., Moree, Australia; Hosted by the National Heritage Trust, Government of Australia Multimedia Lateral Move Irrigation Video (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Publications or the National Heritage Trust Avocado Irrigation Calculators IRRIGATION CALCULATOR - California Avocado Commission "...Calculate your grove water requirements by using a handy irrigation calculator..." Avocado Irrigation Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Evapotranspiration (ETo); Crop Coefficient (Kc); Distribution Uniformity (DU); Trees per Acre;Tree Spacing; Sprinkler Output (Gal/Hour); Leaching Requirement (LR)..." For more information see Growers or the California Avocado Commission Furrow Irrigation Calculators FURROW IRRIGATION CALCULATOR - Irrigation District Engineering and Assistance Program, Irrigation Technology Center, Rio Grande Basin Initiative, Texas Water Resources Institute, Texas A&M University VERY EXTENSIVE. Furrow Irrigation Calculator "...This tool is designed to help the farmers to manage the water and irrigation delivered from the farm outlet by estimating the: Efficiency of the current irrigation; Time of application of irrigation at each irrigation set; Total Flow at the Farm Outlet; Number of irrigation sets; etc..." Furrow Irrigation Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Soil Type; Crop Type; Furrow Length; Width of Furrows; Witdth of Field for the Outlet..." For more information see Furrow Irrigation; Irrigation Tools or the Irrigation District Engineering and Assistance Program (IDEA) PLANNING A FURROW IRRIGATION - a joint project of the Center for Irrigation Technology and Advanced Technology Information Network, California Agricultural Technology Institute at California State University, Fresno VERY EXTENSIVE. Planning a Furrow Irrigation Sections include "...Six Steps for Planning a Furrow Irrigation; Calculating an Equavilent Depth of Water Applied per Irrigation; Estimating Soil Moisture Depletion from the Look and Feel of a Soil Sample; Common Suggestions for Improving Furrow Irrigations; etc..." For more information see Advisories and Tutorials or WATERIGHT Grape Irrigation Calculators - Vineyard Irrigation Calculators GRAPE WATER USE CALCULATOR - California AgQuest Consulting, Inc. Grape Vineyard Water Use Calculator "...calculation is based on "normal" climate conditions for the specified weather station and "clean" cultivation (i.e. no actively growing cover crop)..." Grape Vineyard Water Use Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Starting Date; Weather Station; Trellis System (Trellis Type); Cross Arm Width (width of the trellis cross arm...); Row Spacing; Vine Spacing..." Grape Vineyard Water Use Calculator OUTPUT Values include: "...Crop Coeff; % Shaded Area; Well Watered Use For Week..." For more information see California AgQuest Consulting Irrigation Water Allocation Calculators IRRIGATION WATER ALLOCATION CALCULATOR - Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada Agriculture Irrigation Water Allocation Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Rationed allocation depth; Area being irrigated; Average rate of flow..." For more information see Area & Volume Calculators; Calculators or Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Micro Irrigation Calculators - Drip Irrigation Calculators MICRO IRRIGATION CALCULATORS - Rain Bird Sprinkler Mfg. Corp VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Micro Irrigation Calculators include "...Tree & Vine Daily Requirement Calculator; Precipitation Rate Calculator; PC Dripline Pressure Loss Calculator; Rain Bug PC Lateral Pressure Loss Calculator; Lady Bug Lateral Pressure Loss Calculator; Micro Quick Lateral Pressure Loss Calculator; Micro Quick Feeder Tube Pressure Loss Calculator; Manifold Pipe Friction Loss Calculator; Manifold Pipe Diameter Calculator; For more information see Agricultue Technical Information or Rain Bird Sprinkler Mfg. Corp DRIP IRRIGATION CALCULATORS - Netafim Irrigation, Inc. VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Choose Drip Irrigation Calculators from: "...Clay-shrubs/groundcover; Loam-shrubs/groundcover; Sand-shrubs/groundcover; Clay-turf grass; Loam-turf grass; Sand-turf grass..." For more information see Site Map or Netafim Irrigation Examples from over "12" Drip Irrigation Calculators include Drip Irrigation Calculator for Shrubs & Groundcover in Loam Soil Drip Irrigation Calculator for Shrubs & Groundcover in Loam Soil INPUT Values include "...Total Irrigation Area in Square Feet; Row Spacing between 16 and 20 inches..." Drip Irrigation Calculator for Shrubs & Groundcover in Loam Soil OUTPUT values include "...Techline in Feet; Number of Drippers Needed; Gallon Flow per Minute for the Area; Application Rate; Time to apply 1/4" of water..." Drip Irrigation Calculator for Turf in Sandy Soil Drip Irrigation Calculator for Turf in Sandy Soil INPUT Values include "...Total Irrigation Area in Square Feet; Row Spacing between 16 and 20 inches..." Drip Irrigation Calculator for Turf in Sandy Soil OUTPUT values include "...Techline in Feet; Number of Drippers Needed; Gallon Flow per Minute for the Area; Application Rate; Time to apply 1/4" of water..." Sprinkler Irrigation Calculators SPRINKLER IRRIGATION CALCULATORS - Rain Bird Sprinkler Mfg. Corp VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "11" Sprinkler Irrigation Calculators include: "...Precipitation Rate Calculator; Nozzle Discharge Calculator; Lateral or Mainline Pipe Friction Loss Calculator; Pipe Velocity Calculator; Water Hammer Surge Pressure Calculator; etc..." For more information see Agricultue Technical Information or Rain Bird Sprinkler Mfg. Corp Pumps, Pipes, Pump Repair, Energy Requirements PUMPS: WATER COSTS CALCULATORS & PUMP CALCULATORS: ELECTRIC, DIESEL, PUMP REPAIR, AGRICULTURE PUMP REPAIR COSTS - Power Hydrodynamics, a Division of Power Serivces, Inc. VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Water Costs Calculators include: "...Electric vs. Diesel Pumps Calclator; Electric vs. Electric Pumps Calculator; Municipal-Industrial Repair Calculator; Agriculture Repair Calculator; Examples of Pump Calculators include Frictional Loss Calculator; GPM vs. Lift for Electric Pumps Calculator; etc..." For more information see the Power Hydrodynamics

PERCOLATION TEST CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) PERCOLATION TEST DATA SHEET (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Onsite Sewage Treatment Program, Water Resources Center (WRC), College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences, University of Minnesota Percolation Test Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Depth at Bottom of Hole; Date Presoak Started; Depth of Initial Water Filling; Method used to Maintain 12" of Water Depth in Hole for 4 Hours; Date Presoak Ended; Date Perc Readings Conducted; Maximum Depth above Hole Bottom during Test; etc..." For more information see Design Worksheets and Forms; Information for Professionals; Onsite Sewage Treatment Program or the Water Resources Center (WRC) POLLUTION CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS 1-D CONTAMINANT TRANSPORT IN GROUNDWATER FROM A SLUG SOURCE (JAVA APPELT) - D. Nairn, Environmental Engineering Laboratory, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Delaware VERY EXTENSIVE. 1-D Transport in Groundwater from a Slug Source INPUT Values include: "...Pollutant Source Concentration; Porosity; Interstitial Water Velocity; Retardation Coefficient; Dispersion Coefficient..." For more information see CIEG 337 - Environmental Engineering Laboratory or the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering THE IOWA PHOSPHORUS INDEX CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Iowa NRCS and the Electronic Field Office Technical Guide, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), USDA VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. The Iowa Phosphorus Index Calculator "...reflects conditions that predominate under grain-crop production systems, considers source factors in a multiplicative manner within three main transport mechanisms, and approximates loads of P likely to enter and become available to aquatic ecosystems. The Iowa P Index was developed in 2001, and was modified in 2004 to include support for an additional soil P test and to use the latest revision of the Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE2). An erosional component considers sheet and rill erosion from RUSLE2, P enrichment, total soil P, filter strip..." For more information see Iowa Engineering Index; Iowa Engineering Index; Iowa NRCS Technical Resources; Iowa NRCS or the Electronic Field Office Technical Guide RUNOFF CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS WATERSHED CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS ESTIMATING SURFACE WATER RUNOFF (JAVA APPLET) - The Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. VERY EXTENSIVE. Surface Water Runoff Calculator "...uses the conceptual framework of computational science - application, algorithm, and architecture..." Surface Water Runoff Calculator INPUT Values include: Cover Type "...Brush; Desert Shrub; Dirt Road; Farmsteads; Gravel Road; Herbaceous; Meadow; Oak Aspen; Open Urban Space; Parking Lots; Pasture; Paved Street With Curb; Paved Street with Open Ditch; Pinyon Juniper; Residential; Sagebrush; Woods; & Woods with Grass..." Hydrologic Condition; Soil Condition; Type of storm; Duration of storm. For more information see Surface Water Runoff Home Page; Master Tools or The Shodor Education Foundation, Inc. RUNOFF CALCULATOR (RUNOFF 1) - S. Parson, Internet Watershed Educational Tool (InterWET), Penn State University VERY EXTENSIVE. Runoff Calculator "...The two main things that control runoff is the land cover and the soil. Runoff and infiltration do a balancing act..." Runoff Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Amount of Rain; Land Cover (Forest, Pasture, Row Crops, etc.); Soil Infiltration Rate (Sand, Silt, Clay); Soil Moisture (Dry, Moist, Wet)..." For more information see Internet Watershed Educational Tool (InterWET) WATER RUNOFF: SHORT-TERM & LONG-TERM HYDROLOGIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT (L-THIA) DETAILED INPUT - Urban Sprawl Hydrologic Impact, Schools of Engineering, Agricultural & Biological Engeering, Purdue University & the Construction Engineering Research Laboratories Division of the US Army Corps of Engineers VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Impacts of Land Use Change on Water Resources Water Runoff: Short-Term Impact Assessments Tools "...Includes four different tools: SedSpec, Rational Method, TR-55 & Database Frontend..." Water Runoff: Long-Term Impact Assessments Tools "...This tool uses the land use and a soil characteristic from the user along with thirty years of precipitation data to determine the average impact that a particular land use change or set of changes..." Water Runoff Tools INPUT Values include: By State; By County; Area in "...Acres, Hectares, Km2, Mi2..." Land Use "...Commercial; Industrial; Residential; Open Spaces; Parking/Paved Spaces; Water/Wetlands; Grass/Pasture; Agriculture; Forest; Custom Land Use..." Hydrologic Soil Groups..." For more information see Web-Based GIS and Decision Support Systems for Hydrological/Water Quality Impact Analysis or the College of Engineering WEPP MODEL - DHARMA PROJECT: WATERSHED SIMULATION USING THE 'WEPP MODEL' (JAVA WEB START) - D. Andresen, M. Neilsen, G. Singh & P. Kalita, Department of Computing and Information Sciences, Kansas State University & the Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Illinois VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Watershed Simulation using the WEPP Model is "...an interactive Drag and Drop (DND) interface that allows the user to create a diagram that visually represents a simulation run..." For more information see the DHARMA Project Home Page or Daniel Andresen's Home Page WEPP MODEL: WATER EROSION PREDICTION PROJECT - National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory (NSERL), Agricultural Research Service, Department of Agriculture & located at Purdue University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Water Erosion Prediction (WEPP Model) "...a computer simulation that predicts soil erosion..." For more information see the National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory (NSERL) Water Erosion Prediction Calculators that Predict Soil Erosion include Basic Hillslope Profile Calculator Basic Hillslope Profile Calculator allows you to "...run a single landuse, single soil WEPP hillslope simulation..." Hillslope with Filter Strip at Bottom Calculator Hillslope with Filter Strip at Bottom Calculator allows you to "...add a different landuse area at the bottom of a hillslope..." Strip Cropping Calculator Strip Cropping Calculator allows you to "...use alternating crops down a hillslope..." Water Erosion Prediction Worksheet Calculator Water Erosion Prediction Worksheet Calculator allows you to "...run multiple simulations to see effects of landuse changes..." WATER TREATMENT CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS FOR MORE WASTEWATER/WATER TREATMENT CALCULATORS SEE THE CALCULATORS CENTER: ENGINEERING - WASTEWATER TREATMENT ENGINEERING RTW CORROSIVITY INDEX CALCULATOR - Author: Bob Clement, USEPA & hosted by the American Water Works Association VERY EXTENSIVE. RTW Corrosivity Index Calculator "...calculates two useful corrosion indices: the Langelier Saturation Index, and the Ryznar Stability Index. Each can be independently used to determine the corrosive nature of a given influent water..." For more information see Small Systems; Water Science and Engineering; Professional and Technical Resources or the American Water Works Association WATER/WASTEWATERMATH CALCULATORS - Drinking Water & Wastewater Treatment System, Operator Information Center, Department of Environmental Protection, Pennsylvania VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Water Calcultors - Wastewater Calculators include: "...Temperature Calculator; Gallons per Minute (GPM) to Millions of Gallons per Day (MGD) Calculator; Loadings Calculator; Pounds (Lbs) of Chemical per Gallon of Solution Calculator; Tank Volume Calculator; Dry Chemical needed per Day Calculator; Treatment Unit Efficiency Calculator (Removal Efficiency); Food to Microorganism (F/M) Activated Sludge Calculator (F/M Ratio Calculator); Geometric Mean Calculator; Fecal Coliform Reporting Calcultor; Wastewater Sludge Volume Calculator; Geometric Mean Calculation: Colonies Too Numerous To Count (TNTC) Estimating Calculator; Nitrification Alkalinity Calculator, etc..." For more information see Drinking Water & Wastewater Treatment System, Operator Information Center; Local Government Main Page or the Department of Environmental Protection, Pennsylvania Examples from over "16" Water/Wastewater Calculators include Treatment Unit Efficiency Calculator Treatment Unit Efficiency Calculator "...can calculate how efficiently a treatment unit (or entire treatment process) is working. It will calculate pounds in, pounds out, pounds removed and percent removal..." Food to Microorganism (F/M) Activated Sludge (Wastewater) Calculator Food to Microorganism (F/M) Activated Sludge (Wastewater) Calculator "...The term Food to Microorganism Ratio (F/M) is actually a measurement of the amount of incoming food (Lbs of Influent CBOD) divided by the Lbs of Microorganisms in your system..."

Aquaculture, Fish Farming
& Ocean Commercial Fishing

Ocean Commercial Fishing Aquaculture Courses, Technical Manauls, Videos, etc. Aquaculture & Fish Farming Calculators, Spreadsheets, etc. Ammonia Nitrogen ~ Feed Pond Liner Sizing ~ Species Salinity ~ Aquaculture Waste

Aquaculture, Fish Farming & Ocean Commercial Fishing OCEAN COMMERCIAL FISHING CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) GEORGIA SHRIMP TRAWLING ENTERPRISE BUDGET (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - C.L. Escalante, Extension Agriculture and Applied Economics, Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Georgia Shrimp Trawing Budget Calculator "...is developed as a tool that Georgia fishermen engaged in shrimp trawling will be able to use for the following reasons: (1) To provide a snapshot of the operations' financial performance; (2) To identify problem areas that need to be addressed in order to maximize the returns for the business; etc..." For more information see Budgets in Microsoft Excel; Computer Spreadsheet Budgets; Computer Decision Aids; Extension Agricultural & Applied Economics; Cooperative Extension Service or the Department of Agriculture and Appliled Economics AQUACULTURE DATABASES, COURSES, LECTURES, TECHNICAL MANUALS, ETC. FISH FARMING DATABASES, COURSES, LECTURES, TECHNICAL MANUALS, ETC. FRESHWATER AQUACULTURE & MARINE AQUACULTURE DATABASES, COURSES, LECTURES, TECHNICAL MANUALS, ETC. AQUACULTURE: INTRODUCTION TO FRESHWATER AQUACULTURE - School of Agriculture, Purdue University & AquaNIC Multimedia Freshwater Aquaculture Courses, Lectures, Lessons, Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Aquaculture: Introduction to Freshwater Aquaculture" Course Chapters include "...Freshwater Aquaculture Business Planning; Freshwater Aquaculture Species; Freshwater Aquaculture Water Resources; Freshwater Aquaculture Production Methods; Freshwater Aquaculture Nutrition; Freshwater Aquaculture Reproduction; Freshwater Aquaculture Diseases; Freshwater Aquaculture Marketing; Freshwater Aquaculture Transportation; etc..." For more information see the School of Agriculture AQUACULTURE VIDEOS (QUICKTIME & WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University Multimedia Aquaculture Videos (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Aquaculture Videos include "...Catfish Farming in the South Video; Alligator Aquaculture in the South Video; Cage Culture-Raising Fish in Ponds Video; Red Drum Aquaculture Video; Induced Spawning of Fish Video; Shrimp Farming Video; etc..." For more information see Aquaculture; Outreach or the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering AQUACULTURE VIDEOS (QUICKTIME, WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - Atlantic Marine Aquaculture Center, Durham, New Hampshire Multimedia Aquaculture Videos (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Aquaculture" Videos Subject Categories include "...Shellfish Videos; Finfish Videos (Halibut Videos & Cod Videos); etc..." For more information see Atlantic Marine Aquaculture Center AQUACULTURE - Department of Fisheries, Goverment of Western Australia, Australia Multimedia Aquaculture Species Lessons & Technical Publications (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Aquaculture Species" Lessons & Technical Publications include Freshwater Species Aquaculture Ornamental Fish Aquaculture; Freshwater FinFish: Silver Perch Aquaculture & Black Bream Aquaculture; Red Claw Aquaculture; Trout Aquaculture; Yabbys Aquaculture; Marron Aquaculture..." Saltwater Species "...Mussels Aquaculture; Pearling Aquaculture; Western Rock Lobster Aquaculture; Trochus Aquaculture; Abalone Aquaculture; Barramundi Aquaculture; Saltwater FinFish Aquaculture; Prawns Aquaculture - Shrimp Aquaculture..." For more information see Pearling & Aquaculture or the Department of Fisheries AQUACULTURE - Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture, Hawaii Multimedia Aquaculture Manuals & Technical Publications (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Aquaculture Manuals & Technical Publications include Swordtail Aquaculture "...Commercial Production of the Swordtail; etc..." Tiger Barb Aquaculture "...Commercial Production of the Tiger Barb; etc..." Pearl Aquaculture "...The Basic Methods of Pearl Farming; etc..." Giant Clam Shell Aquaculture "...How to Make and Sell Giant Clam Shell Products; etc..." Sponge Farm Aquaculture "...Starting a Successful Aquaculture Sponge Farm; etc..." For more information see Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture AQUACULTURE - North Carolina State Fisheries & Pond Management, North Carolina Cooperative Extension, North Carolina University Multimedia Aquaculture Manuals & Technical Publications (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Aquaculture Manuals & Technical Publications include Pond Management Guide "...Site Planning and Pond Construction; Stocking and Harvesting; Pond Management; etc..." Special Topics; etc. For more information see North Carolina State Fisheries & Pond Management Also see Pond Management Video Pond Management Video "...A comprehensive guide to basic pond management for quality fishing. This guide includes information on site planning and pond construction, fish stocking and harvesting, fertilization, liming and other management options, and solving common pond problems..." AQUACULTURE - North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) Multimedia Aquaculture Manuals & Technical Publications (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Aquaculture Manuals & Technical Publications include Catfish Aquaculture "...Catfish Production Cycle; Fingerlings; Feed; Oxygen; Medication & Chemicals; Electricity & Fuel; Equipment; Labor; Catfish Production; Catfish Budget; Investment Costs; etc..." Hybrid Striped Bass Aquaculture "...Hybrid Striped Bass Production Cycle; Fingerlings; Labor; Electricity & Fuel; Equipment; etc..." Crawfish Aquaculture "...Crawfish Production Cycle; Water; Land; Breeding Stock; Feed; Medication & Chemicals; Harvest Bait; Financing; Farm Size; Crawfish Budgets; etc..." Rainbow Trout Aquaculture "...Rainbow Trout Production Cycle; Water; Land & Facilities; Fingerlings & Inventory Management; Feed; Medication; etc..." Clam Aquaculture "...Hard Clam Habitat & Characteristics; Hard Clam Production Cycle; Hard Clam Procuction Systems (Hatchery, Nursery, Hard Clam Seed, Equipment, etc.); Financing; Insurance; Budgets; etc..." Tilapia Aquaculture "...General Design of a Tilapia Fish Barn (Water, Land, Equipment, etc.); Water Treatment System Components (Sludge collector, Particle Trap, Oxygen Saturator, etc.); Tilapia Medication and Chemicals; Tilapia Harvesting and Grading; Instrumentation & Control Systems; Labor Costs; Financing; Insurance; Tilapia Budget; Tilapia Operating Costs; etc..." For more information see Aquaculture Publications; Aquaculture or the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services AQUACULTURE - Aquaculture Research Station, Louisiana State University AgCenter Multimedia Aquacultue Manuals, Publications, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "LSU Aquaculture Research Station's Aquaculture" Manuals, Publications, etc. include "...Fingerling Production in Ponds; Pond Production of Foodfish (Hybrid Striped Bass); Design and Construction of Degassing Units for Catfish Hatcheries; Production of Hybrid Catfish; Weed Management in Lakes and Ponds; Feeding Practices for Baitfish; Production of Freshwater Prawns (Shrimp) in Ponds; Construction of Levee Ponds for Commercial Catfish Production; Stocking Crawfish Ponds; Tilapia Production; etc..." For more information see the Aquaculture; Crops & Livestock; Aquaculture Research Station; LSU Agriculture Research Stations or the Louisiana State University AgCenter PONDS: PLANNING, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION - AGRICULTURE HANDBOOK 590 - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Indiana, Deparment of Agriculture Multimeida Planning, Design & Construction of Ponds - Agriculture Handbook 590 (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Planning, Design & Construction of Ponds Chapters include "...Preliminary Investigation; Estimating Storm Runoff; Enbankment Ponds; Excavated Ponds; Sealing the Pond; Establishing Vegation; etc..." For more information see Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Indiana ALLIGATOR PRODUCTION - Author: Michael P. Masser, Aquaculture Research Station, Louisiana State University AgCenter Multimedia Alligator Production Manuals, Publications, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "LSU Aquaculture Research Station's Alligator Production" Manuals, Publications, etc. include Alligator Breeding and Egg Incubation "...Alligator farming requires specific culture techniques and specialized knowledge on the part of the producer. The commercial production of alligators can be divided into 3 phases: 1) management of adult alligators, 2) egg collection, incubation and hatching, 3) grow-out of juvenile alligators to market size..." Alligator Grow-out and Harvest "...Alligator production in environmentally controlled houses is similar in intensity to production in poultry and swine houses. As with any highly intensified agriculture activity, alligator farming has a high degree of risk and demands special management skills..." For more information see the Aquaculture; Livestock; Aquaculture Research Station; LSU Agriculture Research Stations or the Louisiana State University AgCenter CRAWFISH PRODUCTION MANUAL - Authors: W. Ray McClain, Robert P. Romaire, C. Greg Lutz & Mark G. Shirley, Aquaculture Research Station, Louisiana State University AgCenter Multimedia Louisiana Crawfish Production Manual - PDF, 60 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Louisiana Crawfish Production Manual" Chapters & Subchapters include "...Crawfish Biology; Crawfish Production Systems; Pond Location, Design and Construction; Stocking; Water Quality and Management; Harvest; Population Management; Managing for Larger Crawfish; Diseases; etc..." For more information see the Crawfish; Aquaculture; Livestock; Aquaculture Research Station; LSU Agriculture Research Stations or the Louisiana State University AgCenter SUNFISH CULTURE GUIDE - Editors: J.E. Morris, C.C. Mischke & D.L. Garling, a Project of the North Central Regional Aquaculture Center (NCRAC) Multimedia Sunfish Culture Guide (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Sunfish Culture Guide Chapters include "...Spawning Behavior and Early Life History; Culture Methods (Pond Culture, Cage Culture, Fry Care & Feeding, etc.); Brood Stock Management; Hybridization (Hybrid Production Methods, etc.); Production of Polyploid Sunfish; Common Sunfish Parasites; etc..." s For more information see the North Central Regional Aquaculture Center (NCRAC) AQUACULTURE - Southern Regional Aquaculture Center Multimedia Aquaculture Lessons & Technical Manuals (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Commercial Aquaculture" Subject Categories & Subcategories include Pond Construction "...Site Selection of Levee-Type Fish Production Ponds; Construction of Levee-Type Ponds for Fish Production; etc..." Cage Culture "...Site Selection and Water Quality; Cage Construction and Placement; Species Suitable for Cage Culture; etc..." Water Quality "...Pond Mixing; Nitrite in Fish Ponds; Ammonia in Fish Ponds; Carbon Dioxide in Fish Ponds; Interactions of pH, Carbon Dioxide, Alkalinity and Hardness in Fish Ponds; Algae Blooms in Commercial Fish Production Ponds; etc..." Aeration "...Pond Aeration; Piping Systems; Open Channel Flow in Aquaculture; etc..." Species Profiles Bigmouth Buffalo Aquaculture; Goldfish Aquaculture; Grouper Aquaculture; Koi Aquaculture Sturgeon Aquaculture; etc..." Species Production, Management, Processing, etc. Alligator Aquaculture; Baitfish Aquaculture; Catfish Aquaculture; Crawfish Aquaculture; Penaeid Shrimp Aquaculture; Shad Aquaculture; Striped Bass Aquaculture; Trout Aquaculture; etc..." Induced Spawning; Diseases & Treatments; Harvesting, Holding and Hauling; etc.

AQUACULTURE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS FISH FARMING CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) AQUACULTURE CALCULATORS - California Aquaculture, Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Aquaculture Calculators include: "...Weight Calculator; Length Calculator; Area Calculator; Volume Calculator; Flow Rate Calculator; Concentration Calculator; Temperature Calculator; Pressure Calculator; Yield Calculator; Power Calculator; Work Calculator; Density of Water Calculator; Volume of a Cylindrical Tank Calculator; Treatment Levels Calculator; Drug Weight Needed Calculator..." For more information see California Aquaculture AQUACULTURE (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Aquaculture Calculators include: "...Catfish Economic Calculator; Hybrid Striped Bass Economic Calculator; Crawfish Economic Calculator; Trout Economic Calculator; Clam Economic Calculator; RASS Calculator; etc..." For more information see Aquaculture Publications; Aquaculture or the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services AQUACULTURE: COMMERCIAL CATFISH OPERATIONS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - G. Clary, Rural Business Central, Texas Extension Agricultural Economics, Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Commercial Catfish Operations Calculators include: Catfish Farm Budget Calculator INPUT Values include "...Pond acres; Number of ponds; Target yield per acre; etc... Initial Investment: Pond Construction; Feed Bin; Mower; Truck; Well; Roads; Oxygen Meters; Trackor; Feeding systems; Aerators; etc. Operating Costs Fingerlings; Feed; Chemicals; Utilities; Repairs; Labor; Pond Management Services; Water Well Repairs; Insurance; etc. Harvesting Costs; etc. Commercial Catfish Production Farmpond and Recirculation Calculator INPUT Values include "...Watershed Pond Excavation and Dam Volume; Water Supply Pond Excavation and Dam Volume; Watershed Pond Facilities and Equipment Investment; Water Supply Pond Facilities and Equipment Investment; etc..." Catfish Breakeven Farm Budget Calculator; Performance Evaluation Standards for Commercial Catfish Operations Software; etc. For more information see Rural Business Central or Texas Extension Agricultural Economics AQUACULTURE CALCULATORS: YELLOW PERCH BUDGET CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, Ohio State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Yellow Perch Budget Calculators include "...Yellow Perch Cage Culture Budget Calculators; Yellow Perch Pond Budget Calculators..." For more information see Budgets; Ohio Enterprise Budgets; Farm Management; ADED Programs or the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics AMMONIA-NITROGEN CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS FREE AMMONIA-NITROGEN CALCULATOR - J.E. Alleman, Environmental and Hydraulic Engineering Area, School of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Purdue University Multimedia Free Ammonia-Nitrogen Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports & Calculators (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. Free ammonia (NH3-N) and ionized-ammonia (NH4+-N) "...represent two forms of reduced inorganic nitrogen which exist in equilibrium depending upon the pH and temperature of the waters in which they are found. Of the two, the free ammonia form is considerably more toxic to organisms such as fish and, therefore, we pay considerable attention to the relative concencentration of this particular contaminant. Lastly, this free ammonia is a gaseous chemical, whereas the NH4+ form of reduced nitrogen is an ionized form which remains soluble in water..." Free Ammonia-Nitrogen Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Total (NH3+NH4)-Nitrogen Concentration; pH; Temperature..." For more information see J.E. Alleman's Home Page or the School of Civil Engineering FEED FORMULATION CALCULATORS & APPLETS LECITHIN CONCENTRATE FEED FORMULATION CALCULATOR - VDS, Deerlijk, Belgium VERY EXTENSIVE. Feed Formulation Calculator INPUT Values include "...Fish Meal; Soybean Meal; Wheat Flour; Liquid Soybeanlecithin; Lecithin Concentrate 40 Percentage; Lecithin Concentrate 30 Percentage; Fish Oil; Shrimp Meal; Squid Meal; Vitamins & Minerals..." For more information see Aquaculture or VDS, Deerlijk, Belgium POND CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS LINER SIZING CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS POND LINER SIZING: POND CALCULATOR - GeoCHEM, Inc. Pond Liner Sizing Calculators include: "...Circular Shaped Pond Calculator; Oval Shaped Pond Calculator; Rectangle Shaped Pond Calculator; Trapezoid Shaped Pond Calculator; Kidney Shaped Pond Calculator; For more information see GeoCHEM, Inc. SPECIES SALINITY CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS AQUACULTURE SPECIES SALINITY CALCULATOR - Department of Fisheries, Goverment of Western Australia, Australia Aquaculture Species Salinity Calculator "...will determine species that will be suitable to cultivate in water with the specific salt content..." For more information see Species Information; Aquaculture or the Department of Fisheries WASTE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS AQUACULTURE WASTE OUTPUT MODEL (CALCULATOR) - Department of Fisheries, Goverment of Western Australia, Australia VERY EXTENSIVE. Aquaculture Waste Output Calculator Opens in new window - located at bottom of page (web-based input-output model). Aquaculture Waste Output Calculator is "...designed to enable the user to evaluate and predict the waste outputs from aquaculture ventures for a variety of aquatic organisms..." Aquaculture Waste Output Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Fish Species; Feet Type; Feed Costs; Initial Fish Weight; Number of Days; Temperature; Number of Fish..." For more information see Summary; FRCR 004: Determining waste excretion parameters from barramundi aquaculture Final Report; Research Reports; Research or the Department of Fisheries

Beekeeping & Honey Production

BEEKEEPING Beekeeping Calculators & Spreadsheets Honey Bee Genome - Honey Bee Genetics Honey Bee Biology Courses & Lectures Beekeeping Courses, Databases, Lectures, Manuals, Handbooks, Videos Honey Bee Research Databases, Lectures, etc. Bee Diseases, Bee Parasites, Bee Pests, Bee Predators, etc. Bee Medication Databases ~ Pollination Databases HONEY PRODUCTION BEESWAX

Beekeeping BEEKEEPING CALCULATORS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS), ETC. BEEKEEPING CONVERSION CALCULATORS (MIRROR SITE) - N. Walligford, New Zealand, and hosted by the Virtual Beekeeping Gallery, Beekeeping.com For more information see Tools or Virtual Beekeeping Gallery BEEKEEPING SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Bee Improvement and Bee Breeders Association, U.K. VERY EXTENSIVE. Beekeeping Spreadsheets include: "...DrawWing; Bee Cubital Index and Discoidal Shift; Bee Stud Book; Bee Colony Assessment; etc..." For more information see Bee Improvement and Bee Breeders Association HONEY BEE GENOME - HONEY BEE GENETICS HONEY BEE GENOME DATABASE - Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine Multimedia Honey Bee Genome Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. HONEY BEE GENOME RESOURCES - National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH Multimedia Honey Bee Genome Databases, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. HONEY BEE BIOLOGY Honey Bee Biology Courses, Lectures, etc. BEE BIOLOGY - Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium (MAAREC), Pennsylvania State University Multimedia Bee Biology - PDF, 11 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Basic Bee Biology For Beekeepers" Subject Categories include "...The Bee Nest; Nest Occupants; Adult Bee Anatomy; Bee Brood; Worker-Queen Differentiation; Sequence of Duties of Worker; Queen Pheromones; Scent or Nasonov Gland; Hive Management; etc..." For more information see the Honey Bee Biology or the Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium (MAAREC) BEEKEEPING COURSES, DATABASESE, LECTURES, MANUALS, HANDBOOKS, VIDEOS BEEKEEPING - Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium (MAAREC) Multimedia Beekeeping Courses, Databases, etc. (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Beekeeping" Subject Categories & Subcategories include Beginning Beekeeping "...Methods of Starting; Apiary Location; Handling Bees; Equipment; etc.." Honey Bee Biology "...The Colony and it's Organization (Queen, Drones, Workers, Laying Workers, Bee Development, etc.); Bee Behavior; etc..." General Management "...Dividing Colonies; Swarm Prevention and Control; Transferring Bees; Removing Bees; etc..." Parasites, Pests, Predators & Diseases; Pollination; etc. BEEKEEPING IN TENNESSEE - Authors: John A. Skinner, et.al., Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Institute of Agriculture, University of Tennessee Muultimedia Beekeeping in Tennessee Manual - PDF, 43 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Beekeeping in Tennessee Manual" Chapters include "...Locating an Apiary; Bee Biology and Behavior; Races of Bees; Beekeeping Protective Gear; Hardware & Equipment; Wooden Equipment; Working with Honey Bee Colony; Inspecting a Colony; Removing Surplus Honey; etc..." For more information see John Skinner's Home Page or the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology HONEY BEE RESEARCH Honey Bee Research Databases, Lectures, Courses, Videos, etc. CARL HAYDEN BEE RESEARCH CENTER - Honey Bee Research Unit, Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, USDA, Tucson, Arizona Multimedia Honey Bee Databases, Courses, Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports (Text, Images & Videos/Movies) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. BEE DISEASES, PARASITES, PESTS, PREDATORS, ETC. Honey Bee Parasites, Pests, Predators & Diseases Databases, Technical Publications, etc. HONEY BEE PARASITES, PESTS, PREDATORS AND DISEASES - Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium, Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University Multimedia Honey Bee Parasites, Pests, Predators & Diseases Databases, Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Honey Bee Parasites, Pests, Predators & Diseases" Subject Categories include "...Normal Honey Bee Development; Honey Bee Parasites; Pests of Honey Bees; Predators of Honey Bees; Diseases of Honey Bees; etc..." For more information see Mid-Atlantic Apiculture Research and Extension Consortium or the Department of Entomology Bee Mites Databases BEE MITES - Systematic Entomology Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Multimedia Bee Mites Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Bee Mites "...Solitary and social bees are host to a great diversity of mite associates. Because at a minimum, most bees create a unique type of habitat by constructing nest cells and provisioning with pollen and nectar, a variety of resources are made available to invading mites. Bee-mite associations run the gamut from parasitism through commensalism to several types of mutualism, and many different lineages of bees have mite associates..." For more information see Mites; Mites & Ticksor the Systematic Entomology Laboratory NORTH AMERICAN BEE-ASSOCIATED MITES - Barry OConnor, Curator of Insects for the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan Multimedia Norht American Bee-Associated Mites Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Acari Systematics or the Division of Insects BEE MEDICATION DATABASES BEE MEDICATION - Indiana State Beekeepers Association Multimedia Bee Medication Guide (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Bee Medication Guide" includes "...Medication/Usage; Length of Treatment; Method of Application; etc..." For more information see Indiana State Beekeepers Association POLLINATION DATABASES Insect Pollination Database INSECT POLLINATION OF CULTIVATED CROP PLANTS - S.E. McGregor, Honey Bee Research Unit, Carl Hayden Bee Research Center, USDA, Tucson, Arizona Multimedia Insect Pollination Of Cultivated Crop Plants Book (Text & Images). Insect Pollination Of Cultivated Crop Plants Book "...The First and Only Virtual Beekeeping Book Updated Continously. Additions listed by crop and date..." Examples of "Insect Pollination Of Cultivated Crop Plants" Chapters & Subchapters include Introduction "...Economics of Plant Pollination; Flowering and Fruiting of Plants; Wild Bees and Wild Bee Culture..." Examples of "Crops Dependent upon or Benefited by Insect Pollination" include "...Alfafa; Almonds; Clover & Relatives; Legumes & Relatives; Tree Fruits & Nuts; Exotic Fruits & Nuts; Common Vegetables for Seed & Fruit; Small Fruits & Brambles; etc..." For more information see Carl Hayden Bee Research Center Honey Production HONEY PRODUCTION CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS CALCULATE THE WEIGHT OF HONEY IN TAPERED & CYLINDRICAL CONTAINERS - N. Walligford, New Zealand, and hosted by the Virtual Beekeeping Gallery, Beekeeping.com Honey Container Calculators include: Weight of Honey in TAPERED Containers Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Internal Diameter at top of Honey Level; Height of Honey; Internal Ciameter at Bottom; Honey Density..." Weight of Honey in CYLINDRICAL Containers Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Internal Diameter; Height of Honey; Honey Density..." For more information see Tools or Virtual Beekeeping Gallery Beeswax BEESWAX CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS BEESWAX POLISH FORMULAE - CALCULATOR - N. Walligford, New Zealand, and hosted by the Virtual Beekeeping Gallery, Beekeeping.com Beeswax Polish Formulae Calculators include: Liquid Beeswax Polish Calculator input & output values include: Input any one of the following values: "...Pure Beeswax; Turpentine; Quantity of polish..." Solid Beeswax Polish Calculator input & output values include: Input any one of the following values: "...Pure Beeswax; Turpentine; Quantity of polish..." For more information see Tools or Virtual Beekeeping Gallery

Forestry

Tree Species, Common & Scientific Names, Characteristics, Mechanical Properties, etc. Forestry Course, Lectures, Textbooks, etc. Forest Nursery Management ~ Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Timberland Finance & Management Calculators Forestry Economics, Analysis, Costs, etc. Spreadsheets Forest Ecosystems Simulations ~ Forest Hydrology Calculators Tree Height, Volume, Spacing, etc. Calculators Forestry Inventory, Analysis, Tree Biomass, Stand Damage Logging Calculators Firefighters Scheduling ~ Fire Modeling, Fire Data, Fire Tests, etc. Fire Dynamics (Flame Height, Severity, Smoke Density, etc.) Fuel Moisture ~ Forest Fire Tools & Modeling Sawmill Operations Hydrology, Hydraulics, Hydrogeology, Geohydrology, Reservoirs

Forestry TREE CHARACTERISTICS (WOOD CHARACTERISTICS) DATABASES, CALCULATORS & APPLETS Tree (Wood) Common Names, Scientific Names, Characteristics, etc. TREES COMMON NAME DATABASE - Center for Wood Anatomy, Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), Madison, Wisconsin, Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Multimedia Trees Common Name Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Trees Common Name Database for each Tree species includes "...Common Name; Complete Scientific Name; Synonym; Family; Country of Orgin and if available a Tech Sheet..." Trees Common Name Tech Sheet (if available) for each Tree species includes: General Information; Other Common Names; Distribution; General Wood Characteristics "...Weight: Moisture content; Specific gravity; Weight lb/ft3..." Mechanical Properties "...MOE; MOR; WML; Hardness; Sheer; etc..." Drying and Shrinkage; Kiln Drying Schedules; etc. For more information see Wood Anatomy; Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) or the USDA Forest Service COMMERCIAL TIMBERS (HARDWOOD) OF THE WORLD - Authors: H.G. Richter and M.J. Dallwitz; and hosted by Botany Online, University of Hamburg Multimedia Commerical Hardwood Trees Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Available in English, French/Français, German/Deutsch & Spanish/Español. Commercial Timbers of the World Database "...contains descriptions and an interactive identification system for hardwood taxa common in the international trade that occur in all major forest regions of the world..." Commercial Timbers of the World Description Sheet for each Tree species includes: "...Nomenclature; Trade and Local Names; Geographic Distribution; General Characteristics; Vessels; Tracheids and Fibres; Axial Parenchyma; Rays; Storied Structures; Illustrations Transverse Section Illustration; Tangential Section Illustration; Radial Section Illustration. Secretory Structures; Mineral Inclusions; etc..." For more information see Botany Online WOOD PROPERTIES DATABASES - Center for Wood Anatomy, Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), Madison, Wisconsin, Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Multimedia Wood Properties Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Wood Properties Databases include: "...North American Hardwoods Database; North American Softwoods Database; Tropical Hardwoods Database; Lesser Known Woods Database..." Wood Properties Database Tech Sheets for each Tree species includes: General Information; Other Common Names; Distribution; General Wood Characteristics "...Weight: Moisture Content; Specific Gravity; Weight lb/ft3..." Mechanical Properties "...MOE; MOR; WML; Hardness; Sheer; etc..." Drying and Shrinkage; Kiln Drying Schedules; etc. For more information see Wood Anatomy; Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) or the USDA Forest Service FORESTRY COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC. Forestry Courses SILVICULTURE: REFORESTATION - R.W. (Robin) Rose, Department of Forest Engineering, Resourses and Managment, College of Forestry, Oregon State University Multimedia Silviculture: Reforestation Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Silviculture: Reforestation" Course Lectures include "...Seeds; Annual Growth; Container Seedlings; Bareroot Nursery Practices; Seedling Nutrition; Impact of Insects; Mechanical Site Preparation; Chemical Sit Preparation; Stock Types; etc..." For more information see Silviculture: Reforestation Course Home Page; R.W. (Robin) Rose's Home Page; Department of Forest Engineering, Resourses and Managment; Courses or the College of Forestry HARVESTING PROCESS ENGINEERING - L.D. Kellogg, Department of Forest Engineering, Resourses and Managment, College of Forestry, Oregon State University Multimedia Harvesting Process Engineering Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Harvesting Process Engineering" Course Lectures include "...Chainsaw felling and tree processing; Mechanical directional felling / Log manufacturing quality control; Ground-based skidding; Mechanized logging; Cable yarding; Harvest planning processes; Loading, secondary transport, and sort yards; etc..." For more information see Harvesting Process Engineering Course Home Page; Loren D. Kellogg's Home Page; Department of Forest Engineering, Resourses and Managment; Courses or the College of Forestry HILLSLOPE HYDROLOGY - J.J. McDonnell, Hillslope and Watershed Hydrology Lab, Department of Forest Engineering, Resourses and Managment, College of Forestry, Oregon State University Multimedia Hillslope Hydrology Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Hillslope Hydrology" Course Lectures include "...Introduction to Hillslope Hydrology; Runoff; Plot Scale; Hillslope Scale; Catchment Scale; Modeling; etc..." For more information see Hillslope Hydrology Course Home Page; Jeffrey J. McDonnell's Home Page; Hillslope and Watershed Hydrology Lab; Department of Forest Engineering, Resourses and Managment; Courses or the College of Forestry HOW TO PRUNE TREES - Authors: P.J. Bedker, J.G. O'Brien, and M.M. Mielke; Illustrations by J. Janke, and HTML Editing by J. Bitz, Northeastern Area's St. Paul Field Office (St. Paul, Minnesota), U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture (USDA) Multimedia Tree Pruning Lessons & Technical Reports (Text & Images). How to Prune Trees "...The objective of pruning is to produce strong, healthy, attractive plants..." For more information see How To Publications; Online Publications or the Northeastern Area Field Office Eamples from over "20" Forest & Tree Health Lesson & Technical Reports include How to Recognize Hazardous Defects in Trees How to Identify and Control Noninfectious Diseases of Tree REMOTE SENSING OF THE ENVIRONMENT - P. Gessler, Department of Forest Resources, College of Natural Resources, University of Idaho Multimedia Remote Sensing of the Environment Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Remote Sensing of the Environment" Course Lectures include "...Introduction and the Remote Sensing Process; Visual Image Interpretation; Digital image Interpretation & Feature Extraction; Multispectral RS Systems; Thermal Remote Sensing; Remote Sensing of Vegetation; etc..." For more information see Remote Sensing and GIS Research Lab; Paul Gessler's Home Page or the Department of Forest Resources Forestry Video Lectures FORESTRY VIDEO LECTURES (REAL PLAYER) - Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources, College of Natural Resources, North Carolina State University Multimedia Forestry Video Lectures (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of Forestry Video Lectures include "...Enhancing Plantation Production Video Lecture; Forest Development Program Video Lecture; Forest Land Enhancement Program Video Lecture; Growing The Right Tree For Future Sales; Introduction to Intensive Plantation Management Video Lecture; etc..." For more information see NCSU Extension Forestry or the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources FORESTRY VIDEO LECTURES (WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - Department of Natural Resource Sciences, College of Agriculture, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, Washington State University Multimedia Forestry Video Lectures (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Forestry Video Lectures" Subject Categories which include over "50" Video Lectures include "...Forest Health Video Lectures; Forest Management & Ecology Video Lectures; Forest Management Tools Video Lectures; Silviculture Techniques & Tools Video Lectures; Special Forest Products Video Lectures; Timber Sales & Marketing Video Lectures; etc..." For more information see Forestry Extension or the Department of Natural Resource Sciences Forestry Lessons FORESTRY HAND & POWER TOOLS - Department of Natural Resource Sciences, College of Agriculture, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences, Washington State University Multimedia Forestry Hand & Power Tools Lessons (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Forestry Hand & Power Tools" Subject Categories include "...Fire Tools; Measurements; Moving Logs; Multi-Purpose; Planting; Pruning; Thinning; Felling; Weed Management; etc..." For more information see Basic Hand and Power Forestry Tools Home Page; Forestry Extension or the Department of Natural Resource Sciences FOREST NURSERY MANAGEMENT COURSES, LECTURES, TEXTBOOKS, ETC. FOREST NURSERY MANAGEMENT - Southern Forest Nursery Management Cooperative, Auburn University Multimedia Forest Nursery Management Lectures, Technical Reports, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Forest Nursery Management Lectures, Technical Reports, etc. Subject Categories include "...Cultural Practices; Improved Seedlings; Mycorrhiza; Nursery; Nutrients & Irrigation; Transplanting Tips; etc..." INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM) BUGWOOD NETWORK - Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. INSECT IMAGE DATABASE - Joint project of The Bugwood Network and USDA Forest Service; The University of Georgia - Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Dept. of Entomology Multimedia Insect Image Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. FOREST PESTS, DISEASES, ETC. IMAGE DATABASE - Forestpest.org, Part of the Bugwood Network, Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia Multimedia Forest Pest, Diseases, etc. Images Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. BARK AND WOOD BORING BEETLES OF THE WORLD - Developed by the University of Georgia Bugwood Network in cooperation with USDA Forest Service - Forest Health Protection, USDA APHIS PPQ, Georgia Forestry Commission, Texas Forest Service and the Pests and Diseases Image Library - Australia Multimedia Bark and Wood Boring Beetles of the World Databases & Atlases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. TIMBERLAND INVESTMENT FINANCE CALCULATORS & APPLETS TIMBERLAND MANAGEMENT SIMULATIONS TIMBERLAND BASIC FINANCIAL CALCULATORS - W. Xu, Timberland Decision Support Service (TDSS), Texas Forest Service VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Timberland Basic Financial Calculators "...Costs for managing timberland may be spread out over the growing period and revenue from timber sales may occur 10 or 20 years after the initial investment. In timberland investment analyses, all costs and revenues need to be discounted to their present value..." Examples of Timberland Basic Financial Calculators include "...Timberland Compound Interest Calculator; Timberland Real Rate/Nominal Rate Calculator; Timberland Periodic Constant Payments Calculator; Timberland Land Rent Calculator - Timberland Land Value Calculator; Timberland Bare Land Value Calculator; etc..." For more information see Texas Forest Service TIMBERLAND MANAGEMENT SIMULATOR - W. Xu, Timberland Decision Support Service (TDSS), Texas Forest Service VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Timberland Management Siumlator INPUT Values include Timberland Stand Parameters "...Growth & Yield Models; Site Index; Initial Stand Age; etc..." Timberland Financial Parameters "...Discount Rate, Wood Type: Saw Log, Pulp Wood, Chip-n-Saw; Regeneration Costs; Annual Costs; etc..." Timberland Harvest Regime "...Harvest Type; Stand Age; Harvest Intensity: Percentage of trees Cut..." Expense As Percentage of Harvest Value for First Thinning, Second Thinning; etc.)..." For more information see Texas Forest Service TIMBERLAND INVESTMENT CALCULATOR - W. Xu, Timberland Decision Support Service (TDSS), Texas Forest Service VERY EXTENSIVE. Timberland Investment Calculator "...can be used to analyze timberland investment if you know all the costs and revenues of the investment..." For more information see Texas Forest Service FORESTRY ECONOMICS CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) FOREST ECONOMICS CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) FORESTRY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) FORESTRY PLANNING & COSTS EXTIMATE SPREADSHEETS (XLS) FOREST ECONOMIC SPREADSHEETS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples from over "8" Forestry Economic Calculators include "...A Conservation Buffer Economic Calculator; Forest and Windbreak Economic Calculator; Forestry Economic Analysis Calculator; Forestry Planning and Cost Estimate Calculator; Rotation Budget for Hybrid Popular for Pulp Fiber Calculator; etc..." For more information see Economics Models; Economics Models; NRCS Economics; Technical Reports or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) AUSTRALIAN MASTER TREEGROWER FORESTRY ECONOMIC TOOLS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - The Australian Master TreeGrower (MTG), The University of Melbourne VERY EXTENSIVE. Australian Master TreeGrower Economic Tools include "...MTG Inventory Spreadsheet & Stocking Rate Guide..." For more information see The Australian Master TreeGrower (MTG) FORESTRY CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS ECOSYSTEMS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS ECOLOGY CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS ECOSYSTEMS & ECOLOGY (JAVA APPLETS) - G. Booth VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Ecosystems & Ecology is a ready-to-run CourseWare Lessons divided into "...Individual-Based Ecosystem Simulators (Gecko); Lovelock's DaisyWorld & the Gaia Hypothesis; The Mathematics of Ecology; etc..." For more information see Ginger Booth's Home Page Includes over "15" Ecosystems & Ecology Calculators & Applets Ecology Simulators Ecosystem Simulators

FOREST HYDROLOGY CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS FOREST HYDROLOGY TOOLS - CulvertBC.com VERY EXTENSIVE. Forest Hydrology Tools include: "...Forest Road Drainage Installation Practices in the Pacific Northwest; Flow Calculator; Laminar and Turbulent Flow Calculator; Forest Road Deactivation Practices in the Pacific Northwest..." For more information see CulvertBC TURBIDITY THRESHOLD CALCULATOR (JAVA APPLET) - Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Turbidity is "...an optical measure of the number, size, shape, and color of particles in suspension..." Turbidity Threshold Sampling "...collects physical samples that are distributed over a range of rising and falling turbidities...The resulting set of samples can be used to accurately determine suspended sediment loads by..." For more information see Guidelines for Setting Turbidity Thresholds; How Turbidity Threshold Sampling Works; Turbidity Threshold Sampling; Research Topics: Water and Watersheds; Research Topics; Pacific Southwest Research Station or the USDA Forest Service FORESTRY CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS TREE HEIGHT, TREE VOLUME, TREE SPACING, ETC. NEW ZEALAND SCHOOL OF FORESTRY TOOLS - N. Ledgard, L. Langer & E. Mason, School of Forestry, University of Canterbury, New Zealand VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Resources or the School of Forestry Some examples from over "12" Forestry Modeling Software Programs & Forestry Calculators include Tree Height Calculator Tree Height Calculator INPUT Values include "...Top Angle; Datum Angle; Distance; Datum Height; etc..." Risk of Wilding Spread Calculator Risk of Wilding Spread Calculator INPUT Values include "...Species Planted; Siting Risk; etc..." Growth and Yield Model Calculator for Douglas-fir in the South Island, NZ Growth and Yield Model Calculator for Douglas-fir in the South Island, NZ INPUT Values include "...Age; Mean Top Height; Basal Area/Ha; Stems/Ha; etc..." TIMBER CALCULATORS - J. Brokaw, The Timber Buyers Network VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Timber Calculators include "...Tree Value Comparison Calculator; Log Value Comparison Calculator; Tree Volume Calculator; Tree Value Calculator; Tree Spacing Calculator; etc..." For more information see The Timber Buyers Network or the Michigan Association of Timbermen FORESTRY INVENTORY, ANALYSIS, TREE BIOMASS CALCULATORS & APPLETS FORESTRY STAND DAMAGE CALCULATORS & APPLETS PLOT-GEM (PLOT GRAPHICS OF ESTIMATION OF THE MEAN) - Inventory & Monitoring Institute (IMI), Fort Collins, CO, USDA Forest Service VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Plot-Gem "...creates two plots that provide insight into the increase in the accuracy of estimates of the mean as sampling intensity is increased. The first graph plots percent error of the estimate of the mean of a forest attribute (e.g., basal area, cubic foot volume) as a function of sampling intensity..." For more information see Plot-Gem Home Page; Inventory and Monitoring Institute (IMI) or the USDA Forest Service STAND-DAMAGE MODEL WITH JAVA - Research Work Unit NE-4557, Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Morgantown, WV, Northeastern Research Station, USDA Forest Service VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Stand-Damage Applet "...simulates tree diameter and height growth, foliage production, and mortality. Each year the model calculates diameter growth of trees as a function of relative stocking (a measure of tree crowding), shading,..." For more information see the Stand-Damage Model; Stand-Growth and Gypsy Moth Software; Research Work Unit NE-4557: Disturbance Ecology and Management of Oak-Dominated Forests; Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Morgantown, WV; Northeastern Research Station or the USDA Forest Service Tree Biomass Calculators & Applets INTERACTIVE SINGLE TREE BIOMASS CALCULATOR - Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, N.H. VERY EXTENSIVE. Tree Biomass Calculator "...calculates the biomass for individual trees and their parts...lets you summarize the amount of various elements in the plant tissues in grams per plant part and..." For more information see Quantifying the Forest; Current Research or The Hubbard Brook Ecosstem Study LOGGING CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS LOG VOLUME CALCULATOR - WOODWEB Inc., Montrose, PA Log Volume Calculator INPUT Values include "...Diameter; Length; Number of Logs this Size; Log Scales (Doyle, Scribner or International)..." For more information see Calculators or WOODWEB LOG WEIGHT CALCULATOR - WOODWEB Inc., Montrose, PA VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Log Weight Calculator "...Calculates Log Weight for over "120" species of wood..." Log Weight Calculator INPUT Values include "...Species; Small End Diameter; Large End Diameter; Length; Number of Logs this Size..." For more information see Calculators or WOODWEB LOG WEIGHT CALCULATOR (METRIC) - WOODWEB Inc., Montrose, PA VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Log Weight Calculator "...Calculates Log Weight for over "120" species of wood..." Log Weight Calculator INPUT Values include "...Species; Small End Diameter; Large End Diameter; Length; Number of Logs this Size..." For more information see Calculators or WOODWEB FIREFIGHTERS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS FIREFIGHTERS SCHEDULING CALCULATORS & APPLETS FIRESCHED - FIREFIGHTERS SCHEDULING & OTHERS WHO WORK 24-HOUR SHIFTS - D. Grant, Slidell, Louisiana VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. FireSched "...Firefighters, and others who work 24-hour shifts, can use FireSched to make shift schedule calendars. FireSched works with the most common shift rotations. It does not include every possible rotation..." Firesched Calculator INPUT Values include "...Work Rotation: 2 days (1 day on, 1 day off); 3 days (1 day on, 2 days off); 4 days (1 day on, 3 days off); 6 days (Shift A works days 1 and 2; Shift B, days 3 and 4; Shift C, days 5 and 6); etc..." FIRE MODELING, FIRE DATA, FIRE TESTS CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SIMULATIONS FIRE ON THE WEB - Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Multimedia Databases, Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports & Videos (Text, Images & Videos/Movies). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Fire on the Web "...is a collection of resources from the Building and Fire Research Laboratory's Fire Research Division at NIST. These Web pages provide links to fire related software, experimental fire data and mpeg/quick time movies of fire tests that can be downloaded and/or viewed with a Web browser..." Examples of Fire Databases & Fire Simulations include FastData "...FASTData is a collection over 450 tests ranging from cone calorimeter tests of single materials and assemblies to real-scale tests of single- and..." Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) and Smokeview "...FDS is a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of fire-driven fluid flow. The software solves numerically a form of the Navier-Stokes equations appropriate for low-speed, thermally-driven flow with an emphasis on smoke..." Fire Growth and Smoke Transport Modeling with CFAST "...The Consolidated Model of Fire and Smoke Transport, CFAST, is a computer program that fire investigators, safety officials, engineers, architects and builders can use to simulate the impact of past or potential fires..." FIRE MODELING PROGRAMS - Fire Research Division, Building and Fire Research Laboratory, NIST VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Includes over "15" Fire Modeling Programs including: "...A Large Outdoor Fire plume Trajectory model - Flat Terrain; Analysis of Smoke Control Systems; Atria Smoke Management Engineering Tools; Berkeley Algorithm for Breaking Window Glass in a Compartment Fire; Consolidated Fire and Smoke Transport Model; Elevator Evacuation; etc..." For more information see Fire Research Division or the Building and Fire Research Laboratory FIRE DYNAMICS CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) FIRE DYNAMICS TOOLS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Fire Protection Engineering and Special Projects Section, Plant Systems Branch (SPLB) Division of Systems Safety and Analysis (DSSA), Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Fire Dynamics Tools include over "20" Spreadsheets including: "...Predicting Hot Gas Layer Temperature and Smoke Layer Height in a Room Fire with Natural Ventilation, Forced Ventilation & Door Closed Spreadsheet; Estimating Wall Fire Flame Height Spreadsheet; Estimating Thermal Radiation from Hydrocarbon Fireballs Spreadsheet; Estimating Burning Duration of Solid Combustibles Spreadsheet; Estimating Centerline Temperature of a Buoyant Fire Plume Spreadsheet; Estimating Sprinkler Response Time Spreadsheet; Fire Severity Calculations Spreadsheet; Estimating Visibility Through Smoke Spreadsheet; etc..." For more information see NUREG-1805; Staff Reports; NUREG-Series Publications; Document Collections; Electronic Reading Room or the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) FIRE TOOLS - CALCULATOR - J. Lerardi, Department of Fire Protection Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. FireTools "...is a web-based resource that includes routine calculations and material properties relevant to Fire Protection Engineering analyses. The resources contained on the FireTools web-site are intended for the responsible use by students, engineers, and practitioners of Fire Protection Engineering..." For more information see Jay Lerardi's Tangled Home Page or the Department of Fire Protection Engineering Some examples from over "12" Fire Calculators include Air Property Calculator Flame Height Correlation Calculator Chemical Equation Balancer & Adiabatic Flame Temperature Calculator Burnout Time Calculator for Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) SMOKE CALCULATOR - E. Sachsenmaier & M. Reed, Fire Science Laboratory, Fire Protection Engineering & Center for Firesafety Studies, Worcester Ploytechnic Institute (WPI), Worcester, MA VERY EXTENSIVE. Smoke Calculator "...Uses Four different systems: D - Optical Density; k - Extinction Coefficient; Ob - Obscura & Ou - % Obscuration..." For more information see Smoke Density Calculation Tools; Fire Science Laboratory or Fire Protection Engineering & Center for Firesafety Studies FUEL MOISTURE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS FUEL MOISTURE CALCULATOR - Ramer Tower Site, Eglin AFB, Florida, Fuel Moisture Stations. Atmosphere and Fire Interactions Research and Engineering (AirFIRE), Managing Disturbance Regimes Program, Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service VERY EXTENSIVE. Fuel Moisture Calculator INPUT Values include "...Moisture Index; Threshold Moisture Index; Rainfall in last 24 hours..." For more information see the Fuel Moisture Mapping and Combustion Limits: Eglin Air Force Base Sites; AirFire; Pacific Northwest Research Station or the USDA Forest Service

FOREST FIRE TOOLS & MODELING Forest Fire Tools, Calculators & Spreadsheets (xls) FIRE & AVIATION MANAGEMENT - USDA Forest Service VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Fire & Aviation Management includes "...Fire & Aviation Management Fire Applications Software; Tools & Technology (Wildland Fire Chemicals; Wildland Fire Situation; etc.); etc..." For more information see the USDA Forest Service FUEL MANAGEMENT TOOLKIT - Moscow Forestry Sciences Laboratory, Rocky Mountain Research Station, USDA Forest Service VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Fuel Management Calculators & Models include "...My Fuel Treatment Planner; WEPP Fuel Management Erosion Analysis (WEPP FuME); Wildlife Habitat Response Model (WHRM); The Understory Response Model; Armillaria Response Tool; etc..." For more information see the Applied Wildland Fire Research in Support of Project Level Hazardous Fuels Planning or the Moscow Forestry Sciences Laboratory Forest Fire Modeling FOREST FIRE MODEL (JAVA APPLET) - A. Schueller, Department of Mathematics, Whitman College Forest Fire Model "...At the start of this model, you will see trees growing uncontrollably. After a while, lightening strikes will start fires. The fires will spread, destroying trees in big swaths. Behind the fires, new trees will grow up again. If you have pGrowth and pBurn set at the right levels, you should see clusters of trees develop and burn..." For more information see My Java Applets or Albert Schueller's Home Page FOREST FIRES & PERCOLATION (JAVA APPLET) - P. Trunfio & G. McGath, Center for Polymer Studies, Department of Physics, Boston University Forest Fires and Percolation "...Imagine a forest in which the trees were planted by scattering seeds randomly all over the ground. The trees are now full-grown, tall and green. Some trees stand alone; others are in clusters. The forest is peaceful on a quiet, windless day. Now imagine that all the trees along one edge of the forest are suddenly set on fire. As each tree burns, the fire spreads rapidly..." For more information see Fractals in Science; Center for Polymer Studies or the Department of Physics

Fertilizer, Manure, Compost & Spreaders

Soil Test, Interpretation & Fertilizer Decision ~ Nutrient Management Nitrogen Cycle & Rate Application ~ Compost & Manure Composting Manure, Animal Waste, Manure Nutrients ~ Fertilizer & Nitrogen Management Spreaders for Fertilizer & Liquid Animal Waste

Fertilizer, Manure, Compost & Spreaders SOIL TEST INTERPRETATION CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) FERTILIZER DECISION CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) SOIL TEST INTERPRETATION AND FERTILIZER DECISION-SUPPORT SYSTEM (JAVA WEB START APPLET) - Soil, Water and Forage Analytical Laboratory, Department of Plant & Soil Sciences, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Oklahoma State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Soil Test Interpretation and Fertilizer Decision-Support System (includes Fertilizer Blending and Cost Calculator) "...provides fertilizer rates to meet the crop nutrient needs based on soil test results. It also calculates the value and application rates of animal manure as a nutrient source for specific field conditions..." For more information see Soil, Water and Forage Analytical Laboratory; Department of Plant & Soil Sciences or the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANNER CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) SPATIAL NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLANNER (SNMP) - Nutrient Management, Center for Agricultural, Resource and Environmental Systems (CARES), College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Spatial Nutrient Management Planner (SNMP) "...is a decision support tool that facilitates the collection, analysis and presentation of spatial information related to nutrient management planning...SNMP is integrated with the Manure Management Planner (MMP)..." Spatial Nutrient Management Planner (SNMP) is "...available for the lower 48 contiguous U.S. States..." USE the Spatial Nutrient Management Planner (SNMP) to: "...(1) delineate farm and field boundaries and local features such as location of streams; (2) automatically create soil test maps of the farm and generate fertilizer recommendations for selected crops; (3) determine manure distribution networks for the operation; etc..." For more information see Nutrient Management NITROGEN CYCLE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS RATE APPLICATION CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS NITROGEN CYCLE - Nitrogen Use Efficiency, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Oklahoma State University Multimedia Nitrogen Cycle Lessons & Technical Reports (Text & Images). For more information see Nitrogen Use Efficiency or the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources VARIABLE N RATE APPLICATOR (QUICKTIME) - Nitrogen Use Efficiency, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Oklahoma State University Multimedia Variable N Rate Application (Text, Images & Videos/Movies). For more information see Nitrogen Use Efficiency or the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources COMPOST CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) CO-COMPOSTER (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - D. Haith, T. Crone, A. Sherman, J. Lincoln, J. Reed, S. Saidi & J. Trembley; Cornell Waste Management Institute, Department of Crop & Soil Science, Cornell University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Co-Composter is "...an Excel spreadsheet model for the planning of co-composting systems for mixtures of dairy manure and other organic wastes. Co-Composter provides mass and volume balances, area estimations, and a cost analysis of alternate composting systems based on inputs entered on the user..." Co-Composter Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Average number of dairy animals (in each category) present on the farm during the year; Moisture content of the raw manure (% by weight); Daily volume of digested manure; Is wastewater (e.g. from milkhouse or parlor) added to the raw lactating cow manure; Moisture content (%) of the separated solids; Days the manure and separated solids will be stored at the composting pad before composting; Annual volumes (ft3), maximum days of storage, & value of additional materials to be composted; etc..." For more information see Co-Composter; Composting or the Cornell Waste Management Institute COMPOST MIX CALCULATOR - Klickitat County, Washington VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Compost Mix Calculator "...solves for the TOTAL carbon to nitrogen ratio of up 4 materials (or less) in a mix. The calculations use average bulk weights per cubic foot, average moisture contents and take into account the availability of carbon..." Compost Mix Calculator INPUT Values include Materials & CuFt for: "...Beef Manure/Waste; Dairy Manure/Waste; Horse Manure/Waste; Pig Manure/Waste; Poultry Manure/Waste; Sheep Manure/Waste; Vegetable Waste; Grass; Coffee Grounds; Woodchips; etc...." Compost Mix Calculator output values include their corresponding values for "...Pounds Wet (LbWet); Percent of Water (H2O); Available Percent of Carbon (C); Percent of Nitrogen (N); Available Pounds of Carbon (C); Available Pounds of Nitrogen (N); etc..." For more information see the Solid Waste Home Page or Klickitat County MANURE COMPOSTING CALCULATOR - Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Manure Composting Calculator "...determines the amount of carbon source material and water needed to create a good compost mix. The calculator is primarily intended for manure composting, however it can be used for other materials as well..." Manure Composting Calculator INPUT Values include: Nitrogen Source "...Beef, Dairy, Horse, Pig, Poultry, Sheep & Fish Liquid or Solid Manure/Waste; Grass Clippings; Hay; etc..." Carbon Source "...Grass Clippings; Hay; Paperv Cardboard; Straw; Sawdust; etc..." Volume & Desired Moisture Content of your Mix For more information see Livestock Calculators; Calculators or Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development OHIO COMPOST OPERATOR EDUCATION COURSE (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Ohio Composting and Manure Management Program (OCAMM), Ohio Agricultural Research & Development Center, Ohio State University Multimedia Compost Operator Education Course (Text, Images & Spreadsheets). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see the Ohio Composting and Manure Management Program (OCAMM) or the Ohio Agricultural Research & Development Center Examples of Compost Calculators include C:N Ratio & Moisture Calculator - Author: F. Michel C:N Ratio & Moisture Calculators includes "...Calculation of Compost Moisture Content; Calculation of Carbon in Compost; Calculation of Nitrogen in Compost; Calculation of Compost C:N Ratio; etc..." Mixing Volume Calculator - Author: H. Keener Mixing Volume Calculator "...Calculates C/N ratios and moisture..."

MANURE CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) ANIMAL WASTE CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) MANURE NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY CALCULATORS, APPLETS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) ANIMAL AND POULTRY MANURE PRODUCTION & CHARACTERIZATION - C. James Barker, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, North Carolina State University Multimedia Animal & Poultry Manure Production & Characterization Databases, Lessons, Technical Reports, Nutrient Content of Fertilizer and Organic Materials Database, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Animal & Poultry Manure Production & Characterization" Databases Subject Categories include DAIRY, BEEF VEAL & SWINE "...Fresh Manure; Paved Surface Scraped Manure; Liquid Manure Slurry; Anaerobic Lagoon Liquid & Sludge..." SHEEP, GOAT & HORSE "...Fresh Manure; Paved Surface Scraped Manure..." RABBIT & DOG "...Fresh Manure..." LAYERS "...Fresh Manure; Paved Surface Scraped Manure; Unpaved Deep Pit Stored Manure; Liquid Manure Slurry; Anaerobic Lagoon Liquid; Sludge..." BROILERS "...Fresh Manure; House Whole Litter; House Manure Cake; Cornish, Roaster & Breeder Hen House Whole Litter; Cornish Hen House Manure Cake & Stockpiled Litter..." TURKEY "...Fresh Manure; House Whole Litter; House Manure Cake; Brooder (Poult) House Whole Litter; Breeder House Whole Litter; Stockpiled Litter..." DUCK "...Fresh Manure; House Whole Litter; Stockpiled Litter..." RATTITES "...Ostrich Manure..." GAME BIRD "...Bobwhite Quail, Jumbo Quail, Chukar Partridge & Ring-Neck Pheasant House Whole Litter..." For more information see C. James Barker's Home Page; Animal Waste Management Systems; Animal Waste Management; Animal Waste Progams by Department; Animal Waste Progams or the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences ANIMAL WASTE & MANURE CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Animal Waste & Manure Calculators include: Animal Waste Economic Analysis Calculator; AWM Costs Calculator "...Rent; Lagoon; Tank; Compost; Biogas..." Economic Value of Manure Calculator; Animal Waste Nutrient Value Analysis Calculator; Pig Waste Nutrient Analysis Calculator; etc. For more information see Tools by Landuse; Economics Models; NRCS Economics; Technical Reports or the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) MANURE NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY CALCULATOR - Purdue Research Foundation, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Purdue University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Manure Nutrient Calculator INPUT Values include: Select State; Select County; Manure Information "...Animal Type; Manure Analysis; Manure Storage..." Field/Application Information "...Field Information; Manure Application Information; etc..."; etc. For more information see Manure Management Planner Web Calculators; Manure Management Planner or the Department of Agronomy MANURE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - R.K. Koelsch, Livestock Environmental Engineer, Environmental Engineering & Bioremediation, Department of Biological Systems Engineering and the Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture Sciences and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, Lincoln VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Manure Management Software" includes "...Whole Farm Nutrient Balance; Feed Nutrient Management Planning Economics; Nutrient Inventory; Manure Use Plan; etc..." For more information see Resources for Manure Management or Manure MANURE VALUE SPREADSHEET (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - University of Missouri Extension, University of Missouri VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Manure Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Fertilizer Costs; Crops; Type of Manure; Type of Application; Crop Removal Value of Manure Nutrients; Estimated liquid pit manure characteristics (lbs./1,000 gallons of manure) - Livestock Stages; Crop Removal of Nutrients in Harvested Portion; etc..." For more information see Manure and Nutrient Management; Missouri Dairymen's Resource Guide or Animal Science FERTILIZER DATABASES, CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS CROP FERTILIZER RECOMMENDATION CALCULATOR - Purdue Research Foundation, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, Purdue University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Crop Fertilizer Calculator INPUT Values include: Select State; Select County; Field/Crop Information "...Predominant Soil Type; Planned Crop; Previous Crop; Irrigated with Water; etc..."; Soil Test Data; Fertilizer Recommendations. For more information see Manure Management Planner Web Calculators; Manure Management Planner or the Department of Agronomy FERTILISER CONVERSION - HGCA (a Non-Departmental Public Body established under the Cereals Marketing Act 1965), London, U.K. "...Use this fertiliser conversion tool to convert a quantity of elemental fertiliser to oxides or vice versa..." For more information see the Agronomy Calculators; Tools or HGCA ORGANIC FERTILIZER CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Small Farms Program, Oregon State University Extension Service, Oregon State University VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Organic Fertilizer Calculators include: "...Commercial Organic Fertilizer Calculator; Small Farm/Garden Organic Fertilizer Calculator..." For more information see Small Farms; Agriculture or the Oregon State University Extension Service SENSOR-BASED NITROGEN RATE CALCULATOR - Nitrogen Use Efficiency, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Oklahoma State University VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Calculators for Sensor-Based Nitrogen Rate include: "...Winter Wheat Sensor-Based Nitrogen Rate Calculator (US Grain Belt); Spring Wheat-Rainfed Sensor-Based Nitrogen Rate Calculator ((US, Canada, Mexico); Spring Wheat Sensor-Based Nitrogen Rate Calculator (Australia); Winter Wheat Sensor-Based Nitrogen Rate Calculator (China); Corn-Rainfed Sensor-Based Nitrogen Rate Calculator (US Grain Belt); Corn-Irrigated Sensor-Based Nitrogen Rate Calculator ((US Grain Belt); Canola Sensor-Based Nitrogen Rate Calculator (Canada); Bermudagrass-Forage Sensor-Based Nitrogen Rate Calculator; Sorghum Sensor-Based Nitrogen Rate Calculator (Great Plains U.S.); Rice Sensor-Based Nitrogen Rate Calculator (India); etc..." For more information see Nitrogen Use Efficiency or the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources NPK/FERTILIZER CALCULATOR: COMPARE FERTLIZER COSTS - American Crystal Sugar Company VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. NPK Calculator - Fertilizer Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Soil Tests Readings for N, P, K; Acres to be Treated..." NPK Calculator - Fertilizer Calculator OUTPUT values include: Fertilizer Prices for Common Fertilizer Types "...Anhydrous ammonia;Urea; UAN; DAP 18-46-0; MAP 11-52-0; etc..." Compare Products..." For more information see Calculators; Ag Tools; Agronomy or the American Crystal Sugar Company SPREADERS CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS FERTILIZER, MANURE & COMPOST SPREADER RATE COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER CALCULATOR - K. Bailey, NC Cooperative Extension, North Carolina State University Commercial Fertilizer Calculator "...This calculator can compute the pounds per acre needed of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium fertilizers..." For more information see Fertilizer Zone or Kenny Bailey's Home Page LIQUID ANIMAL WASTE CALCULATORS - K. Bailey, NC Cooperative Extension, North Carolina State University, North Carolina A&T State University VERY EXTENSIVE. Liquid Animal Waste Calculators "...should be useful to anyone who applies liquid waste such as swine or dairy farmers..." For more information see Fertilizer Zone or Kenny Bailey's Home Page Some examples from over "7" Liquid Animal Waste Calculators include Gallons to Acre-Inches Precipitation Rate For Stationary Irrigation Equipment SPREAD RATE (BY MASS) or AREA DENSITY CALCULATOR - F. Tapson & Cleave Books, Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching, University of Exeter, U.K. "...The MASS spread rate gives the area density of a flat, surface of uniform thickness which is also known as the plate density..." Spread Rate Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Pounds per acre/kg per sq.metre; Pounds per sq.inch/grams per sq.mm; etc..." For more information see Specialist Calculators; Cleave Books or the Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching SPYKER SPREADERS FERTILIZER CALIBRATION CALCULATOR - Spyker Spreaders LLC. VERY EXTENSIVE. Fertilizer Calibration Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Nitrogen; Phosphorous; Potassium; Other Ingredients; Pounds of Nitrogen (N) you would like to apply per thousand square feet..." For more information see Spyker Spreaders LLC.

Insects & Pests

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM) Integrated Pest Management Video Lectures Integrated Pest Management Image Databases (Crops, Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts, Grains, Ornamentals, Pasture, Forage, Honey Bees, Livestock, Poultry, Post Harvest, Forestry, etc.) Field Techniques Courses & Lectures Integrated Pest Management Courses, Lectures, Handbooks, Manuals, etc. (Crops, Grains, Vegetables, Fruit Trees, Nuts, Horticulture, Livestock, Poultry, Legume, Grass, Field Seed, Herbs, etc.) Greenhouse IPM Citrus IPM ~ Fruit Trees IPM ~ Mushroom IPM ~ Sorghum IPM ~ Vegetables IPM Cockroach IPM ~ Fruit Fly IPM ~ Grasshoppers IPM Nematodes IPM ~ Plant-Feeding Mites IPM ~ Whitefly IPM PHEROMONES (Insect Behaviour Modifying Chemicals Databases) CHEMICAL ECOLOGY OF INSECTS INSECT INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY & PHYSIOLOGY

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT VIDEO LECTURES INSECT PEST MANAGEMENT DIGITAL VIDEO LIBRARY (FLASH, QUICKTIME, REALPLAYER MEDIA, WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - Agriculture Pest Management, Lubbock Research & Extension Center, Texas A&M University Multimedia Insect Pest Management Video Lectures (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Insect Pest Management" Video Subject Categories include Insect Collecting Techniques Videos; Corn Pest Management Videos "...4-Video series designed for growers and scouts, this series explains scouting for corn borers, corn rootworms, and spider mites..." Peanut Pest Management Videos "...10-Video series discusses peanut diseases, insects, scouting, and other aspects of production on the High Plains..." Sorghum Production Videos "...4-Video series: Sorghum midge, greenbug, iron chlorosis, row spacing, and varietal considerations..." Cotton Production Videos "...4-Video series: Sampling techniques, major pests, and beneficial species..." Alfalfa Production Videos "...Practical Alfalfa Considerations for West Texas..." Sunflower Basics Videos "...2-Video series: explain how to estimate percent sunflower bloom and time insecticide applications for head moth control..." For more information see Agriculture Pest Management or the Lubbock Research & Extension Center INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IMAGE DATABASES Plant Diagnostics Image Databases PDIS IMAGE LABRARY (QUICKTIME) - Plant Diagnostics Information System, Great Plains Diagnostic Network, Kansas State University Research and Extension VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Plant Diagnostics Information System "...has been developed to facilitate plant diagnostic lab activities for a consortium of land grant institutions, state departments of agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. These labs provide services for plant disease diagnosis, plant identification, and insect identification. PDIS is a system of web and database applications designed to facilitate recordkeeping and communication needs of lab personnel and their customers..." For more information see the Plant Diagnostics Information System IPM Image Databases INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IMAGES - Project Managers: G. Keith Douce & David J. Moorhead; Joint project of the Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, Colorado State University, USDA CSREES and the Southern Plant Diagnostic Network; The University of Georgia - Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Dept. of Entomology Multimedia IMP Images (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Integrated Pest Management Subject Categories include "...Agronomic Crops; Vegetables; Fruits and Nuts; Grain Sorghum and Small Grains; Human and Household Pests; Ornamentals; Pasture and Forage; Lawn and Turf; Honey Bees and Beekeeping; Livestock and Poultry; Post Harvest; Crop Management; Irrigation; Forestry, Wildlife and Natural Resources; Taxonomy (Animals, Fungi, Plants, Bacteria, Viruses, etc.); Damage Types (Insects, Diseases, Abiotic Damage, Parasitic & Epiphtic Plants, etc)..." BUGWOOD NETWORK - Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. INSECT IMAGE DATABASE - Joint project of The Bugwood Network and USDA Forest Service; The University of Georgia - Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences - Dept. of Entomology Multimedia Insect Image Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. FOREST PESTS, DISEASES, ETC. IMAGE DATABASE - Forestpest.org, Part of the Bugwood Network, Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia Multimedia Forest Pest, Diseases, etc. Images Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. BARK AND WOOD BORING BEETLES OF THE WORLD - Developed by the University of Georgia Bugwood Network in cooperation with USDA Forest Service - Forest Health Protection, USDA APHIS PPQ, Georgia Forestry Commission, Texas Forest Service and the Pests and Diseases Image Library - Australia Multimedia Bark and Wood Boring Beetles of the World Databases & Atlases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. FIELD TECHNIQUES Field Techniqes in IPM Courses, Lectures, etc. FIELD TECHNIQUES IN IPM - O.E. Liburd, Fruit & Vegetable IPM Laboratory, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida Multimedia Field Techniqes in IPM Course (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Field Techniqes in IPM" Course Lectures include "...Lecture 2: Biological Control; Lecture 3: Monitoring in IPM programs (Pest Distribution Patterns, Sampling Pattern, Common Sampling Techniques for IPM Programs, etc.); Lecture 4: Pheromone Pest Management; Attract-and-Kill Systems; Host Plant Resistance; Cultural control techniques; etc. Lecture 5: Weed Science Mini--Lecture Field IPM Techniques; etc..." For more information see the Fruit & Vegetable IPM Laboratory; Integrated Pest Management (IPM) or the Department of Entomology and Nematology IMP VIDEOS: FIELD TECHNIQUES (QUICKTIME) - Integrated Pest Management, Department of Entlomology & the Department of Crop Sciences, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Science, University of Illinois Multimedia IPM Videos (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of Integrated Pest Management Videos include "...A Day in the Life of Field Entomologists Video; Scouting for Western Corn Rootworms Video; Wireworm Bait Stations; etc..." For more information see Integrated Pest Management; Department of Entomology or the Department of Crop Sciences INSECT TRAPS, SAMPLING, ETC. - Russell F. Mizell, III, North Florida Research and Education Center, Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida Multimedia Insect Traps, Sampling, etc. Lessons, Technical Reports (Text & Images). For more information see Mole Cricket Home Page or the Department of Entomology and Nematology

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT COURSES, LECTURES, HANDBOOKS, GUIDES, MANUALS, ETC. CROPS, VEGETABLES, FRUIT TREES, NUTS, LIVESTOCK, ETC. PEST MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC PLANS - NSF Center for IPM as the National Information System of the Regional Integrated Pest Management Centers Multimedia Pest Management Strategic Plans (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Pest Management Strategic Plans or the National Information System - Regional IPM Centers HIGH PLAINS IPM GUIDE - Integrated Pest Management Centers & Departments of Entomology at Colorado State University, Montanan State University, Nebraska Universtiy, North Dakota State University, South Dakota State University and the University of Wyoming Multimedia High Plains Integrated Pest Management Guide (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "High Plains Integrated Pest Management Guides" Subject Categories include "...Crops; Livestock; Horticulture; etc..." PACIFIC NORTHWEST INSECT MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK - Hosted by the Integrated Plant Protection Center, Oregon State University Multimedia Pacific Northwest Insect Management Handbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Pacific Northwest Insect Management Handbook" Subject Categories include "...Farm-Stored Grains; Hops; Mint; Small Grains; Commercial Vegetables; Hay and Pasture; Legume, Grass, and Field Seed; Tree Fruits; Christmass Tree Plantations; Livestock, Poultry, Fly Control; Calibration, Mixing Tables, Chemigation, Adjuvants; etc..." A FIELD GUIDE TO COMMON TEXAS INSECTS - Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University Multimedia Insect Database (Text, Images & Videos/Movies). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see the Department of Entomology Also see Insect Videos Insect Videos Subject Categories include "...Ants, Flies, Wasps Videos; Beetle Videos; Grasshopper Videos; Soybean Insect Videos; etc..." Anthropod Image Salon AGRICULTURE IPM - Integrated Pest Management Center, University of Florida Multimedia Integrated Pest Management Manuals, Databases, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Integrated Pest Management Manuals, Databases, etc." Subject Categories include "...Ornamentals; Greenhouse; Turf (Pasture & Sod); Field Crops; Vegetables; Citrus; Livestock; Herbs; Sustainable & Organic; etc..." For more information see the Integrated Pest Management EXTENSION ENTOMOLOGY: IPM DATABASES - Extension Entomology, Department of Entomology, Purdue University Multimedia Livestock IPM Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "IPM Database Subject Categories include "...Biological Control; Field Crops; Fruits; Livestock & Poultry; Turfgrass; Vegetables; etc..." For more information see the Extension Entomology - IPM Database or the Department of Entomology GEORGIA PEST MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK - Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia Multimedia Pest Management Handbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Pest Management Handbook Subject Categories include "...Agronomic Crops; Animals & Honey Bees; Horticultural Crops; Trees; Turf; Aquatic Environments; etc..." For more information see Publications or the Department of Entomology INSECT PEST MANAGEMENT GUIDE - Department of Entomology and Nematology and EDIS, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida Multimedia Insect Pest Management Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Insect Pest Management" Subject Categories include "...Insects; Integrated Pest Management; Invasive Species; Nematodes; Plant Diseases; Weed Management; Pesticides; etc..." For more information see Topics or EDIS Online, University of Florida IPM: PLANT DISEASE MANAGEMENT GUIDE - Integrated Pest Management, Louisiana State University AgCenter Multimedia Plant Disease Management Guide (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see the LSU Integrated Pest Management; Crops or the Louisiana State University AgCenter INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT - Integrated Pest Management, Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky Multimedia Integrated Pest Management Manuals, Databases, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Integrated Pest Management" Manuals, Databases, etc. include "...IPM Manuals (Field Crops, Vegetables, Stored Grain, etc.); Apple IPM; Plant Diseases; ENT facts; etc..." For more information see the Department of Entomology INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT DATABASE - Department of Entomology, Iowa State Multimedia Integrated Pest Management Database - Iowa Insect Information Notes (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Department of Entomology IPM MANUALS & DATABASES - Integrated Pest Management, Department of Entlomology & the Department of Crop Sciences, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Science, University of Illinois Multimedia Integrated Pest Management Database, Manuals, etc. (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Integrated Pest Management Database, Manuals, etc." Subject Categories include "...Field Crops; Fruits; Vegetables; Landscape & Turf; Greenhouse; Livestock; etc..." For more information see the Department of Entomology or the Department of Crop Sciences PESTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FLORICULTURE, AND TURF DATABASE - Statewide IPM Project, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California, Davis Multimedia Pests of Agriculture, Floriculture, and Turf Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Pests of Agriculture, Floriculture, and Turf Database provides "...practical information on pest management techniques and identification for a broad range of California pests. Management suggestions apply to California, but also may be useful in other areas..." For more information see UC IPM Home Page PEST TRACKER - National Agricultural Pest Information System (NAPIS) and hosted by The Center for Environmental and Regulatory Information Systems (CERIS), Purdue University Multimedia Pest Control Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Pest Control" Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports include "....Insects, Mites & Nematodes; Plant Pathogens; Invasive Weeds; Bio-Control Agents; Mollusks; Slugs; etc..." For more information see the Center for Environmental and Regulatory Information Systems (CERIS) GREENHOUSE INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT COURSES, LECTURES, HANDBOOKS, GUIDES, ETC. GREENHOUSE IPM WITH AN EMPHASIS ON BIOCONTROLS - College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University Multimedia Greenhouse IPM with an Emphasis on Biocontrols Manual (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Greenhouse IPM with an Emphasis on Biocontrols Manual "...is designed to educate commercial greenhouse operators, crop consultants, and IPM scouts to develop biocontrol systems for greenhouses that will maximize yields while reducing pesticide usage..." For more information see Agricultural IPM; Online Guides; Extension and Outreach; Department of Entomology or the College of Agricultural Sciences NEW ENGLAND GREENHOUSE FLORULTURE GUIDE: A MANAGEMENT GUIDE FOR INSECTS, DISEASES, WEEDS, AND GROWTH REGULATORS - Floriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts Multimedia New England Greenhouse Floriculture Guide: A Management Guide for Insects, Diseases, Weeds and Growth Regulators - PDF, 150+ Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. New England Greenhouse Floriculture Guide: A Management Guide for Insects, Diseases, Weeds and Growth Regulators "...A comprehensive guide for commercial production of greenhouse ornamentals with information on current pest management and growth regulators. Recommendations include IPM and biological control information for greenhouse crops..." "...This manual is a compilation of input from the members of the New England State University Extension Systems of Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, and Rhode Island..." For more information see Pest Management or Floriculture

CITRUS INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT COURSES, LECTURES, HANDBOOKS, GUIDES, ETC. CITRUS IPM - Author: Elizabeth Grafton-Cardwell, Department of Entomology and the Kearney Agriculture Center, University of California, Riverside Multimedia Citrus Integrated Pest Management Guidelines (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Research; Kearney Agricultural Center or the Department of Entomology FRUIT TREES INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT COURSES, LECTURES, HANDBOOKS, GUIDES, ETC. ORCHARD PEST MANAGEMENT - Elizabeth H. Beers & Jay F. Brunner, Tree Fruit Entomology, Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, Washington State University Multimedia Orchard Pest Management (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Orchard Pest Management" Subject Categories & Subcategies include Concepts of Integrated Pest Management "...Mating Disruption; Insect Growth and Development; etc..." Direct Pests "...Tortricid moths; Leafrollers; Psylla and mealybugs; Fruit flies; etc..." Indirect Pests "...Mites; Spider Mites; Pome Fruit Aphids; Stone Fruit Aphids; Scales; Beetles; Root-feeding Grubs; etc..." Natural Enemies and Beneficial Insects "...Lacewings; Lady Beetles; Predatory Flies; Predatory Bugs; Parasitic Wasps; Honeybee; etc..." For more information see Tree Fruit Entomology or the Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center CROP PRODUCTION GUIDE FOR TREE FRUIT - Tree Fruit Entomology, Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center, Washington State University Multimedia Crop Production Guide (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Crop Production Guide for Tree Fruit" - "Spray Guide" Categories include "...General Recommendations; Bee Protection; Fruit and Leaf Injury; Fungicide Resistance Management; Pesticide Interval and Impact Charts; Apple Programs; Pear Programs; Cherry Programs; Peach Programs; Apricot Programs; Plum Programs; Bioregulators; Weed Control; etc..." For more information see Tree Fruit Entomology or the Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center TREE FRUIT PEST MANAGEMENT - North Central Washington Tree Fruit Production, Washington State University Extension, Washington State University Multimedia Tree Fruit Pest Management (Text & Iamges). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Tree Fruit Pest Management" Guidelines include "...Cougarblight Risk Model Spreadsheet; Fire Blight Management; Cherry Fruit Fly Bait Application; Air-Blast Sprayer Calibration; Boomspray Calibration; Orchard Soil Fumigation; etc..." For more information see the North Central Washington Tree Fruit Production TREE FRUIT PEST PROBLEM SOLVER - Agricultural IPM, Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University Multimedia Tree Fruit Problem Solver (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Agricultural IPM; Online Guides; Extension and Outreach; Department of Entomology or the College of Agricultural Sciences MUSHROOM INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT COURSES, LECTURES, HANDBOOKS, GUIDES, ETC. MUSHROOM INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK - Agricultural IPM, Department of Entomology, College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University Multimedia Mushroom Integrated Pest Management Handbook (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Agricultural IPM; Online Guides; Extension and Outreach; Department of Entomology or the College of Agricultural Sciences SORGHUM INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT COURSES, LECTURES, HANDBOOKS, GUIDES, ETC. INSECT PEST OF SORGHUM - Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University Multimedia Insect Pest of Sorghum (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Insect Pest of Sorghum" Subject Categories include "...Integrated Pest Management; Insect Pests of Sorghum; Beneficial Insects of Sorghum; Tables; Images; etc..." For more information see the Department of Entomology VEGETABLES INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT COURSES, LECTURES, HANDBOOKS, GUIDES, ETC. VEGETABLE IPM - Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University Multimedia Vegetable IPM (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Vegetable Integrated Pest Management" Subject Categories include "...Pest and Beneficial Insect Index; Vegetable Plant Pest Identification Aid; Vegetable Insect Pest Index; Control Method; etc..." For more information see the Department of Entomology COCKROACH INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT COURSES, LECTURES, HANDBOOKS, GUIDES, ETC. COCKROACH CONTROL MANUAL - Pesticide Education Office, Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Nebraska Multimedia Cockroach Control Manual (Text & Images). Cockroach Control Manual Chapters include: "...Know Your Adversary; Cockroach Biology; Primary Control Strategies: Low Risk Control Strategies; Insecticides; Insecticide Applications; Key to Cockroach Identification; etc..." For more information see Publications & Resources; Pesticide Education Office or the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture FRUIT FLY INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT COURSES, LECTURES, HANDBOOKS, GUIDES, ETC. FRUIT FLY - Systematic Entomology Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Multimedia Fruit Fly Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Fruit flies (Tephritidae) "...are the most agriculturally important family of flies. Some species are pests, together causing billions of dollars in losses annually, whereas other species are beneficial biological control agents of weeds..." For more information see Diptera Site or the Systematic Entomology Laboratory GRASSHOPPERS INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT COURSES, LECTURES, HANDBOOKS, GUIDES, ETC. GRASSHOPPERS: THEIR BIOLOGY IDENTIFICATION & MANAGEMENT - A joint technology transfer project of the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (through the Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory in Sidney, Montana), the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the University of Wyoming-Laramie Multimedia Grasshoppers Handbooks & Grasshoppers Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). Grasshoppers Subject Categories include "... Grasshopper Identification Guides and Species Fact Sheets; Field Guide to Common Western Grasshoppers; Grazing Management and Grasshoppers; Chemical Control Methods; Grasshopper Management Information; etc..." For more information see Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory (NPARL) NEMATODES INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT COURSES, LECTURES, HANDBOOKS, GUIDES, VIDEOS, ETC. NEMATODES AS AGRICULTURE PESTS - Nematology Lab, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska Multimedia Nematodes as Agriculture Pests Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Nematodes as Agricultural Pests" Subject Categories include "...Corn; Potatoes; Soybeans; Sugarbeets; Turf; Trees, Orchards and Vineyards; Gardens, Vegetables; etc..." For more information see Plant and Insect Parasitic Nematodes or the Nematology Lab NEMATODES OF QUARANTIABLE CONCERN - Nematology Lab, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska Multimedia Nematodes of Quarantinable Concern (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Nematodes of Quarantinable Concern "...Virtually every plant, from agronomic crops to those found in the natural environment, is host to a variety of plant parasitic nematodes. Some of these nematodes cause such severe damage that it is necessary to monitor and limit their spread. State, national, and international agencies establish regulations to minimize the impact of the pest species..." For more information see Plant and Insect Parasitic Nematodes or the Nematology Lab NEMATODE VIDEOS (QUICKTIME) - Scott Edwards, Antoon Ploeg's Lab, Department of Nematology, University of California, Riverside Multimedia Nematode Videos (Text, Images & Videos/Moves). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Nematode Videos" include "...M. incognita entering a melon root tip Video; M. incognita egg masses on Tomato Root Video; Paratrichodorus feeding on sudan grass roots Video; Effects of root-knot nematodes on melon Video; The root-knot nematode life cycle Video; etc..." For more information see Antoon Ploeg's Lab or the Department of Nematology NEMATODE VIDEOS (QUICKTIME, REAL PLAYER, WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - Kris N. Lambert, Plant Molecular Biology and Physiology & Plant Pathology, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Multimedia Nematode Videos (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Nematode Videos" include Wormula Video; Soybean Cyst Nematode Fertilization Video; Sting Nematode Feeding Video; Lesion Nematode Feeding Video; etc..." For more information see the Department of Crop Sciences ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODES VIDEOS (QUICKTIME) - Author: Nicole DeCrappeo, D.H. Wall's Soil Biodiversity and Exosystem Functioning Lab, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado Multimedia Entomopathogenic Nematodes Videos (Text & Images). VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see the D.H. Wall's Soil Biodiversity and Exosystem Functioning Lab PLANT-FEEDING MITES INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT COURSES, LECTURES, HANDBOOKS, GUIDES, ETC. PLANT-FEEDING MITES - Systematic Entomology Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Multimedia Plant-Feeding Mites Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Plant-Feeding Mites "...Plant-feeding mites play important roles as agricultural pests of timber, fruits, vegetables, forage crops, ornamentals, and stored grains. In many instances, lack of information about the correct identity of mites, as well as our lack of adequate knowledge regarding their biology and ecology, have hampered our ability to effectively combat these mite pests..." For more information see Mites; Mites & Ticksor the Systematic Entomology Laboratory WHITEFLY INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT COURSES, LECTURES, HANDBOOKS, GUIDES, ETC. WHITEFLY WEB PAGE - Systematic Entomology Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Multimedia Whitefly Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Whiteflies (family Aleyrodidae) "...are not only injurious to their host plants through feeding, but are also capable of transmitting numerous plant-viral diseases. Worldwide, there are approximately 1,200 described species of whiteflies...." For more information see Systematic Entomology Laboratory

Pheromones PHEROMONES DATABASES, TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS, ETC. THE PHEROBASE - Ashraf M. El-Sayed, HortResearch, Canterbury Research Centre, New Zealand Multimedia Pheromones and Semiochemicals Database (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Molecular Structures). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. The Pherobase "...is extensively linked, user-friendly, easy to understand and to follow. Currently, there are over 50000 entries, around 3000 molecules, and over 32000 static html pages that make it the world's largest database of behaviour modifying chemicals. In addition, mass spectral data for more than 1500 compounds are included..." Examples of "Pherobase" Subject Categories include "...Animal Taxa; Plant Taxa; Semiochemicals Index; Floral Compounds Index; Synthesis Index; Application of semiochemicals in pest control; etc..." For more information see the The Horticulture and Food Research Institute of New Zealand (HortResearch) Chemical Ecology of Insects CHEMICAL ECOLOGY OF INSECTS CALCULATORS, TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS, ETC. CHEMICAL ECOLOGY OF INSECTS: JAVA APPLETS - J.A. Byers, Pest Management & Biocontrol Research Unit, Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center, Agriculture Research Center, USDA VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Also available is Free Scientific Sofware Developed by Byers including "...Spatial Distribution and Territoriality Software; Biology, Taxonomy and Systematics Software; Simulation of Animal Behavior/Chemical Ecology Software including Insects Searching for Mates; Trapping of Insects; Bark Beetle Dispersal in Forests; Predicting Mean Dispersal Distance of Population; etc. For more information see Chemical Ecology of Insects; John A. Byers Home Page or the Pest Management & Biocontrol Research Unit Some examples from over "30" Chemical Ecology of Insects Calculators & Applets include Effective Attraction Radius (EAR) Calculator & Simulation Effective Attraction Radius Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Number minutes trapping; Number caught on passive trap; Number caught on pheromone trap; Radius of passive trap; Estimated trap interception percentage of all flight levels; Estimated average insect speed..." Tomicus Mate Finding Calculator Tomicus Mate Finding Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Number of Minutes; Turn Angle; Number of Insect Pairs; Female Radius; etc..." Statistics: Polynomial Regression Analysis (Outliers) Calculator CHEMICAL ECOLOGY OF INSECTS: EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND SIMULATION CALCULATORS - J.A. Byers, Pest Management & Biocontrol Research Unit, Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center, Agriculture Research Center, USDA VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Chemical Ecology of Insects; John A. Byers Home Page or the Pest Management & Biocontrol Research Unit Some examples from over "16" Experimental Design and Sampling Calculators include Simple Treatment/Position Randomization with No Repeats between Replicates Simple Treatment/Position Randomization Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Number of Treatments; Number of Replications..." Randomized Uniform Sampling of Time or Distance Randomized Uniform Sampling of Time or Distance Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Select Time Samples or Distance Samples; Total Time or Distance Units; Sample Length in Units; etc..." Host plant finding by N searchers Host plant finding by N searchers Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Number animals..." Insect Biochemistry & Physiology INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY & PHYSIOLOGY LESSONS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY & PHYSIOLOGY (SHOCKWAVE) - L. Keeley, D. Lewis, Mei-Er Chen & C.A Peterson, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University Multimedia Insect Biochemistry & Physiology Lessons (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Insect Biochemistry & Physiology" Animations include "...Endocrinology, Neurobiology, Muscle, Reproduction, Photoreception & Research..." For more information see the Image Gallery or the Department of Entomology Some examples of Insect Biochemistry & Physiology Animations include G-Protein Signal Transduction Gibbs-Donnan Equilibrium Muscle Structure & Contraction Oocyte Yolk Formation by the Fire Ant Queen: Vitellogenin Uptake by Ovaries

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Pesticide Applicator Certification Pesticide Databases, Courses, Lectures, etc. Fumigation Databases, Manuals, Videos, etc. Fungicides Databases, etc. ~ Herbicides Databases, etc. Insecticides Databases, etc. ~ Dormant Spray Alternatives Databases, etc. Spray Nozzles for Aircraft, Boom Sprayers, Ground Sprayers Sprayers & Sprayer Calibration ~ Crop Treatment Weeds & Weed Treatment Programs Databases, Lectures, Handbooks, Manuals, etc.

Pesticides, Sprayers, Weed & Crop Treatment Programs PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION MANUALS, ETC. NATIONAL PESTICIDE APPLICATOR CERTIFICATION CORE MANUAL - Published by the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Research Foundation, National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Multimedia National Pesticide Applicator Certification Core Manual - PDF, 147 Pages (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "National Pesticide Applicator Certification Core Manual" Chapters include "...Chapter 1: Pest Management; Chapter 2: Federal Pesticide Laws; Chapter 3: Pesticide Labeling; Chapter 4: Pesticide Formulations; Chapter 5: Pesticide Hazards and First Aid; Chapter 6: Personal Protective Equipment; Chapter 7: Pesticides in the Environment; Chapter 8: Transportation, Storage, and Security; etc..." For more information see National Association of State Departments of Agriculture PESITICIDE DATABASES, COURSES, LECTURES, ETC. COMPENDIUM OF PESTICIDE COMMON NAMES - Author: A. Wood, Context Limited, London, U.K. Multimedia Pesticide Database (Text & Images). Compendium of Pesticide Common Names "...is intended to provide details of the status of all pesticide common names, together with their systematic chemical names, molecular formulae, structural formulae and Chemical Abstracts Registry Numbers..." Examples of "Compendium of Pesticide Common Names" Indexes include "...Index of all Common Names (International Organization for Standardization - ISO); Index of Non-ISO Common Names; Index of New Common Names; Index of Updated Data Sheets; Index of IUPAC Systematic Names; Index of CAS Systematic Names; Index of Molecular Formulae; Index of CAS Registry Numbers; Pesticide Classification; Simple Esters and Salts; etc..." EXTENSION TOXICOLOGY NETWORK (EXTOXNET) Multimedia Pesticide Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. EXTOXNET is "...a Pesticide Information Project of Cooperative Extension Offices of Cornell University, Michigan State University, Oregon State University, and University of California at Davis..." INTERNATIONAL SURVEY OF HERBICIDE - RESISTANT WEEDS - Funded and Supported by the Herbicide Resistance Action Committee (HRAC) and the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) Multimedia Weed Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. International Survery of Herbicide - Resistant Weeds "...The purpose of this survey is to monitor the evolution of herbicide-resistant weeds and assess their impact throughout the world..." For more information see Herbicide Resistance Action Committee (HRAC) or the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) PESTICIDE DATABASE - California Department of Pesticide Regulation Multimedia Pesticide Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see the California Department of Pesticide Regulation Examples of Pesticide Databases include Chemical Ingredients Database Pesticide Use Database DPR's Chemical/Product Database Product/Label Database PESTICIDE PROPERTIES DATABASE (PPD) - Agriculture Research Service, USDA Multimedia Pesticide Databases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. ARS Pesticide Properties Database (PPD) "...has been developed to provide water quality modelers and managers a list of the pesticide properties most important for predicting the potentials of pesticides to move into ground and surface waters under a range of weather and soil conditions..." For more information see Public Databases and Programs or the Agriculture Research Service FUMIGATION GUIDELINES, MANUALS, VIDEOS, ETC. FUMIGATION MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR ALUMINUM PHOSPHIDE (WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - Andrew Thostenson, Pesticide Program Specialist, North Dakota Pesticide Training and Certification Program, North Dakota Extension Service & North Dakota Agriculture Experiment Station, North Dakota State University Multimedia Fumigation Mangement Plan for Aluminum Phosphide Videos (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Examples of "Fumigation Mangement Plan for Aluminum Phosphide" Videos include "...Fumigation Management Plans For Farm Bins Video; Fumigation Management Plans For Small To Intermediate Sized Grain Handling Facilities Video; Crop Storage Management Video; Fumigation Techniques Video; Sealing Grain Bins Video; Fumigation Management Plans For Intermediate To Large Sized Grain Handling Facilities Video; Fumigation Management Plans For Farm Bins Video; etc..." For more information see the North Dakota Pesticide Training and Certification Program FUMIGATION GUIDELINES FOR GRAPES, TREE FRUIT, & WALNUTS (WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER) - Author: Michael McKenry, Kearney Agricultural Center, University of California, Riverside & Hosted by the Kings County Extension Office Multimedia Fumigation Guidelines for Grapes, Tree Fruit & Walnuts (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see Grapes, Tree Fruits & Nut Crops; Agriculture or the Kings County Extension Office FUNGICIDE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS FUNGICIDE SELECTOR - Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Fungicide Selector "...will help you choose registered fungicides to control disease problems in your crop..." For more information see Calculators or Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development HERBICIDE CALCULATORS, SIMULATIONS, TECHNICAL PUBLICATIONS, MANUALS, ETC. HERBICIDE APPLICATION DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (HADSS): FIELD CROPS - CORN, COTTON, PEANUTS & SOYBEANS - Hosted by the North Carolina State University Multimedia Herbicide Application Decision Support System for Field Crops (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. HADSS, the Herbicide Application Decision Support System for Field Crops "...The weed control recommendations generated by HADSS are based on the manufacturer's label and on data from university experiments. Because environmental conditions and methods of application vary widely, the recommended use does not imply that the performance of a herbicide will conform to that indicated by experimental data..." HERBICIDE SELECTOR - Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Herbicide Selector "...will help you select herbicides to control your weed problems..." For more information see Calculators or Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development HERBICIDE RATE/COST CALCULATOR - American Crystal Sugar Company VERY EXTENSIVE. Herbicide Rate Calculator, Herbicide Cost Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Sprayer Information; Chemical to be used; etc..." For more information see Calculators; Ag Tools; Agronomy or the American Crystal Sugar Company INSECTICIDE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS INSECTICIDE SELECTOR - Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, Alberta, Canada VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Insecticide Selector "...will help you choose registered insecticides to control insect problems in your crop..." For more information see Calculators or Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development ORGANOPHOSPHATE DORMANT SPRAYS CALCULATORS & APPLETS DORMANT SPRAY ALTERNATIVES CALCULATOR - University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UC IMP), U.C. Davis VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. Dormant Spray Alternatives Calculator "...estimates the costs of using organophosphate (OP) dormant sprays and selected alternative practices..." For more information see University of California Statewide Integrated Pest Management Program (UC IMP) NOZZLE CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS Aircraft Spray Nozzles FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT & ROTARY AIRCRAFT ARIAL SPRAY NOZZLE MODELS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Areawide Pest Management Research Unit, Agriculture Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Some examples from over "11" FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT Spray Nozzle Calculators include: "...40 Degree Flat Fan Spray Nozzle Calculator; 80 Degree Flat Fan Spray Nozzle Calculator; CP-03 Spray Nozzle Calculator; CP-09 Straight Stream Spray Nozzle Calculator; Davidon Tri-Set Spray Nozzle Calculator; Disc Orifice Straight Stream Spray Nozzle Calculator; Lund Straight Stream Spray Nozzle Calculator; etc..." Some examples from over "11" ROTARY-WING Spray Nozzle Calculators include: "...40 Degree Flat Fan Spray Nozzle Calculator; Accu-Flo Double Row & Single Row Spray Nozzle Calculator; CP High Volume Flat Fan Spray Nozzle Calculator; Raindrop RD Spray Nozzle Calculator; etc..." For more information see Downloads or the Areawide Pest Management Research Unit FIXED-WING AIRCRAFT & ROTARY AIRCRAFT SPRAY NOZZLES AND CHECK VALVES FOR AGRICULTURE APPLICATIONS - CP Products Co., Inc. VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Some examples from over "15" Fixed-Wing Aircraft & Rotary Aircraft Spray Nozzles & Check Valve Calculators include: Nozzles Calculator Nozzles Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Airspeed; Swath Width; Gallons per Acre; Flow Rate..." Aircraft Nozzle and Tip Selection and Calibration Calculator Aircraft Nozzle and Tip Selection and Calibration Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Speed MPH; Swath Width; Gallons per Acre..." Droplet Calculations: CP-03 Nozzle Model Fixed-Wing Calculator CP-03 Nozzle Model Fixed-Wing Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Orifice Size; Deflector Angle; Pressure; Airspeed..." Droplet Calculations: CP 80 Degree Flat Fan Nozzle Model Rotary-Wing Calculator CP-03 Nozzle Model Fixed-Wing Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Nozzle Tip Size; Nozzle Angle; Pressure; Airspeed..." Boom Spray Nozzles NOZZLE SELECTOR FOR CONVENTIONAL BOOM SPRAYERS TREATING CEREALS AND OILSEED RAPE - HGCA (a Non-Departmental Public Body established under the Cereals Marketing Act 1965), London, U.K. Nozzle Selection Calculator for Boom Sprayers "...allows you to select the most suitable nozzle type for the crop protection product you plan to use, its mode of action, the target pest/weed or disease type and the crop/weed growth stage..." For more information see the Agronomy Calculators; Tools or HGCA Ground Spray Nozzles NOZZLE CALCULATORS (SPREADSHEETS OPEN ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - P.E. Sumner, Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, Tifton Campus, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia VERY EXTENSIVE. Nozzle Calculators include: Ground Nozzle Calculators Hollow Cone Nozzle Calibration for Ground Sprayers INPUT Values include: "...Speed; Swath Width; GPA; Number of Nozzles; Nozzle Flow Rate GPM..." Herbicide Nozzle Calibration for Ground Sprayers INPUT Values include: "...Speed; Swath Width; GPA; Number of Nozzles; Nozzle Flow Rate GPM..." Spray Nozzle Selector for Hoods Calculator (from One Mixing Tank) INPUT Values include: "...Speed Calibration; Known Inputs; Band in Row Spray; Full Hood Spray; Half Hood Spray; etc..." For more information see Chemical Application Information; Paul E. Sumner's Home Page; Tifton Campus or the Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering NOZZEL CALCULATOR - agrotop GmbH VERY EXTENSIVE. Available in English & German/Deutsch. Nozzel Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Application Rate; Speed; Nozzle Distance..." Nozzel Calculator OUTPUT values include: "...Flowrate; Nozzle Size; Pressure; Droplot Size (Extremly Coarse; Very Coarse; Coarse; Medium; Fine; Very Fine); etc..." For mor information see agrotop GmbH

SPRAYER CALCULATORS, APPLETS & VIDEOS AIRBLAST SPRAYER CALIBRATOR - Norhtwest Berry & Grape Information Network, North Willamette Research and Extension Center, Oregon State University Extension Service, Oregon State University VERY EXTENSIVE. Airblast Sprayer Calibrator Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Determine tractor speed; Check spray pressure and spray pattern; Determine required total nozzle output in gal/min (gpm); Check nozzle size; Check spray volume; etc...." For more information see Calculators or the Norhtwest Berry & Grape Information Network BOOM SPRAYER CALIBRATOR - Norhtwest Berry & Grape Information Network, North Willamette Research and Extension Center, Oregon State University Extension Service, Oregon State University VERY EXTENSIVE. Boom Sprayer Calibrator Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Select a nozzle; Calculate nozzle size; Compare required with actual output; Prepare the spray mixture..." For more information see Calculators or the Norhtwest Berry & Grape Information Network HERBICIDE QUANTITY CALCULATOR - Pest Genie Pty Ltd., Australia Herbicide Quantity Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Capacity of your Tank; Boom Spray Output; Rate of Chemical Application..." For more information see Tools or Pest Genie Pty Ltd. SPRAYER CALIBRATION VIDEO (REALPLAYER) - H. Martin & L. Huffman, Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs, Government of Ontario, Queen's Printer for Ontario, Ontario, Canada Multimedia Sprayer Calibration Video (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). For more information see Interactives; Agriculture; Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs or the Government of Ontario SPRAYER CALIBRATION - AggieTurf, Soil & Crop Sciences Department, Texas A&M University Sprayer Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Size of Project to be Sprayed; Rate of Nitrogen; First Number in the analysis of your Bag of Fertilizer..." For more information see Turf Calculators; Turf Answers 4 You or the Soil & Crop Sciences Department SPRAYER CALIBRATION CALCULATOR (FIELD SPRAYER CALIBRATION & HAND/BACKPACK SPRAYER CALIBRATION) - H. Martin & L. Huffman, Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs, Government of Ontario, Queen's Printer for Ontario, Ontario, Canada Sprayer Calibration Calculators include Field Sprayer Calibration Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Average time to travel 50 metres; Nozzle spacing on the boom; Average amount of liquid collected per nozzle; etc..." Hand Sprayer - Backpack Sprayer Calibration Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Amount of Water Required to Fill Sprayer; Length and Width of Area to be Sprayed..." For more information see Interactives; Agriculture; Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs or the Government of Ontario CROP TREATMENT CALCULATORS, APPLETS, ANIMATIONS & SIMULATIONS MANAGEMENT CALCULATOR FOR FIRST-GENERATION EUROPEAN CORN BORER - Integrated Pest Management, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Management Calculator for First-Generation European Corn Borer allows you to "...to decide whether it will be profitable to treat a field infested with first-generation corn borers,..." For more information see the Decisiion Aids or Integrated Pest Management MANAGEMENT CALCULATOR FOR SECOND-GENERATION EUROPEAN CORN BORER - Integrated Pest Management, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Management Calculator for Second-Generation European Corn Borer allows you to "...to decide whether it will be profitable to treat a field to control second-generation corn borers,..." For more information see the Decisiion Aids or Integrated Pest Management STRAWBERRY ROOT WEEVIL SAMPLING AND THRESHOLD CALCULATOR - R. Berry, Integrated Pest Management (IMP), Entomology Graduate Program, Oregon State University Strawberry Root Weevil "...samples consist of 1 sq. ft. by 6 inches deep soil samples taken using a shovel and sampling iron. For each soil sample, sift through a series of screen meshes, and sort..." Strawberry Root Weevil Sampling and Threshold Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Control Cost; Number of Samples; Oil Price; Treatment Percentage kill..." For more information see Strawberry Root Weevil Management; Strawberry Root Weevil; Root Feeding Insects; Insect Management; Integrated Pest Management (IMP) or the Entomology Graduate Program WEEDS & WEED TREATMENT DATABASES, CALCULATORS & SPREADSHEETS (XLS) INTERNATIONAL SURVEY OF HERBICIDE - RESISTANT WEEDS - Funded and Supported by the Herbicide Resistance Action Committee (HRAC) and the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) Multimedia Weed Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. International Survery of Herbicide - Resistant Weeds "...The purpose of this survey is to monitor the evolution of herbicide-resistant weeds and assess their impact throughout the world..." For more information see Herbicide Resistance Action Committee (HRAC) or the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) WEED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO HERBICIDES DATABASE - Editor: Steve Fennimore, Developed by: UC Weed Workgroup, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis Multimedia Weed Susceptibility to Herbicides Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. For more information see the UC Weed Workgroup; Weed Research and Information Center or the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences HOARY CRESS CONSORTIUM - Hosted and operated by: USDA-ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory - Sidney, MT; In collaboration with: University of Idaho Multimedia Hoary Cress Databases, Taxonomy, Images, etc. (Text & Images). Hoary Cress "...also called whitetop, is a deep rooted, invasive mustard perennial that poses a threat to both crop and rangelands in the Western U.S.. Accidentally introduced to North America from western Asia and eastern Europe as a seed contaminant, hoary cress currently infests more than a quarter million acres of public and private land and is found on the noxious weed lists of 14 states and one Canadian province..." For more information see Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory (NPARL) LEAFY SURGE - TEAM Leafy Spurge, USDA Multimediat Leafy Spurge Datbases (Text & Images). VERY VERY VERY...EXTENSIVE. Leafy Spurge "...Listed as a noxious weed in 35 states, leafy spurge crowds out desirable plants, is toxic to cattle and horses, and costs producers and taxpayers an estimated $144 million a year in just four states alone (Montana, Wyoming and North and South Dakota)..." For more information see Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory (NPARL) WEED MANAGEMENT GUIDE - EDIS, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida Mulitmedia Weed Management Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Weed Management Guides; Weeds; IPM or EDIS Online, University of Florida Examples from over "30" Weed Management Lessons, Publications, Technical Reports include Weed Management in Fruit and Nut Crops Weed Management in Field Crops and Pasture Grasses Weed Management in Vegetable Crops WEED EMERGENCE CALCULATOR (SPREADSHEET OPENS ONLINE WITH EXCEL, iWORK-NUMBERS, IBM LOTUS SYMPHONY, NEOOFFICE, OPENOFFICE CALC, ETC.) - Natural Systems Agriculture, Department of Plant Science, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Manitoba, Canada Calculator is located a the bottom of the page. Weed emergence "...is determined primarily by two factors: soil temperature and soil moisture availability. These two factors are influenced by weather and soil management such as tillage..." For more information see Site Map or Natural Systems Agriculture WEED IDENTIFICATION - DATABASE - College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Multimedia Weed Identification Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences WEED PHOTO HERBARIUM - Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) Multimedia Weed Image Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see WeedScience or the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) WEED IMAGES & DESCRIPTIONS - Rutgers New Jersery Agriculture Station, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Multimedia Weed Image Database (Text & Images). VERY VERY EXTENSIVE. For more information see Rutgers New Jersery Agriculture Station

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