| Resources for Farm Trac users | EPA Registered chemical information |
| Resources for Farm Site users | Maps and utilities |
| Resources for Windows CE users | Windows CE information and utilities |
| Resources for Windows users | Display and printer drivers |
| Resources for GPS users | Utilities and information covering GPS |
| Other useful ag resources | Other useful ag sites |
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U.S. EPA Pesticide Product Information Query Site Interactive online lookup of EPA-registered chemicals by name, manufacturer, or EPA number, courtesy of the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. If you prefer to do your queries off-line, the database this site uses is available online from the EPA Office of Pesticide Programs. |
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TerraServer.com, is your online source for satellite and aerial imagery. Search, browse, and buy images, prints, and more...or just let TerraServer.com take you around the world! |
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CDMS Chem Search-Web offers product label information for over 1,600 crop protection and specialty products including 24Cs, Section 18s and Supplemental labels. Contractual relationships with over 100 manufacturers ensure a database with a variety of products that are updated daily. Click here if you'd like to order ChemSearch - Web. |
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http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/businessmanagement/DF6696.pdf - Machinery Cost Estimates - This document comes from the University of Minnesotta Extension. It discusses how to compute operating costs for equipment. It includes tables of estimated operating costs for different types of equipment. This may be useful for Farm Trac users who do not have Farm Funds. |
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Waypoint+ is a free software program that will convert Garmin waypoints to a text file that can imported into Farm Site using Generic Import. |
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GeoCommunity - Translators - The Geo Community includes a number of useful GIS translator programs as well as other software available for download. Some of the translation software includes the ability to translate MapInfo Interchange Files (.mif files) and ArcView .e00 files into ArcView Shape Files (.shp files). |
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USGS Website - The USGS provides Digital Ortho Photo Quads (DOQs). These are high resolution image files that are available for a fee. When going to the website use "Photography (Aerial)" for the Category and "Digital Orthophoto Quadrangles" for the Data Set. If the maps will be used with Farm Site or Site Pro, be sure to order them in the "Geographic Tagged Image File Format". This data includes GPS referencing information that will be used to automatically calibrate the images in Farm Site and Site Pro. Note that maps can be ordered via CD or downloaded from the website. |
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USDA NRCS Soil Survey Geographic Database provides free digital soil map data for Geographic Information System applications via Internet download. |
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http://www.guthcad.com.au Software available for translating .dxf files and Shape Files. |
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Eagle View Maps is the source for highly accurate SECTION/Township/Range grid polygon data that you can use as a map layer in your Farm Site and Farm Trac software. Seamless 1 meter eDOQQ digital aerial photo data and oversized BIG aerial photo prints are also available. |
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Envoy Data offers PC Cards and card readers for precision agriculture systems. |
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http://ortho.gis.iastate.edu/ Iowa Geographic Image Map Server This website has a great deal of free map data (including some recent, 2002 imagery) for the state of Iowa. |
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www.ohioview.org - OhioView is a source for satellite imagery and other data for residents of the state of Ohio. |
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http://www.agrc.utah.gov/ Utah Automated Geographic Reference Center - The Utah Automated Geographic Reference Center (AGRC) provides a wide range of Geographic Information System (GIS) support to the State of Utah. This includes map data that can be used in Farm Site for people who farm in Utah. |
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http://www.hilgraeve.com/htpe/download.html - This is a free download of the Hyperterminal program. Hyperterminal is included with most versions of Windows prior to Vista. This is a communications program that can be used to log data from a serial port as well as to test if a serial port is working or if a device is outputting data. This link is provided primarily for MS Vista users since Microsoft no longer includes Hyperterminal with Vista. |
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For information about the Hp iPAQ or other Hp products. |
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Windows Mobile Device Center: If you have Windows Vista, your synchronization settings will be managed through the Windows Mobile Device Center. Windows Mobile Device Center is available through the Windows Mobile Device Center page. |
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If you have a 2190, 2490, 2790 series iPAQ, you will need Active Synch 4.5 - ActiveSync 4.5 is the latest sync software release for Windows Mobile devices. The ActiveSync 4.5 delivers new features to improve the synchronization experience for customers. Support for ActiveSync will not be available from Microsoft. |
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http://www.mobileplanet.com Mobile computing and wireless products website. This makes it easy to compare mobile products. |
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http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readerforppc.html - Adobe now offers a Pocket PC Viewer for .pdf files. |
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www.pdasmart.com - PDASmart provides reasonably priced replacement parts and repairs for Pocket PCs including HP iPAQs. |
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http://www.ipaqrepair.co.uk/ipaq_battery.php - iPAQ Repair & Parts Top Tips - This page has many helpful questions and answers for dealing with problems with an iPAQ |
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Microsoft Windows drivers and updates Here's where to get printer, display, and other drivers for your hardware if you're running Microsoft Windows. (Note: this link changes frequently. If it's broken, please let us know.) |
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Microsoft Active Sync is the place you need to look when you need the latest Active Sync drivers for your computer. |
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Download WinZip - Get the latest version of WinZip |
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Waypoint+ is a free software program that will convert Garmin waypoints to a text file that can imported into Farm Site using Generic Import. |
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http://www.gpsinformation.net/exe/waas.html - Good description of WAAS GPS |
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Crux View Software - This is a download of a free Pocket PC program for the Farm Works CF GPS receiver. This software can be used to change the GPS configurations including selecting which NMEA strings will be output. Click here for documentation (.pdf file) on the program. |
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GPS Utility - This is a freeware/shareware utility that is useful for transferring GPS data from GPS receivers such as those made by Garmin and Magellan. It can manipulate some data and includes the ability to convert waypoints and other data logged on the GPS into ASCII .csv file (along with other file formats). http://www.gpsu.co.uk/ |
-- Online ordering of Deluxe! checks for use with Farm Fund$.
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Dynamics Systems offers checks, W-2s, 1099s and other forms that work with Farm Funds from Farm Works Software. |
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Global Data Vault - is a provider of secure on-line data backup and recovery software and services. Software can be downloaded from the website www.globaldatavault.com and installed in minutes. Backups are automated and occur via existing Internet connections. Data Backup services are provided on a monthly subscription basis. |
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AgTalk is a farm discussion group website. This website features discussion groups on everything from Precision Ag to Farm Computing. |
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Pro2Net - If you're a CPA or you're just looking for one, AccountingNet is the place to go. Their mission is to "develop a complete utility on the World Wide Web for accounting related information, products and services." |
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North Dakota Corn Growers Association - This site is beneficial to North Dakota Corn Growers Associated members and all corn growers. It has been designed to provide an abundance of information including information about our organizations, information about corn, weather, markets, chemicals, seed, machinery and information from leading Universities. |
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www.agriculture.com is a website from Successful Farming magazine. The website includes a large number of farm related articles as well as discussion groups for everything from "Precision Agriculture" to "Farm Business" to "Ageless Iron". |
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www.agweb.com is a website from Farm Journal magazine. The website includes a large number of farm related articles as well as discussion groups and interactive farm "chat rooms". |
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buy.com offers extremely low prices for everything from consumer electronics to computer software. They sell products at their cost, and make profits through banner advertising |
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http://www.agcentral.com - A central website for farmers that includes search tools, agriculture links, weather and market information. |
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http://www.agrinews-pubs.com - Offers up-to-date news and advertising for the agricultural industry, including farm machinery, crop production and livestock. |
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http://www.agrisurf.com - Search engine with over 20,000 linked agriculture sites. |
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http://www.oanda.com/converter/classic - Currency conversions |
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http://world.altavista.com - Alta Vista Babelfish does language translations for text and websites. |
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Weather Underground has historical weather conditions that are useful for EPA chemical reports |
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http://www.bae.uky.edu/precag/ - Precision Agriculture for Kentucky - This website is hosted by the University of Kentucky and includes descriptions of GPS and guidance. It also has some good comparisons of different GPS receivers and other analysis. |
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http://babcock.cals.wisc.edu/ - The Babcock Institute acts as a crossroads for international dairy activities at the University of Wisconsin. Their mission is to lay the foundation for mutually beneficial ties between the U.S. dairy industry and the rest of the world. |
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EliteFarmer.com - Aims to disseminate information of use to people with small farms or rural property. Topics include farm equipment, garden, landscape, machinery, farmer market, services, farm property, employment, pesticides, livestock, crops, seeds, pest control and much more. Most documents are in pdf format. |
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http://www.agmanager.info/ - A website providing information and tools for the competitive business. This website has a lot of helpful farm business information as well as on-line tools and downloadable spreadsheets. |
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