Outside Resources
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| The following are links to useful resources outside of the PSRC web site. Following the links will cause you to exit the PSRC web site. Hit the back button to return the web site when finished. |
Information Resources |
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Back to Basics |
| CropKing.com Helpful commercial site about hydroponics and setting up smaller scale greenhouses. |
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Iowa State University
Extension |
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Maumee Valley Growers |
| NC State University - Floriculture
Deficiency Series Sows the symptoms of many cultural problems in floriculture crops. |
| Ohio State Extension Contains useful agricultural oriented information. |
| Scotts Professional Horticulture Solutions Contains useful information about fertilizer types. |
| Texas A&M - Nursery, Floral, and Landscape Network Helpful resources on all things related to nursery, floral, and landscape production including hydroponics and integrated pest management. |
| University of Missouri Extension Provides useful advice for the consumer as well as some for the producer, including some nutrient deficiency symptoms. |
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University of Tennessee Extension |
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Utah State University - Crop Physiology Laboratory |
| Virtual Grower Greenhouse simulation software. Useful for predicting heating costs and plant growth. |
News Letters |
| America in Bloom Non-profit organization dedicated to promoting nationwide beautification programs. |
| Big Grower Bottom Line Newsletter aimed at large commercial growers. |
| GPN Weekly Newsletter covering the commercial grower industry. |
| Greenbeam News Letters Four different newsletters, each covering different parts of the grower industry. |
| Greenhouse Grower's "BenchRunner" News and useful tools relative to the grower industry. |
| Green Profit's "buZZ" Newsletter covering retail news from inside and outside the green industry. |
| GreenTalks A newsletter brought to you by GrowerTalks and Green Profit. |
| GrowerTalks Acres Online A weekly news and commentary service of GrowerTalks magazine. |
| Making Cents Online blog with information on economic factors in the green industry. |
| MSU Greenhouse CAT Alert Cultural practices and pest management advice for growing greenhouse garden plants. |
| Today's Garden Center Online news and newsletter covering the green industry. |
Plant and Soil Testing |
| A&L Great Lakes Lab, Inc. Provides laboratory testing services for the agriculture and horticulture industries. |
| Agdia Easy to use test kits, reagents, and laboratory testing service for agricultural diagnostics. |
| AgSource Belmond Labs Provides laboratory testing services for the agriculture and horticulture industries. |
| The American Phytopathological Society Click "Soil Labs and Plant Clinics" link for a list of university related diagnostic labs. |
| Brookside Farms Lab Offer soil, soil-less media, plant, water, and fertigation testing for the greenhouse and nursery industry. |
| Conrad Fafard, Inc. Offer mix, water, fertilizer, and plant tissue analysis. |
| Cal Mar Soil Testing Lab Offer laboratory analysis of soil samples. |
| Chemical Service Lab, Inc. Phone: (812)280-1090 Offer animal manure laboratory testing. |
| EnviroLogix Rapid test kits for detecting genetic markers, mycotoxins, molds, plant pathogens, algal toxins, and pesticides. |
| Hydros, Inc. Onsite plant disease diagnostics kits. |
| Ingrams Soil Testing Center Phone: (217)728-7413 Offer soil analysis. |
| JR Peters Lab Offer nutritional analysis and quality control monitoring, including media, tissue, water and fertilizer solution analysis, and physical analysis of soilless media. |
| Midwest Laboratories Offer fertilizer, manure, plant material, seed, soil, and water analysis. |
| Mowers Soil Testing Plus, Inc. Specializes in soil and nematode analysis, crop consulting, and nutrient/manure management. |
| Scotts Testing Laboratory Provide water, tissue, and media test kits. |
| Spectrum Analytic Offer soil, plant, fertilizer, manure, and water analysis. |
| United Soils, Inc. Offer soil analysis services. |
| Waters Agricultural Labs Offer soil, plant, nematode, water, fertilizer, manure, and pesticide/herbicide residue analysis. |