This category contains a number of specific sub categories and related categories . Please take the time to review each category to ensure your submission is correctly placed .

This category is reserved for URL''s of wholesalers and retailers of accessories for agriculture and forestry structures. This includes lighting, fixtures, and barn equipment.

Only sites having to do with biological controls for agricultural use are listed in this category.

• Submit sites with a narrow geographic focus to Regional.
• Submit sites offering online shopping to Shopping.
• Submit sites in languages other than English to the appropriate

Please read the Description before submitting your site.

The Biologicals category focuses on living organisms, or products derived from, and utilized for pest and disease control or growth enhancement and regulation. These include:

• Parasitoids,
• Predators,
• Pathogens,
• Weed Feeders,
• Organic Extracts used as stimulants, controls, or soil improvement, and
• Enzymes and Microbial.

Not listed in this category are:

• Sites covering scientific and technical issues which are found under Science: Agriculture: Pests_and_Diseases: Biological_Control.

Please submit all sites to their correct location and category.

Companies who provide advice in the scientific field (e.g. agronomy, animal husbandry, or pest control) should submit their sites to the Agricultural Science category.

Companies who provide advice at a national or local level should find the appropriate category of the Regional section (e.g. Regional/North_America/United_States/Regions/Northwest/).

Please only submit cooperative agricultural businesses here.

Food co-ops have their own Open Directory category: Cooperatives.

Non-cooperative agricultural businesses are listed in Agriculture_and_Forestry.

Companies specializing in field crop seed are listed here. Those offering a larger variety of wholesale seed types are listed in Business: Agriculture and Forestry: Seed.

Only sites having to do specifically with the forestry industry are listed in this category.

• Submit sites with a narrow geographic focus to Regional.
• Submit sites offering online shopping to Shopping.
• Submit sites in languages other than English to the appropriate

Please read the Description before submitting your site.

The Forestry category contains sites offering products, information and equipment relating to the forestry industry. Areas of focus include:

• Planting and Maintenance,
• Harvesting and Production,
• Fire Fighting, and
• Timber and Tree Products

Also included are support industries such as associations, wholesalers, importers, and media companies which focus on the forestry industry.

Sites not listed in this category include:

• Companies growing and harvesting Christmas trees are found under Business: Agriculture and Forestry: Horticulture: Christmas Trees.
• Topics related to the scientific or academic aspects of forestry are categorized under Science: Agriculture: Forestry.

Only sites having to do with the production fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants are listed in this category.

• Submit sites with a narrow geographic focus to Regional.
• Submit sites offering online shopping to Shopping.
• Submit sites in languages other than English to the appropriate

  The Horticulture category focuses on businesses engaged in the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, flowers, turf grass, and ornamental plants. Generally production involves relatively small acreage and more intensive methods as compared to that of field crops, although this distinction is not always precise. Businesses in this sector may be described as:

  • Nurseries, including trees, shrubs, exotics, perennials, bedding plants, and bulbs,
  • Market Gardeners or Produce Growers,
  • Greenhouses,
  • Orchards,
  • Christmas tree farms,
  • Seed companies,
  • Turf farms, or
  • Floral companies.

  Companies offering materials and supplies specifically designed for horticultural producers are also found here, as well as sites related to the import and export of horticultural products.

  Industries included are those who typically supply wholesalers, retailers, landscapers, other growers, supermarkets, and occasionally home consumers.

  Sites not listed in this category include:

  • Sites providing information about home or hobby aspects of horticulture are listed under Home: Gardening.
  • Industries involved primarily in the processing, packing, and delivery of produce to retailers or end users are listed under Business: Food and Related Products: Produce.
  • Field Crops are found under Business: Agriculture and Forestry: Field Crops.
  • Sites related to scientific, research and technical aspects are found under Science: Agriculture: Horticulture.

Please only submit export and import traders and agents specializing in agricultural products and commodities.

Contains sites dealing only with Industrial Hemp. Please submit links for sites that are agricultural in nature, for example: top level producers, government regulation, farm reports, and like information.

Sites dealing with the legalization of Industrial Hemp belong in Society/Issues/Business/Agriculture/Industrial_Hemp/.

See Submitting a Site to The Open Directory Project" for more information on submitting links.

Please see the FAQ for more information about Industrial Hemp.

Please only submit agriculture and forestry trade show related sites. Sites may be located anywhere in the world, but should be International in their outlook and or items exhibited.