41. Governor's Executive Order 96-06 - Www.scstatehouse.net - LPITS US Forest service, Mr. David W. Wilson. 10. Clemson Cooperative ext. Svc. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND THE GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF south carolina, http://www.scstatehouse.net/reports/executiveorders/exor9606.htm

EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 96-06 WHEREAS, the Southern Pine Beetle is having a tremendous impact, causing significant damage in twenty-two counties; and WHEREAS, as a result of this destructive insect outbreak, approximately 2.8 million acres of pine host type which is 19 percent of the State's 12.4 million acres of forest land received some degree of damage, causing a great loss to South Carolina's privately owned timberlands and the State's forest products industry; and WHEREAS, the forest products industry is the third largest manufacturing industry in South Carolina, valued at $6.9 billion annually, providing employment for 50,000 people; and WHEREAS, volume damage is estimated to total 325 million board feet and 450 thousand cords of pine timber valued at $126 million; and WHEREAS, as a result of this situation, an emergency exists, making it necessary to salvage and use as much of the damaged timber as possible in the shortest length of time so as to minimize waste and protect the remaining resource; and WHEREAS

42. Pricing Texas, North carolina, Mississippi, Louisiana, south carolina, and some otherstates have Pricing for services. Wyo. coop. ext. Serv., Laramie. 12 p. http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/RanchRecr/handbook/pricing.htm

Pricing It Right the First Time Quality Affects the Right Price The Pricing Process Marketing/Pricing References Determining the right price to charge for the ranch recreation experience is difficult for a rancher with no experience in the business. Too often ranchers underestimate what their services are worth to potential customers. Living in rural areas, they take for granted such things as the scenery and seeing wildlife. They may not recognize that urban and suburban hunters view the ranch as a place "to get away from it all." But urbanites are eager to enjoy these pleasures and look forward to hunting season with great anticipation. As soon as one year's hunting is ended, they often start planning next year's and may schedule their hunting vacations many months or a year in advance. Hunting on your ranch is therefore the fulfillment of someone's year-long dream. If you fulfill it well, you can price accordingly. At the other extreme is the rancher who attempts to pay off the mortgage with an excessive charge for poor quality service. A one-time rip-off does not build the repeat customer clientele upon which most successful ranch recreation operations are dependent. There is a wide range of rate structures among hunting enterprises, depending on location and the variety and level of services provided by the rancher (such as dog, guide, lodging, meals, ammunition, licenses, trap shooting, field dressing, decoys, camping, etc.). Check around in your area.

43. FSCPE Contacts 20321 Mail service Center Raleigh, North carolina 276990321 FAX 919-715-3562 south carolina State Data Center Office of Research and Statistics http://www.census.gov/population/www/coop/coop.html

FSCPE Contacts Alabama Mr. Larry J. Childers (E)...............(334) 242-5525 Director, Communications and Information Division Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs 401 Adams Avenue P.O. Box 5690 Montgomery, Alabama 36103-5690 FAX: 334-242-5515 Email: lchilders@adeca.state.al.us State Data Center: www.adeca.alabama.gov Alaska Dr. Gregory Williams (E,P).......(907) 465-6029 Research and Analysis Section Alaska Department of Labor P. O. Box 25501 Juneau, Alaska 99802-5501 Express: 1111 West 8th Street, Room 301 Juneau, AK 99801 FAX: 907-465-4506 Email: greg_williams@labor.state.ak.us Website: http://almis.labor.state.ak.us/ State Data Center: http://almis.labor.state.ak.us Arizona Mr. Samuel Colon (E,A)...................(602) 542-6057 Arizona Dept. of Economic Security Population Statistics Unit P. O. Box 6123-045Z Phoenix, Arizona 85005-3202 Express: 1789 W. Jefferson St., First Floor, NE corner, Site Code 045Z, Phoenix, AZ 85007 FAX: 602-542-7425 Email: scolon@azdes.gov State Data Center: http://www.aiea.ualr.edu/census/default.html

44. The Work Site - Social Security Online 401222-2300 ext. 421 service Areas Top of Page. south carolina, SC VocationalRehabilitation south Dakota, Black Hills Special services Cooperative http://www.ssa.gov/work/ServiceProviders/BPAODirectory.html

Jump to content Social Security Online The Work Site www.socialsecurity.gov Home Questions? How to Contact Us ... The Work Site Home You are here: The Work Site Home Service Providers BPAO Program Cooperative Agreements Information for: Youth With Disabilities Employers Beneficiaries Service Providers Advocates General Information on: About Us Events The Work Site Search Resources Toolkit ... Ticket To Work Benefits Planning Assistance Outreach Program (BPAO) Cooperative Agreements - Contact Information As authorized by the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999, the Social Security Administration (SSA) established a grant program called Benefits Planning, Assistance and Outreach (BPAO). Under this program, cooperative agreements (monetary awards) were granted to community-based organizations, called BPAO Projects, to provide all SSA beneficiaries with disabilities access to work incentives planning and assistance services. The Directory below lists BPAO contact and service information for every State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Select a State: Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas ... Wyoming US Territories American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands ... US Virgin Islands Alabama

45. Beef Cattle Ext Programs Cosponsored by Clemson Extension service, south carolina State Breed Clemson University Cooperative Extension service offers its programs to people of http://www.clemson.edu/avs/extension/beef cattle ext programs.htm

Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences BEEF CATTLE EXTENSION PROGRAMS Harold D. Hupp, Extension Livestock Specialist Box 340361 Clemson University Clemson, SC 29634-0361 (864) 656-5161 Office (864) 656-3131 Fax HHUPP@clemson.edu E-mail Adult Programs Introduction Extension works with livestock producers to help them improve efficiency of production and increase total farm income. It is important to focus on food quality, animal welfare and being good stewards of the environment. Extension helps producers to focus on product evaluation, assists with performance testing, records and management, improving marketing, control of parasites, and using proper management skills and techniques. Information is distributed through a number of techniques such as newsletters, production meetings, workshops and individual farm visits. Extension assists producers in forming producer organizations and serves in an advisory capacity to many agencies and organizations. BEEF CATTLE INFORMATION DATABASE This is an Internet information database of Clemson Extension beef cattle publications, information and connections to related Internet web sites - such as breed associations, Cow Town, and other universities and organizations. It was created for the benefit of cattlemen, extension agents and agricultural professionals. Over 200 web pages have been published and updated. All projects related to programs listed here are referenced in this database. BULL TESTING IN SOUTH CAROLINA The

46. Juvenile Justice Teleconference Website smc29@cornell.edu, Cornell coop ext 423 Griffing Ave, Riverhead vjallred@scetv.org,south carolina ETV, Columbia, SC, (803)7373443, No. Ann Helms http://www.trc.eku.edu/jj/locations.asp?confid=27

47. Parasitic Diseases Parasitology text book chapter Univ of south carolina of Medicine (US) About Controlling Head Lice GR Strother - Alabama coop. ext. System (US) http://www.mic.ki.se/Diseases/C03.html

search search staff sitemap ABOUT KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET ... print this page Diseases and Disorders Links pertaining to Parasitic Diseases Alert! Patients and laypersons looking for guidance among the target sources of this collection of links are strongly advised to review the information retrieved with their professional health care provider. Start Page Contents: Amebiasis Anisakiasis Ascariasis Babesiosis ... Whipworm Infections (not on MeSH) Parasitic Diseases Parasitology [text book chapter] - Univ of South Carolina of Medicine (US) Tropical Diseases and Parasites [links; E Rumsey] - Hardin Meta Directory (US) Tropical Lung Diseases [Arunabh et al.] - ChestNet/PCUU 16/2002 About some Tropical Parasitic Diseases [.pdf file] - Walter Reed Army Med C. (US) The Tropical Medicine Central Resource - Radiology Dept./Uniformed Services University (US) Tropical Diseases Image Library - WHO (CH) Atlas of Medical Parasitology - Torino (IT) Parasitic Infections - Merck Manual/Home Edition Parasitic Pathways , about , and some

48. Communities In Schools Of South Carolina, Inc. JSCG is a cooperative venture involving the Governor’s Office, the south In partnership with the SC Commission for National and Community service. http://www.cisnet.org/cissc/

CISSC Home Who We Are Where We Are Local Programs ... Donate on Line Home First Lady Laura Bush Endorses CIS. Read it on our "Partners" page. Welcome to Communities In Schools of South Carolina, Inc. State Office Home Page You have just entered the Web Site of the State Office for Communities In Schools of SC. We are proud to serve the state's leading community-based programs that help kids to succeed in school. OUR MISSION is to champion the connection of needed community resources with schools, to help young people successfully learn, stay in school and prepare for life. We bring together community resources such as mentoring programs, county and state drug and alcohol education programs, local businesses, parenting groups, and health care providers. We meet children's needs so that they can concentrate on learning. We free teachers so they can teach, and we create a safe learning environment. How do we do all this? We start with the five fundamental resouces for kids. CIS believes that every child needs and deserves... A one-on-one relationship with a caring adult.

49. Food Safety In Connecticut-Fact Sheets south Dakota State University Cooperative ext. service,www.abs.sdstate.edu/FLCS/foodsafety/foodsafe.htm. Tennessee Agricultural ext. service http://www.canr.uconn.edu/ces/foodsafety/expert/hotlinkstab.html

Food Safety Topics Foodborne Illness Safety At Home Meat Poultry Fish/Seafood Milk/Dairy Eggs Fruits/Vegetables Food Processing New Technologies Seasonal Issues For More Help Cooperative Ext. Foodsafety Resource Web Sites Alabama Cooperative Ext. System http://www.aces.edu/dept/extcomm/publications/he/hefn.html Alaska Cooperative Ext. www.uaf.edu/coop-ext/publications/fhepubs.html Clemson University Cooperative Ext. Service http://hgic.clemson.edu/ Colorado State University Cooperative Ext. www.colostate.edu/orgs/safefood Cornell Cooperative Ext. www.cce.cornell.edu/food/resources.html Delaware Cooperative Ext. http://bluehen.ags.udel.edu/deces/fnf/fs-list.htm Iowa State University Ext. www.extension.iastate.edu/Pages/families/fs/homepage.html Kansas State University Cooperative Ext. Service www.oznet.ksu.edu/foodsafety/ Maryland Cooperative Ext. www.agnr.umd.edu/ces/fcs/nutrition.html Michigan State University Ext. http://foodsafe.fshn.msu.edu/main.html Mississippi State University Ext. Service http://www.ext.msstate.edu/fce/foodsafety/fs.html Montana State University Ext. Service www.montana.edu./~wwwnutr/extension/index.html

50. CES CYF Network Human Resources Database Boatwright, Betty, Director of Institutional Research, south carolina StateUniversity Resource Splst, University of Alaska Cooperative ext. http://www.cyfernet.org/profdata/view.asp

Home Professional Database Children, Youth and Families Professionals Database The purpose of the CYFERnet Experts Database is to facilitate networking, collaboration and technical assistance among the children, youth and family programs and staff of the Cooperative Extension Service. Search Results Name Position Institution Abell, Ellen Extension Specialist and Associate Prof Auburn University Abraham, Cathy Early Childhood Consultant self-employed Adcock, Bryan Child and Family Development Specialist University Outreach and Extension Anderson, Sarah Professor and Extension Family Life Specialist University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Servi Andrews, Rosa Coordinator NC 4-H School-Age Care Program North Carolina State University Anthony, Wilbon Extension Educator Prevention University of Illinois Extension Arrington, Wandra Extension Youth Development Agent Alcorn State University - Extension Program Bailey, Sandra (Sandy) Montana State University Bales, Diane Human Development Specialist University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Barbour, Joella

51. The Electric Cooperatives Of South Carolina, Inc. - Media Information Counties Served, Statewide service association for coops in SC Mid-CarolinaElectric Cooperative, Inc. Headquarters Lexington, SC http://www.ecsc.org/mediacontacts.htm

The Magazine for Cooperative Members ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES OF SOUTH CAROLINA MEDIA CONTACTS Back to Media Information The Electric Cooperatives of South Carolina, Inc. Headquaters: Cayce, Columbia CEO Fred A. Cole Media Contact Lou Green Counties Served Statewide service association for co-ops in S.C. Web Address http://www.ecsc.org TO REPORT AN OUTAGE Contact your local co-op (see info below) Aiken Electric Cooperative, Inc. Headquarters: Aiken, SC CEO Gary L. Stooksbury 803-649-6245 or 803-641-0197 Media Contact Bill Inman Counties Served Web Address http://www.aikenco-op.org TO REPORT AN OUTAGE Consumers Served Miles of Line Berkeley Electric Cooperative, Inc. Headquarters: Moncks Corner, SC Ervin E. "Skip" Strickland, Jr. Media Contact Eddie McKnight 843-899-8424 (office) Micah Ponce 843-899-8401 (office) Counties Served Web Address Http://www.becsc.com TO REPORT AN OUTAGE Consumers Served Miles of Line Black River Electric Cooperative, Inc. Headquarters: Sumter, SC C.H. "Herb"" Leaird Media Contact Sherri Woodward Counties Served Web Address http://www.blackriver.net

52. South Carolina Primary Health Care Association She is their contact in south carolina and will help to facilitate sustain andspread Juana Landivar, Patient service Representative, Migrant Health http://www.scphca.org/login/member/scphcastaff.htm

HOME CONTACT US LOGIN Find a South Carolina Community Health Center Beaufort-Jasper Hampton Comprehensive Health Services Black River Healthcare CareSouth Carolina Carolina Health Centers Community Medicine Foundation Eau Claire Cooperative Family Health Centers Franklin C. Fetter Family Health Center New Horizon Family Health Services Health Care Partners of SC Little River Medical Center Low Country Health Care System Margaret J. Weston Rural Health Services Regenesis Community Health Center Richland Community Health Care Association Sandhills Medical Foundation Sea Island Medical Center St. James-Santee Family Health Center Sumter Family Health Center SCPHCA Staff Directory Lathran Woodard, Executive Director lathran@scphca.org Ext. 206 Ms. Woodard is responsible for managing and directing all administrative and operational functions of the SCPHCA to include: financial, human resource practices, maintenance, and purchasing activities. She serves as a visionary for the Association, planning and researching areas for advancement by staying abreast of current trends and policies pertaining to the Association’s growth. Aaron R. Plush, BS, Information Systems Director

53. South Carolina Primary Health Care Association She is the direct contact in south carolina and will help to facilitate sustain Juana Landivar, Patient service Representative, Migrant Health Program http://www.scphca.org/staff.htm

HOME CONTACT US LOGIN Find a South Carolina Community Health Center Beaufort-Jasper Hampton Comprehensive Health Services Black River Healthcare CareSouth Carolina Carolina Health Centers Community Medicine Foundation Eau Claire Cooperative Family Health Centers Franklin C. Fetter Family Health Center New Horizon Family Health Services Health Care Partners of SC Little River Medical Center Low Country Health Care System Margaret J. Weston Rural Health Services Regenesis Community Health Center Richland Community Health Care Association Sandhills Medical Foundation Sea Island Medical Center St. James-Santee Family Health Center Sumter Family Health Center Lathran Woodard, Executive Director lathran@scphca.org Ext. 206 Ms. Woodard is responsible for managing and directing all administrative and operational functions of the SCPHCA to include: financial, human resource practices, maintenance, and purchasing activities. She serves as a visionary for the Association, planning and researching areas for advancement by staying abreast of current trends and policies pertaining to the Association’s growth. Allison R. Poole, Health Policy Analyst

54. Soybean Rust; Soybean Disease Information Note #8 Predictive models suggest that conditions in Georgia , south carolina, Virginia, Georgia , south carolina, and Virginia Cooperative Extension service http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/pp/notes/Soybean/soy008/soy008.htm

Soybean Rust Soybean Disease Information Note 8 Dr. Steve Koenning, Extension Plant Pathologist, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Plant Pathology, North Carolina State University, Campus Box 7616, Raleigh, NC 27695-7616 Dr. Robert Kemerait, Extension Plant Pathologist, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia, P.O. Box 1209, 15 RDC Road, Tifton, Georgia 31794 General Information An important new disease threat to soybean is currently the cause of much concern in the agricultural community. Asiatic soybean rust, caused by Phakospora pachyrizi , has emerged as a major constraint to soybean production in South America since 2001. Another species of rust Phakospora meibomiae has been endemic to portions of South America for many years but is considered less of a threat because it is not as aggressive as the Asiatic soybean rust. During the 2003-2004 growing season in Brazil , Asiatic rust was severe in many areas and required sprays of fungicides in order to control this disease ( Figure. 1

55. StateUCFCoordinator R2, south Dakota, Kiesz, Aaron, 605-773-3594, 605-773-4003 Letson, Neil,334-240-9360, 334-240-9390, Letsonn@forestry.state.al.us, Alabama coop ext Sys http://www.fs.fed.us/ucf/Related_Links/UCF_State_coordinators.htm

State UCF Coordinators FS Region State UCF Coordinator Phone Fax E-mail Agency Street Address City Zip Code IITF Puerto Rico Carmen Hernandez sfpr@caribe.net Dept. of Natl. Env. Resources P.O. Box 9066600 San Juan IITF Virgin Islands Franklin, Michael viucf@yahoo.com VI Dept. of Agriculture RR1 Box 10345 Kingshill NA Connecticut Donnelly, Chris chris.donnelly@po.state.ct.us Connecticut Div of Forestry 79 Elm St Hartford NA Delaware Hall, Bryan bryan@dda.state.de.us Dept. of Agriculture, FS 2320 S. Dupont Hwy. Dover NA Illinois Renee Hildebrandt rhildebrandt@dnrmail.state.il.us Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources One Natural Resources Way Springfield NA Indiana Louks, Pam plours@dnr.state.in.us Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources 6515 E. 82nd St., Suite 204 Indianapolis NA Iowa Cook, Randy randy.cook@dnr.state.ia.us Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources Wallace State Office Bldg. Des Moines NA Maine Debonis, Mike michael.debonis@state.me.us Maine Forest Service 22 State House Station Augusta NA Maryland Galvin, Mike mgalvin@dnr.state.md.us Maryland Forest Service 580 Taylor Avenue Annapolis NA Massachusetts Seaborn, Eric

56. National  Tourism  Educators North carolina Cooperative ext. service PO Box 209 Columbia, NC 27925 Phone (252)7961581. Sue Counts County extension Director Watauga Co. http://www.montana.edu/wwwcommd/newnorthcarolina.htm

National Tourism Educators Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas ... Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho ... Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota ... Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont ... Wyoming NORTH CAROLINA Dr. Gene Brothers Associate Professor North Carolina State University 4008 H Biltmore Hall Raleigh, NC 27695-8003 Phone: 919-515-3699 email: brothers@cfr.cfr.ncsu.edu Joseph Fridgen, Chair Recreation and Leisure Studies 174 Minges Coliseum East Carolina University Greenville, NC 27858-4353 Phone: 252-328-4640 email: fridgenj@mail.ecu.edu Lanny Hass Extension Specialist North Carolina State University Box 7569 318 Ricks Hall Raleigh, NC 27695 Phone: (919) 513-0479 email: larry_hass@ncsu.edu William Scott Payne College of Natural Resources North Carolina State University Box 8004 Raleigh, NC 27605-8004 Phone: (919) 515-9606 email: scott_payne@ncsu.edu

57. National Urban Task Force University of Maryland Cooperative Extension service 17 south Gay Street south carolina State University 300 College Street NE PO Box 7336 http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~swest/urban/nutf.html

Biography INVENT Southwest Urban Advisory Team (UAT) Strengthening Ohio Leadership (SOL) ... Adventure Central Connections to Other Web Sites District Home Page National Urban Task Force (NUTF) Dixie Allsbrook, Area Director Southern Area Office Clark County 2345 Red Rock St., Suite 100 Las Vegas, NV 89146-3160 Phone: 702-222-3130 Fax: 702-222-3101 Email: allsbrookd@unce.unr.edu MEMBER AT-LARGE Term Expires: 2004 Sheila Barbetta East Central District Director U or MN Extension Service 260 Coffey Hall 1420 Eckles Ave. St. Paul, MN 55108-6070 Phone: 612-625-3182 Fax: 612-624-7749 Email: barbe010@umn.edu MEMBER NORTH CENTRAL Term Expires: 2004 Anita Blanton , CED Bernalillo County Extension 1510 Menaul Northwest Alburquerque, New Mexico 87107 Phone: 505-243-1386 Fax: 505-243-1545 Email: ablanton@nmsu.edu MEMBER WESTERN Term Expires: 2002 Randy Cantrell Center for Applied Rural Innovation (CARI) U of Nebraska - Lincoln 58E Filley Hall Lincoln, NE 68583-0947 Phone: 402-472-0919 Fax: 402-472-0688 Email: rcantrell1@unl.edu MEMBER AT-LARGE Term Expires - 2003 Mary Chernesky , CED Hillsborough County Cooperative Extension 5339 County Road 579S Seffner, FL 33584-3334

58. SC Assoc. Of Heating & A/C Contractors conditioning system design, installation and service in south carolina. Dwight Amick, Mid carolina Electric Cooperative Inc. Lexington, 803749-6501 http://www.schvac.org/members/utilities_name.html

SCAHACC Membership Energy Providers by Name Our energy provider members demonstrate their continuing commitment to quality heating and air conditioning system design, installation and service in South Carolina. Name Company City Phone Marilyn Gerrity Aiken Electric Cooperative, Inc. Aiken Eddie Plowden Berkeley Electric Cooperative Inc. Moncks Corner 843-572-5454 X 8464 Adam Hempton Berkeley Electric Cooperative Inc. John’s Island 843-559-2458 Ext. 8217 Eddie McKnight Berkeley Electric Cooperative Inc. Moncks Corner Sherri Woodward Black River Electric Cooperative Inc. Sumter Todd Carter Black River Electric Cooperative Inc. Sumter Mike Carson Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative Inc. Westminster Beverly Crenshaw Blue Ridge Electric Cooperative Inc. Westminster John Brown Broad River Electric Cooperative Inc. Gaffney Mike Hartenburg Coastal Electric Cooperative, Inc. Walterboro Bernard Pinckney Coastal Electric Cooperative, Inc. Walterboro Dave Whitesides Florence Bob Taylor Duke Power-Retired Greenville Frank Furtick Edisto Electric Cooperative, Inc.

59. PNWWATER 061: Agricultural Water Security For example, water supplies for irrigated agriculture in Georgia, south carolina, USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension service http://www.pnwwaterweb.com/Initiatives/pnw_061.htm

Comments or questions? Please email the system administrator Spring 2005 PNWWATER 061 Agricultural Water Security As population continues to increse in the US and around the world, there is an increasing demand for safe, reliable sources of water to meet the needs of the growing population. Farmers, ranchers, and rural communities are particularly susceptible to the growing pressures to provide more water to urban and urbanizing areas at the expense of water supplies in rural and agricultural communities. Agricultural water security is defined as the need to maintain adequate water supplies to meet the food and fiber needs of the growing population—maximizing the efficiency of water use by farmers, ranchers, and rural communities. Drought and the reliability of water supplies for agriculture and rural communities historically have traditionally been linked to western states. However, issues surrounding agricultural water security have expanded beyond western states and now represent a national crisis. For example, water supplies for irrigated agriculture in Georgia, South Carolina, and Florida are being consumed by rapidly expanding urban populations. Shifts in the allocation of these water resources could have dramatic negative impacts on the long-term supply of food and fiber in the US.

60. Should You Attempt Fish Farming? Considerations For Prospective Fish Growers south carolina Aquaculturist Clemson University Cooperative Extension ServiceRoom 102, Long Hall Clemson, SC 29631 QuarterlyFree Texas Aquaculture http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/fisheries/420-897/420-897.html

Should You Attempt Fish Farming? Considerations for Prospective Fish Growers Publication Number 420-897, Posted April 1997 Authors: Louis A. Helfrich, Fisheries Extension Specialist, and George S. Libey, Associate Professer, Aquaculture; Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech Table of Contents Introduction Answer Yes or No Fish Farming Publications Selected Fish Farming Books ... Organizations Introduction Fish farming is an ancient practice that can provide many profitable opportunities today. The raising and selling of fish on a commercial basis has proven to be economically successful throughout the United States. In Virginia, fish farming is growing in popularity. Increasing recognition that fish is a healthy food, low in calories and cholesterol levels, but rich in protein has increased consumer demand in both restaurants and supermarkets. Consumption of fish products is increasing dramatically and now averages about 14 pounds/person/year in Virginia. Fish are excellent animals to rear. They can convert feed into body tissue more efficiently than most farm animals, transforming about 70 percent of their feed into flesh. Fish also have excellent dress-out qualities, providing an average of 60 percent body weight as marketable product and a greater proportion of edible, lean tissue than most livestock. Fish can be intensively cultured in relatively small amounts of water. In Virginia, they can be farmed at densities near 2,000 pounds/acre with careful management. Farm-reared fish offer a new alternative agricultural crop that can potentially replace those which are declining in popularity or profitability. Healthy farm-reared fish, guaranteed free of diseases, pesticides, and other harmful toxicants, are a more desirable substitute for wild fish from potentially polluted waters.

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