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USDA BioPreferredSMProgramThe USDA biobased product procurement program for the Federal government USDA BioPreferredSM Program Product Lists OverviewAn overview of the types of products covered by the USDA BioPreferredSM Program USDA BioPreferredSM Program Company Registation and Product SubmissionThe USDA process for collecting biobased product information. This information aids in the creation of designations for the procurement of biobased products by the federal government. Products may only be listed in the BiopreferredSM catalog when their designations are finalized. Federal Business OpportunitiesA discussion of the business opportunities created by the USDA BioPreferredSM Program Partner OrganizationsThe organizations that make the Northwest Ohio Green Products Program possible.Tools & References...
Ohio Green Product Company LocatorLocate Ohio green product companies by product type or by county. USDA BiopreferredSM Program Guidelines for Designating Biobased Products for Federal ProcurementAn overview of the USDA BioPreferredSM Program guidelines for classifying biobased products and Federal procurement of such products. USDA BioPreferredSM CatalogThis catalog is the official USDA BioPreferredSMProgram list of products designated for preferred procurement status. Currently this consists of products that fit into items from Rounds 1 through 4. The number of products in this catalog will increase as more items gain preferred procurement status. Forms & RegistrationLinks to business and Federal Government organizations important to the UDSA BioPreferredSM Program procurement process. Green Products Contact InformationHow to contact Northwest Ohio Green Products representatives.
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RSS, which stands for Really Simple Syndication, is an easy way to keep up with your favorite news and information. An RSS feed contains headlines, summaries and links to full news stories on a web site. If you click an RSS link, you will see XML (or eXtensible Markup Language) code in your browser. This is to be expected, sinceyou do not view RSS content through a browser. You view the headlines through an RSS news reader (also called an RSS aggregator).
RSS news readers are small software programs that aggregate RSS feeds and display the story information. They allow you to scan headlines from hundreds of news sources in a centrallocation.
A wide range of RSS readers can be easily downloaded from the Web. Some readers are Web-based while others require you to download a small software program onto your desktop. Most are free to use.
The first step, as described above, is to choose an RSS reader. Each reader has a slightly different way of adding a new feed (also called a "channel"). In most cases, here's how it works:
1. Click on the link for the channel you want. You may see a page displaying XML code.
2. From your browser, copy the URL that appears in your Address Bar. For example, the URL you would copy for IFT News Feeds is: http://www.ift.org/index.rdf
3. Paste that URL into the'Add New Channel' section of the reader. You should be all set! The RSS feed will start to display and regularly update the headlines for you.
News readers are software programs that you download to your computer that will interact with websites to fetch headlines and news updates automatically for you. Instead of going to various websites to get the latest information, or filling your e-mail In box with news releases, you can just check your news reader periodically to see the latest postings.
Many news readers are available for free. RSS aggregation is built into modern web browsers, such MacOS X Tiger's Safari, Windows Internet Explorer 7.0, and the popular cross-platform Firefox. You can also choose to use a standalone RSS reader such these below:
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| RSS Reader | http://www.rssreader.com/download.htm |
| FeedReader | http://www.feedreader.com/download |
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| NetNewsWire Lite for Mac | http://www.newsgator.com |
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''Your conference was an excellent opportunity to learn about products and technology that we may have an interest in pursuing. Anything we can do to promote locally-owned businesses in Ohio is positive for all of us.''
Charlie Carr
The Andersons, Inc.
''Your program was very helpful for not only those who have a biobased product, but also those who are looking at future biobased opportunities.''
John Schauff
Spartan Chemical Co.
''Purchases by the military and civilian installations amount to nearly $400 billion a year. In 2006, USDA procured $4.8 million of that amount.''
Todd Repass
U.S. Department of Agriculture