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Academic Institutional Users
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Off Campus Links to Authenticate or Log in to TGIF

Academic Institution State/Province Country
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Georgia USA
Auburn University Alabama USA
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo California USA
California Polytechnic State University - Pomona California USA
Central Piedmont Community College North Carolina USA
Clemson University South Carolina USA
Colorado State University Colorado USA
Cornell University New York USA
Cranfield University   UK
Delaware Valley College Pennsylvania USA
Elmwood College Scotland UK
Dalhousie University Nova Scotia Canada
Florida Gateway College Florida USA
Georgian College Ontario Canada
GPRC Fairview College Campus Alberta Canada
Guildford College of Further & Higher Education   UK
Iowa State University Iowa USA
Kansas State University Kansas USA
Kishwaukee College Illinois USA
Michigan State University Michigan USA
Mississippi State University Mississippi USA
Myerscough College   UK
National Agricultural Library - USDA n/a USA
New Mexico State University New Mexico USA
North Carolina State University North Carolina USA
North Dakota State University North Dakota USA
The Ohio State University Ohio USA
Oklahoma State University at Oklahoma City Oklahoma USA
Olds College Alberta Canada
Oregon State University Oregon USA
Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania USA
Purdue University Indiana USA
Red River College Manitoba Canada
Rutgers University New Jersey USA
Sheridan College Wyoming USA
South Dakota State University South Dakota USA
 
Academic Institution State/Province Country
Southern Illinois University Illinois USA
State University of New York, Cobleskill New York USA
State University of New York, Delhi New York USA
Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet   Sweden
Teagasc College of Amenity Horticulture   Ireland
Texas A&M University Texas USA
University of Alaska Fairbanks/Rasmuson Library Alaska USA
University of Arizona Arizona USA
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Arkansas USA
University of California - Davis
 California USA
University of California - Riverside California USA
University of Connecticut Connecticut USA
University of Florida Florida USA
University of Georgia Georgia USA
University of Guelph Ontario Canada
University of Hawaii at Manoa Hawaii USA
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Illinois USA
The University of Maryland Maryland USA
University of Massachusetts Massachusetts USA
University of Minnesota - Crookston Minnesota USA
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minnesota USA
University of Missouri - Columbia Missouri USA
University of Nebraska - Lincoln Nebraska USA
University of Pisa   Italy
University of Queensland   Australia
University of Rhode Island Rhode Island USA
University of Tennessee - Knoxville Tennessee USA
University of Western Australia   Australia
University of Wisconsin, Madison Wisconsin USA
University of Wisconsin - Stout Wisconsin USA
University of Wyoming Wyoming USA
Utah State University Utah USA
Washington State University Washington USA
Writtle College   UK

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