Vendor:National Agribusiness Technology Center
| Type | Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Agriculture, Informatics |
| Headquarters | 1515 Jefferson Davis Highway, Penthouse 10, Arlington, Virginia, United States |
| Area served | United States |
| Products |
Products list
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| Website | TNATC.org |
The National Agribusiness Technology Center (NATC, or sometimes TNATC) is a non-profit corporation "dedicated to promoting the use of advanced products in protecting our food supply chain."[1]
History
The NATC was officially set up in 2008 "with the intent to research, analyze, filter, and distribute information regarding agricultural technology."[2]
Software
In the mid-2000s, IT services firm and developer Computer Aid, Inc. developed animal population, laboratory, and plant software for the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) via contract.[3][4] The State of Pennsylvania eventually donated that software to the NATC, which today provides a free license of the software under the integrated AgraGuard platform to state and local governments[5][6], with Computer Aid working with the NATC as a software implementer of its originally developed software offerings.[5][7]
National Agribusiness used to offer USADogs and USAPets, applications for handling kennel licensing and emergency pet tracking[8], but they appear to have been phased out sometime in 2016.
Technology and products
AgraGuard
AgraGuard is a suite of Microsoft-based applications for agriculture departments and agencies in the U.S. The non-profit's website originally stated that the software license to AgraGuard is freely available to public sector agencies, though the recipient agency remains responsible for their own costs related to hardware and software infrastructure, including customization costs.[8] However, the website was updated in 2016, and it's not publicly made clear if this still holds true.
It consists of the following components:
- USAHerds, an enterprise application designed to help departments and agencies "manage and monitor animal health within their jurisdiction; report test results to USDA’s Veterinary Services (VS); and prevent, control, eradicate, and recover from disease and all hazard incidents at the local level."[9]
- USALIMS, a laboratory information management system (LIMS) "designed to provide comprehensive support for all administrative workflow in animal laboratories"[9]
- USAPlants, an enterprise application designed to help with "managing licenses, certificates, course work, laboratory testing, and other aspects of the plant industry."[9]
- USAFoodSafety, "an enterprise system that consolidates food, health, and public safety information from state and local governments into a state-wide repository."[9]
- USAMeals, a "web-based application used to manage multiple federally funded programs such as the National School Lunch Program and The Emergency Food Assistance Program."[9]
Pricing
The non-profit's website originally stated that the software license to AgraGuard is freely available to public sector agencies, though the recipient agency remains responsible for their own costs related to hardware and software infrastructure, including customization costs.[8] However, the website was updated in 2016, and it's not publicly made clear if this still holds true.
Demonstration videos and other media
Additional information
See also
References
- ↑ "Keeping watch as America grows". National Agribusiness Technology Center. https://tnatc.org/#about. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ↑ "Technology in Agriculture". The Project. National Agribusiness Technology Center. 17 December 2008. Archived from the original on 01 February 2016. https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20160201124441/http://www.tnatc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=25&Itemid=2. Retrieved 05 April 2017.
- ↑ "U.S. Animal Health Management System - Cross-Boundary Collaboration and Partnerships" (PDF). NASCIO. 2008. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140812165949/http://www.nascio.org/awards/nominations/2008/2008PA2-NASCIO%202008%20PA%20PDA%20US%20Animal%20Health%20Management%20System%201.pdf. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ↑ Abdelmalek, Chris (20 July 2013). "Computer Aid, Inc. - Pesticide Applicator Certification And Training Workshop" (PDF). Computer Aid, Inc. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140812155716/http://ctaginfo.org/pact2013/PDFs/5A_Rowe_Exam%20Admin%20Cost%20Savings.pdf. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Association of Food and Drug Officials - Exhibitors". Association of Food and Drug Officials. http://denver.afdo.org/exhibitors.html. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ↑ "Sole Source Determination - Requisition Number: AGR1229". State of West Virginia. 2012. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140812171319/http://www.state.wv.us/admin/purchase/rfq/fy2012/AGR1229.pdf. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ↑ "The National Agribusiness Technology Center - Press / News". National Agribusiness Technology Center. Archived from the original on 01 February 2016. https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20160201124418/http://www.tnatc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=1&Itemid=49. Retrieved 05 April 2017.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "AgraGuard - Products". National Agribusiness Technology Center. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20150214045307/http://www.tnatc.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=39&Itemid=57. Retrieved 05 April 2017.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 "The National Agribusiness Technology Center". National Agribusiness Technology Center. https://tnatc.org/. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
