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The "One Stop" website for Agricultural Information!
Maryland
The following links provide access to Maryland's agricultural websites. These links also include the state government home page and state agency index. Using the links to the legislative branch, for example, the status of a specific piece of legislation can be tracked. 
Producers can access regulatory program information using the link to Maryland's environmental agency website.
New conservation measures and practices can be obtained from the state
offices of the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service and from the Cooperative Extension Service. Available links to websites of groups that are addressing agricultural policy and sustainability issues affecting Maryland producers are included as applicable.
The latest commodity information and policy positions can also be obtained from the websites of agricultural trade associations located in the state. Links to Maryland's non-governmental environmental and conservation based organizations can also be accessed below.
GOVERNMENT
State Government Home Page
http://www.maryland.gov/portal/server.pt?
State Agency Listing
Department of Agriculture
http://www.mda.state.md.us/
Department of Agriculture--Nutrient Management
http://www.mda.state.md.us/resource_conservation/nutrient_management/index.php
General Assembly Home Page
http://mlis.state.md.us/
REGULATORY
Department of Agriculture--Nutrient Management
http://www.mda.state.md.us/resource_conservation/nutrient_management/index.php
Department of the Environment
http://www.mde.state.md.us/
Department of the Environment--Chesapeake Bay Restoration Program
http://www.mde.state.md.us/Water/bayrestoration.asp
CONSERVATION
Cooperative Extension
http://extension.umd.edu/
Department of Conservation and Recreation
http://www.mass.gov/dcr/
Department of Natural Resources
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/sw_index_flash.asp
Natural Resources Conservation Service
http://www.md.nrcs.usda.gov/
NRCS Technical Guides (To access: 1. Click on County; 2. On left side of page, click on Section IV; 3. Click on A. Maryland Conservation Practice Standards; 4. Scroll to Guide)
http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=MW
SUSTAINABILITY
Agricultural Economic Development
http://agroecol.umd.edu/Research/econ%20dvlpmt.cfm
Agriculture and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation
http://www.marbidco.org/home.html
Agriculture Experiment Station
http://agresearch.umd.edu/
Rural Maryland Council
http://www.ruralforvm.state.md.us/
Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission
http://www.somarylandsogood.com/smadc.asp
USDA Rural Development
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/md/
POLICY
Center for Food, Nutrition, and Economic Policy
http://agresearch.umd.edu/CFNAP/index.cfm
Farm Bureau
http://www.mdfarmbureau.com/
TRADE ASSOCIATIONS
Angus Association
http://www.breedingcattlepage.com/MDAngusAssoc/
Beekeepers Association
http://www.msbeea.org/main/home.html
Christmas Tree Association
http://www.marylandchristmastrees.org/
Delmarva Poultry Industry
http://www.dpichicken.org/
Grain Producers
http://www.marylandgrain.com/
Greenhouse Growers Association
http://www.mdgga.org/
Horse Industry
http://www.marylandhorseindustry.org/index.shtml
Horticultural Society
http://www.mdhorticulture.org/
Milk Producers Association
http://www.mdvamilk.com/index.php?
Nursery and Landscape Association
http://www.mnlaonline.org/
Organic Farming and Food Association
http://www.marylandorganic.org/
Seafood and Aquaculture
http://www.marylandseafood.org/
ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Nature Conservancy
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/maryland/