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Massachusetts
The following links provide access to Massachusetts' 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 Massachusetts' 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 land grant state university's Cooperative Extension Service. Available links to websites of groups that are addressing agricultural policy
and sustainability issues affecting Massachusetts 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 the Massachusetts' non-governmental environmental and conservation based organizations can also be accessed below.
GOVERNMENT
State Government Home Page
http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=mg2homepage&L=1&L0=Home&sid=massgov2
State Agency Listing
Department of Agricultural Resources
http://www.mass.gov/agr/
Department of Agricultural Resources--Site or Program Index
http://www.mass.gov/agr/index_a_z.htm
Legislative Branch Home Page
Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
http://www.mass.gov/envir/
REGULATORY
Department of Environmental Protection
http://www.mass.gov/dep/
CONSERVATION
Ag in the Classroom
http://www.umass.edu/umext/mac/Educational%20Resources/calendar%20order.htm
Natural Resources Conservation Service
http://www.ma.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 B. Conservation Practices; 4. Scroll to Guide)
http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=MA
Water Resources Commission
http://www.mass.gov/envir/mwrc/default.htm
SUSTAINABILITY
Center for Agriculture
http://www.masscenterforag.org/
Community Involved in Sustaining Agricultural
http://www.buylocalfood.com/
Department of Agricultural Resources--Agricultural Innovation Center
http://www.mass.gov/agr/programs/aic/index.htm
Essex County and Merrimack Valley "Buy Local" Program
http://www.buyfresh.org/
Extension Service
http://www.umassextension.org/
Pilgrim Resource Conservation and Development Area Council
http://www.pilgrimrcd.org/
Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership
http://www.umassd.edu/semap/
Sustainable Agriculture
http://www.umass.edu/umext/programs/agro/sustainable_agriculture/
USDA Rural Development
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ma/
POLICY
Farm Bureau
http://www.massfarmbureau.com/
TRADE ASSOCIATIONS
Aquaculture Association
http://www.massaqua.org/
Beekeepers Association
http://www.massbee.org/
Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association
http://www.cranberries.org/
Christmas Tree Growers Associatoin
http://www.christmas-trees.org/
Federation of Farmer's Markets
http://www.massfarmersmarkets.org/
Flower Growers' Association
http://www.massflowergrowers.com/
Fruit Growers Association
http://www.massfruitgrowers.org/
Nursery and Landscape Association
http://www.mnla.com/
ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Nature Conservancy
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/massachusetts/