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Michigan
The following links provide access to Michigan's agricultural websites. These links also include the state government home page and state agency. 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 Michigan'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 Michigan 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 state's non-governmental environmental and conservation based organizations can also be accessed below.
GOVERNMENT
State Government Home Page
http://www.michigan.gov/som
State Agency Listing
http://www.michigan.gov/som/0,1607,7-192-29929---A,00.html
Department of Agriculture
http://www.michigan.gov/mda
Department of Natural Resources
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr
State Legislature Home Page
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(etrody45tuawnv555xop4smx))/mileg.aspx?page=home
REGULATORY
Department of Environmental Quality
http://www.michigan.gov/deq
Department of Environmental Quality--Agriculture Section
http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3585_4129_4183---,00.html
Department of Environmental Quality--CAFO Section
http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3313_3682_3713-96774--,00.html
CONSERVATION
Agricultural Experiment Station
http://www.maes.msu.edu/
Cooperative Extension
http://www.msue.msu.edu/portal/default.cfm
Natural Resources Conservation Service
http://www.mi.nrcs.usda.gov/
NRCS Technical Guides (To access: 1. Click on portion of State; 2. Click on County; 3. On left side of page, click on Section IV; 4. Click on A. Conservation Practices; 5. Scroll to Guide)
http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=MI
SUSTAINABILITY
Department of Agriculture--Agricultural Tourism Section
http://www.michigan.gov/agtourism
Department of Agriculture--Food and Agribusiness Section
http://www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-1568---,00.html
Department of Agriculture--Organic Agriculture Section
http://www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-1567_1600---,00.html
Sustainable Agriculture
http://web1.msue.msu.edu/misanet/
USDA Rural Development
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/mi/
POLICY
Farm Bureau
http://www.michfb.com/mfb
TRADE ASSOCIATIONS
Department of Agriculture--Legislatively Established Commissions and Other Commodity Organizations
http://www.michigan.gov/mda/0,1607,7-125-1570_2468_2470---,00.html#dairy
ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Nature Conservancy
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/michigan/