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The "One Stop" website for Agricultural Information!
Minnesota
The following links provide access to Minnesota'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 Minnesota'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 land grant state university's Cooperative Extension Service. Available links to websites of groups that address agricultural policy and sustainability issues affecting Minnesota 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 Minnesota's non-governmental environmental and conservation based organizations can also be accessed below.
GOVERNMENT
State Government Home Page
http://www.state.mn.us/portal/mn/jsp/home.do?agency=NorthStar
State Agency Listing
Department of Agriculture
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/index.htm
Department of Natural Resources
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/index.html
Legislature Branch Home Page
REGULATORY
Pollution Control Agency
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/
Pollution Control Agency--Feedlot Program
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/hot/feedlots.html
Pollution Control Agency--Programs and Topics
http://www.pca.state.mn.us/programs/index.html
CONSERVATION
Agricultural Experiment Station
http://www.maes.umn.edu/
Cooperative Extension
http://www.extension.umn.edu/index.html
Natural Resources Conservation Service
http://www.mn.nrcs.usda.gov/
NRCS Technical Guides (To access: 1. Click on County; 2. On the left side of the page, click on Section IV; 3. Click on C. Conservation Practices; 4. Scroll to Guide)
http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=MN
SUSTAINABILITY
Department of Agriculture--Agricultural Marketing Services
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/about/divisions/agmktg.htm
Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
http://www.misa.umn.edu/
Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships
http://www.regionalpartnerships.umn.edu/index.pl?id=2228&isa=Category&op=show
USDA Rural Development
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/mn/
POLICY
Agri-Growth Council
http://www.agrigrowth.org/
Agricultural Utilization Research Institute
http://www.auri.org/
Farm Bureau
http://www.fbmn.org/controller/home?_load=default
Farmers Union
http://www.mfu.org/
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
http://www.iatp.org/
MARKETS
Minneapolis Grain Exchange
http://www.mgex.com/
TRADE ASSOCIATIONS
Association of Wheat Growers
http://www.smallgrains.org/
Beef Council
http://www.mnbeef.org/
Corn Growers Association
http://www.mncorn.org/mcga/action/homepage
Milk Producers Association
http://www.mnmilk.org/
Minnesota Soybean
http://www.mnsoybean.org/
Pork Producers
http://www.mnpork.com/
Turkey Growers Association
http://www.minnesotaturkeys.com/
ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Nature Conservancy
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/minnesota/