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The "One Stop" website for Agricultural Information!
Mississippi
The following links provide access to Mississippi'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 Mississippi'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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi's non-governmental environmental and conservation based organizations can also be accessed below.
 

GOVERNMENT

State Government Home Page
http://www.ms.gov/

State Agency Listing
http://www.ms.gov/state_agencies_alpha.jsp?Category_ID=16

Board of Animal Health
http://www.mbah.state.ms.us./

Department of Agriculture and Commerce
http://www.mdac.state.ms.us/index.asp

Legislature Branch Home Page
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/



REGULATORY

Board of Animal Health--Regulations

Department of Agriculture and Commerce--Regulatory Laws and Regulations
http://www.mdac.state.ms.us/n_library/agency_info/reg_laws/index_reglaws.html

Department of Environmental Quality
http://www.deq.state.ms.us/MDEQ.nsf/page/Main_Home?OpenDocument

Department of Environmental Quality--Agricultural Branch
http://www.deq.state.ms.us/MDEQ.nsf/page/epd_AgriculturalBranchEPD?OpenDocument



CONSERVATION

Cooperative Extension Service and Experiment Station
http://msucares.com/

Natural Resources Conservation Service
http://www.ms.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. Practice Standards and Supporting Documents; 4. Scroll to Guide)
http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=MS

Soil and Water Conservation Commission
http://www.mswcc.state.ms.us/



SUSTAINABILITY

Department of Agriculture and Commerce--Agri-Tourism
http://www.msagritourism.org/

Market Maker
http://ms.marketmaker.uiuc.edu/

Southern United States Trade Association
http://www.susta.org/

Sustainable Agriculture
http://msucares.com/environmental/sustainable/index.html

USDA Rural Development
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ms/

POLICY

Farm Bureau
http://www.msfb.com/index.aspx

Rural Policy
http://msucares.com/management/farmbill/index.html




TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

Cattlemen's Association
http://www.mscattlemen.org/

Corn Growers Association
http://www.ncga.com/

Nursery and Landscape Association
http://www.msnla.org/

Poultry Association
http://www.mspoultry.org/



ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS


Nature Conservancy
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/mississippi/?src=search