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The "One Stop" website for Agricultural Information!
Montana
The following links provide access to Montana'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 Montana'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 addressing agricultural policy and sustainability issues affecting Montana 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 Montana. 
Links to the state's non-governmental environmental and conservation based organizations can also be accessed.
 
 

GOVERNMENT

State Government Home Page
http://mt.gov/

State Agency Listing
http://mt.gov/govt/agencylisting.asp

Department of Agriculture
http://agr.mt.gov/

Department of Livestock
http://www.mt.gov/liv/

Legislative Branch Home Page
http://www.leg.mt.gov/css/default.asp



REGULATORY

Department of Environmental Quality
http://www.deq.mt.gov/index.asp

Department of Environmental Quality--Water Quality Information Home Page
http://www.deq.mt.gov/wqinfo/Index.asp

Department of Environmental Quality--Concentrated Animal Feeding Program
http://www.deq.mt.gov/wqinfo/mpdes/cafo.asp



CONSERVATION

Cooperative Extension
http://extn.msu.montana.edu/

Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
http://www.dnrc.mt.gov/

Natural Resources Conservation Service
http://www.mt.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 or D. Engineering Construction, Specifications, Guides and Worksheets; 4. Scroll to Guide)
http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=MT



SUSTAINABILITY

Agricultural Business Association
http://www.mtagbiz.org/

Agricultural Marketing Policy Center
http://www.ampc.montana.edu/

Campaign to Reclaim Rural America
http://www.reclaimruralamerica.org/

Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society
http://www.npsas.org/index.html

Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
http://ipm.montana.edu/SARE/

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

Women Involved in Farm Economics
http://agr.mt.gov/reference/WIFE.asp



POLICY

Farm Bureau
http://mfbf.org.preview.s3.agtown.com/controller/home?_load=default

Farmers Union
http://www.montanafarmersunion.com/



TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

Cattlemens' Association
http://www.montanacattlemen.org/

Grain Growers Association
http://mgga.org/

Western Dairy Council
http://www.wdairycouncil.com/

Wheat and Barley Committee
http://wbc.agr.mt.gov/



ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS


Nature Conservancy
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/montana/