The following links provide access to Ohio'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 Ohio'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 addressin gagricultural policy and sustainability issues affecting Ohio 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 Ohio. Links to the state's non-governmental environmental and conservation based organizations can also be accessed below.
 

GOVERNMENT

State Government Home Page
http://www.state.oh.us/

State Agency Listing
http://ohio.gov/agencies.stm

Department of Natural Resources
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/

General Assembly Home Page
http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/



REGULATORY

Department of Agriculture
http://www.ohioagriculture.gov/

Department of Agriculture--Livestock Environmental Permitting Program
http://www.ohioagriculture.gov/lepp/

Department of Agriculture--Regulatory Divisions and Programs Index
http://www.ohioagriculture.gov/oda3/Oda_Divisions_R.stm

Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.state.oh.us/

Environmental Protection Agency--CAFO Program
http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/cafo/index.html

CONSERVATION

Extension Service
http://extension.osu.edu/

Natural Resources Conservation Service
http://www.oh.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. Conservation Practices ; 4. Scroll to Guide)
http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=OH



SUSTAINABILITY

AgriBusiness Association
http://www.oaba.net/

Agricultural Technical Institute
http://www.ati.osu.edu/

Department of Agriculture--Rural Development Partnership
http://www.ohioagriculture.gov/ordp/

Ecological Food and Farm Association
http://www.oeffa.org/

Sustainable Agriculture
http://sustainableag.osu.edu/

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

POLICY

Farm Bureau
http://ofbf.org/


TRADE ASSOCIATIONS

Beef Council
http://www.ohiobeef.org/

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

Corn Growers
http://ohiocorn.org/

Dairy Producers Association
http://www.ohiodairyproducers.org/

Ohio Soybean
http://www.soyohio.org/

Pork Producers Council
http://www.ohiopork.org/

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

Produce Growers and Marketers Association
http://www.ohiovegetables.org/


ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

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