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

GOVERNMENT

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

State Agency Listing
http://www.sd.gov/state_agencies.aspx

Department of Agriculture
http://www.state.sd.us/doa/

Legislative Branch Home Page
http://legis.state.sd.us/


REGULATORY

Department of Agriculture--Division of Agricultural Services
http://www.state.sd.us/doa/das/

Department of Environment and Natural Resources
http://www.state.sd.us/denr/denr.html

Department of Environment and Natural Resources--Feedlot (CAFO) Activities
http://www.state.sd.us/denr/DES/Surfacewater/feedlot.htm



CONSERVATION

Ag in the Classroom
http://www.sdagclassroom.org/

Cooperative Extension
http://www3.sdstate.edu/CooperativeExtension/

Natural Resources Conservation Service
http://www.sd.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=SD



SUSTAINABILITY

Dakota Flavor
http://www.dakotaflavor.com/

Department of Agriculture--Division of Ag Development
http://www.state.sd.us/doa/ag_dev/index.htm

Livestock Feeding Development
http://www.livestock.doa.sd.gov/

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

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


POLICY

Department of Agriculture--Office of Agricultural Policy
http://www.state.sd.us/doa/ag%20policy/index.htm

Farm Bureau
http://sdfb.fb.org/

Famers Union
http://www.sdfu.org/



TRADE ASSOCIATION

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

Certified Beef
http://www.southdakotacertifiedbeef.com/

Dried Distillers Grains
http://www.drieddistillersgrains.com/index.cfm


Pork Producers Council
http://www.sdppc.org/producers.php

South Dakota Corn
http://www.sdcorn.org/

South Dakota Dairy
http://dairy.doa.sd.gov/

South Dakota Soybeans
http://www.sdsoybean.org/

Wheat Commission
http://www.sdwheat.org/



ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

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