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The following links provide access to Vermont'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 Vermont'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 Vermont 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 Vermont. Links to the state's non-governmental environmental and conservation based organizations can also be accessed below.
GOVERNMENT
State Government Home Page
http://www.vermont.gov/portal/index.php
State Agency Listing
http://www.vermont.gov/portal/government/atoz.php
Agency of Agriculture
http://www.vermontagriculture.com/
Agency of Natural Resources
http://www.anr.state.vt.us/
Water Quality Division
http://www.vtwaterquality.org/
REGULATORY
Department of Environmental Conservation
http://www.anr.state.vt.us/dec/dec.htm
Division of Agricultural Resource Management and Environmental Stewardship
http://www.vermontagriculture.com/ARMES/index.html
Division of Agricultural Resource Management and Environmental Stewardship--Agricultural Water Quality Program
http://www.vermontagriculture.com/ARMES/awq/AWQ.html
CONSERVATION
Ag in the Classroom
http://www.vt-aitc.org/
Association of Conservation Districts
http://www.vacd.org/
Extension
http://www.uvm.edu/extension/
Natural Resources Conservation Service
http://www.vt.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 ; 4. Scroll to Guide)
http://efotg.nrcs.usda.gov/efotg_locator.aspx?map=VT
SUSTAINABILITY
Buy Local, Buy Vermont
http://www.vermontagriculture.com/buylocal/buy/csa.html
Center for Rural Studies
http://crs.uvm.edu/
Center for Sustainable Agriculture
http://www.uvm.edu/~susagctr/
Farms Association
http://www.vtfarms.org/
Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance
http://www.organicmilk.org/
Northeast Organic Farming Association
http://www.nofavt.org/
USDA Rural Development
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/vt/index.html
POLICY
Farm Bureau
http://www.vtfb.org/
TRADE ASSOCIATIONS
Association of Professional Horticulturists
http://www.vaph.org/
Beef Producers Association
http://www.vermontbeefproducers.org/
Beekeepers Association
http://www.vtbeekeepers.org/
Cheese Council
http://www.vtcheese.com/
Christmas Tree Association
http://www.vermontchristmastrees.org/
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
http://www.vtdhia.org/
Maple Syrup
http://vermontmaple.org/
Northeast Dairy Compact
http://www.dairycompact.org/
Vegetable and Berry Growers
http://www.uvm.edu/vtvegandberry/
ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS
Nature Conservancy
http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/vermont/