The sites listed on this page are not created, maintained, or endorsed by the Minnesota Legislature.
Minnesota Information
Government
- Minnesota Agricultural Statistics Service - Includes the Minnesota information from the USDA Census of Agriculture 2002.
- Minnesota Board of Animal Health - The official animal disease control and eradication agency of the State of Minnesota.
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture - Includes an A-Z topical list of the website contents.
- Minnesota Extension Service - Includes links to regional Extension Offices and online resources on farmland drainage at "The Drainage Outlet.".
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - One of their Hot Topics covers their Feedlot Program.
Non-government
- Land Stewardship Project - LSP promotes sustainable agriculture and an ethic of land stewardship.
- Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council - A council established by the Minnesota Legislature to improve agricultural education at all levels.
- Minnesota Agri-Growth Council (MFCC) - The 160-member trade association promotes agriculture with elected officials, the general public, media, and the farm community.
- Minnesota Corn Growers Association - MCGA promotes ethanol on their site; the National Corn Growers Association provides more extensive ethanol information.
- Minnesota Farm and Food Coalition - An economic advocacy group made up of various food and livestock producer associations.
- Minnesota Farm Bureau - Includes a list of county Farm Bureau offices and a list of State Priority Issues.
- Minnesota Farmers Union - Their advocacy page includes action alerts on current issues.
- Minnesota Milk Producers Association - Includes their legislative initiatives.
- Minnesota Soybean - The website of the Minnesota Soybean Growers Association includes extensive information on biodiesel.
- Southeast Minnesota Ag Alliance - This goal of education to "enhance the productivity and profitability of the Southeastern Minnesota livestock and crop sector in an environmentally friendly manner."
Minnesota Universities and Colleges
- Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI) - A nonprofit corporation created by the State of Minnesota to create new uses and new markets for Minnesota's agricultural commodities.
- University of Minnesota
- Department of Applied Economics - Includes data since 1990 on farm real estate sales in issues of the Minnesota Applied Economist.
- College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences - Includes several departments and centers.
- Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture - Promotes cooperative efforts to develop and promote sustainable agriculture.
- Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships - Projects in five regions address agriculture, natural resources, and tourism issues.
- Center for Rural Policy and Development - Based at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
- Center for Rural and Regional Studies - Based at Southwest State University.
Federal Information
- AGRICOLA (AGRICultural Online Access) - Search for books, serials, audiovisuals, and other resources held by the National Agricultural Library.
- Census of Agriculture - A complete picture of the agricultural economy in the United States by county, state, or zip code; link to the Minnesota reports.
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Economic Research Service - Link to a Minnesota State Fact Sheet.
- National Agricultural Statistics Service - Includes Minnesota Agricultural Statistics Publications.
- Rural Information Center - The Center provides information and referral services to rural communities, officials, organizations, and citizens throughout the U.S.
- USDA Economics and Statistics System - Reports and time-series data, most in spreadsheet format, mounted by Mann Library at Cornell University.
- U.S. House Committee on Agriculture
- United States Regulatory Agencies Unified Biotechnology Website - Includes a searchable database covering genetically engineered crop plants intended for food or feed that have completed all recommended or required reviews for food, feed or planting use in the United States.
- U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee
Organizations and Agricultural Magazines
- Agweb.com - Online access to several agricultural magazines, including Farm Journal and Dairy Today.
- Agweek - A weekly agriculture news magazine with an upper Midwest focus.
- American Coalition for Ethanol - This site by ethanol supporters includes a state legislation page and background information on the All About Ethanol page.
- American Farm Bureau - Their list of ag links is extensive.
- American Farmland Trust - A national conservation organization concerned with preserving agricultural land; includes a Minnesota page.
- Environmental Working Group - Search the Farm Subsidy Database by state, county, city, zip code, or individual farmer.
- National Conference of State Legislatures - The NCSL section on Agriculture and Rural Development includes an Agriculture and Rural Development Database, covering legislation in all the states.
- National Farmers Union
- Prairie Grains Magazine -- Part of the Small Grains site sponsored by the Minnesota Association of Wheat Growers.
Other Information
- Feedlots - A guide compiled by the Legislative Reference Library listing reports, articles, and Internet resources regarding feedlot issues.
- National Rural Development Partnership - Government agency representatives and the private sector work together to promote rural development. Includes a What's New in Minnesota section.
