Useful Links and Sources For Agricultural News, Research, Education, and Information. 

United States Department of Agriculture: 

www.usda.gov 

North Dakota Department of Agriculture

www.agdepartment.com 

600 E Boulevard Dept 602

Bismarck, ND 58505-0020

Phone:  (701) 328-2231 or (800) 242-7535

Fax: (701) 328-4567

Email:  ndda@nd.gov 

South Dakota Department of Agriculture

www.state.sd.us/DOA 

523 E Capitol Avenue

Pierre, SD 57501-3182

Phone:  (605) 773-5436

Fax:  (605) 773-3481

Email:  agmail@state.sd.us 

Congressional News: 

For agricultural developments on Capitol Hill, most of the action takes place in the Agricultural Committees.  However, issues and topics that also affect agricultural producers can often be found within the workings of other committees as well.  The following websites contain news releases, committee calendars, and links to live audio streams from committee hearings.

House Committee on Agriculture:

http://agriculture.house.gov

Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry:

http://agriculture.senate.gov

House Budget Committee

http://www.house.gov/budget

Senate Budget Committee

http://budget.senate.gov/

Senate Finance Committee 

http://finance.senate.gov/

Agricultural Markets:

Chicago Board of Trade

www.cbot.com

141 West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago, Illinois 60604-2994
Phone: (312) 435-3500
Phone:  Communications (312) 435-3620

Fax: Communications (312) 341-3306

Email:  news@cbot.com 

 
Chicago Mercantile Exchange

www.cme.com

20 S. Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606-7499

Phone:  (312) 930-1000 or (800) 331-3332

Fax:  (312) 466-4410

Email:  news@cme.com

Minneapolis Grain Exchange

www.mgex.com

130 Grain Exchange Building 400 S. 4^th St.

Minneapolis, MN  55415-1413

Phone:  (800) 827-4746

Fax:  (612) 339-1155

Email:  mgex@mgex.com

Kansas City Board of Trade

www.kcbt.com

4800 Main Street

Suite 303

Kansas City, Missouri 64112

Phone: (816) 753-7500 or (800) 821-5228

Fax: (816) 753-3944

Email:  kcbt@kcbt.com

New York Board of Trade

www.nybot.com

World Financial Center
One North End Ave.

13th Floor
New York, NY 10282

Phone:  (212) 748-4094 or (800) HEDGE-IT

Agricultural Producer Groups, Commodity and Livestock Organizations:

The following list is a very broad overview of several nationally recognized groups with deep roots in agriculture.  The various websites of these organizations contain a wealth of news releases, background information, staff and contact directories, and links to state-level affiliates.  

American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE)

www.ethanol.org

2500 S. Minnesota Avenue #200
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Phone: (605) 334-3381
Fax: (605) 334-3389

American Farm Bureau Federation

www.fb.org

600 Maryland Ave. SW
Suite 800
Washington, DC 20024
Phone: (202) 406-3600
Fax: (202) 406-3604
Fax: (202) 406-3602 (Public Relations)

American Sheep Industry Association

www.sheepusa.org

9785 Maroon Circle
Suite 360
Centennial, CO 80112
Phone: (303) 771-3500
Fax: (303) 771-8200
Email: info@sheepusa.org 

American Soybean Association

www.soygrowers.com

12125 Woodcrest Executive Drive

Suite 100
Saint Louis, Missouri 63141-5009
Phone: (314) 576-1770 or (800) 688-7692

24 Hour Automated Attendant: 314-576-2774

Fax: (314) 576-2786

American Sugar Alliance

(American Sugarbeet Growers Association, American Sugar Cane League, Florida Sugar Cane League, Gay & Robinson, Inc. – Hawaii, Rio Grande Valley Sugar Growers, Inc.,

Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida, United States Beet Sugar Association)

www.sugaralliance.org

2111 Wilson Boulevard

Suite 600

Arlington, VA 22201

Phone:  (703) 351-5055

Fax: (703) 351-6698

Email:  info@sugaralliance.org 

Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board (CBB)

www.beefboard.org

9110 East Nichols Avenue, Suite 303

Centennial, CO  80112-3450

Phone:  (303) 220-9890

Fax:  (303) 220-9280     

Corn Refiners Association

www.corn.org

1701 Pennsylvania Avenue

Suite 950

Washington, DC 20006

Phone:  (202) 331-1634

Fax:  (202) 331-2054

Dairy Farmers of America

www.dfamilk.com

10220 N. Ambassador Dr.
Kansas City, MO 64153
Phone:  (816) 801-6455 or (888) DFA-MILK
Email: webmail@dfamilk.com 

Ethanol Promotion and Information Council  (EPIC)

www.drivingethanol.org

17220 Wright Street

Suite 150
Omaha, NE 68130
Phone: (402) 932-0567

Livestock Marketing Association

www.lmaweb.com

10510 NW Ambassador Drive

Kansas City, MO 64153

Phone:  (816) 891-0502 or (800) 821-2048

Fax:  (816) 891-7926

Email: lmainfo@lmaweb.com

Midwest Dairy Association

www.midwestdairy.com

 2015 Rice Street
St. Paul, MN 55113
Phone: (800) 642-3895

101 NE Trilein
Ankeny, Iowa 50021
Phone:  (800) 642-3895

10901 Lowell #135
Overland Park, KS 66210
Phone:  (800) 642-3895

National Association of Wheat Growers

www.wheatworld.org

415 Second Street, N.E.
Washington D.C. 20002-4993
Phone:  (202) 547-7800
Fax: (202) 546-2638
Email: wheatworld@wheatworld.org

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association

www.beefusa.org, www.beef.org

 Denver Office

9110 E. Nichols Avenue

Suite 300

Centennial, CO  80112

Phone:  (303) 694-0305

Fax:  (303) 694-2851

Washington, D.C. Office

1301 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20004
Phone: (202) 347-0228
Fax: (202) 638-0607

Chicago Office

444 North Michigan Ave.
Suite 1800
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Phone: (312) 467-5520
Fax: (312) 670-9414

National Corn Growers Association

www.ncga.com

St. Louis Office
632 Cepi Drive
Chesterfield, MO 63005
Phone: (636) 733-9004
FAX: (636) 733-9005
Email: corninfo@ncga.com

Washington D.C. Office
122 C Street, N.W., Suite 510
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 628-7001
FAX: (202) 628-1933

National Farmers Union:

www.nfu.org

NFU Washington, D.C.

400 North Capitol St. NW
Suite 790
Washington, DC 20001

Phone: (202) 554-1600

Fax:  (202) 554-1654

NFU Denver

5619 DTC Parkway

Suite 300
Greenwood Village, Colorado  80111-3136

Phone: (303) 337-5500  or  (800) 347-1961
Fax: (303) 771-1770

National Grain and Feed Association

www.ngfa.org

1250 Eye Street NW

Suite 1003

Washington, DC 20005-3922

Phone: (202) 289-0873

Fax: (202) 289-5388

Email:  ngfa@ngfa.org

National Milk Producers Federation

www.nmpf.org

2101 Wilson Blvd

Suite 400
Arlington, VA 22201

Phone: (703) 243-6111

Fax:  (703) 841-9328

Email:  info@nmpf.org

National Oilseed Processors Association

www.nopa.org

1300 L Street, NW
Suite 1020
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 842-0463
Fax: (202) 842-9126

National Pork Board

www.pork.org

Location:

1776 N.W. 114th Street
Clive, IA 50325
Phone:  (515) 223-2600 or (800) 456-PORK

Fax:  (515) 223-2646

E-mail: info@pork.org

Mailing:

P.O. Box 9114
Des Moines, IA 50306

National Pork Producers Council

www.nppc.org

National Office

10664 Justin Drive

Urbandale, IA  50322

Phone: (515) 278-8012

Fax: (515) 278-8011

Washington, DC Office
122 C Street NW

Suite 875
Washington, D.C. 20001
Phone:   (202) 347-3600
Fax:   (202) 347-5265

National Sorghum Producers

www.sorghumgrowers.com

4201 N Interstate 27

Lubbock, TX 79403

Phone: (806) 749-3478

Fax:  (806) 749-9002

National Sunflower Association

www.sunflowernsa.com

4023 State Street

Bismarck, ND 58503-0690

Phone:  (701) 328-5100 or (888) 718-7033

Fax:  (701) 328-5101

Northern Canola Growers Association

2718 Gateway Ave

Bismarck, ND 58503

Phone:  (701) 223-4124 or (877) 585-1671

Fax:  (701) 223-4130

R-CALF USA

www.r-calfusa.com

National Office

P.O. Box 30715

Billings, MT 59107

Phone:  (406) 252-2516

Fax:  (406) 252-3176

Email:  r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com

Washington, D.C. Office

2100 M St. NW #200

Washington, D.C.  20037-1233

Phone: (202) 785-1700

Fax:  (202) 785-1701

Renewable Fuels Association

www.ethanolrfa.org

One Massachusetts Ave NW

Suite 820

Washington, DC  20001

Phone:  (202) 289-3835

Fax:  (202) 289-7519

Email: info@ethanolrfa.org

United Egg Producers / United Egg Association

www.unitedegg.org

One Massachusetts Avenue NW

Suite 800

Washington, DC  20001

Phone: (770) 360-9220

Fax: (770) 360-7058

Email: info@unitedegg.org

United Soybean Board

www.unitedsoybean.org

16640 Chesterfield Grove Road, Suite 130
Chesterfield, MO 63005
Phone:  (800) 989-8721

U.S.A. Dry Pea and Lentil Council

www.pea-lentil.com

2780 W Pullman Road

Moscow, Idaho 83843-4024

Phone: (208) 882-3023

Fax: (208) 882-6406

Email: pulse@pea-lentil.com

U.S. Dairy Export Council

www.usdec.org

2101 Wilson Blvd

Suite 400

Arlington, VA 22201-3061

Phone:  (703) 528-3049

Fax:  (703) 528-3705

U.S. Grains Council

www.grains.org

1400 K Street NW

Suite 1200

Washington, DC 20005

Phone:  (202) 789-0789

Fax:  (202) 898-0522

Email:  grains@grains.org

U.S. Meat Export Federation

www.usmef.org

Headquarters

1050 17th Street

Suite 2200

Denver, CO 80265

Phone: (303) 623-MEAT (6328)

Fax: (303) 623-0297

Email:  info@usmef.org

U.S. Wheat Associates

www.uswheat.org

Headquarters

1620 I Street NW
Suite 801
Washington, DC 20006-4005
Telephone: (202) 463-0999
Fax: (202) 785-1052
E-mail: info@uswheat.org

Wheat Export Trade Education Committee

www.wetec.org

415 2nd Street NE

Suite 300

Washington, D.C. 20002

Phone:  (202) 547-2004

Fax:  (202) 546-2638

Email:  wetec@wetec.org

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