Farming, Housing, and Rural Economic Development
Chamber of Commerce
Forrest City, AR http://www.forrestcitychamber.com/
Helena-West Helena http://www.phillipscountychamber.org/
Wynne, AR http://www.crosscountychamber.com/
Government/University Agriculture Links
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) http://www.usda.gov/
USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) http://www.fsa.usda.gov/
USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS) http://www.nass.usda.gov/
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service www.nrcs.usda.gov/
USDA Foreign Agriculture Service http://www.fas.usda.gov/
USDA Risk Management Agency http://www.rma.usda.gov/
USDA Rural Development Agency http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/
USDA Marketing and Regulatory Programs http://www.aphis.usda.gov/mr
USDA Office of Advocacy and Outreach http://www.outreach.usda.gov/
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) http://www.csrees.usda.gov/
USDA U.S. Forest Service http://www.fs.fed.us/
Cooperative Organizations
Alabama Farmers Cooperative http://www.alafarm.com/
Mississippi Association Center for Cooperatives Development http://www.mississippiassociation.coop/
National Cooperative Bank http://www.ncb.coop/
National Cooperative Business Association http://www.ncba.coop/
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives http://www.ncfc.org/
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association http://www.nreca.org/
National Rural Telecom Cooperative http://www.nrtc.org/
Credit Union National Association (CUNA) http://www.cuna.org/
World Council of Credit Unions http://www.woccu.org/
Farmers Markets
Arkansas Farmers Market http://www.arkansasgrown.org/Pages/default.aspx?farmersmarket=
New Orleans, LA Crescent City Market http://www.crescentcityfarmersmarket.org/
Funds/Resources
National Black United Fund http://www.nbuf.org/
Historical Black Colleges Fund http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5481
Migrant/Seasonal Farm Workers Program http://www.doleta.gov/msfw/
Arkansas Human Development Corporation http://arhdc.org/
Housing
Fannie Mae http://www.fanniemae.com/
Arkansas Department Finance Authority ADFA http://www.arkansas.gov/adfa/
Legal Assistance
Farmers Legal Action Group http://www.flaginc.org/
Monitor in Class Action Law Suit http://www.pigfordmonitor.org/
International/National/State Agricultural Advocacy Groups
Agricultural Missions http://www.agriculturalmissions.org/
Corporate Agriculture Research Project www.ea1.com/CARP/
Farm Aid www.farmaid.org/event/
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy http://www.iatp.org/
Missouri Rural Crisis Center www.inmotionmagazine.com/staffra.html
National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture www.sustainableagriculture.net/index.htm
National Family Farm Coalition http://www.nffc.net/
Rural Coalition http://www.ruralco.org/
National Farmers Union http://www.nfu.org/
Minority Farm Registry
Link here for information about the regsitry and how to sign up: USDA Minority Farm Register
National/InternationalAdvocacy Groups
Citizens' Trade Campaign http://www.citizen.org/
Global Exchangehttp://www.globalexchange.org/
Rural Development Leadership Network http://www.ruraldevelopment.org/
Organic Agriculture
National Organic Consumers Association http://www.organicconsumers.org/
Organic Research Foundation http://www.ofrf.org/
Self-Help Funding Opportunities
Presbyterian "Self-Development of People" http://www.pcusa.org/sdop
Southern Regional Advocacy/Development/Research Organizations
Southern Regional Development Initiative http://www.srdi.org/
Sustainable Agriculture Organizations
Bioneers http://www.bioneers.org/
Rural Development Organization http://www.ruraldevelopment.org/
State Departments of Agriculture
Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries
Richard Beard Building
1445 Federal Drive
P.O. Box 3336
Montgomery, Alabama 36109-0336
334-240-7100 phone
334-240-7190 fax
http://www.agr.state.al.us/
Georgia Department of Agriculture
204 Agriculture Blvd.
19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
Capitol Square
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
404-656-3600 phone
404-651-8206 fax
http://www.agr.state.ga.us/
Mississippi Department of Agriculture & Commission
121 North Jefferson Street
Jackson, MS 39201
601-359-1100 phone
601-354-7710 fax
www.mdac.state.ms.us
South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Wade Hampton Office Building
P.O. Box 11280
Columbia, SC 29211
803-734-2190 phone
803-734-2192 fax
www.scda.state.sc.us
Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Room 188, Capitol Annex
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-5126 phone
502-564-5016 fax
www.kyagr.com
Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry
P.O. Box 631
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-0631
225-922-1234 phone
225-922-1253 fax
www.ldaf.state.la.us
Texas Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 12847
Capitol Station
Austin, TX 78711
512-463-7476 phone
512-463-1104 fax
http://www.agr.state.tx.us/
North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Commission Services
P.O. Box 27648
Raleigh, NC 27611
919-733-7125 phone
919-733-1141 fax
www.ncagr.com
Missouri Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 630
Jefferson City, MO 65102
573-751-3359 phone
573-751-1784 fax
http://www.mda.state.mo.us/
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
Washington Office
11561 5th Street, N.W., #1020
Washington, DC 20005
202-296-9680 phone
202-296-9686 fax
http://www.nasda.org/
University Sources for Cooperatives
University of Wisconsin http://www.wisc.edu/
University of Wisconsin Land Tenure Centerhttp://www.tcweb.ltc.wisc.edu/
University of Wisconsin Law Schoolhttp://www.law.wisc.edu/
YEA/EXCEL MENTORS
School Districts
Augusta School District http://www.greatschools.org/arkansas/augusta/Augusta-School-District/
Barton-Lexa School District https://sites.google.com/a/blsd.grsc.k12.ar.us/barton-lexa-school-district/Contact-Us
Brinkley School District http://www.brinkleyschools.com/
Clarendon School District http://170.211.211.208/lionsden/?page_id=17
Earle School District http://www.earle.crsc.k12.ar.us/
Palestine/Wheatley School District http://www.edline.net/pages/Palestine-Wheatley_School_Dist
Kipp Public Charter School http://www.kipp.org/
Marianna School District http://lcsd1.grsc.k12.ar.us/
Marvell School District http://www.greatschools.org/arkansas/marvell/Marvell-School-District/
Forrest City School District http://mustang.grsc.k12.ar.us/
West-Memphis School District http://www.west.grsc.k12.ar.us/
Wynne School District http://wynne.k12.ar.us/
Central High School, Helena-West Helena http://hwh.grsc.k12.ar.us/pages/central%20page.html
Central High School, Little Rock http://lrcentralhigh.net/
USDA
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/national/home/