Useful Links
At Westmoreland County Agricultural Land Preservation, we have compiled a variety of links to other useful websites which may be of interest to you, from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture to the National Farmers Union.
Land Preservation Organizations
American Farmland Trust
http://www.farmland.org
Land Trust Alliance
http://www.lta.org
Pennsylvania Land Trust Alliance
http://conserveland.org
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
https://waterlandlife.org/
Pennsylvania Farmland Preservation Association
http://www.PAfarmland.org
Agriculture and Farming Information
American Farm Bureau
http://www.fb.org
National Farmers Union
http://www.nfu.org
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
http://attra.ncat.org
PASA – Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture
http://www.pasafarming.org
Pennsylvania Farm Bureau
http://www.pfb.com
Pennsylvania Farm Link
http://www.pafarmlink.org
Rodale Institute
http://rodaleinstitute.org
Westmoreland Extension Program
www.extension.psu.edu/westmoreland
Geographical Information Systems & Maps
AgMap Pennsylvania’s Online Agricultural Directory
http://agmap.psu.edu
GIS at Penn State
http://www.gis.psu.edu
Land Evaluation and Site Assessment Using GIS Technology
http://lal.cas.psu.edu/software/LESA/lesa/index.html
Land Use Planning
10,000 Friends of Pennsylvania – Home Page
http://www.10000friends.org
Pennsylvania Planning Association (PPA)
http://www.planningpa.org
Pennsylvania's Future
http://www.PennFuture.org
Smart Growth Partnership of Westmoreland County
http://www.smartgrowthpa.org
Laws and Legislation
The Dickinson School of Law Agricultural Law Research and Education
https://pennstatelaw.psu.edu/academics/research-centers/center-agricultural-and-shale-law
The Pennsylvania Code Online
http://www.pacode.com
The Pennsylvania General Assembly
http://www.legis.state.pa.us
U.S. Senate
http://www.senate.gov
United States House of Representatives, 108th Congress
http://www.house.gov
Local Government
Westmoreland County, Official Government Website
http://www.co.westmoreland.pa.us
County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania
http://www.pacounties.org
Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors
http://www.psats.org
Government Agencies
PA Department of Agriculture
https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Pennsylvania Bureau of Farmland Preservation
Bureau of Farmland Preservation
United States Department of Agriculture’s Home Page
https://www.usda.gov/
Farm Service Agency
http://www.fsa.usda.gov
Natural Resources Conservation Service
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov
Pennsylvania Agricultural Statistics Service
http://www.nass.usda.gov
Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection
www.depweb.state.pa.us