eXtension - A Great Resource

eXtension is a website that was developed within the last 5 years and is turning into a great resources on a number of issues.  All the material on the website is peer reviewed and comes from reputable research institutions and extension professionals so it can be trusted.  It has information on the following general topic areas:

• Community - master gardening and entrepreneurship
• Disaster Issues - floods, oil spill, wildfires, and agrosecurity
• Energy - farm and home 
• Family - child care, food and fitness, care giving, food safety, parenting, and personal finance
• Farm - manure management, bee health, beef cattle, dairy cattle, corn and soybean production, cotton, goats,  horses, organic, and small meat processors
• Pest Management 
• Youth   

Hidden under the "manure management" sub-section of the "Farm" tab is a great page on environmental regulations related to livestock and poultry operations.  This explains both water and air quality regulations that are enforced at the national level.  There are many state and local regulations that farmers will also need to follow which aren't discussed on this page, but it is still a great resource for the national laws.  On other pages is a dearth of information on environmental tools and management strategies that can be employed on varies types of farms.