Grower Resources

The Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association has compiled a list of agencies, organizations, and publications that may be relevant to your farm. If you are interested in links to our member sites, please visit our general links page. To see where you can buy cranberries from local farms, go to the Where to Buy page. If there are any other web sites that may be beneficial to growers, please contact the CCCGA office by email.

Cranberry Industry
UMass Cranberry Station Phone: (508) 295-2212
Cranberry Institute Phone: (508) 759-6855
Cranberry Marketing Committee Phone: (508) 291-1510
Oregon Cranberry Farmers' Alliance
Washington Cranberry Alliance
Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers Association

MA Sate Government
Massachusetts State Web Site

Department of Agricultural Resources
Phone: (617) 626-1700
Pesticide Bureau
Phone: (617) 626-1781
Pesticide License Duplicates/Renewal requests
Farm Viability
Phone: (617) 626-1725
Land Use
Phone: (617) 626-1704

Department of Conservation & Recreation
Phone: 617-626-1250
Office of Dam Safety
Phone: 508-792-7716, ext 600

Department of Environmental Protection (DEP/SERO)
Phone: 508-946-2700
Water Management:
Phone: (508) 946-2732
Bureau of Waste Site Clean Up
Phone: (508) 946-2727
Resource Protection
Phone: (508) 946-2811
Division of Wetlands and Waterways
Phone: (508) 946-2807

MA Rivers Protection Act

Water Management Act (MGL Ch21)

Executive Office of Environmental Affairs

Poison Information Center: (800) 682-9211

Massachusetts General Court

Massachusetts General Laws

National Government
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
USDA NRCS
USDA NRCS Massachusetts Service Centers
Barnstable County Hyannis: (508) 771-6476
Bristol County - Dighton: (508) 669-6621
Plymouth County - West Wareham: (508) 295-5151
USDA Ag Research Service
USDA Farm Service Agency
USDA Farmer Direct Marketing
USDA National Ag Statistics Service
USDA Risk Management Agency

Army Corp of Engineers
New England District
Phone: Main Office (978) 318-8111
Phone: Regulatory/Permits (978) 318-8335, (978) 318-8338

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
EPA Clean Water Act

United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
Library of Congress Thomas Legislative Homepage

Farming Organizations
American Farm Bureau Federation
American Farmland Trust
Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation
Massachusetts Nursery & Landscape Association
National Farmers Union