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Washington Soil Health Initiative featured in Wheat Life Magazine

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Did you know the Washington Association of Wheat Growers produces a monthly publication called Wheat…

Report Published: Impact of Climate-Smart Management Proviso Funding in Washington

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During the 2023-25 biennium, one-time funding of $30 million from the Climate Investment Account was…

Updates on STAR: Program launch, future trainings, and a bright future ahead

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This month we are excited to announce the launch of Washington’s new conservation assessment, planning,…

WSDA Releases Climate Resilience Plan for Washington Agriculture

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Climate change creates new challenges for Washington agriculture, including extreme weather, wildfires, flooding, increased pest…

Ask a Soil Scientist: Liming and Basalt

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For our first Ask a Soil Scientist blog post, WSDA Agronomist Adam Peterson speaks with…

Soil Health Ambassador: Anthony Reyes – Cover Cropping for Sustainable Agriculture

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Anthony is the Agriculture Program Manager at Oxbow Farm and Conservation Center in Snoqualmie Valley…

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Sustainable Farms and Fields – Two years In

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Sustainable Farms and Fields, a still relatively new program of the Washington State Conservation Commission…

Irrigation in a potato field.

How the State Climate Resilience Strategy Supports Agricultural Viability

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The Washington State Climate Resilience Strategy has officially been released, replacing the 2012 version with…

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Soil Health Ambassador: Mallonee Family Farms – Diverse Pasture Plantings

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Just south of the tiny town of Curtis, WA, Maynard Mallonee and his son Jack…

a map of the ltare site network.

Six sites, six unique soils, and sixteen crops

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The WaSHI LTARE site network translates vital, long-term research into soil health practices across Washington’s diverse agricultural regions.