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Long-Term Agroecological Research and Extension Sites: Update Summer 2025

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WaSHI’s Long-Term Agroecological Research and Extension (LTARE) network had some recent upgrades that we wanted…

WSDA’s Compost Reimbursement Program Closes, But Soil Health Momentum Lives On

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After two impactful years of supporting compost use on Washington farms, the Washington State Department…

Soil Health Ambassador: Reid Wilson and improved undervine cultivation

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Introducing the Hedges Family Estate On Red Mountain, just outside of Benton City, sits 110…

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…