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Sustainable Farms and Fields Biennium Wrap-up

September 12, 2025

This is one of only a handful of state programs in the U.S. helping agricultural producers be part of the climate solution and achieve co-benefits such as improving soil health.

Introducing Corinn Rutkoski 

September 12, 2025

We’re excited to welcome Corinn Rutkoski as WaSHI’s new extension coordinator senior. Corinn brings a…

STAR Program Bulletin: Enrollment, Hiring, and Partnerships

September 8, 2025

The STAR (Saving Tomorrow’s Agriculture Resources) program is gaining traction in Washington and beyond-providing a…

Soil Health Ambassador: Doug Schuster – Applying compost in dryland wheat

September 3, 2025

Introducing Doug Schuster On rolling farmland near Saint John, Doug Schuster farms with his daughter…

Announcing Dirt Data Reports: A No-Code Soil Health Reporting Tool

September 2, 2025

In 2023, we introduced the {soils} R package to help soil health professionals visualize, interpret, and…

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

June 18, 2025

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

June 16, 2025

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

Soil Health Ambassador: Reid Wilson – Improved undervine cultivation

June 16, 2025

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

Washington Soil Health Initiative featured in Wheat Life Magazine

June 12, 2025

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

March 12, 2025

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