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

March 10, 2025

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

WSDA Releases Climate Resilience Plan for Washington Agriculture

February 26, 2025

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

Ask a Soil Scientist: Liming and Basalt

February 26, 2025

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

February 4, 2025

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

Sustainable Farms and Fields – Two years In

December 11, 2024

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

How the State Climate Resilience Strategy Supports Agricultural Viability

December 11, 2024

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

Soil Health Ambassador: Mallonee Family Farms – Diverse Pasture Plantings

December 6, 2024

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

Six sites, six unique soils, and sixteen crops

September 6, 2024

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

Locally produced soil amendments: using biochar on the San Juan Islands

September 5, 2024

Farmers often apply soil amendments like fertilizer or compost to improve their soil fertility and soil health. However, many times the soil amendments must travel many miles to the field.

WSDA Compost Reimbursement Program’s Second Year

September 4, 2024

The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has launched its second year of the Compost Reimbursement Program to continue to encourage on-farm compost use.