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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…

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…