The Washington State Conservation Commission will begin accepting applications for proposals seeking Commission sponsorship of Farmland Preservation Program grants. Applications will be accepted by the Commission beginning February 23 and concluding on March 12 at 5:00pm for grants to protect farmland.
In 2009, the legislature amended the Farmland Preservation Program (FPP) within the larger Washington [...]

Many thanks to our featured speakers:  Dr. Steven Machado (Oregon State), Marty Hudson (Klickitat Weed Control Board),  Jorge Pacheco (DuPont Ag Nutrition),  Roylene Rides at the Door (NRCS State Conservationist),  Dan Steiner (Mid Columbia Producers), and Joe Yenish (WSU Extension Weed Specialist).

Ron Juris has been re-elected to the position of supervisor for EKCD in an election held February 11, 2010.   The election will be certified and declared official by the Washington State Conservation Commission at their regular meeting on May 20th.
This election begins Ron’s 10th term and 28th year of volunteer service to EKCD.   He is [...]

WSU Extension will be presenting a workshop on agricultural estate planning, focusing on “ways to maintain family ties to the land from generation to generation.”  The workshop will be held on Saturday, April 3 at the Kittitas Valley Event Center in Ellensburg.  For more information contact Andy Perleberg, WSU Extension Forester, at (509)667-6540 or andyp@wsu.edu.