Conservation Commission Accepting Applications for Farmland Preservation Grant Sponsorships

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 [...]

Ties to the Land – Succession Planning for Landowners

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.