Registration is now open for the 11^th Annual Ag World Golf Classic.

On February 13, 2024, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released the results of the 2022 Census of Agriculture providing statistical data about American agriculture operations down to U.S. county levels.

The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) needs to understand the needs and experiences of Washington producers and agricultural advisors to develop a Climate Resilience Plan for Washington agriculture, so please take a few moments to complete the WSDA Climate Resilience Survey today.

The Department of Ecology's Water Resources Program is holding a 60-day comment period as required by RCW 90.03.140(3).

The Tiegs family is sad to report that Frank passed away last week, on February 8^th.

Farmers will gather in Olympia February 20, 2024, and meet with state legislators, staff members, and agency personnel.

Gettysburg National Military Park in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania will be the setting for the Leadership, Education, and Advancement Foundation’s (Potato LEAF) new leadership program entitled Leadership in the Field: From Battlefield to Potato Field.

On Thursday, February 8, 2024, Judge Michael Simon of the U.S. District Court in Oregon approved a five year stay in an Endangered Species Act lawsuit initiated by the National Wildlife Federation on the Snake River Salmon population decline to afford the federal government, Northwestern tribes, environmental groups, Washington state, and Oregon state time to test an agreement worth $1 billion that would resolve the dispute without breaching the four Snake River Dams.

Thank you to all the attendees that took part in this year’s Potato Academy, it was a successful day of sharing pertinent potato data, research, and issues.