The Potato Regulatory Cost of Production Survey is NOW OPEN (here) which will be used to inform the Washington State Agricultural Competitiveness and Business Viability Study.

American Farmland Trust’s (AFT) 10 minute survey is for farmers, ranchers, and agricultural landowners in Washington to determine the dynamics of solar energy development and agriculture.

For refrigeration or air conditioning systems with a full charge of 1,500 pounds or more that began operation before January 1, 2024, the annual report is due soon!

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently released an interim decision that addresses human health concerns and ecological risks associated with chlorothalonil and will require label changes. 

During the National Potato Council’s (NPC) Annual Washington Summit in Washington D.C., the NPC Executive Committee leaders were appointed, and Washington state’s Ted Tschirky was named as the 2025 Council President.

The Leadership in the Field: From Battlefield to Potato Field experience will offer unique opportunities that utilize the resources of America’s most revered battlefield to help facilitate experiential teaching and support effective leadership development.

The Water Supply Availability Committee comprised of experts from various federal and state agencies met on February 13, 2025 to evaluate the accumulation of snow to date and determined it was too early to depict if the drought declaration could be lifted by Spring.

WSDA is co-sponsoring workshops on the Bulletins Live Two (BLT) program. Events are planned in Mt. Vernon on Feb 27^th  (Mt Vernon registration) and Walla Walla on March 4^th (Walla Walla registration).

The Washington State Department of Agriculture will be holding three brief meetings to discuss proposed language changes and hear feedback on changes to Washington Administrative Code (WAC) Chapter 16-202 dealing with chemigation and fertigation.