The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has launched the $10 million Sustainable Packaging Innovation Lab as part of the Assisting Specialty Crop Exports initiative. The application period is open for this new funding opportunity, and awards will range from $50,000 to $250,000 for research, scale, and commercialization applications that support U.S. exporters through innovative packaging solutions. 

The Bureau of Reclamation and the Washington State Department of Ecology are seeking comments on the draft lower Snake River Water Supply Replacement Study.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is intending to prepare a supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to analyze lands and resources associated with a proposed distribution system that were not analyzed in the recently adopted Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) 2012 Odessa Subarea Special Study Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) produced in cooperation with the Washington State Department of Ecology.

Olympia Potato Day takes place on February 19, 2025 in Olympia. The event is an exciting and impactful gathering for farmers, legislators, and the local community.

Western Washington Agricultural Association (WWAA) will hold a “Lunch an Learn” Estate Planning Event hosted by Larson Gross on February 4, 2025 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Washington State University Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center in Mount Vernon, Washington.

Members plan to attend the Western Washington Agriculture Association’s 81^st Annual Meeting on February 13, 2025 from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the Sakuma Room in the Mount Vernon Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center.