August Farmland Preservation Newsletter Washington State Conservation Commission sent this bulletin at 08/15/2025 10:30 AM PDT August 2025 Public Comment Opportunities Farmland and Forestland Grant Policy Changes | RCO - The Recreation and Conservation Office is soliciting feedback on proposed changes to Manual 10f. USDA Opens Public Comment Period on Department Reorganization Plan | USDA Farmland Preservation in the News PACE Policy Dashboard | American Farmland Trust - Utilize this dashboard to look at farmland preservation programs across the country. Report: WA lost more than 3,700 farms in 5 years; lawmaker blames regulations | The Center Square Agricultural Viability in Puget Sound | American Farmland Trust & Puget Sound Partnership Skagit officials, farmers seek promise Seattle won’t take farmland | Capital Press Agriculture in the news Near-record apple crop predicted for Washington -- if enough workers can pick it | Yakima Herald As the wheat harvest progresses, prices are ‘stubbornly low’ | Capital Press Looking at ag mental health | Columbia Basin Herald U.S. Farm Bankruptcies Already Exceed Last Year's Numbers | PNW Ag Network Irrigation canal critical to Yakima Valley is at risk of failure after wildfire damage | Washington State Standard Biochar is triple win for cotton farming | Anthropocene Bipartisan Proposal Aims to Make Up for USDA's Cuts to Local Food Funding | Civil Eats Farmland Values Up, While Cash Rents Stable | PNW Ag Network 90% of frozen raspberries grown in the U.S. come from this WA town | The Seattle Times USDA declares drought disaster in southeast Washington | Capital Press Funding Opportunities WSDA Local Food System Infrastructure Grant | Washington State Department of Agriculture Professional Development Program for Washington | Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education & the WSU Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources Events Focus On Farming | Snohomish County, WA - November 5 EXPLORE YOUR FARM DREAMS — Cultivating Success™ Washington - August 18, 6-9 pm. Tilth Conference | Tilth Alliance - November 12-14 in Spokane Job Announcements Job Board | Washington State Conservation Commission Job Board | Washington Association of Land Trusts Careers | American Farmland Trust - Multiple remote opportunities available. Subscribe to the Farmland Preservation Monthly Newsletter, brought to you by the Office of Farmland Preservation. The Washington State Conservation Commission administers the Office of Farmland Preservation to address the rapid loss of working farm and forest lands in our state. Learn more: www.scc.wa.gov/ofp.
