County Programs
- Cultivating Success (website)
- Snohomish County Focus on Farming (website)
- Advanced Hardwood Biofuels Northwest (website) – Archived
Consumer Information
- Puget Sound Fresh (website) – Guide to Farms and Farmer’s Markets . Includes U-Pick Pumpkin Farms
- Northwest Agricultural Business Center (website) – Information on local ag/family events, products, resources and business support.
- U-Cut Holiday Trees (website) – Puget Sound Christmas Tree Association
Production Information
- Ag Research Service – USDA (website)
- Ag Weathernet (website) – The Stanwood station is now operational.
- Analytical Laboratories and Consultants Serving Agriculture in the Pacific Northwest – INSTRUCTIONS (website) or Downloadable (pdf)
- Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources (CSANR) (website)
- Compost in Agriculture – Facts for Agricultural Compost Application (pdf)
- Conservation and Stewardship Tools for Landowners (website)– WSU King County Extension
- Disaster Assistance Programs (website)– USDA
- Marketing Reports (website) – The “GrowServ Web Site”
- Natural Resources (website)
- Northwest Berry & Grape Information Net (website)
- Organic Agriculture Information website (website)
- Organic Farming Compliance Handbook (website) – materials for use by agricultural professionals interested in what methods, materials, and practices are compatible and consistent with organic standards
- Snohomish Conservation District (website)
- Small Farm and Direct Marketing (website) – WSDA
- Washington Production Information & Ag Census (website)
- Washington Agricultural Statistics Service (website) – Crop Weather reports, agricultural statistics, census of agriculture, County profiles, etc.
- WSU Small Farms Team (website)
- Washington State Department of Agriculture (website)
- WSU Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center (website)
- Vancouver Research and Extension Unit Agricultural Systems (website)
Ag Safety
- Safety Manuals for Landscaping/Horticulture industry workers (website)– (English and Spanish) K-State Research and Extension
- Snohomish County Weather Data (website) -2009-2013 spring and summer
- Impact of Flooding on Organic Food and Fields (pdf) – University of Minnesota
- On-Farm Composting of Large Animal Mortalities (pdf)
- Pesticide Education for Applicators (website) – Recertification and Pre-license training — some classes are now available on line.
- BSE- [Mad Cow Disease] (pdf)–
Pest Management
- WSU Spotted Wind Drosophila – What You Need to Know as a Soft Fruit Grower in Washington (pdf)
- SWD Monitoring, Identifying, and Fruit Sampling (pdf) – Extension Fact Sheet, FS049E
- WSU Spotted Wind Drosophila Updates (website)
- Snohomish County Animal Control/Complaints (website)
- WSU Integrated Pest Management (Website)
- WSU Washington State Urban IPM and Pesticide Safety (website)
- Washington State Noxious Weed Control Board (website)
- Center for Invasive Plant Management (website)
- Hand Sprayer Calibration Steps (pdf) – Kansas State University
Research Programs
- Wine Grape Cultivar Trials 2000-2008 in the Cool Maritime Climate of Western WA (pdf)
- “Reduced Tillage on Organic Farms” (website) – WSU Small Farms Team
- Reduced Tillage in the Pacific Northwest (website – WSU Small Farms Team
- Exploring Adoption of Reduced Tillage Practices in Organic Vegetable Production (pdf) – Poster
- Organic Reduced Tillage in Western Washington and the Impacts on Weed Populations (pdf) – Poster (3.9 MB)