Commentary from Thurston County Extension Director on Regional Agriculture
- 1. Getting to Know Farming, and Farmers, in Thurston County
- 2. Buying local trend isn’t translating into farm industry success in Thurston County
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- 3. Farming’s fate in Thurston County hinges on transitioning to value-added agriculture
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- 4. Opportunity abounds for investment in Thurston County agriculture
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- 5. The Importance of Farming Goes Beyond Food
From the Farmers Field Features
Read on for farmer-to-farmer insight, direct “from the farmers field”. Each column features a different farmer, and different farm type.
Award Winning Communications!
The Thurston County Ag Sounder Newsletter was the 2018 state winner of the National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA) ‘Communications Award’, and a regional finalist at the NACAA national awards. Hoorah!
Archives
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Newsletter links
August 2019 – VAPG Workshop Chehalis 2019
April 2019 – ElkHoofLegislativeBriefing032019
November 2018 – Exploring Commercial Cider and Perry Production: From orchard to glass
April 2017 – Tools for Farm Assessment – SARE tour summary
April 2017 – Policy tracker food-ag subject 17.04.05
April 2017 – WSDA water quality monitoring
May 2017 – South Sound Ag Producer Needs Assessment Final
July 2017 – Thurston farmland & vegetable processing
August 2017 – Bridging the Gaps Workshop
August 2017 – Food Processing Facility Feasibility Study ProjectSummary2 and ProjectNarrative