Washington State Conservation Commission

Providing service and support to Washington's conservation districts

Office of Farmland Preservation has a dedicated website

The Office of Farmland Preservation mission is to promote the vitality of farming, farmers, and ranchers by ensuring the continued existence of productive agricultural lands in Washington State. Learn more at the OFP website.

Farmland Preservation

Farmland Preservation Task Force Elects Bob Hart Chairman
Farmland Preservation
Friday, 18 January 2008

A Skagit County farmer with a long history of public and industry service has been elected chairman of the Washington State Farmland Preservation Task Force.

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County Assistance Grants Announced for Farmland Preservation
Farmland Preservation
Friday, 18 January 2008

Eight counties in Washington State will begin or further develop farmland preservation programs this year with grants recently announced by the state’s new Office of Farmland Preservation.

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Farmland Preservation Task Force Sets Meeting Schedule for 2008
Farmland Preservation
Friday, 28 December 2007

The Farmland Preservation Task Force has established a meeting schedule for calendar year 2008. 

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Farmland Preservation Task Force Appointed for State
Farmland Preservation
Tuesday, 16 October 2007

An 18-member Farmland Preservation Task Force has been appointed to provide the first statewide guidance for such efforts in Washington.  "Maintaining the capacity to provide adequate food and fiber resources is essential to the long-term sustainability of the state's citizens and economy," stated Substitute Senate Bill 5108, which was passed by overwhelming majorities of the state House of Representatives and Senate and signed by Governor Chris Gregoire.  (Substitute Senate Bill 5108 is now encoded as Chapter 89.10 Revised Code of Washington.)

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