Agriculture
Marketing information, suppliers, regulatory agencies and licensing, loan and grant funding, statistics, links to articles by industry experts, and more.
Resources and useful links: this page is periodically reviewed and updated. For poultry-specific supplies and information, please see Pastured Poultry Resources. If you’d like to suggest a link or category, please reach out to us at info@agbizcenter.org. Sites listed below as a public service; not intended as an endorsement of particular entities.
Animals
Equipment
- Meridian Equipment (auction & sales)
- Brim Tractor
- Washington Tractor
- Forced air cooling on the farm (University of Vermont Extension)
- Information on tractors at http://www.tractordata.com/
- Tractor and equipment manuals at https://tractor-data.com/
Marketing
Livestock Processing
- Island Grown Farmers Cooperative
- North Cascades Meat Producers Cooperative
- Lynden Meats
- Del Fox Custom Meats
- Andal’s Custom Meats
- Kelso’s Kustom Meats
- SIlvana Meats
Regulations
- Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA)
- WSDA Food Safety & Consumer Services
- WSDA Processors License
Supplies
- Skagit Farmers Agronomy Center
- Country Store (Oak Harbor, Freeland, Mount Vernon, Burlington, Stanwood)
- Snohomish Co-op True Value
- Conway Feed
- Steuber Distributing Company (nursery/ greenhouse)
- Billboard Tarps (re-purposed vinyl tarps)
- Michels Equipment (used construction & farming equipment, parts, supplies, Ebay store)
Grant and Loan Programs
If you need assistance drafting a funding request application, please contact NABC at 360-336-3727 or info@agbizcenter.org
- USDA Value-Added Producer Grant (VAPG)
- USDA/ AMS Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP)
- USDA Farm Loan Programs
- FACT Fund-A-Farmer
Production & Operations
- Composting Animal Mortalities
- Farm Manure
- Natural Pest Control
- Hay Making on the West Side
- Essentials of Pasture Management (Pierce County Conservation District)
- Taking Routine Soil Samples
- OSU Soil Test Interpretation Guide
General Information
- Mesothelioma & agricultural asbestos exposure (The Mesothelioma Center.)
- Food Safety News
- WSU Livestock Advisers training program
- Whidbey Organic Farm School training program
- WSU Cultivating Success Small Farms Education Program
- 4-H Youth Development – WSU
- Washington FFA Association (Future Farmers of America)
- PubMed (searchable life-sciences literature database)
- Fearless Farm FInances – Midwest Organic Sustainable Education Service
- 2012 Census of Agriculture – County data (click on individual regions)
- 2012 Census of Agriculture – State Highlights
- Cropland & Pasture Rent: Washington State – USDA NASS
- Calculation of Fair Pasture Rates – WSU
- Computing a Pasture Rental Rate – Iowa State University Ag Decision Maker