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• Rulemaking Update for Chapter 16-180 WAC, Produce Safety
• August 2025 Animal Feed Program Newsletter
• Now Accepting Applications for the 2026 Specialty Crop Block Grant
• RELEASE: WSDA now accepting Specialty Crop Block Grant proposals for 2026
• WSDA Rulemaking Update - Chapter 16-228 WAC, General Pesticide Rules (Certification & Training)
• Local Food System Infrastructure Grant: Application NOW OPEN | Subvención para infraestructura del sistema alimentario local: ¡YA ABIERTA!
• RELEASE: WSDA now accepting Local Food System Infrastructure Grant applications
• STAR Program: New tools to assess and advance conservation agriculture
• Update from WSDA Plant Services Program
• WSDA Rulemaking Update - WAC 16-390-240 USDA Fees [Expedited]
• Farmer Digest: Employee retention, Farmers Market Week and more / Retención de empleados, Semana del Mercado Agrícola y más
• WSDA Rulemaking Update - WAC 16-101 Milk and Milk Products [Expedited]
• Farmer Digest: Employee retention, Farmers Market Week and more / Retención de empleados, Semana del Mercado Agrícola y más

• WSDA Rulemaking Update - WAC 16-101 Milk and Milk Products [Expedited]
• WSDA Rulemaking Update - Chapter 16-202 WAC, Application of Pesticides and Plant Nutrients Through Irrigation Systems
• WSDA Rulemaking Update - Chapter 16-610 WAC, Livestock Identification
• WSDA Rulemaking Update - Chapter 16-180 WAC, Produce Safety
• WSDA NEWS: Washington Bee Atlas nets over 25 new or rare bee species in its first year
• July 2025 Animal Feed Program Newsletter
• FieldWatch Partnership
• WSDA Releases Washington Animal Welfare Assessment
• WSDA Emergency Management Newsletter: July
• WSDA Rulemaking Update - Chapter 16-303 WAC, Seed Assessment, Fees for Seed Services, and Seed Certification
• WSDA Rulemaking Update - Chapter 16-752 WAC, Noxious Weed Seed and Plant Quarantine
• Compost reimbursement opportunity!
• WSDA Releases Washington Animal Welfare Assessment
• Pre-Season Update: Washington State Departments of Agriculture and Health
• WSDA News: Report highlights voices of food assistance clients in rural Washington
• Farmer Digest: Vendor booth fee support, Cultivating Success Workshops and more! / Boletín para agricultores: apoyo para tarifas de puestos de venta, talleres Cultivating Success y mucho más

• June 2025 Animal Feed Program Newsletter
• Spongy Moth Update #25.02
• Spotted Lanternfly Update #25.02
• WSDA sees end of Compost Reimbursement Program. Existing grantees will still be compensated.
• WSDA Rulemaking Update - Emergency Rule - Importing Dairy Cattle Destined to Slaughter
• Beetle Blast #25.04
• Wildfire Preparedness
• WSDA Rulemaking Update - Chapters 16-250 & 16-252 WAC, Commercial Feed & Pet Food/Specialty Pet Food
• RELEASE: WSDA Farm to School Purchasing Grant Applications Open
• *One More* Remote PSA Training this July

• WSDA Recommends Strict Biosecurity Surrounding Pig Movement and Fair Participation
• Farmer Digest: Farm Walks, PSA Training, Social Gatherings and More! / Boletín de agricultores: caminatas agrícolas, capacitaciones de la Produce Safety Alliance (PSA), eventos sociales, ¡y más!
• WSDA Emergency Management Newsletter May 2025
• Cannabis Laboratory & Budget Updates
• May 2025 Animal Feed Program Newsletter

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