We recently received this email from Angela Mayfield, Project Manager for Agriculture's Lasting Heritage (a special project of the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture).
Cascade Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group has arranged for author and fisheries biologist Dennis Dauble to speak at the Twisp Grange on March 15th at 6:30.
The Okanogan Conservation District Board of Supervisors would like to inform the voting public that the incumbent, Albert Roberts, has been re-elected to the currently open seat by reason of being the only person filing for the position by the filing deadline. Therefore, no poll site, absentee balloting or mail balloting will be performed pursuant to WAC 135-110-370. For further information, please contact the District at (509) 422-0855 ext 5.
If herbicides are in your toolbox for dealing with noxious weeds, you may want to check out this upcoming Product Update Seminar from Crop Production Services. Takes place on March 6 near Spokane.
Slow Food Okanogan presents Farmageddon, a film that looks at the negative impacts of agribusiness and regulatory agencies on small family farms, especially those who begin adding value to their crop. Farmageddon explores why this is happening, who benefits and what can be done about it.
The Okanogan Conservation District will receive bids on a variety of surplus items including: Laptops, desk computers, cameras, 1991 Dodge PU, filing cabinets, a sleeping bag and life vests. For a full list of items, click here and/or stop by our office to view the items at 1251 S. 2nd Ave, Okanogan, WA 98840.
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) announced that farmers in 35 Washington state counties are now eligible to apply for emergency assistance and ongoing disaster assistance programs for losses suffered as a result of extreme weather conditions during the first seven months of 2011. Cantwell, along with Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), wrote Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack last August supporting Governor Chris Gregoire’s August 2nd request for immediate disaster designations stemming from the weather-related losses.
There will be a "photo drive" at the Omak Library on Saturday, January 7th, to collect photos of local food production from the 1880's to the 1960's. This is a neat way to contribute to a local history project celebrating the agricultural heritage of North Central Washington.
