BIOAg Campaign
Accomplishments
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Ensured WSU commitment to sustainable farming
through a precedent-setting "Letter of Mutual Commitment" between the
Network and WSU's College of Agriculture
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Allocation of more than $1M in federal funds for organic research
at Washington State University
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Creation of WSU's Small Farms Program
to serve the research needs of small farmers across the state
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Lead constituent group working with WSU to develop the
BIOAg program—a comprehensive research,
teaching and outreach program on organic and biologically-intensive
agriculture
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Commitment by WSU to hire a full-time coordinator for the
Biologically Intensive and Organic (BIOAg) Program by
February 2006
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Full-time Director for the Center for Sustaining Agriculture
and Natural Resources at WSU