WSU's Biologically Intensive Agriculture
and Organic Farming
(BIOAg) Program
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 $700,000 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 BIOAg program—a comprehensive
research, teaching and outreach program on organic and biologically-intensive agriculture
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Full-time Director for the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources at WSU
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Secured $400,000 in state funding for WSU's Biologically Intensive Agriculture and
Organic Farming Program in 2006