WSU's Biologically Intensive Agriculture
and Organic Farming (BIOAg) Program

WSU's Biologically Intensive Agriculture and Organic Farming (BIOAg) Program

Washington State University’s Biologically Intensive Agriculture and Organic Farming Program, or BIOAg Program, addresses the need for economically viable, environmentally sound, and socially responsible solutions that work for Washington growers and farm workers, and that meet the public demand for healthy, local food.

BIOAg establishes WSU as a visionary, forward-thinking national leader in support of sustainable and organic agriculture. It includes the nation's first organic farming major at a 4-year higher education institution. http://afs.wsu.edu/organic.htm

For the past few years, the Network and WSU's Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources and the College of Agriculture have worked together to secure $700,000 from USDA for the BIOAg program, for organic research projects at WSU. This seed money got the BIOAg Program off the ground—but significantly more funds are needed for the program to really make an impact.

More BIOAg Program info to follow. Stay tuned. (Jan 08)

What is biologically intensive agriculture? A BIOAg fact sheet (.pdf)

Complete BIOAg program description

WSU Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources web site