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Agriculture & farming

Services for farmers in King County.

Operational and environmental resources for farmers

Livestock program

Provides help with managing livestock and handling manure to avoid contaminating lakes and streams.

Snoqualmie Valley Agricultural Strategic Plan

Evaluating needs for infrastructure, policy, and regulatory improvements for commercial farmers in the Snoqualmie Valley Agricultural Production District to solve problems well and produce good results for years to come.

Farmers market permits

Learn how to get a temporary food service business permit to sell food at farmers markets.

King County Agriculture Commission

Learn about land use issues, policies, regulations and incentives affecting commercial agriculture in King County.

Loop biosolids

Biosolids are the nutrient-rich, composted solids extracted during wastewater treatment.

Noxious weed control

Identification and control guidance and resources for noxious weeds and invasive plants in King County

WSDA Dairy Nutrient Management

Describes laws and guidelines governing dairy waste dispersal to ensure clean water, and provides a form to report manure spills and discharges.

Farmland preservation

Current use taxation

Reduce taxes for agricultural land uses (current use taxation), for providing public benefits or for timber lands.

Farmland Preservation Program

Voluntary program to preserve farms through voter-approved purchase of development rights.

Transfer of Development Rights Program

Program enabling landowners to buy and sell residential development rights on private property to preserve public benefits

Farm related resources

Flooding services and information

Services to help before, during and after floods

Snoqualmie Fish, Farm & Flood

Community-driven effort to resolve conflicting priorities for salmon restoration, developing the farm economy and reducing risk of flood damage in the Snoqualmie Valley.

Wetland topics

Information about wetlands, wetland plants and wildlife, development and mitigation rules, and educational programs from King County.

Protected farmlands in King County

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