Agriculture Initiative

The agriculture initiative is a comprehensive plan to preserve and enhance the agricultural economy. What follows below are some of the highlights and reports resulting from the Initiative, as well as other county information that affects farmers.

Resources

• Focus on Farming Conferences
• View Snohomish County's 2015 comprehensive plan update
• A Community Vision for Sustainable Agriculture in Snohomish County (PDF)
• Snohomish County Agricultural Economic Development Action Team (SAEDAT) Report to Executive, February 2007 (PDF)
• Snohomish County Agriculture Action Plan (PDF) (2005)
• Comprehensive Plan Update from 2005 (PDF)
• How Snohomish County's 10-Year Comprehensive Plan Update Affects Agriculture (PDF) (2005)
• Response to Executive Order for Agriculture Action Plan (PDF) (2005)
• Conservation Program Pays Farmers for Streamside Buffers (PDF) - Learn more about the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) available through the Snohomish Conservation District (September 2005)
• Agriculture Bulletins for Farming Activities
• Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) Program
• Purchase of Development Rights Factsheet (PDF)
• Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) (PDF)