This year the Livestock Identification Advisory Committee will have several positions open. The committee provides advice to ...

Plan your meals: Develop a weekly meal plan to ensure you use all the ingredients you have on hand and avoid impulse ...

Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) treatments are underway in South Central Washington. The Washington State Department of ...

As spring bird migration brings thousands of birds to Washington state, it also increases the risk of avian influenza (bird flu) spreading through the region. Migratory waterfowl like ducks, geese, ...

Raising baby chickens, or chicks, can be an incredibly rewarding experience. Whether you're starting a backyard flock or simply enjoying the process of caring for these adorable creatures, it’s ...

Some products, such as nuts, eggs, alcoholic beverages, lotions and cosmetics, have specific regulations that govern how they're handled, who can sell them, where their sold and a host of other ...

A Cottage Food Permit allows a resident of Washington state to make food that is not potentially hazardous such as baked goods, candies, jams, jellies, preserves, fruit butters, dry spice blends, or ...

If you process, manufacture, store or handle any food or dairy products for wholesale distribution, or if you custom slaughter or custom cut meat, you need to contact the Washington State Department ...

The Washington State Department of Agriculture has been serving the state for more than 100 years. Our diverse roles include providing fee-based services to the agriculture community, promoting ...

Washington State's 21 agricultural commodity commissions are engaged primarily in marketing and/or research related to a specific commodity. They are funded by producer assessments and vary in size ...