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King County Agriculture Commission's Workplan
Agriculture Commission Priorities for 2007
Marketing
- Increase support to farm stands
- Develop and present slide show about agriculture in King County
Washington Farm Link
- Work with Cascade Harvest Coalition to identify models to strengthen the program
Meat/Poultry Production
- Processing capacity
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Meat inspection fees
Conditional Use Permit
- Develop strategy to reduce cost of permit
Farm Worker Housing
- Full Time
- Temporary
Health Department Issues
- Raw milk
- Food wastes and septic systems
- Permitting food demonstrations at events
Develop long term vision of agriculture to help guide programming for the next 10-20 years, including
Economic Statistics/Trends: Market Economics, Exports
- Status of equestrian industry
- Affordability of farmland
- Status of biodiesel
Evaluate water availability as it impacts farming activities
- Water supply plan
- Reclaimed water
- Ponds
- Exempt wells
- Diversify Hmong crops related to water
Revise Farmland Preservation Program Covenants
County Wide Flood Prevention/Response/Recovery
- Critter Pads
- Flood Warning to Hmong Farmers
- Relief fund
- Living with alluvial fans
- Best Management Practices for the Flood Plain
- Recovery of septic systems in Flood Plains
- Farmer proposal for long term ag/flood protection
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