VSP

Washington State University researchers are using satellites and drones to help local conservation districts monitor areas near rivers and streams to help improve agricultural sustainability. Alex Fremier said the BIOAg program is a bottom-up approach, meaning it encourages local stewardship to improve riparian areas ...

It’s been said farmers are the original environmentalists, striking a balance between producing the food and fiber needed, while ensuring the resources remain for years, and even generations to come.  That led to the state of Washington establishing the Voluntary Stewardship Program, in which different farmers in a variety of counties, work to ensure critical areas are protected.   A...

The Yakima County Farm Bureau is reaching out to growers and producers, telling them how the VSP can benefit those that call the Valley home.  The Voluntary Stewardship program, is a non-regulatory option to the Growth Regulation Act.  Frank Lyall, President of the Yakima County Farm Bureau says much of the focus with VSP is water and grass habitat.  But, he’...

Farmers are at their core conservationists, but speak with most operators, and they tell you one of the most challenging aspects of dealing with the land, the water the air, is the bureaucratic nightmare that follows via paperwork.  In an effort to stream line the process and encourage landowners to improve their property, Washington as the Voluntary Stewardship Program, better known as VSP.  Br..