Friday, February 8th

WSU NWREC

16650 S.R. 536, Mount Vernon, WA

Water, Labor, Economic Viability, Innovation and Leadership

1 WSDA Re-certification Course Credit has been requested

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Conference Schedule

Friday morning, Feb 8th

9 am Registration

9:15 am Introduction/Opening remarks: Don McMoran, WSU Skagit County Extension.

9:30 am Action Team 1: Water

Moderator: Don McMoran, WSU Skagit County Extension

Objective: To educate the Skagit agricultural community on irrigation water costs, availability and alternatives

Darcy Swetnam– City of Anacortes

Dan Haller– Aspect Consulting

Jacque Klug– King County Brightwater facility

10:45 am Break

11 am Action Team 2: Labor Moderator: Bill Blake, Skagit Conservation District Objective: Highlight the need, availability, access and legal aspects of agricultural labor. Ryan Ogburn – wafla Sarah Wixson- Stokes Lawrence Velikanje Moore & Shore

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Friday afternoon, February 8th

12 pm Lunch 12:30 pm Lunch with Leadership

Moderator: Don McMoran, WSU Skagit County Extension

Objective: The continued viability of Skagit agriculture.

Skagit County Government: Ron Wesen, Ken Dahlstedt and Lisa Janicki

City Government: Steve Sexton, City of Burlington,

Ramon Hayes, City of La Conner 1:15 pm Action Team 3: Economic Viability Moderator: Diane Smith, WSU Skagit County Extension Objective: The continued economic viability of Skagit

agriculture. John Sternlicht, Economic Development Alliance of

Skagit County (Confirmed) Hal Hart, Planning Director, Skagit County 2pm Innovation Moderator: David Bauermeister, Nortwest Ag Business

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Objective: To educate the Skagit agricultural community on innovation that is occurring in Skagit County.

Innovation Partnership Zone (IPZ) Partners 2:40 pm break

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Friday afternoon, February 8th

3:00 pm Agricultural Leadership and Infrastructure

Jerry Nelson, Double N Potatoes Michele Youngquist, Bay Baby Produce Erik Olson, Well Fed Farms Tom Boland, Skagit Farmers Supply Mark Jackson, Wilbur-Ellis Scott Hanseth, Washington Tractor

3:40 pm Research: New Soil Scientist at WSU NWREC

Gabe LaHue

3:50 pm Synthesizing Discussion: Reframing the Top Priorities from each session.

3:55 pm Closing and Evaluation

4pm LOCAL FOOD & FARM MIXER

Join us Friday evening

directly following the Skagit Ag Summit

for a Social Hour Sponsored by

At North Sound Brewery

17406 S.R. 536, Mount Vernon, WA

(Please carpool as parking is limited)

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