Trends in Washington state organic agriculture

Abstract

This summary presents highlights from the 2008 "Profile of Organic Crops in Washington State" which provides an estimate of certified organic crop acre - age. The full report, compiled by the Washington State University Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources (CSANR), is available at http://csanr.wsu.edu/ Organic/WA_CertAcres_08.pdf. The data reported are an estimate of organic land in the state because exempt producers 1 may choose not to be certified. Also, growers are not required to report transition acres 2 ; additional acres under organic management likely exist. Data on processors and handlers are not included.