Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 15.64 · 5 active provisions
The director shall investigate and promote the economical and efficient distribution of farm products, and in so doing may cooperate with federal agencies and agencies of this and other states engaged in similar activities. For such purposes he or she may:(1) Maintain a market news service by bulletins and through news…
The director shall enact rules and regulations governing the pursuit of technical studies of farm marketing problems. Said studies shall be under the supervision of the director of the experimental station of Washington State University. The extension service of Washington State University shall provide for disseminati…
Moneys appropriated to the department for agricultural marketing research shall be expended by the department to further studies by the department, the experiment station of Washington State University and the extension service of Washington State University. The studies shall be made jointly or in conjunction with tho…
(1) The small farm direct marketing assistance program is created.(2) The director shall employ a small farm direct marketing assistant.(3) The small farm direct marketing assistance program shall assist small farms in their direct marketing efforts. In carrying out this duty the program shall:(a) Assist small farms in…
(1) A farm-to-school program is created within the department to facilitate increased procurement of Washington grown food by schools.(2) The department, in consultation with the department of health, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the department of enterprise services, and Washington State Uni…