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Farm Assistance Program

group of brown cows and black and white cows standing in a green pasture
The Farm Assistance Program is designed to help improve your horse or livestock operation with free site assessments and financial assistance. When it comes to livestock and working around your farm or ranch, issues like mud and manure can be a a real challenge. We offer free, no-obligation site assessments to help you identify improvements to your operation.
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Mason Conservation District staff is able to provide the following:

  • Conservation Plans (a.k.a. Farm Plans) to help landowners inventory the resources on their property (soil, water, livestock, crops, etc.), identify the objectives of their farm, and create a dynamic plan that reflects those objectives while protecting the quality of the natural resources.
  • Cost-share agreements that can pay for 80 - 90% of some approved Best Management Practices (i.e. waste storage structures, riparian fencing, cross fencing, composting facilities, gutters and downspouts, livestock heavy-use areas, and many more).
  • Educational opportunities - workshops, conferences, continuing education classes, field trips, on-farm research, etc.
  • Access to USDA cost-share programs like CREP, EQIP, CSP, WRP, and others.
  • Connecting the community with local agriculture and building support through projects like the Mason County Farm Map, Harvest Celebration Farm Tours, the Food & Farm Network, educational displays at local events, and much more.

Contact Information:

Nick Schneider
Farms & Fields Conservation Planner
[email protected] 

Mason Conservation District
(360) 968-0705
Mason Conservation District
450 W Business Park RD
Shelton, WA 98584
Phone: (360) 427-9436
Fax: (360) 427-4396
Mason Conservation District (MCD) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, or sex in administration of its programs or activities, and MCD does not intimidate or retaliate against any individual or group because they have exercised their rights to participate in actions protected, or oppose action prohibited, by 40 C.F.R Parts 5 and 7, or for the purpose of interfering with such rights. Contact Rhonda Nydegger, Finance & Administration Manager, for more information. Email: [email protected]  Mail: Mason Conservation District, 450 W Business Park RD, Shelton WA 98584.