Ag census shows uptick in acres for farmland in Snohomish County

Federal numbers show a slight increase in the amount of land being used for farming in Snohomish County.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture releases an agriculture census every five years. The census, which contains information gathered in 2022, shows 73,324 acres devoted to farming in Snohomish County, which is up from 63,671 acres in 2017.

“I think our farmers are doing better,” said Linda Neunzig, who is the coordinator for Snohomish County’s agriculture office.

Linda Lyshall, executive director with the Snohomish Conservation District, is taking a cautious approach to the census data. “We know we’ve lost a lot of farm land,” Lyshall said.

She noted two significant farms in the Marysville area were recently sold and Snohomish County continues to grow.

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