Agriculture Advisory Board

Schedule, Minutes and Agenda Archive

The Purpose:
The AAB shall make recommendations to the County Commissioners and the County Administrator on agricultural plans, policies, and programs concerning: a) existing and proposed legislation and regulations affecting agriculture; b) land uses as they impact agriculture; c) ways to maintain, enhance, and promote agriculture and agricultural products in the region; and d) any other agricultural issues as requested by the County Commissioners and/or consistent with the County's Comprehensive Plan.

Meetings are the second Wednesday of each month and are located at 1800 Continental Place from 7:00am - 9:00am upstairs in the Copper Room. The public is always welcome.

SKAGIT COUNTY AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY BOARD

NAME	EMAIL	DISTRICT	TERM AND RESOLUTION
Nels Lagerlund	lagerwood1@frontier.com	District 1 appointment	December 31, 2027 R20220226
Steve Wright	swright@farmersequip.com	District 1 appointment	December 31, 2027 R20240283
Kraig Knutzen (Vice Chair)	Kraig@knutzenfarms.com	District 1 appointment	December 31, 2026 R20230232
Michael Trafton	telesis.trafton@gmail.com	District 1 appointment	December 31, 2026 R20220227
Michael Hughes (Chair)	michael@hughesfarms.net	District 2 appointment	December 31, 2026 R20230231
Steve Skrinde	steveskrinde@gmail.com	District 2 appointment	December 31, 2026 R20230068
John Morrison	johnmorrisonfarms@gmail.com	District 2 appointment	December 31, 2026 R20230234
Justin Hayton	Northfork.inc@gmail.com	District 2 appointment	December 31, 2027 R20240283
Terry Sapp	tfsapp@gmail.com	District 3 appointment	December 31, 2026 R20230233
Kim Mower	k.mower@yahoo.com	District 3 appointment	December 31, 2027 R20240283
Cindy Kleinhuizen	Ckdoubleo11@hotmail.com	District 3 appointment	December 31, 2026 R20240074
Matt Steinman	Steinman.matt@gmail.com	District 3 appointment	December 31, 2027 R20250003

The Agriculture Advisory Board (AAB) is comprised of a 12 member County Commissioner appointed board as set forth in Resolution R20020134.

The members serve a three year term that can be reappointed and the terms are staggered to ensure a consistency on the committee. Each Commissioner has four appointments
Current subcommittees are working on the following issues:

1. Flooding as it affects ag lands
2. Drainage and Irrigation
3. Critical Areas Ordinance and Agriculture related buffers
4. Ag land conversions
5. Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code updates

Related documents:

• Resolution Re -Appointing Steve Wright, Justin Hayton, and Kim Mower to the Skagit County Agricultural Advisory Board
• Resolution Appointing Matt Steinman to the Agricultural Advisory Board

Related information:

• WSU Skagit County Extension
• Western Washington Ag Assoc
• Washington Farm Bureau
• Cattleman
• Dairy

Lavelle Pilon | Email
Administrative Coordinator
Skagit County Planning and Development Services
1800 Continental Place
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
360-416-1338