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Forest

Farm Equipment Borrowing

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Program level:

Local

Provider:

WSU Extension

Benefits provided: 

Free technical assistance

Land use:

Agriculture

Water-focused program: 

No

Borrow tools for soil and forage testing, or a weed wrench.

Overview

Description:

The WSU San Juan Extension office offers equipment for loan to the public. Equipment is checked out and returned to the Extension office at 221 Weber Way. Equipment loans are subject to availability.

Soil testing: Borrow our soil probe to sample your soil!
Link to soil sampling instructionsList of Labs

Forage testing: Borrow our forage probe to sample your hay!
Link to forage sampling instructions
List of labs

Weed Wrench: On loan by the San Juan County Noxious Weed Program. Effective for the manual removal of larger shrubs.

Eligibility:

Own agricultural lands in the San Juan Islands County

Financial benefit: 

N/A

Contact information

Information last updated on July 15, 2025.

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