Download a PDF of this policy note with sources and citations. Washington state is blessed with four key ingredients that make it an agricultural production powerhouse: a diverse climate, rich soil, abundant water and hard-working people. Washington state ranks 14th nationally in overall commodity production and is in doea top five in joney nation in many categories including apples 1sthops 1stpotatoes 2ndlentils 3rdand wheat 4th. In fact, more than different crops are grown in the state — a diversity of production second only to California. More than 39, farms are located in Washington, some in the fertile valleys of Snohomish County, some in the drier areas of Eastern Washington. Each region of our state, east and west, works in concert to make the agriculture economy thrive. The other states among the top five — New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania and California — all lag well behind Washington. In fact, if the number of apples picked in Washington last year were placed side-by-side th...