We remain the legislative and regulatory monitoring arm for the dairy industry in the state of Washington.  Our responsibilities include maintaining dialogue with the state regulatory agencies and working with elected officials to promote the interests of dairy producers in the state of Washington.

The Federation holds five board meetings a year as well as an Annual Meeting in conjunction with the Washington State Dairy Women, Washington Dairy Products Commission and Washington State Dairy Council. The Federation also publishes a semi-monthly newsletter called Milk Matters.  Milk Matters is designed to keep the industry updated on the most current events and news.

During the 2003 legislative session the Federation was instrumental in updating the Dairy Nutrient Management Act to the Livestock Nutrient Management Act.  The Livestock Nutrient Management Act moves the dairy inspection program to the Washington State Department of Agriculture.  The Livestock Nutrient Act was implemented to adopt federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules on Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs) and Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) at the state level.  The implementation of the Livestock Nutrient Management program will be led by the Washington State Department of Agriculture.