Washington State Dairy Federation

"The Voice of Dairy Farmers"             

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 Mission

"To develop and promote initiatives directed toward the financial strength,

 

political support, and public awareness of our industry to achieve a

 

 successful business climate for dairy farmers in Washington State."

 

 

History

 

The Washington State Dairy Federation was formed in 1892 by dairy farmers concerned about the legislature's activity.  Today the federation continues to be a voluntary membership organization representing  over 460 state's dairy producers.

 

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.

 

 

Services

The Federation promotes the dairy industry through legislative action, public opinion, and other related agriculture groups. The Federation also promotes educational programs to aid farmers in keeping current with changing environmental, labor, tax and other business issues.

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 MattersMilk 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.

 

 

 

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Washington State Dairy Federation

575 E. Main Street, Suite #2, PO Box 1768, Elma, WA 98541-1768, 360.482.3485, Fax: 360.482.4069, Email: wsdf@msn.com