dairy day

The old saying is once a dairy farmer, always a dairy farmer.  That was the spirit behind a resolution Washington state Senator Randi Becker’s unveiled Wednesday, honoring the state's dairy industry.  Becker said many outside of the Ag industry don't appreciate what dairy farmers mean to the state of Washington.   “They ...

Did you know, the first creamery in Washington was established in 1880, nine years before statehood.  On Wednesday, the Senate honored the Evergreen state’s dairy industry in Olympia, during the annual Dairy Day events.  Moses Lake Senator Judy Warnick is a former Dairy Princess who grew up on a central Washington dairy.   “We ha...

The Annual Dairy Day event takes place on Tuesday in the Legislative Building in Olympia.   Washington State Dairy Federation Communications Manager Scott Dilley said they want to get in front of legislators and tell the story, not only of the dairy industry, but all producers.  ...