Washington Licensed Cow Milk Dairy Farms

Washington State Department of Agriculture regulates dairy farm compliance with state water quality and food safety law. This includes regular inspections of dairy production fields and facilities. The milking facilities, which generally represent the heart of the operation, are mapped for internal and public use. This dataset includes all active cow dairy milking facilities. The data are updated quarterly. The dataset includes information about the spatial distribution of dairies in Washington State and information about each business itself. Pursuant to WAC 16-06-210, some information is expressed in ranges to meet non-disclosure requirements. The following is a description of the attributes included with the WA Dairies dataset: Field Description AG ID The agency given identification number assigned at the initial licensing of the dairy. Facility Size This is a general summary of the farm size. For DNMP purposes, size is determined by mature (milking + dry) animal numbers; with a dairy herd of up to 199 animals being a Small, 200-699 being medium, and 700 or greater being Large. Business Name The name which appears on the milking license. Site Address The street address of the farm milking facility (not the business mailing address). Site City The city wherein lies the milking facility. County The county wherein lies the milking facility. DNMP Region The Dairy Nutrient Management Program Region wherein lies the milking facility. CAFO Status This field denotes whether or not the dairy milking license has an associated Confined Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) permit. CAFO ID The permit identification number for the associated dairy. Range Current Acres The current and approximate acreage of land application or farming production land associated with the dairy. Range Current Milking The current and approximate number of milking animals currently in rotation. Range Current Dry The current and approximate number of mature dry animals currently in rotation. Range Current Heifers The current and approximate number of heifers (ages 6 months old to fresh) currently in rotation. Range Current Calves The current and approximate number of calves (ages 0 to 6 months) currently in rotation. Latitude (WGS84) Latitude Datum World Geodetic System 1984 Longitude (WGS84) Longitude Datum World Geodetic System 1984 WRIA The Water Resources Inventory Area (WRIA) wherein lies the milking facility. Conservation District The Conservation District serving the dairy business. DNMA Status Indicates whether the dairy is currently licensed and is regulated under food safety laws and dairy nutrient management act requirements.华盛顿州农业部（Washington State Department of Agriculture）负责监管奶牛场遵守州级水质与食品安全法规的情况，此项监管涵盖对奶牛生产场地及设施的定期检查。挤奶设施作为牧场运营的核心环节，已完成测绘并可供内部及公众查阅使用。本数据集涵盖所有在营奶牛挤奶设施，数据每季度更新一次。数据集包含华盛顿州奶牛场的空间分布信息，以及各经营主体的相关详细信息。依据WAC 16-06-210号法规，部分信息以范围形式呈现以满足保密豁免要求。以下为华盛顿州奶牛场数据集包含的各字段说明： AG ID：由机构分配的识别编号，在奶牛场初次申领许可时发放。 Facility Size：牧场规模的通用汇总指标。针对奶牛营养管理计划（Dairy Nutrient Management Program, DNMP），规模以成年动物（泌乳奶牛+干奶牛）总数量为判定依据：泌乳及干奶牛总数不超过199头为小型牧场，200~699头为中型牧场，700头及以上为大型牧场。 Business Name：挤奶许可证上登记的经营主体名称。 Site Address：牧场挤奶设施的街道地址（非企业邮寄通信地址）。 Site City：挤奶设施所在城市。 County：挤奶设施所在县。 DNMP Region：挤奶设施所属奶牛营养管理计划（Dairy Nutrient Management Program, DNMP）区域。 CAFO Status：此字段用于标注该奶牛挤奶许可是否关联有集中式动物饲养场（Confined Animal Feeding Operation, CAFO）许可。 CAFO ID：关联奶牛场的许可识别编号。 Range Current Acres：该奶牛场关联的土地施用或农业生产用地的当前近似面积范围。 Range Current Milking：当前轮牧泌乳动物的近似数量范围。 Range Current Dry：当前轮牧干奶牛的近似数量范围。 Range Current Heifers：当前轮牧青年母牛（6月龄至产犊前）的近似数量范围。 Range Current Calves：当前轮牧犊牛（0至6月龄）的近似数量范围。 Latitude (WGS84)：采用1984世界大地测量系统（World Geodetic System 1984, WGS84）作为基准的纬度值。 Longitude (WGS84)：采用1984世界大地测量系统（World Geodetic System 1984, WGS84）作为基准的经度值。 WRIA：挤奶设施所在水资源调查区域（Water Resources Inventory Area, WRIA）。 Conservation District：为该奶牛场提供服务的水土保持区。 DNMA Status：用于标注该奶牛场当前是否已申领有效许可，并受食品安全法规及奶牛营养管理法案的监管要求约束。