2025 Washington Dairy Annual Meeting & Trade Show Producer & Non-Sponsor Information

Featured / Alicia McCarthy

Dear Dairy Producers & Friends,


We cordially invite you to our upcoming Washington Dairy Conference, December 2-3 at the Wenatchee
Convention Center, in Wenatchee, Washington. Registration is 7:00am-10:30am on December 2, then the
conference starts at 11:00am and ends Wednesday December 3 at 3:00pm.

Thank you to our Title Sponsor, the Dairy Farmers of Washington; dairy producers may register for free for the event. Please register by November 17, 2025. 

The Dairy Women will host their scholarship auction. Both the Dairy Federation and the Dairy Women will
hold annual membership meetings.

Below you will find more information about the conference including additional information on the hotel registration. 

Any questions can be answered by Christine Heinitz, our office manager: (360) 482-3485 or (253)-225-5440 cell.

To register online, click on the link: Washington State Dairy Federation Annual Meeting & Trade Show Producer/Non- Sponsor Registration

To register manually, print off the registration form below and mail/email to Christine at christine@wastatedairy.com. 

Letter to Producer.Guests 2025Download
Producer.NonSponsor.Registration 2025Download
Sponsor Early Promo 2025Download
2025 Washington Dairy Annual Conference ScheduleDownload

To reserve your hotel room, click here.

2025 Board Elections

/ Alicia McCarthy

We have four (4) board members whose terms are up at the end of the year.

  • District 1 Position 1, currently held by Terry Lenssen (3-year term)
  • District 1 Position 3, currently vacant
  • District 2 Position 4, currently held by Eric Johnson (3-year term)
  • District 3 Position 7, currently held by Kaleb Whitby (3-year term)
  • District 4 Position 10, currently held by Stacy Thomas (3-year term)

If you feel you have the time and interest to help guide our state’s dairy industry, please consider running for this Board position. These are 3-year positions and must be filled by a member in good standing of the WSDF.

According to the WSDF Bylaws, a member in good standing is defined as:
“those persons, firms, partnerships, or their designee(s) who: hold a Grade A permit to produce milk in
the State of Washington and are on record at the Federation office as members.”

To also be eligible to run for a Board position, a member:
“shall be and for the five (5) preceding years of the election have been a Grade A producer and actually
engaged in producing dairy products within the State.”

If you or someone you know is interested in running for one of these Board positions, please fill out the Board Candidate Biography and return to the Federation by October 31, 2025. After information is verified, ballots will be mailed out by November 15, 2025. Completed ballots must be returned to the Federation office or postmarked by December 15, 2025, to be counted. The WSDF staff and an independent third party will verify the election process.  

Below you will find the Nomination Letter and the Board Candidate Biography Form.

If you have any questions, please contact Christine. christine@wastatedairy.com.

10.25 Nomination letter to producersDownload
Board Candidate BiographyDownload

2025 Annual Dairy Conference Sponsor Information

/ Alicia McCarthy

Dear Dairy Industry Friends, 

We are looking forward to getting together at our Annual Conference and Trade Show December 2-3, 2025, at the Wenatchee Convention Center, Wenatchee, WA.  Our dairy farmers, associated professionals, exhibitors, and others are very much looking forward to being together to celebrate, discuss, learn, and adapt.

We believe these opportunities will create more connections with our dairy farmers and their associates. It is also a great way to show support for our dairy community.

Below you will find more information about the sponsorships and trade show opportunities and a Sponsor Event Tasks page that includes more information on the hotel registration and exhibitor setup.

Any questions can be answered by Christine Heinitz, our office manager: 360-482-3485 or 253-225-5440 cell.

To register as a sponsor for the 2025 Washington State Dairy Annual Meeting & trade Show click on the link: Sponsor Registration

If you would like to register manually, the link to the paper registration form is below. 

2025 Sponsor Reg Form
2025 Sponsor Letter
2025 Sponsor Event Tasks