2025 Washington Mint Convention 

The 2025 WA Mint Convention will be held on Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at the Three Rivers Convention Center, in Kennewick, WA. 

Program

Proceedings Book

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PRESENTATIONS

Water Policy - The Reality
​​Darryll Olsen
Columbia Snake River
​Irrigators Association

Fuel Update 
Tina Hampton
Supply and Trade Manager
​Christensen

Water Policy - The Reality
Scott Revell ​
​Roza Irrigation District

MIRC Update
Steve Salisbury
Research Director
​MIRC

Labor Issues for Growers
​Going into 2026
Mike Gempler
​Washington Growers League

Integrated Pest
​Management
of Spider Mites
Dr. Doug Walsh
WSU

Weed Control on Native
Spearmint
Dr. Rui Liu ​ 
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Mint Oil Distillation as
a Function of Mint Hay
Moisture Content
Dr. Troy Peters
​WSU

Agricultural Trends in Eastern
Washington   
Casci Smith
Relationship Manager AVP
​AgWest Farm Credit

Victoria Marsh
Syngenta
​cONTACT SLIDE

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2025 WA Mint Convention
​Sponsors 

Sponsorship form

Luncheon Sponsor
Norwest Ingredients

Special Event Sponsors 
AgWest Farm Credit - Mint Baskets
Callisons, Inc. - Breakfast
Valley Wide - Door Prizes
RCB International - Coffee Breaks 

General Conference Sponsors 
ADM Mint
Carbon Robotics 
Ch2O Inc. 
​Columbia Bank
​Corteva AgriScience 
Essex Laboratories 
JSH Farms * St. Hilaire Bros 
​Newhouse Mfg. Co. 

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Past Conventions 

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2024 Washington Mint Convention

program

Proceedings Book

Presentations 

Troy Peters - Distillation

Doug Walsh - Mint Root Borer 

Steve Salisbury - MIRC Update

Christopher McCullough
​EPA’s Endangered Species Workplan

Scott Galbreath - Ag Outlook

Tina Hampton - Fuel outlook

Rui Lui - Palmer Amaranth

Allan Felsot
​Biotechnology for Plant Breeding 

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2023 Washington Mint Convention

Program

Proceedings book

Presentation 

Dr. Doug Walsh - Mint Root Borer and Spider Mite Research- 2023

Tina Hampton - Fuel Update

Steve Salisbury - Up to Date Report on Activities of the Mint Industry Research Council

Kara Rowe - Let’s Talk About Mint

Dr. Troy Peters - Best Management Practices for Profitable Distillation of High-Quality Mint Oil

Dr. Rui Liu - Weed Control and Nitrogen Rate Trial on Native Spearmint

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2022 Washington Mint Convention

Program

proceeding book

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2021 Washington Mint Convention

Program

proceeding book

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2020 Washington Mint Convention

Program

Proceedign Book

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2019 Washington Mint Convention 

PROGRAM

2019 Presentations 

Legislative Update

mirc update

Boiler Maintenance

fuel outlook

vert wilt thresholds

tech trends in ag

varietal improvement

lepa lesa study results

MIrc risk mitigation

weed research

Integrated Pest Management on Mint Nitrogen and Water Management on Spearmint

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2018 Washington Mint Convention

program

2018 Presentations 

pAID Family leave

VARIETAL IMPROVEMENT

dRONES & SENSING tECHNOLOGY

WEED RESEARCH

FUEL UPDATE

MINT ROOT BORER

MIRC UPDATE

LEPA/LESA/MESA

VERT WILT

WHEAT OUTLOOK

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2017 Washington Mint Convention 

2017 Program

Proceedings

2017 Presentations 

FSMA & mint

dr. rick boydston

paid sick leave

MIRc update

financial update

wpc update

fuel update

advance mint

Dr. Mark lange

weather outlook

dr. dennis johnson

dr. doug walsh