Virtual Fruit and Vegetable Conference Jan. 5, 12, 19, and 26.

The 2021 Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference will be held virtually this year on the four Tuesdays in January.

The conference will begin on Tuesday, January 5 with a short General Session followed by Protected Agriculture Production Technologies talks. On the following Tuesdays, the conference will feature sessions on Organic Production, Vegetable Production for New Growers, Fruit Production for Experienced Growers, Business Management, Vegetable Production for Experienced Growers, and Fruit Production for New Growers.

A virtual Farmers Market Short Course is also planned for Sunday, January 24.

How to Attend

Our virtual conference will be conducted using the Zoom platform. Registered participants will be emailed an invitation that contains a link to be used to join the Conference from the location of their choice.

Growers who do not have computer access may contact their local County Extension Office, as many locations are partnering with us to offer on-site viewing of the sessions. The listing of confirmed locations will be updated on the conference website as additional locations are confirmed or call your local office to ask about availability.

The conference is jointly sponsored by the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, Kentucky State University and the Kentucky Department of Agriculture.

Highlights

• You may preregister online at this EventBrite website

• January 5 - Protected Agriculture Production Technologies talks.

• January 12 - Organic Production, Vegetable Production for New Growers

• January 19 - Fruit Production for Experienced Growers, Business Management

• Virtual Farmers Market Short Course on January 24, 4-6pm

• January 26 - Vegetable Production for Experienced Growers, Fruit Production for New Growers

• We again have a number of Kentucky growers and excellent out-of-state speakers on the program this year including: David Doud, Midwest Apple Improvement Association Board Chairperson, David Doud’s Countryline Orchard, Wabash, IN; Dr. Dave Lockwood, Extension Fruit Specialist, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; and Dr. Annette Wszelaki, Professor of Horticulture, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.

Preview the 2021 conference program online.

Registration

You may pre-register online using this Eventbrite link or mail in the registration form.

Mail-in registration forms need to be in our hands by FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2020. You may continue to register online up until the final session on Tuesday, January 26.

The $25 meeting preregistration fee includes a one-year membership in the Kentucky Vegetable Growers Association (KVGA), Kentucky State Horticulture Society (KSHS) or Organic Association of Kentucky (OAK) as well as access to the online recorded sessions after the Conference.

If you would like to serve on the KVGA or KSHS boards of directors or would like to nominate another member, please designate this when you register.

If You Cannot Attend the Meetings...

If circumstances are such that you cannot attend the virtual sessions and you would like to remain a member of the KVGA, KSHS, or OAK, please complete and return the registration form with a check to Kentucky Horticulture Council, P.O. Box 21736, Lexington, KY 40522-1736 or pay with a credit card online (https://kyhortcouncil.org/shopkhc/) to continue your association membership.

Contacts

Contact Cindy Finneseth (phone: 859-490-0889 email:info@kyhortcouncil.org) if you have questions.