DEPARTMENTS
Calendar
Florida
March 5-8 United States Potato Board Chip Seminar. Wyndham Orlando Resort, Orlando. Call 303-873-2312 or visit www.us potatoes.com to learn more.
March 10-14 Florida Postharvest Horticulture Industry Tour. Gainesville. Contact Adrian Berry at 352-392-1928 ext. 235 to learn more.
June 20-21 2008 Homestead Plant Exhibition. Miami. Call 305-248-1117 or visit http:hpxshow.org to learn more.
September 21-23 Florida Fruit and Vegetable Association Annual Convention. Naples. Call 321-214-5200 to learn more.
Mississippi
March 4-7 Greenhouse Tomato Short Course. Eagle Ridge Conference Center, Raymond. Visit www.greenhousetomatosc.com for details.
Missouri
April 26 River Hills Farmers Markets’ Family Farm 2008. Silex. For more information, call 573-485-7261 or 573-384-5859.
North Carolina
February 20-21, 2008 Winter Vegetable Conference. Asheville. To learn more, visit http://cherokeereservation.ces.ncsu.edu.
February 29 Northern Piedmont Specialty Crops School. Roxboro. For more information, call 919-603-1350.
March 8 Organic Growers School Spring Conference. Flat Rock. For details, contact Meredith at Meredith@organicgrowersschool.org.
March 14-15 North Carolina Watermelon Association Annual Convention. Wrightsville Beach. Call 910-256-2231 for details.
Virginia
February 15-16 Virginia Biological Farming Conference & Trade Show. Richmond. Visit www.vabf.org/conf2008 to learn more.
June 2-6 United Fresh Produce Associations’ Produce Inspection Training Program. Fredericksburg. For details, contact Beth Berman at 202-303-3405 or visit www.unitedfresh.org.
National/International
February 8-11 American Nursery and Landscape Association Management Clinic. Louisville, Ky. Visit www.anla.org for details.
February 9-12 U.S. Composting Council Conference and Exhibition. Oakland, Calif. For more information, call 631-737-4931 or visit www.compostingcouncil.com.
February 12-14 2008 World Ag Expo. Tulare, Calif. Visit www.worldagexpo.com to learn more.
February 13-20 International Fruit Tree Association 2008 Conference. Visalia, Calif. For details, visit www.ifruittree.org.
February 18-20 North American Farmers’ Direct Marketing Association Annual Convention. Dells, Wis. For more information, visit www.nafdma.com.
February 20-21 Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention. Brock University, St. Catharines, Ont. Call 905-945-5363 or visit www.ofvc.ca to learn more.
May 4-7 United Fresh Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nev. Visit www.unitedfreshshows.com for details.
August 21-22 U.S. Apple Outlook and Marketing Conference. Chicago, Ill. For more information, visit www.usapple.org.
September 9-12 United Fresh Produce 2008 Washington Public Policy Conference. Washington, D.C. For more information, contact Angela Bezon at 202-303-3416 or visit www.unitedfresh.org.
November 2-4 International Irrigation Show. Anaheim, Calif. For details, visit www.irrigation.org.
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