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In this episode, I interview Kendra Meyer, executive secretary for the Iowa Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association, to talk about the upcoming Iowa Specialty Producers Conference.
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Mark your calendar for January 19-20, 2021, for the Iowa Specialty Producers Conference! Join the Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association and the Iowa Wine Growers Association for two days of learning, networking, and fun. Funded by IDALS. Registration is now open at www.iowaspecialtyproducers.com/registration-page. ... See MoreSee Less

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Iowa Specialty Producers Conference Is Jan. 19-20 Online

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Growers AssociationDecember 29, 2020

The Iowa Specialty Producers Conference is scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, Jan. 19-20, 2021. This second joint gathering of the Iowa Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association and the Iowa Wine Growers Association will take place entirely online.

Keynote speaker Hugh McPherson will share best practices for incorporating “agri-tainment” into a farming operation. He owns Maize Quest Fun Park near York, Pennsylvania, and advises a network of 80 more agritourism farms in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom.

Five breakout sessions will focus on fruits, vegetables, viticulture (wine-grape growing), enology (wine-making) and other specialty crops. Speakers include producers, industry experts and specialists from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.

The lineup from ISU Extension and Outreach includes Lina Rodriguez-Salamanca, plant pathology diagnostician; Joe Hannan, commercial horticulture specialist; and Ajay Nair, associate professor in horticulture and extension vegetable production specialist.

The event also will feature virtual exhibitors offering products and services of interest to Iowa’s specialty producers.

“We are excited for the opportunity to offer this year’s conference virtually to our members and specialty producers in our state and beyond. We have a great lineup of speakers giving talks on a wide variety of specialty crop management, business, and marketing,” said Kendra Meyer, an education extension specialist with Farm, Food and Enterprise Development in ISU Extension and Outreach.

For information on sponsoring, contact Christie Jensen at christie@iowawinegrowers.org.

This event is supported by grant funding from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS). Learn more and register at the conference website, www.iowaspecialtyproducers.com.

–Iowa State University Extension & Outreach

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