The 2017 Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference will be held January 9-10 at Embassy Suites in Lexington. Pre-conference activities, including a Plasticulture Strawberry Short Course, will take place on January 8. To see the complete program, click here. A registration form is available here. Registration is $40, and includes a year’s membership in the Kentucky Vegetable Growers Association, Kentucky State Horticultural Society or the Organic Association of Kentucky, and entrance into the Grape & Wine Short Course and the Center for Crop Diversification's What to Think About Before You Plant Workshop.
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January 9-10, Lexington
University of Kentucky organizes Fruit and Vegetable Conference
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