The 2022 Kentucky Fruit & Vegetable Conference Planning Committee is seeking proposals for educational presentations. We welcome ideas for mini-sessions (20 minutes total; 15 minutes speaking and 5 minutes for Q&A) or longer presentations (30 or 60 minutes including Q&A). We are especially interested in presentations from local growers.
Session topics should be highly focused for produce growers in Kentucky. Topics can address production methods, research results, business management strategies, and best practices. Specific content requests from recent Conference surveys include: variety performance, crop rotation, processing, post-harvest handling, growing in high tunnels, urban farming, strategies for marketing, and soil health.
This event each January historically has an attendance of 500 participants including growers, exhibitors, speakers, organizational representatives, and governmental agencies, with more than 70 educational sessions, grower roundtables, a trade show, and a Kentucky wine tasting. The full agenda with registration details will be published in late October. The Conference is scheduled for Jan. 3-4, at the Slone Conference Center in Bowling Green.
We encourage you to consider submitting a proposal to share your knowledge, passion, and innovation with others or suggest speakers you’d like to hear! Submit proposals online or by email info@kyhortcouncil.org.
Deadline to submit proposals is September 15, 2021. Presentation date and time will be confirmed with speakers by October 15, 2021.