The 2025 Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference will be Monday and Tuesday January 6-7, 2025 with pre-conference events on Sunday, Jan. 5 at the
Marriott Lexington Griffin Gate Golf Resort & Spa in Lexington, KY.
This premier, state-wide event annually brings together approximately 600 growers, researchers, and technical support providers. The conference is devoted to fruit, vegetable, and cut flower production, handling, harvesting, marketing, storage, and related topics. The conference kicks-off with pre-conference events including fruit and vegetable grower roundtable discussions with university specialists where the group debriefs on the production year, challenges are discussed and questions are answered. The main conference program has more than 20 different educational tracks with more than 70 speakers. The trade show offers more than 60 vendors featuring horticulture products and services.
Download the draft program here!
Atteendee registration is now open!
Click on the button above to find on-line registration on TicketSpice. Mail-in registration is also available. Download the form here to print and mail in. You may pay by check by mailing checks and registration form to Kentucky Horticulture Council, PO Box 21736, Lexington, KY 40522-1736.
Hotel accommodations
Book your hotel room at the Marriott Lexington Griffin Gate Golf Resort & Spa by Friday, December 13, 2024 to take advantage of the special group rate of $119.00 per night. Use the link above or call 859-231-5100 and mention the conference name and dates.
Beginning Farmer Scholarships
Conference registration scholarships are being offered to help Beginning Farmers attend this conference for the first time. These scholarships will be available on a first come first served basis. Preference will be given to commercial farmers with less than 10 years of farming experience and to those who have participated in beginning farmer workshops and classes.
Scholarship recipients will only receive free registration to the conference. Hotel accommodations are the responsibility of the recipients. Farmers who do not qualify for this scholarship and those not awarded the scholarship may find assistance in attending the conference through Kentucky State University’s Small-Scale Farm Grant Farmer Education Program. Please note that applications for this KSU program are due 30-90 days before the conference date.
Exhibitor and Sponsorship registration is now open!
More information on exhibits and sponsorships can be found by click the button above. Reach out to dakota@kyhortcouncil.org with questions.
2025 Sponsors
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