Indiana Horticultural Conference and Expo returns in person for vegetable, fruit growers

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The annual Indiana Horticultural Convention and Expo (IHC) returns to West Lafayette on Jan. 23 and 24. Newcomers and skilled small and enormous vegetable and fruit operators are invited to affix Purdue Agriculture specialists and educators for 2 days of academic periods and networking with fellow Indiana and Midwestern farmers and distributors.

Academic periods will embrace matters of small fruit manufacturing, apple manufacturing, meals security, contemporary greens, managed environmental agriculture and enterprise advertising and marketing. Indiana cider makers will probably be again in individual for the standard cider contest, and a silent public sale will probably be held to profit the Fruit and Vegetable Extension and Analysis Fund. A commerce present additionally will probably be open to fulfill distributors of kit, seeds, irrigation and extra.

“After two years of digital Indiana Horticultural Convention webinars, we’re excited to be assembly in individual with Indiana and Midwestern fruit and vegetable growers,” mentioned Stephen Meyers, IHC co-chairperson and assistant professor of weed science within the Purdue Agriculture Division of Horticulture and Panorama Structure. “Occasions like this are an effective way to attach with and supply updates to the stakeholders and industries we serve. It additionally permits us to get suggestions on the place future Purdue analysis and outreach efforts can have essentially the most influence.”

Licensed non-public pesticide applicators can attend recertification periods for a further price. Contributors will want a non-public applicator license quantity to obtain recertification credit score.

Sponsorship alternatives can be found at https://www.indianahortconference.org/sponsorship/.

Registration is open on-line by means of Jan. 16. Contributors should buy one-day registration for $50 or two-day registration for $90. Lunch is supplied with registration. Onsite registration won’t be out there. The convention will probably be on the Beck Agricultural Middle, 4550 U.S. 52, West Lafayette, Indiana.

For extra info, contact Lori Jolly-Brown, occasions and communications coordinator for Purdue’s Division of Horticulture and Panorama Structure, at 765-494-1296, ljollybr@purdue.edu.

Author: Abby Leeds, 765-494-7817, mayer36@purdue.edu

Sources: Lori Jolly-Brown, 765-494-1296, ljollybr@purdue.edu

Petrus Langenhoven, 765-496-7955, plangenh@purdue.edu

Stephen Meyers, 765-496-6540, slmeyeres@purdue.edu

Miranda Purcell, mrpurcel@purdue.edu

Agricultural Communications: 765-494-8415;

Maureen Manier, Division Head, mmanier@purdue.edu

Agriculture Information Web page