Regular registration remains open for those interested in attending this year’s Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (AFVGA) Annual Conference and Trade Show.
This year’s event will be held on Feb. 5-7 at The Lodge at Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Early bird registration ended on Jan. 1, but regular registration is currently underway and will continue until Jan. 19.
Speakers will include farmers and industry experts and will come from neighboring states like Georgia, Florida and Arkansas, along with Alabama. Topics will center on fruit and vegetable production, orchard fruit and nuts, farm management and much more.
Those interested in attending can visit afvga.org for more information or email bthaxton@alfafarmers.org. Those interested can click here to register.
Registration includes all general meal functions, breakouts and sessions. Regular registration, which is slated to end Jan. 19, will cost $225.
“The people are excited to go to Gulf Shores in February every year and hear from great speakers about research that’s going on across the state and across the Southeast and network with businesses and services that can help their farms,” said Blake Thaxton, executive director of the Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association.