March 21, 2023

First-ever Arkansas Grown Convention slated for finish of January

The Arkansas Grown program, administered via the Arkansas Division of Agriculture, will associate with a number of Arkansas agricultural associations and organizations to host the primary Arkansas Grown Convention and Expo on January 25-28 in Little Rock.

The convention and expo will encompass workshops, audio system, off-site farm excursions, networking alternatives, and a vendor commerce present. Night occasions on the Sundown Lodge at Rusty Tractor Winery and the College of Arkansas Pulaski Tech Culinary and Hospitality Administration Institute will showcase Arkansas Grown meals and embrace an Arkansas Grown wine tasting.

The Arkansas Grown Convention and Expo is open to all events within the Arkansas agriculture trade and can give attention to farmers and producers who produce for the native meals system.

Associate organizations embrace the Arkansas State Horticulture Society, Arkansas Affiliation of Grape Growers, Arkansas Farmers Market Affiliation, Arkansas Coalition for Weight problems Prevention, Arkansas Blackberry Growers Affiliation, and Arkansas Agritourism Affiliation.

The four-day occasion shall be held on the Embassy Suites in West Little Rock. The registration deadline is January 11. For extra convention particulars and to register, go to this hyperlink.

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