2026 Kentucky Fruit & Vegetable Conference
2026 Kentucky Fruit & Vegetable Conference
In-PersonLast Revised: Dec 1st, 2025
Event Description
Registration is now open for the 2026 Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference! Join approximately 600 growers, researchers, and technical support providers Monday and Tuesday January 12-13, 2026 at the Sloan Convention Center in Bowling Green, KY. The conference program has more than 20 different educational sessions, focusing on fruit, vegetable, and cut flower production, handling, harvesting, marketing, storage, and related topics. The full conference program is almost finished, so check the meeting webpage for updates!
The conference kicks-off with pre-conference events taking place on Sunday, January 11 including the Farm Food Safety Plan Workshop, the Bringing the Farm to School Grower Training, the Farmers Market Short Course, and the From Diagnosis to Action: Building A Plant Disease Management Plan Workshop.
Registration allows entrance to all conference sessions. The online and mail-in early bird registration price of $80 per attendee ends on Friday, December 19, 2025. After that, the price of online and on-site registration will be $100 per attendee. So don’t wait! Follow this link to register online!
And don’t forget to book your hotel room at the special group rate! A single or double guest room rate is only $108.00 per night and includes two breakfast vouchers per room per night.
For more information about the conference, registration, or scholarships, email events@kyhortcouncil.org.