Making Money In New Millennium Is Convention Theme
HERSHEY (Dauphin Co.)
Agricultural sustainability
depends on the farmer’s abil
ity to make a profit. To do so,
fruit and vegetable growers
need the latest information
on growing techniques, pest
control, nutrition, marketing,
and business management.
There is no better place for
growers in the Mid-Atlantic
region to learn how to make
money in the new millennium
than at the 2002 Mid-Atlantic
Fruit and Vegetable Conven
tion at the Hershey Lodge
and Convention Center Jan
29-31.
About 2,000 people, mostly
fruit and vegetable growers,
from throughout Pennsylva
nia, Maryland, New Jersey,
and other states are expected
to gather.
The Great American Hall
at the Hershey Lodge and
Convention Center will host
the Trade Show with over
130 exhibitors. Specialized
horticultural equipment,
farm market merchandise,
and packaging, will all be on
display along with informa
tion on the latest seed varie
ties, fruit varieties, pesticides,
and other supplies and ser
vices for the commercial
grower.
Six or more concurrent ed
ucational sessions will be of
fered on all three days of the
convention.
The following sessions are
planned for the morning of
the first day: tree fruits, mar
keting, season extension tech
nology, basic vegetable
production, cole crops, snap
beans, peppers, and wine
grapes. In the afternoon, ses
sions on tree fruits, wholesale
marketing, greenhouse vege
tables, sweet corn, organic
production, potatoes, and
wine grapes will be offered.
On the second day, full
day sessions will include in
formation on peaches, tree
fruits, direct marketing,
greenhouse ornamentals
(bedding plants and perenni
als), and potatoes. In addi
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tion, half-day sessions on
irrigation, general vegetables,
small fruit, and melons/cukes
will be conducted.
The convention will close
on the third day with full-day
sessions on tree fruits, small
fruit, tomatoes (covering both
fresh and processing topics),
and cut flowers. Half-day ses
sions are offered on peaches,
pumpkins, fall ornamentals,
and general vegetables.
Pesticide applicator
update training credits are
available to growers attend
ing the sessions. The program
covers nearly every aspect of
fruit, vegetable, potato, and
small fruit production.
On Jan. 29, fruit and vege
table growers will be treated
to a reception followed by the
annual fruit and vegetable
growers dinner. The dinner
will include awards, recogni
tions, and entertainment by
the Biglerville High School
Jazz Band.
On Jan. 31, the Pennsylva
nia Apple Marketing Board
and the Pennsylvania Vege
featuring
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Vegetable Convention Exhibitors
ADAMS COUNTY NURSERY, INC 93/94
ADVANCING ALTERNATIVES, INC 123
AGRA QUEST, INC ill
AGRI-SERVICES AGENCY 138
AGRILIANCE, LLC 170
AGTEC DIVISION OF AG-CHEM EQUIPMENT CO 90/91/92
AMERICAN AGRISURANCE, INC 72
AMERICAN FRUIT GROWER & AMERICAN VEGETABLE
GROWER 107
AMVAC 124
ANOGROW FERTILIZER 48
ARENDTSVILLE GARAGE 56
BASF CORPORATION 32/33
BDI MACHINERY SALES COMPANY 166/167/174/175
BARTLETT BENCH & WIRE, INC 179
N.M. BARTLETT INC 23
BAYER CORPORATION 42
BINKLEY & HURST BROS., INC 2/3
810 SAFE SYSTEMS 135
BIRD GARD/JWB MARKETING 103
BLACKMORE COMPANY, INC 89
BUTLER STAPLE COMPANY 58
C&O NURSERY 40
CAS PACK CORPORATION 163
CSI CHEMICAL CORPORATION 168
CENTRAL PETROLEUM COMPANY 145
CEREXAGRI, INC 82
COOPER’S MILL 81
COUNTRY FOLKS GROWER 136
CRAMER’S POSIE PATCH 113
table Growers Association
will each sponsor receptions
for growers. The processing
tomato growers with the
highest yields for the 2001
season will be honored at the
annual Tomato Awards
Luncheon on the closing day,
Jan. 31.
For more information on
the fruit program and regis
tration, contact Maureen
Irvin, State Horticultural As
sociation of Pennsylvania,
(717) 677-4184; William
Tietjen, New Jersey State
id-Atlantic Fruit And
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 26,2002, Grower and Marketer-9
Horticultural Society, (908)
475-6505; Robert Black,
Maryland State Horticultural
Society, (301)271-7491.
For more information on
the vegetable, potato, or
greenhouse ornamental pro
gram and registration, con
tact William Troxell,
Pennsylvania Vegetable
Growers Association, (717)
694-3596.
The event is jointly spon
sored by the State Horticul
tural Association ot
Pennsylvania, the Pennsylva-
CANON CREST FARMS
DECADE PRODUCTS, LLC
DESIGN SCAPES, INC
DOW AGROSCIENCES
DUPONT CROP PROTECTION
DURANO-WAYLAND, INC
DYNA-TECH INDUSTRIES
EDEN BIOSCIENCE
FMC CORPORATION
FARM MARKETS OF OHIO
FARMER’S CHOICE F00D5....
FLAMIN FURY PEACHES
FOOD SPECIALITIES ASSOCIATES
FOWLER’S MILLING COMPANY
FREY BROTHERS, INC
GALLAGHER POWER FENCE/SWEITZERS FENCING
JOHN J. GARTSIDE
THE GEIGER COMPANIES
GOWAN COMPANY
GREAT AMERICAN PUBLISHING COMPANY..
GRIFFIN GREENHOUSE & NURSERY SUPPLY
GROWERS EQUIPMENT CENTER, INC.
GROWERS NUTRITIONAL SOLUTIONS
GUSTAFSON LLC
HARRIS MORAN SEED COMPANY
HARRIS SEEDS
HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY
HILLTOP, LLC
HINKLE PRODUCE
HOOBERINC
HOUSE OF WEBSTER
HYDRO/KIRBYAGRI
INLAND PAPERBOARD & PACKAGING
IPM LABORATORIES INC
JERSEY ASPARAGUS FARMS, INC
JOHN BEAN SPRAYERS
JOHNNY’S SELECTED SEEDS
EARL F. KEGERISE INC
KING ORCHARDS
LANCASTER FARMING
MACRO PLASTICS, INC
MAIZE QUEST
MAKHTESHIM-AGAN OF NORTH AMERICA
MEYER SEED INTERNATIONAL
MIDATLANTIC FARM CREDIT
MILLCREEK MANUFACTURING
MORRISSEY INSURANCE, INC
MOUNTAIN ORCHARD SUPPLY COMPANY
O.A. NEWTON
NORCAL
NOURSE FARMS, INC
NUTRITIONAL SOLUTIONS IN AGRICULTURE, INC.
OESCO, INC.
ORCHARD VALLEY SUPPLY 171
PA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE, USDA 112
PA COMPOSTING ASSOCIATION 173
PA DEPARTMENT OF EOUCATION/DIVISION OF MIGRANT
EDUCATION 88
PACE INTERNATIONAL 176
PCA SUPPLY SERVICES 84/85
PMA INSURANCE GROUP 110
PENNS CREEK MANUFACTURING 21
PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH CANDIES 74
PHIL BROWN WELDING CORPORATION 53/54/61/62
PIK RITE INC 137
PLIANT CORPORATION 172
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nia Vegetable Growers Asso
ciation, the Maryland State
Horticultural Society, and
the New Jersey State Horti
cultural Society.
Persons registered for
either the fruit or vegetable
program can attend all the
sessions offered (fruit, vege
table, and small fruit ses
sions) plus the trade show.
Registration either through
the mail or at the door is re
quired to attend both the
trade show and educational
sessions.
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