JANUARY 2020
1/9/20, Production Agriculture- BACK TO BASICS, 9:00AM-1:00PM
Location: Tolland Agricultural Center in Vernon
Contact: Erin Windham, 860-713-2543, Erin.Windham@ct.gov
DECEMBER 2019
12/20/19, Customer Behavior at Markets: Tips for Helping Farmers Increase Sales & Customer Satisfaction, 2:00-3:30PM
Location: Webinar
Contact: Jaime Smith, 860-713-2559
NOVEMBER 2019
11/13/19, Working Lands Alliance 2019 Annual Meeting & Luncheon, 12:00-2:00PM
Location: Old Judiciary Room, CT State Capitol, Hartford, CT
11/20/19, CT Green Industry Alliance Awards Banquet, 5:30PM-9:30PM
Location: Aqua Turf Club, 556 Mulberry Street, Plantsville, CT
Contact: Connecticut Landscape & Nursery Association, www.cnla.biz
11/21/19, CT Farm Bureau Annual Meeting, 8:30AM
Location: Maneeley’s, 65 Rye Street, South Windsor, CT
Contact: 860-768-1100, www.cfba.org
11/22/19, CFBA Young Farmers, Peterson Farm Brothers Concert, 5:00-9:00PM
Location: Killingly High School Auditorium, 226 Putnam Pike, Dayville, CT
Contact: Young Farmers Committee, Kies Orr, 860-942-3108, kies.orr@hotmail.com
DECEMBER 2019
12/3/19, Connecticut Pomological Society Meeting, 8:00 AM-3:30PM
Location: Middletown Elks Lodge, 44 Maynard Street, Middletown, CT
12/5/19, Connecticut Ag Wellness Summit, 8:30AM-3:30PM
Location: Maneeley’s Conference Center, 65 Rye Street, South Windsor, CT
Contact: UConn Extension, MacKenzie White, 860-875-3331, MacKenzie.White@uconn.edu
12/10-12/19, New England Vegetable & Fruit Growers Conference
Location: DoubleTree by Hilton, Manchester, NH
Contact: www.newenglandvfc.org
JANUARY 2020
1/6/20, UConn Extension Vegetable & Small Fruit Growers’ Conference, 8:30AM-3:30PM
Location: Maneeley’s Banquet & Catering, South Windsor, CT
Contact: UConn Extension, MacKenzie White, 860-875-3331, MacKenzie.White@uconn.edu
January 2020 (Date TBD), CT Hop Growers Association Annual Meeting
Location: Stewards of the Land Brewery, 43 Augur Road, Northford, CT
Contact: https://cthopgrowers.org/
FEBRUARY 2020
2/20-23/20, Connecticut Flower & Garden Show, 10:00AM-8:00PM
Location: CT Convention Center, Hartford, CT
Contact: Northeast Expos, Inc., Kristie Gonsalves, 860-844-8461, Kristie@northeastexpos.com, https://ctflowershow.com
MARCH 2020
3/18/20, Ag Day at the Capitol, 10:00AM-1:00 PM
Location: Capitol, Hartford, CT
Contact: CAIC/CTDoAG, Rebecca Murphy, 860-713-2538, Rebecca.Eddy@ct.gov, www.ctaginfocouncil.org *Snow Date: March 19, 2020
Don't forget to check your statewide commodity association for commodity-specific events:
CT Apple Marketing Board and CT Pomological Society
CT Christmas Tree Growers Association
CT Northeast Organic Farming Association
CT SeaGrant and CT Seafood Council
CT Vineyard and Winery Association and CT Farm Wine Development Council
Maple Syrup Producers Association of CT
New England Hereford Association