Feb 9, 2017
2017 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention

The 40th annual Mid Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Convention was held Jan. 31-Feb. 2 in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The convention has been jointly sponsored by the State Horticultural Association of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association, the Maryland State Horticultural Society and the New Jersey State Horticultural Society for the past 40 years. The Virginia State Horticultural Society joined the convention in 2014.

Penn State University, University of Maryland, Rutgers University and Virginia Tech University Cooperative Extensions all assist in organizing the three days of educational sessions.




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