October 18 - Kentucky Nut Growers Association Fall Meeting, Immanuel Baptist Temple, 540 Second Street, Henderson, KY 42420. Please bring nuts to share for tasting. The luncheon will be pot luck and desserts, salads, main dishes and breads are all welcome. Hugh Ligon will host the meeting and can be contacted at (270) 827-9044 for facility information. For additional information please contact Kirk Pomper at (502) 597-5942; email: kirk.pomper@kysu.edu

October 29-31 - Kentucky Women in Agriculture Conference, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Lexington. For registration form and conference overview, go to http://www.kywomeninag.com/page10.php

November 13-14 - Kentucky Proud Direct Marketing Conference, Heritage Hall, Lexington. Program and registration form are available at http://www.kyagr.com/marketing/dmc/. If you have questions or need additional information, call Donna Baker at (502) 564-4983.

January 5-6, 2009 - Kentucky Fruit & Vegetable Conference & Trade Show, Embassy Suites Hotel, Lexington. Contact John Strang at (859) 257-5685 or jstrang@uky.edu.

January 12-14, 2009 - Mid-States Horticultural Expo (MSHE). Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center, (North Wing) Louisville, KY. Sponsored and managed by Kentucky Nursery and Landscape Association and Tennessee Nursery and Landscape Association. Contact Louree Walker: (931) 473-3951; Fax, (931) 473-5883; louree@tnla.com; or to to http://www.mshe.org

January 21-24, 2009 - Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group’s Practical Tools and Solutions for Sustaining Family Farms 18th Annual Conference and Trade Show, Chattanooga Convention Center, Chattanooga, TN. For more information, go to www.ssawg.org

January 29-31, 2009 - Tennessee Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference, Marriott Hotel, Nashville, TN. Contact Dave Lockwood at (865) 974-7208 or dlockwood@utk.edu

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