Upcoming Events

Membership is required to attend most events

Arkansas Grown Conference 2025

More details coming soon

Our History

2018

Statewide listening sessions held to determine need for an associaton

Coordinated by UA Cooperative extension specialists and supported by specialty crop block funding

Fall 2018

Steering Committee Formed

First meeting of steering and advisory committee for the formation of the association

February 16th 2019

Inaugural Winter Conference

Little Rock, Arkansas

June 12th, 2019 

Summer Tour

Clarksville Arkansas

Feb 8th, 2020 

Winter Conference

Little Rock, Arkansas

April 10th, 2021

Spring Farm Tour

Judsonia, Arkansas

June 9th, 2021

Summer Tour

Clarksville, Arkansas

February 5th, 2022

Winter Conference

Little Rock, Arkanas

April 28th, 2022

Spring Farm Tour

Northwest Arkansas

June 16th, 2022

Summer Tour

Clarksville, Arkansas

Jan 28th 2023

Arkansas Grown Conference and Expo

Inaugural Winter meeting with AR Grown Conference 

April 2023

Spring Farm Tour

Tour of blackberry farms in Northeast Arkansas

June 13th, 2023

Summer Tour

Clarksville, Arkansas

Jan 27th, 2024

Winter Conference

Hot Springs, AR in conjunction with the AR Grown Conference

June 12th, 2024

Summer tour

Clarksville, Arkansas