Vidalia executive: Southeast conference a big success
Vidalia executive: Southeast conference a big success
The Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Winter Conference "is an absolutely wonderful opportunity for the folks in Vidalia onions -- and in the industry -- to go down and meet vendors," said Wendy Brannen, executive director of the Vidalia Onion Committee in Vidalia, GA.
The annual conference was held Jan. 5-8 in Savannah, GA. Ms. Brannen said that the conference is composed of educational seminars and a trade show of more than 150 vendor booths, as those suppliers target growers from the southeastern United States. There were also some produce buyers at the show, which is sponsored by the Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association and held at the Savannah International Trade & Convention Center. In addition to the Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association and the Vidalia Onion Committee, there were about 15 other organizations actively involved in the meeting.
Ms. Brannen said that her committee and other southeastern produce marketing groups participated in the show, which featured information on new technologies such as organic growing procedures and University of Georgia research to apply X-ray technology to expedite onion inspection.
Ms. Brannen noted that for growers and industry people like herself, "It's good to know that the industry is looking at new ideas. It behooves us all to go to a conference like this and learn what is out there. Although the growers are competitors, they are all growers and it's good to promote the industry overall," which includes learning about better ways to farm.
The annual conference was held Jan. 5-8 in Savannah, GA. Ms. Brannen said that the conference is composed of educational seminars and a trade show of more than 150 vendor booths, as those suppliers target growers from the southeastern United States. There were also some produce buyers at the show, which is sponsored by the Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association and held at the Savannah International Trade & Convention Center. In addition to the Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association and the Vidalia Onion Committee, there were about 15 other organizations actively involved in the meeting.
Ms. Brannen said that her committee and other southeastern produce marketing groups participated in the show, which featured information on new technologies such as organic growing procedures and University of Georgia research to apply X-ray technology to expedite onion inspection.
Ms. Brannen noted that for growers and industry people like herself, "It's good to know that the industry is looking at new ideas. It behooves us all to go to a conference like this and learn what is out there. Although the growers are competitors, they are all growers and it's good to promote the industry overall," which includes learning about better ways to farm.
