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