Please mark your calendar and register for the Small Fruit Specialty Crop Production Session at the 2026 Northeast Agriculture Expo.
Location – The Harrah’s Casino and Resort, Waterfront Conference Center at Atlantic City, Wildwood 10&11
Date & Time – January 21 (Wed), 2026, 2 pm – 4 pm
Registration – Use the link https://vganj.com/convention-tickets
Note: If you plan just to attend the Small Fruit Session, and you are not a member of the Vegetable Growers Association, select NONMEMBER SINGLE DAY CONVENTION TICKET $60.
Hemant Gohil – Chair
2:00 PM: Techniques for Growing and Over-Wintering Japanese Fig variety ‘Espalier’. Craig Boyer, Coastal Fig Co.
2:30 PM: Panel Discussion – Blackberry and Raspberry – Opportunities and Challenges with Pest Management and Production. Growers: Neil Pastore, Reuwai Hanwald, Patti Mood. Panel Moderator – Daniel Ward
3:30 PM: Table Grape Production – Marketing Opportunities and Challenges with Insects, Diseases and Other Production Aspects. Hemant Gohil, Agricultural Agent, RCE of Gloucester County
4:00PM Questions
Pesticide Credits: 1-1A, 1-10, 1-PP2
