On behalf of the Food Distribution Research Society (FDRS), you are invited to attend the 2009 An... 
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From currently farming to urban gardening, there is something for everyone to learn at the 2009 New Food For Thought Conference.  This year's conference will be held on November 19, 2009 at the Ft. Wayne Marriott in Fort Wayne, IN. 

There will be four tracks from which you can choose from.  The track you select will serve as your outline for the conference.  They include:

• Get Thinking - These sessions will give you an overview of what is currently being done in the field of value-added ag.
• Get Started - These sessions will give you the toolds you need to create a business plan, learn marketing techniques, and understand the laws.
• Get Better - Find out about new markets, new age marketing ideas, and how to work with other farms in your area to create a tourist destination.
• Get Local - These sessions will open your eyes to what you can find right in your backyard...from your own home garden to the winery down the street.

Cost: $35 for Farm Bureau Members; $70 for Non-members. Brought to you by Indiana Farm Bureau with support from Farm Credit Services of Mid-America, New Ventures, Indiana MarketMaker and Indiana Cooperative Development Center, Inc.

Register online at: www.newfoodforthought.com

This is the PREMIER SHOW for fruit and vegetable growers and farm marketers! 59 sessions and workshops over 3 days. 

• Fruit and Vegetable commodities
• Greenhouse production and marketing
• Farm marketing ideas and issues
• General topics of special interest to growers

Trade show with more than 300 exhibitoes covering 4 acres of exhibit space in one hall.

The conference will be held at the DeVos Place Convention Center and the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  Sponsors include Michigan State Horticultural Society and Michigan Vegetable Council in cooperation with Michigan State University Extension. 

The Triennial is the largest aquaculture conference and tradeshow in the world with nearly 4000 attendees from over 80 countries!  The Triennial combines the annual meetings of the National Shellfisheries Association, Fish Culture Section of the American Fisheries Society and the World Aquaculture Society.  In addition to the annual meetings of the main sponsors, look what else is happening!

• AQUACULTURE AMERICA - annual meeting of the US Chapter of World Aquaculture Society, the National Aquaculture Association, and the US Aquaculture Suppliers Association.
• Annual Meeting of the American Tilapia Associaion
• Annual Meeting of the Striped Bass Growers Association
• Annual Meeting of the US Trout Farmers Association
• Special sessions organized by Aquacultural Engineering Society and International Association of Aquaculture Economics and Management
• Many other meetings of work groups, government agencies and related aquaculture activities
• Program with technical sessions and producer's seminars covering virtually all species grown by aquaculture

For more information, contact the conference management office at 760-751-5005 or visit our website.