Vegetable growers from four states will meet in St. Joseph Jan. 9 and 10, for the annual Great Plains Vegetable Growers Conference.
The conference, which attracts growers from Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska, will focus on commercial vegetable growers, market gardeners and farmer market growers, with sessions on producing melons, sweet corn, tomatoes, organic farming methods and marketing.
Vegetable growing and farmer markets are big boosts to the state's economy, including the Cape Girardeau area.
The conference will be held in the student union on Missouri Western College campus.
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