The 2026 Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Convention WILL NOT be cancelled due to the weather.
The Hershey Lodge is offering to extend the convention overnight room rate for Saturday night to anyone who would like to arrive early. The rate is available by calling 855-729-3108 and asking for the room block for the Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Convention. We wish everyone save travels to Hershey.
The convention schedule can be found here.
Advance registration closed January 16, 2026 at 5:00 pm. For registrations after January 16, bring a completed registration form to PVGA’s registration table. We ask that you do not mail a form after January 16 as it may not be received prior to the convention. Walk-in registration fees are listed below:
Members – $95 per person
Non-members – $130 for 1 day | $170 for 2-3 days.
Questions? Contact the office at pvga@pvga.org.
PVGA is proud to be a sponsor of the Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention, one of the premier grower meetings in the Northeast and beyond. This multi-state event is co-sponsored by PVGA as well as the fruit grower associations of Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, and Virginia with the educational program being planned by Extension specialists and educators from Penn State, Rutgers, University of Maryland and Virginia Tech. It is a three-day grower meeting with six to nine concurrent educational sessions each day plus an industry trade show with over 160 vendors. Pre-convention workshops and a farm-market bus tour are offered the day before the Convention and a special keynote speaker is scheduled for the first day of the main Convention. The Convention is held each winter at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, PA.
Proceedings for the vegetable, potato, flower, small fruit and general sessions are printed each year and included in PVGA’s registration fee. A list of the available Proceedings (online pdf files) is available here.
Besides the workshops, bus tour, educational sessions and the industry trade show, the Mid-Atlantic Convention also includes several social events. The Annual Fruit and Vegetable Growers Banquet, held the evening of the first day of the Convention, begins with a reception followed by a delicious buffet dinner and various awards from the sponsoring organizations. PVGA’s Annual Award and Life Memberships are presented here. The second evening of the Convention features a reception for apple growers and PVGA’s Ice Cream Social for everyone. And of course the entire Convention is an opportunity to network with fellow growers and marketers from throughout the mid-Atlantic region and beyond, one of the main attractions for many growers.
For information in general on the convention, contact Tammy K Linn, Assistant Convention Coordinator, at tlinn@wannerassoc.com or 717-973-5915.
For information on exhibiting in the convention trade show, contact Maureen Irvin, Convention Coordinator, at shap@shaponline.org or 717-677-4184.
