High Tunnel Operations—KSCGA Grower Member—Wichita

KSCGA Grower/Market Directory—Up and Running

The long-awaited KSCGA Grower/Market Directory is up and running. The Directory will help growers connect with other growers for information, ideas, and support—connect growers with markets to increase their sales and distribution options—will help markets and other distribution points find local and regional grown produce—and more.

With an extensive grower/market database generated from direct input from you, our active growers and markets, you can search by specific crops and products, location, sales/distribution venues—with additional search fields and capacities under development and available soon.

Take a moment to go through some information on using the Directory, and then explore the Kansas specialty crop production and sales landscapes. Make sure your operation’s information is current for our directory—and shows up in searches for what you are growing and selling.

Hakurai Turnips—KSCGA Member Grower—Independence, KS

Stipends Available to Support New Grower Networking and Training

We all start somewhere—be it expanding your backyard growing into producing for markets; setting some land aside from your current cultivation to include fruits, vegetables, herbs, and other specialty crops; or just jumping right in with year-round intensive high tunnel growing. KSCGA is partnering with K-State Extension and Growing Growers in a grant-funded effort to support new growers across Kansas and western Missouri. New growers (10 years or less growing experience) can be eligible for reimbursement stipends of up to $250 for travel, registration, and other costs for participation in networking and training experiences.

More info—and application form at: www.kscga.org/new-grower-program

—Watch for more grower networking and training opportunities across the state posted here—

GROWER NETWORKING/TRAINING EVENTS

For everyone who has some difficulty assessing and managing insect and mite pests (aka everyone)—what looks like a very good opportunity to get some hands-on training—at Mellowfields Farm in Lawrence. Dr. Raymond Cloyd will discuss the importance of scouting crops for early detection of insect and mite pests and determining trends in insect and mite pest populations throughout the growing season—with some scouting practice in the field.

 

U-pick Berries—KSCGA Grower Member—Johnson County

NEWS

Watch for updates on KSCGA efforts and other industry-related news.

 

Intensive Mushroom Operations—KSCGA Grower Member—Iola, KS

Thanks to USDA/KDA grant funding—and membership dues contributions of over 150 growers across the state—our Directory is currently available to all our grower, markets, and friends of the industry who have been active with our organization the last few years. Make sure to join or renew your membership to support our work in building this Directory platform to best serve our growers and markets as we move ahead.

KSCGA members will have full access to our Grower/Market Directory for the long-run, beyond our initial roll-out stage, along with other benefits of KSCGA membership including:

  • KSCGA member discounts with some of our Business Supporters including Johhny’s Seeds, Cromwell Solar, and others

  • Supporting and being a part of our collective voice in legislative, administrative, and funding arenas

  • Information and access to training activities around the state

  • Networking opportunities and platforms connecting everyone involved in our industry in Kansas.

For more on KSCGA membership, visit our membership page.

Kansas Specialty Crop Growers Association (KSCGA) is a 501(c)(5) organization made up of growers, markets, research and education professionals, and industry reps across the state of Kansas. Our mission is to provide support, networking, and effective tools to advance production and sales of specialty crops in Kansas.