August 10, 2010:    Sixth Annual Commissioner’s Food Safety Forum
NC State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, NC, 8:30 am – 1:00 pm, NC State Fairgrounds, Raleigh. Visit www.ncagr.gov/ncfoodsafetyforum for more information and to register.

August 10, 2010:    Central Piedmont Strawberry Preplant Meeting
Messiah Too Banquet Hall, 101 Bonnie Place, Archdale, NC, 6 pm, dinner. Includes review of 2009 season, updates on high tunnel production, insect & mite management, fumigation. Preregister at 336-318-6000

August 17, 2010:    Southeastern NC Strawberry Preplant Meeting.
6 p.m. Onslow County Extension office, Jacksonville, NC. Contact Mark Seitz, 252-670-9836 or mark_seitz@ncsu.edu.

August 24, 2010:    South Carolina Strawberry Preplant Meeting
6 pm at the Lexington County Extension Office, 605 W. Main St., Lexington, SC. Call 803-359-8515 ext. 111 to RSVP.

August 26, 2010:    Tidewater StrawberryPreplant Meeting (NC and VA).
Currituck Extension Center, Barco, meal starts at 6:15. Register by August 24 by calling 252-232-2262. Contact Tommy Grandy at tommy_grandy@ncsu.edu for more info.

November 4-6, 2010:    Second National Berry Congress
In Zamora, Mexico. Strawberries, caneberries, blueberries; sessions in both English and Spanish. Visit www.congresodeberries.com.mx for more information.

November 8-10, 2010:    Southeast Strawberry Expo.
At the Wyndham Hotel in Virginia Beach, VA. Workshops, farm tour, educational sessions, trade show. Email info@ncstrawberry.com or call 919-542-4037 for more info.

Nov. 30-Dec. 1:    Southeast Vegetable and Fruit Expo
Kingston Plantation Embassy Suites Hotel, Myrtle Beach, SC. For more info visit http://www.ncvga.com/.

February 8-11, 2011:    NASGA Annual Conference and North Ame
In Tampa, FL. For more information, email North American Strawberry Growers Association at info@nasga.org or visit www.nasga.org.