About the Pick TN Conference

The mission of the Pick TN Conference is to provide educational programming and networking in a collaborative environment that fosters growth and sustains agriculture.

We are here to support farmers and farmers market managers to enhance their access to suppliers, education, and training, and to provide networking opportunities to better their farm businesses.

Conference History

The Pick TN Conference began in 2016 to fulfill the need for more educational and networking opportunities for Tennessee farmers. Backed by the TN Department of Agriculture, the UT Extension Institute of Agriculture, and UT’s Center for Profitable Agriculture, six statewide producer associations came together to plan the first conference that was held in Knoxville, including the TN Agritourism Association, the TN Organic Growers Association, the TN Flower Growers Association, the TN Farm Winegrowers Association, the TN Fruit and Vegetable Association, and the TN Farmers Market Association.

Since that first conference, we have become a 501(c)(3) and added three more groups to the conference: the TN Beekeepers Association, the TN Farmer Veteran Coalition, and the TN Christmas Tree Growers Association. These nine groups meet monthly to plan the yearly conference that is now taking place in middle Tennessee each February.