Excitement Abounds at 2026 Pick Tennessee Products Conference

Feb 09, 2026


Overview of 2026 Pick Tennessee Products Conference
The 2026 Pick Tennessee Products Conference was held January 15-17 in the Farm Bureau Exposition Center at the James E. Ward Agriculture Center in Lebanon. A record-number 1,018 attendees pre-registered for the event, with 74 exhibit partners — including Tennessee Farmers Cooperative — representing businesses across Tennessee.

The annual event brought together Tennessee producers, buyers, and industry partners to support local agriculture. The conference featured extensive networking, educational sessions, and showcased various Tennessee-made agricultural products.

Partnerships with the TN Department of Agriculture, UT Extension, and nine state producer associations worked together to hold the conference, which included educational workshops on topics like beekeeping, agritourism risk management, small fruit production, using drones in precision agriculture, and introduction to grants in agriculture.
 

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