VANCOUVER, B.C. - Village Farms is returning to the 4th Annual Ag Con in Las Vegas, Nevada, participating in each year consecutively since the event’s initial launch.
This year’s Ag Con will be held at the Las Vegas Convention Center both today, April 5th, and tomorrow, April 6th.
“I am pleased to have been asked to again be part of this seminal conference that seeks to further the stakeholder relationships in an amazing growth industry,” Michael A. DeGiglio, President and CEO, commented in a press release. Speaking at an ‘Ask Me Anything’ open forum, DeGiglio will lend more than thirty years of industry expertise to conference attendees.
Village Farms’ Corporate Chef Darren Brown will join DeGiglio for the Con to speak on a panel of contributors called, “What do Produce Buyers Wish to see from Indoor Growers?”
“Considering global food resources are in decline and populations are on the rise, we have to be constantly looking to innovative ways to adapt and I'm intrigued at the potential for indoor agriculture to be one of the key solutions for our food supply for future generations,” Chef Brown said.
This year’s Ag Con features exhibitors in all facets of controlled environment agriculture (CEA), according to Village Farms, as well as a full conference agenda.
Indoor Ag Con host events about indoor agriculture using hydroponic, aquaponic, and aeroponic technologies to grow all kinds of crops is in a variety of ways, including:
- Greenhouses
- Warehouses
- Containers
Uniting farmers, growers, chefs, technology geeks, suppliers, investors, and advocates, this is sure to be an enlightening and entertaining event.
