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Space & Materials Deadline: 11/2/26
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December 2026

Editorial Coverage:

  • Agritourism and farm market
  • 40 Under Forty Awards
  • Carrots
  • Special section: 2027 Buyers’ Guide (space deadline: 10/26/26)
  • Organic Grower: Varieties

Space & Material Deadline: 11/2/26

Bonus Distribution

  • Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market EXPO
  • Organic Grower Summit

January 2027

Editorial Coverage:

  • State of the Industry Report
  • Agritourism and farm market
  • Crop management
  • Onions
  • Sweet corn
  • Equipment and technology
  • Planting and transplanting
  • Special section: Plant and soil health

Space & Material Deadline: 11/30/26

Bonus Show Distribution: 

  • Empire State Producers Expo
  • Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Convention
  • Ohio Produce Network
  • Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference
  • From Food to Flowers (Illinois)
  • Wisconsin Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Conference
  • Indiana Horticultural Congress

February 2027

Editorial Coverage:

  • Agritourism and farm market
  • Labor
  • Peppers
  • Plant & soil health
  • Weed control
  • Special section: Pest control

Space & Material Deadline: 1/4/27

March 2027

Editorial Coverage:

  • Disease control
  • Agritourism and farm market
  • Pest & disease survey report
  • Pumpkins
  • Special section: Celebrating women in ag
  • Organic Grower: Pest & disease

Space & Material Deadline: 2/1/27

April 2027

Editorial Coverage:

  • Farm market payment and ticketing systems
  • Crop management
  • Plant & soil health
  • Tomatoes
  • Special section: Regenerative & sustainable agriculture

Space & Material Deadline: 3/1/27

May/June 2027

Editorial Coverage:

  • Agritourism and farm market
  • Equipment & technology
  • Melons
  • Special section: Annual Farm Market Pricing Report
  • Organic Grower: Soil health

Space & Material Deadline: 5/3/27

July/August 2027

Labor Issue — Editorial Coverage:

  • Agritourism and farm market
  • Asparagus
  • Pest control advisors (PCAs)
  • Harvest & storage
  • Food safety
  • Special section: Annual Labor Survey Report

Space & Material Deadline: 7/6/27

Bonus Distribution

  • Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day

September/October 2027

Editorial Coverage:

  • Agritourism and farm market
  • FIRA/tech preview
  • Pumpkins & squash
  • Special section: Plant & soil health
  • Organic Grower: Tech & data

Space & Material Deadline: 9/7/27

Bonus Distribution

  • FIRA
  • Great Lakes TekFlex

November 2027

New Varieties Issue — Editorial Coverage:

  • Agritourism and farm market
  • Crop management
  • Leafy greens
  • Great Lakes EXPO
  • Special section: 
    • Seed variety showcase
    • Labor Outlook
    • AgTech and Innovation

Space & Material Deadline: 9/27/27

Decemember 2027

Editorial Coverage:

  • Agritourism and farm market
  • 40 Under Forty Awards
  • Carrots
  • Special section: 2027 Buyers’ Guide (space deadline: 10/25/27)
  • Organic Grower: Varieties

Space & Material Deadline: 11/1/27

Bonus Distribution

  • Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market EXPO
  • Organic Grower Summit

January 2028

Editorial Coverage:

  • State of the Industry Report
  • Agritourism and farm market
  • Crop management
  • Onions
  • Equipment and technology
  • Planting and transplanting
  • Special section: Plant and soil health

Space & Material Deadline: 11/23/27

Bonus Show Distribution: 

  • Empire State Producers Expo
  • Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Convention
  • Ohio Produce Network
  • Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference
  • From Food to Flowers (Illinois)
  • Wisconsin Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Conference
  • Indiana Horticultural Congress