Welcome to Louisiana Mayhaw Association

We have been getting a lot of inquiries on the 2023 conference. I take that as a good sign of interest and will hopefully result in a huge turnout this year.

The conference will be held on June 17, 2023 at the LSU Evacuation Center in Alexandria, Louisiana, starting at 9:00am. The agenda is shaping up very early this year and should be one of the best information driven meetings we have had. Dr. Mike Strain, Director of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture, has already agreed to come and speak. Also, speakers have been scheduled to speak on pruning, spraying, safety and soil. We will, also, have break-out sessions this time. The idea has been floating around for some time, but we are going to try it this year.

Due to a number of experienced and loyal officer holders stepping back from leadership this year, we will be having elections of quite a few new leaders. The elections will be held at the conference, and it would be good if you have the opportunity to meet them, greet them, encourage them, and offer to help them, because they will need your assistance to help the organization grow.

We will have a lunch catered as we have the last several years. Food costs have been rising so fast and high, but we will try to be as cost efficient as possible and keep the price at a reasonable amount. We ask that attendees bring their Mayhaw desserts and recipes for the body to sample. Also, on that note, we somehow have lost our web desserts recipes. So, in an effort to rebuild that, we would appreciate it if you would submit yours at the conference in order to rebuild that section.

It has been a strange growing season this year. We had many orchards blooming at least a month earlier than normal. That coupled with frosts and freezes should make for some sleepless nights. We hope that no one experienced any damages to their crops, because demand is exceedingly high. Don’t forget you can advertise on our website, for a modest fee, any of your Mayhaw products.

We will post the agenda as it becomes more complete. If you have any questions, or suggestions, feel free to ask on our Facebook page, or email your director, or any of the officers.

Grow Mayhaws!!

Andy Thompson, President

Louisiana Mayhaw Association