ECHO International Agricultural Conference 2026

The 2026 conference is held at ECHO Global Farm and Crowne Plaza Fort Myers Gulf Coast Hotel in Fort Myers, Florida.

The organizer lists practitioners, researchers, and educators as audience groups.

It suits development practitioners, researchers and educators working in small-scale and sustainable agriculture, since the program mixes plenaries and workshops on soil health and community wellbeing, with speakers such as Joel Salatin and leaders of ECHO. Commercial growers or agribusiness buyers looking for equipment and large-scale production content would get less from it, as the focus is on hunger relief and community development and the event has a 30-year network-building history.

Attendees at agricultural development conferences usually wear casual to business casual clothing, such as khakis and polos. Because the venue includes a working demonstration farm and Fort Myers is warm in November, closed-toe walking shoes, a hat and sun protection are practical.