About NASDA Trade Shows
NASDA’s cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), in force since 1982, is designed to help U.S. food product companies source export opportunities. As a result of our FAS partnership, NASDA has produced more than forty trade show events in the U.S. and assisted with scores of U.S. pavilions in events outside the U.S.
Celebrating 40 years of partnership!
The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture are celebrating 40 years of working together to support small-to-medium sized food and beverage businesses and increasing exports of U.S. agricultural products.
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Contact the Trade Show team
Megan Weeks, Senior Director, International Trade Programs
Blake Ramsey, Director, Trade Shows
NASDA Requests Proposals for Trade Show Management Services
NASDA is requesting proposals from vendors interested in providing trade show management services for its A Taste of the States trade show pavilions at the National Restaurant Show and Americas Food & Beverage Show. Contracted services over the 2025-2027 period include exhibit sales, operations and logistics, and onsite management during the events. For more information, contact Blake Ramsey.
They Said it Best
Hear what our exhibitors have to say about our trade shows.
This is a great place to be, a great place to market your product.
The reward of meeting everyone and getting all of these great leads from being here on the floor and exposing our product to the world [has been extremely valuable].
It’s a great venue for us to market and promote both in a domestic trade show and an international trade show.
Today, we’ve grown from basically zero international sales to about 15 percent international sales. We’ve certainly enjoyed the show and have met a lot of buyers here since 2014. The America’s Food & Beverage Show is easy and convenient. The quality of people that attend is quite good.
We found that this is definitely our favorite show. We do a lot of other smaller shows around the country, but we find that the really important people are at this show and the people that can make decisions on the spot. We find that it’s necessary to be here.
Trade Show News
NASDA awarded USDA funding to diversify international market opportunities for U.S. agriculture
Press Release CHICAGO — The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture has been awarded $5 million through the United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Regional Agricultural Promotion Program, as announced today by [...]
NASDA Welcomes Simpkins as Associate Director of International Grant Programs
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture is happy to announce the recent hiring of Susan Simpkins as associate director, international grant programs. Simpkins brings a wealth of experiences and a diverse career [...]
USDA Foreign Ag Service and National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Celebrate 40-year Partnership
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 12, 2023 CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) are celebrating 40 years of working together to support [...]
Reflection: Laura Jimenez, Trade Shows Intern
News Article I have always wanted to make a significant contribution to the agricultural industry and help the individuals that make it what it is. NASDA introduced me to the world of agricultural trade [...]
