The American Soybean Association (ASA), the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG), will join forces again in 2009 in Grapevine, Texas and welcome the National Sorghum Producers (NSP). The opportunities to network with growers and industry professionals are boundless. Enjoy a dynamic General Session, a Trade Show featuring cutting-edge products and services and technological demonstrations, an Evening of Entertainment, and association policy-making sessions. Discover “Bright Horizons” in Grapevine, Texas at the 14th annual Commodity Classic!
Grapevine is the premier leisure destination in North Texas with a variety of stores for great shopping, an abundance of restaurants, attractions for everyone in the family and a one-of-a-kind urban wine trail.
The Grapevine Commodity Classic hotels are conveniently located six minutes from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and centrally located 20 minutes from downtown Dallas or Fort Worth.
Enjoy the following attractions nearby:
Five minutes to Grapevine Mills outlet mall – a shopper’s delight with over 200 stores
Five minutes to historic downtown Grapevine – 164-year-old community with art galleries, restaurants, wineries and specialty shops
Bass Pro Shop – the outdoor enthusiast’s dream store
Marina access on Grapevine Lake – a 6,684-acre lake
Grapevine Texas Wineries – Home to the fifth-largest wind industry in the U.S., offering 10 winery tasting rooms
Beyond Grapevine's borders - Centrally located in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, Grapevine makes it easy to get to Dallas, Forth Worth. Whether it’s Dallas' Museum District, including the Dallas Museum of Art, Nasher Sculpture Center, and the John F. Kennedy exhibit at the Old School Book Depository, or Fort Worth Historic Stockyards, Sundance Square, Forth Worth Cattle Drive, The Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame or Billy Bob's Texas, the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex offers something for everyone.
More attractions:
Grapevine Art Trail - Come and enjoy a taste of life on the Grape Vine prairie! Take a virtual art tour through Tarrant County's oldest settlement and view a great collection of public art sculptures. Grapevine is the hot spot for art galleries in North Texas. Experience the art of live glass blowing at Vetro Glassblowing Studio - the "hottest" place in town.
Grapevine Vintage Railroad - Take a nostalgic ride on the Grapevine Vintage Railroad from Grapevine to the Fort Worth Stockyards. "Puffy", the steam engine, is the oldest, continuing operating steam engine in the country. Don't miss the Wild and Wooly train robberies each Saturday and Sunday on the Grapevine to Fort Worth trips.
Entertainment - While Grapevine offers a small town feel, the opportunity for recreation and entertainment rivals those of a much larger city. Beyond Main Street shops, restaurants and historical sites are an abundance of attractions for every age.
Shopping Galore - Grapevine continues to grow as a shopper's delight. The city has booming retail centers, all within minutes from the local hotels. The Grapevine Towne Center and Grapevine Commons are large multi-store shopping centers. Historic Downtown Grapevine (over 100 lovingly restored shops) boasts many one-of-a-kind boutiques and specialty stores.
