Midwest Aronia Association

The Midwest Aronia Association began unofficially in late summer 2008 in southwest Iowa. Iowa State University Extension personnel provided the means to connect persons interested in aronia. As this core group met during 2008 and 2009 the members realized that interest in aronia as a value-added crop was expanding throughout the Midwest region. Word spread that our group had been formed and people began contacting us for information about all aspects of aronia including cultivar selection, planting techniques, growth maintenance, fertilization, picking, production, nutritional value, etc. We recognized a need for an association to provide information to all interested parties and began the official organization for the association with development of the bylaws, filing of articles of incorporation and election of officers in 2009.