The NGA Show will co-locate with Indoor Ag-Con for the first time in May, according to the Progressive Grocer news site. The shows will be held May 16-18 at the new Caesars Forum Convention Center in Las Vegas.

The NGA Show is co-owned by the National Grocers Association, which represents independent retail grocers and wholesalers, and Clarion Events. Indoor Ag-Con, produced by a private company, caters to the indoor and vertical farming industry. (Hydroponics is one example of an indoor farming technique; vertical farming involves growing produce in stacked layers.)

"By co-locating with Indoor Ag-Con, we bring our attendees a new resource to meet consumer demand for transparent food sourcing, delivering just-picked produce year-round and, for those on the cutting edge, access to in-store growing operational resources," said Courtney Muller, chief corporate development and strategy officer for Clarion Events. The company purchased an ownership stake in the NGA Show in 2018.

"This (is) bound to be a successful industry-first event that delivers much more value to our members, customers, partners and the markets we serve," said NGA CEO Greg Ferrara.

NGA said in October that it would reschedule its show from March to May.

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