Have it Your Way!!  Seed Quality Workshop

Seed Quality Workshop – done your way.  Please join us this year for our Seed Quality Workshop May 12-13, 2009 (two full days) in Brookings, SD.  We are changing this training to tailor it to your business, you will be able to select the species that you wish to learn the most about.  Training will benefit quality assurance personnel, seed and genetic technologists, and others interested in seed testing analysis.  This workshop is helpful for those planning to take future seed technologists exams or those working in seed companies and/or laboratories.  Topics taught through lectures,  demonstration of methods along with considerable time spent in doing hands-on analysis.

Some of the agenda items for this year are:

Rules (AOSA, International Seed Testing Association (ISTA), Federal Seed)

Seed Sampling and International Shipments

Biotechnology in Crops

Seed Storage and Seed Physiology

Sample Track^®

Information Management

Research on Techniques - Seed Testing Strategies

Tour of Lab

We will be doing breakout sessions for everyone to be able to discuss and learn more in depth on your species of choice.  We have the following Top Ten Species listed below, there are also 3 lines for you to indicate any species that might be missing that you would like to have a session on

Species (Circle 4)

1.  Corn

2.  Soybean

3.  Sorghum

4.  Sunflower

5.  Rice

6.  Wheat

7.  Alfalfa

8.  Bean-Garden

9.  Tomato

10. Squash

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