January 09
International
Seed Testing Association offers Seed Analyst Training
Workshop/Seminar and Seminar on Purity Testing in
conjunction with its Annual Meeting 2009
EnviroLogix and
Ionian Technologies enter into exclusive DNA license and
technology transfer agreement
November 08
International Seed
Federation hires Piero Sismondo as new Director Seed Technology
and Trade
Western Australian
lupin growers encouraged to have seed tested for manganese
levels before next season
Professional Seed
Research Inc. offers online status reports of its trait
conversion services
Seed genetics grow expanding
business of BioDiagnostics Inc. in River Falls, Wisconsin
Indiana Crop
Improvement Association, Inc. announces topics and dates of
their 2009 Seed Conditioning Workshop and Annual Conference
program
Effektive
Kontrolle mit stabilen Isotopen – Wissenschaftler prüfen
Anwendbarkeit für forstliches Saatgut
October 08
Lancaster
University researchers investigate whether dipping seeds in an
acid could make spraying pesticides in later life unnecessary
International Seed
Testing Association initiates an experiment to collect
information that may be used to determine the reliability of
seed mixture test results and establish tolerances
International
Seed Testing Association announces 11th ISTA Proficiency
Test on GMO Testing on Canola/Oilseedrape
Indiana Crop
Improvement Association, Inc. is a Syngenta approved Seed
Testing Laboratory to test for Agrisure traits
Iowa State
University's Seed Science Center's new addition opens
Seed Symposium
of the 29th ISTA Congress 2010 - First call for papers
Sorting
technology for red, white wheat kernels
Tecnología de clasificación para los granos de trigo rojo
y blanco
Expanded Seed
Science Center to open at Iowa State University
Enza Zaden
chooses Fluidigm BioMark system to help assure core seed
quality
Enza choisit le
système BioMark de Fluidigm pour assurer la qualité
fondamentale de ses semences
USDA - Items of
Interest in Seed
Eurofins
acquires STA Laboratories in the US and strengthens its
position in seed quality and plant health markets
September 08
Society of
Commercial Seed Technologists announces four seed technology
training DVDs
EnviroLogix
introduces improved QuickTox Kit for Vomitoxin
SGS Mid-West
Seed Services, Inc. soil laboratory is now open for business
August 08
SGS North America
announces new audit capabilities for agricultural biotechnology
SGS Mid-West Seed
Services, Inc. announces September seed sampler training
workshop
SGS opens new
seed testing laboratory in Winnipeg, Manitoba
ASTA Seed Expo reinvented
July 08
ISTA Workshop on Seed
Moisture, Germination and Vigour testing to be held in Nakuru,
Kenya in November 2008
ISTA Workshop on
Purity, Germination & Tetrazolium Test on Tropical and
SubTropical Seeds postponed until September 15-18, 2008
June 08
Dr. Ainong Shi
joins Indiana Crop Improvement Association as Genetics Lab
Supervisor
May 08
ISTA Programme for
calculation of water retention of Germination media
Romer Labs participates
at the 1st Global Conference on GMO Analysis
STA Laboratories, Inc.
expands California-based operations
Seed transmission of
Pepino mosaic virus in tomato
April 08
North American
Millers’ Association agrees with U.S. Food and Drug
Administration that further testing corn for StarLink would not
add to food safety
Plant Research
International and Luminex develop multiplex detection for the
agricultural and food industries
International Seed
Testing Association announces Workshop on Seed sampling,
Moisture, Germination, Purity and Quality Management
ISTA extends
registration deadline for its Quality Management Training Course
ISTA GMO Detection
Workshop to be held in June 2008
India develops
PCR-based rapid diagnostic kits for five GM crops
March 08
SGS North
America, Inc. announces new seed testing laboratory
SGS Mid-West Seed
Services obtains accreditation from the U.S. National Seed
Health System
Programme now
available for the ISTA Seminar on Specified Trait Seed
Testing
Soybean seed:
test in sand, label accordingly
February 08
Embrapa Soja
promove workshop sobre criação de percevejos em laboratórios
International Seed
Testing Association (ISTA) announces 10th Proficiency Test on
GMO Testing on cotton
Successful
introduction of virus testing into the seed potato certification
schemes of Western Australia
Western
Australia's Ag Department reminds graingrowers to have seed
tested
Mid-West Seed
Services, Inc. announces two seed sampling workshops and the
10th Annual Seed Technologist training sessions
January 08
EnviroLogix and
Ionian Technologies partner to develop rapid DNA/RNA tests to
meet the new demands of agricultural markets
SGS MidWest Seed
Services announces approval by Australian Quarantine and
Inspection Service
Heat shock
proteins: role in seed germination
Indiana Crop
Improvement Association, Inc. is authorized by Monsanto to
perform oil profiling from Vistive soybean samples
New lab test can
detect sudden death syndrome in soybean seedlings
Dr. Gene
Hookstra joins STA Laboratories as General Manager of
Genetic Services
December 07
U.S.
Department of Agriculture announces seed grader program
recognition by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency
International
Seed Testing Association (ISTA) voting governments adopt
proposal to discontinue the ISTA Green Certificate
November 07
Brasil:
Consórcio Antiferrugem amplia rede de laboratórios
Varietal
purity of barley is essential for 2008 crop, says Department
of Agriculture, Western Australia
Illinois Crop
Improvement Association retains Dr. Charles Lay to provide
on-going technical and educational support to staff members
Illinois Crop
Improvement Association and Eurofins US expand the scope of
their strategic alliance
USDA certifies
EnviroLogix' QuickTox™ Kit for DON in corn
New test can
curb losses of potatoes in storage
Mid-West Seed
Services offers Clearfield Confirm herbicide bioassay on
wheat, sunflower, canola and rice
September 07
USDA GIPSA
verifies EnviroLogix’ QuickStix kit for Herculex RW
U.S.
Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA) announces a new
and comprehensive Seed Moisture Testing Handbook
Mid-West Seed
Services Inc. update: Purity analysis on wheatgrass and tall
fescue
Kansas State
University scientists outline wheat seed quality, seed
treatment options
August 07
Oregon State
University seed lab busy as Oregon farmers harvest 2007
grass seed crop
Storage and testing of farm stored cotton seed
Mid-West Seed
Services gearing up for corn testing season
Indiana Crop
Improvement Association announces completion of lab
expansion
July 07
BioDiagnostics,
Inc. expands ownership
June 07
Ground-breaking
research into the link between seed growth and smoke
Mid-West Seed Services
announces two upcoming seed sampling workshops
First Global
Conference on GMO Analysis to be held in June 2008
Don’t gamble on seed
quality, recommends the Kansas Crop Improvement Association
9th ISTA Proficiency
Test on GMO testing on maize now open for registration
May 07
SGS invests in the
United States agriculture market by acquiring two companies
operating in the Midwest
STA Laboratories
celebrates 20 years of agricultural service
CIMMYT’s seed health
laboratory obtains ISA certification
April 07
Desarrollan un
método rápido para detectar daños por secado en trigo
Mid-West Seed
Services announces seed sampler and seed technologist
training workshops
March 07
Embrapa promove
curso de tetrazólio e patologia de sementes em Londrina, PR
February 07
Diagnostic test for
detecting wheat streak mosaic virus in bulk wheat samples now
available from AGWEST Plant Laboratories
Agdia announces
commercialization of Bt-Cry34Ab1 ImmunoStrip for testing
Herculex RW seed corn and leaves
New internet
services at Montana State University seed lab should aid
marketing
Mississippi
State University’s plant pathology and nematology Lab helps
keep plants healthy
Mid-West Seed
Services addresses the needs of the native seed industry
January 07
A universal
early diagnostic test for anthurium bacterial blight
Mid-West Seed
Services announces 2007 sampler workshops in California and
South Dakota
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