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Treinamento: Abordagem PrÃ¡tica sobre o Manejo Integrado de Pragas na Cultura da Soja

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Eligibility: UG/PG/PhD students, faculty, scientists as well as people working in industry in the field of Biotechnology, Bioinformatics, Life Sciences, Medical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Sciences and related subject areas

December 18-19, 2012

Crop Management Conference

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Centro de Eventos da Embrapa Agrossilvipastoril - Sinop, MT, Brazil

December 18-19, 2012

University of Missouri Annual Crop Management Conference

University of Missouri

Columbia Holiday Inn Executive Center, near Interstate 70 - Columbia , MO, United States

December 18-19, 2012

Ohio Grain Farmers Symposium

University of Missouri

Holiday Inn Select - Columbia, MO, United States

December 13-13, 2012

Roberts Centre and Holiday Inn - Wilmington, OH, United States

December 13-16, 2012

Flower Show Istanbul

Istanbul Fair Center - Istanbul , Turkey

December 13-13, 2012

Iowa Soybean Association Annual Meeting

Seed Central

Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center, University of California, Davis - Davis, CA, United States

Monthly networking event with featured speaker Dr. J. Bruce German, Professor, Foods for Health Institute, Department of Food Science & Technology, UC Davis. 4:30 to 7:00 PM. Topic: Foods for Health: bringing health benefits to genetic traits

December 12-12, 2012

Iowa Soybean Association (ISA)

Ankeny, IA, United States

December 12-12, 2012

Webinar on transplants

5o SBQA - Simposio Brasileiro de Qualidade de Arroz

University of Illinois

Online, 1:30 to 3:00 p.m - Urbana, IL, United States

The presenters will discuss planting media, crop planning, dealing with environmental factors (such as temperature and moisture), and planting out successful transplants.

December 12-14, 2012

SimpÃ³sio Internacional de Giberela

Faculdade de Agronomia â€œEliseu Macielâ€, Campus UniversitÃ¡rio da UFPel - CapÃ£o do LeÃ£o, RS, Brazil

December 11-12, 2012

West Plains Ag Conference

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Passo Fundo, RS, United States

December 11-11, 2012

2012 National Allium Research Conference

Texas A&M AgriLife

Sundown Room of the Student Center at South Plains College, 1401 South College Ave. - 8:30 a.m. â€“ 2:30 p.m. - Levelland, TX, United States

Pesticide laws and regulations, sorghum and corn production, cotton variety trial update, vegetable production opportunities, managing disease and nematodes in cotton

December 11-13, 2012

HGCA Agronomists' Conference

New Mexico State University

Hotel Encanto de Las Cruces - Las Cruces, NM, United States

A once in a lifetime opportunity to hear onion experts from around the world share their expertise here in Las Cruces. Local growers and industry representatives will interact with scientists, including breeders who developed the onion varieties being grown in New Mexic...

December 11-11, 2012

3rd International Conference on Conservation Agriculture in Southeast Asia

Home-Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA)

Peterborough Arena, East of England Showground - Peterborough, United Kingdom

Latest technical developments from HGCA research including: First analysis of this year's independent fungicide performance trials; Latest thinking on Fusarium mycotoxins; New information on saddle gall midge; Understanding thresholds for pollen beetle control; Market u...

December 10-15, 2012

Agtech Global Summit 2012

CIRAD

MeliÃ¡ Hotel - Hanoi , Vietnam

Conservation Agriculture and Sustainable Upland Livelihood : Innovations for, with and by Farmers to Adapt to Local and Global Changes.

December 9-13, 2012

China International Rice Expo 2012

WelcomHotel Rama International - Aurangabad, India

Who should attend: Each and every person who is directly or indirectly contributing for the development of Agriculture. Researchers, Scientists, Research heads, Group leaders, Technology managers, Decision maker, Business leaders, entrepreneurs, etc.

December 8-10, 2012

China International Rice Expo 2012

Wuhu International Exhibition Center - Anhui, Wuhu, China

Companies will showcase the new technology and products of rice cultivation, harvesting, processing and selling. You woill meet big farming household, machine purchaser, sales agents and decision makers of supermarket purchasing department, especially, the professional ...

December 8-10, 2012

Texas High Plains Ag Conference

Wuhu International Convention and Exhibition Center - Wuhu, China

December 7-7, 2012

Treinamento: Abordagem PrÃ¡tica sobre o Manejo Integrado de Pragas na Cultura da Soja

Texas A&M AgriLife

Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 1102 East Farm-to-Market 1294 - Lubbock, TX, United States

December 6-7, 2012

Growtech Eurasia Fair 2012

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Embrapa Soja - Londrina , PR, Brazil

December 5-8, 2012

American Peanut Council 2012 Winter Conference

Antalya Expo Center - Antalya, Turkey

December 5-6, 2012

Palestra e Debate - A importÃ¢ncia do ambiente regulatÃ³rio para a adoÃ§Ã£o da biotecnologia moderna: o exemplo Brasileiro

Washington Marriott - Washington, DC, United States

December 4-4, 2012

Centro de InformaÃ§Ã£o de Biotecnologia (CIB) - Portugal

FLAD â€“ FundaÃ§Ã£o para o Desenvolvimento Luso-Americano / 15h - Lisbon, Portugal

Palestra â€œA importÃ¢ncia do ambiente regulatÃ³rio para a adoÃ§Ã£o da biotecnologia moderna: o exemplo Brasileiroâ€ e ApresentaÃ§Ã£o de Livro â€œGuia para a AvaliaÃ§Ã£o do Risco Ambiental de Organismos Geneticamente Modificadosâ€

December 4-4, 2012

Biokartoffeltagung

ASTA 67th Corn & Sorghum Seed Research Conference / ASTA 42nd Soybean Seed Research Conference / Seed Expo

Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FIBL)

FiBL - Frick, Switzerland

December 4-7, 2012

American Seed Trade Association (ASTA)

Hyatt Regency Chicago - Chicago, Illinois, United States

December 3-5, 2012

Row Crops Short Course

Seed Business 101 Horticulture

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State University, Bost Extension Center - Bost , MS, United States

Will cover new research findings and information related to the stateâ€™s major row crops. Speakers: John Beasley, University of Georgia, peanut production; Scott Stewart, University of Tennessee, managing insect pests in corn; etc.

December 3-7, 2012

Seed Captain Program - Module: Breeder Language

Seed Biotechnology Centre at UC Davis

Davis, CA, United States

Created to accelerate the careers of promising new employees and young managers. The course has already attended by over 120 seed professionals. It gives participants a broad understanding of the major aspects of a seed companyâ€™s operations and cross-departmental know...

December 3-7, 2012

The Creation Of Unitary Patent Protection In The European Union

International Seed Academy

Bangkok , Thailand

November 29-30, 2012

2012 Mississippi Forage and Grassland Conference & Brown Loam Field Day

Maison de la Recherche, 54 rue de Varenne - Paris, France

November 29-30, 2012

2012 International Spinach Conference

Brown Loam Branch Experiment Station & McKenzie Arena in the T.H. Kendal Agriculture Complex - Raymond, MS, United States

November 29-30, 2012

International scientific workshop: Non-target organisms and GM crops: Assessing the effects of Bt proteins

Texas A&M AgriLife

La Quinta Inn and Suites - San Antonio., TX, United States

November 29-30, 2012

International Conference on Plant Health Management for Food Security

Commission on Genetic Modification (COGEM)

World Trade Center Amsterdam - Amsterdam, Netherlands

November 28-30, 2012

Congreso Internacional de Hortalizas en el TrÃ³pico: La Olericultura Colombiana-Nuevos Retos para Enfrentar los Tratados de Libre Comercio

Plant Protection Association of India (PPAI)

Auditorium, Directorate of Rice Research, Rajendranagar - Hyderabad, India

To address the growing concerns of food security by means of emerging methods of plant health management under the identified broad thematic areas. Addressing concerns of climate change, loss of crop biodiversity and policy issues concerning plant health management thro...

November 28-30, 2012

6Âº Congresso Brasileiro de Tomate Industrial (6Âº CBTI)

Sociedad Colombiana de Ciencias HortÃcolas

Auditorio de la Plaza de los Artesanos - BogotÃ¡ , Colombia

November 28-30, 2012

Mississippi Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference and Trade Show

Centro de ConvenÃ§Ãµes de GoiÃ¢nia - GoiÃ¡s, Brazil

Simultaneamente com o 6Âº CBTI, serÃ¡ realizada a 6Âª Feira de Produtos e ServiÃ§os, que Ã© uma grande vitrine tecnolÃ³gica que tem contribuÃdo para difundir novas tecnologias, insumos, mÃ¡quinas e serviÃ§os numa demonstraÃ§Ã£o da constante evoluÃ§Ã£o dessa atividade a...

November 28-29, 2012

Integrated Crop Management Conference

Mississippi State University

Hilton Hotel - Jackson , MS, United States

Conference sessions will focus on fruit and vegetable production, organic and sustainable production, and agritourism.

November 28-29, 2012

7th International Conference on Genomics & Bio-IT APAC 2012

Iowa State University

Iowa State University, Scheman Continuing Education Building - Ames, IA, United States

November 28, 2012 - December 1, 2012

QualitÃ¤tstagung Weizen 2012

The Kowloon Shangri-La Hotel - Hong Kong, China

The International Conference on Genomics (ICG) aims to promote research in basic and applied genomics and to present the latest information on new approaches in sequencing and bioinformatics.

November 27-27, 2012

1st World Congress on the Use of Biostimulants in Agriculture

Swiss Granum

Hotel Seeburg Luzern - Lucerne, Switzerland

Fachleute entlang der WertschÃ¶pfungskette beleuchten ihren Beitrag zur QualitÃ¤tsstrategie der schweizerischen Land- und ErnÃ¤hrungswirtschaft und diskutieren die Herausforderungen zur Umsetzung und Ausgestaltung der Swissness bei den einheimischen Getreideprodukten.

November 27-29, 2012

Crop Protection in Southern Britain Conference

Palais des congrÃ¨s Pierre-Pflimlin - Strasbourg , France

November 27-28, 2012

Sixth EFSA Meeting with Non-Governmental Organisations on genetically modified organisms

British Crop Production Council (BCPC)

Peterborough Arena - Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom

The conference programme will cover a wide selection of issues including sessions on black-grass control, SDHI fungicides, wheat diseases, weed and disease control in oilseed rape and cereal pests.

November 27-27, 2012

IV Workshop de Tecnologia e Fisiologia de Sementes e Mudas de EspÃ©cies ArbÃ³reas Nativas da Caatinga

European Union - European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

EFSA offices - Parma, Italy

November 27-29, 2012

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Juazeiro , BA, Brazil

November 27-29, 2012

GrowCanada 2012

Workshop - Insumos para Agricultura SustentÃ¡vel

The Westin Hotel - Ottawa, ON, Canada

Our vision is for Canada to be a world leader in providing new products and innovative solutions for agricultural, nutritional, health, energy, and environmental challenges in Canada and around the world, so that all Canadians can enjoy the economic, environmental and s...

November 27-29, 2012

CURSO: "UtilizaÃ§Ã£o e biosseguranÃ§a ambiental de culturas geneticamente modificadas"

Embrapa Clima Temperado - Pelotas, RS, Brazil

November 26-30, 2012

2nd Forest Genomics Meeting

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Nia (NÃºcleo de InformaÃ§Ã£o para o AgronegÃ³cio) da Embrapa Milho e Sorgo, que fica na rodovia MG 424, km 45 - Sete Lagoas, MG, Brazil

November 26-26, 2012

Thematic school " membrane transport in plant ", in the Master's degree framework " Functional Biology of Plants / biotechnologies of tropical Plants"

AuditÃ³rio do ITQB - Oeiras , Portugal

Transgenic forest trees: time to harvest?

November 26-30, 2012

2012 AGMasters Conference

Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRAE)

Institute for Integrative Plant Biology (IBIP), Campus de la Gaillarde - Montpellier, France

L'Ecole thÃ©matique prÃ©sentera les dÃ©marches de recherche visant Ã comprendre, par des approches biophysiques, molÃ©culaires, gÃ©nomiques et de physiologie intÃ©grative, les processus de transport dâ€™eau, d'ions minÃ©raux, et de molÃ©cules organiques au travers de...

November 26-27, 2012

Seed Conservation Techniques

iHotel and Conference Center - Champaign, IL, United States

November 26-30, 2012

CAAS 2012 - 3rd International Conference on Agriculture and Animal Science

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Embrapa Recursos GenÃ©ticos e Biotecnologia - BrasÃlia, DF, Brazil

November 24-25, 2012

7Âº SeminÃ¡rio de AgregaÃ§Ã£o de Valor em Horticultura

Bangkok, Thailand

November 23-23, 2012

ISTA Proficiency Test on GMO Testing

AssociaÃ§Ã£o de Engenharia, Arquitetura e Agronomia de RibeirÃ£o Preto - Avenida JoÃ£o Penteado, 2237 - Bairro SÃ£o Luis - RibeirÃ£o Preto, SP, Brazil

Objetivo: DifusÃ£o de ciÃªncia e tÃ©cnicas inovadoras na Ã¡rea de agregaÃ§Ã£o de valor em horticultura.

November 23, 2012 - March 15, 2013

II Jornadas sobre TransgÃ©nicos AgrÃcolas

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Bassersdorf, Switzerland

November 22-23, 2012

2012 European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST) Annual Meeting

Salamanca, Spain

November 20-23, 2012

Potato Council Seed Industry Event 2012 (UK)

Le Corum - Montpellier, France

A Lunch Box for Tomorrow : An interactive combination of integrated analysis and specialized knowledge of food.

November 20-20, 2012

Workshop on Agricultural Adaptations to Climate Change

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

November 19-23, 2012

TÃ©cnicas de anÃ¡lise proteÃ´mica: digestÃ£o in gel e identificaÃ§Ã£o de proteÃnas por espectrometria de massa

Bangkok, Thailand

November 19-23, 2012

WISP Course on Wheat Genetics

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Embrapa Recursos GenÃ©ticos e Biotecnologia - BrasÃlia, DF, Brazil

November 19-22, 2012

International Conference and Exhibition on Probiotics 2012

John Innes Centre

John Innes Centre - Norwich, United Kingdom

The aim of this course is to offer training in the genetic analysis methodologies employed in WISP at the John Innes Centre. The participants will gain the skills necessary to apply these methodologies in their own research.

November 19-21, 2012

International Conference on Agriculture Technology and Food Sciences - ICATFS 2012

Hilton San Antonio Airport - San Antonio, Texas, United States

Molecular nutrition, food technology & dairy technology, enzyme engineering, microbial pathogenesis, microbial fermentation, types and applications of probiotics, current research & future perspectives on probiotics, health benefits of probiotics

November 17-18, 2012

Manila , Philippines

November 15-15, 2012

ERFA BiogemÃ¼se 2

QualimÃ©diterranÃ©eâ€™s meetings 2012 - Plant nutrition: innovating for a competitive and sustainable agriculture

Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FIBL)

FiBL - Frick, Switzerland

Informationen zu aktuellen Themen bei Spinat und Spargel, Erfahrungen mit der Unkrautregulierung im FeldgemÃ¼se in Norddeutschland, Regulierung von einwandernden WurzelunkrÃ¤utern im GemÃ¼sebau, so wie der zukÃ¼nftige Umgang mit der Energie in beheizten GewÃ¤chshÃ¤usern...

November 15-16, 2012

Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRAE)

Montpellier SupAgro-INRA - Montpellier, France

The purpose of the Â« QualimÃ©diterranÃ©eâ€™s meetings 2012 Â» is to create an opportunity for exchange and bring together industry, research laboratories and technical centers, to encourage partnerships and innovative and collaborative projects: put forward your skills...

November 15-15, 2012

Food Dialogues

Histoire, gÃ©nÃ©tique et Ã©conomie : aux racines de l'amÃ©lioration des plantes

New York, NY, United States

November 14-14, 2012

Internationale Fachtagung zum Forschungsprogramm zur BekÃ¤mpfung des Westlichen Maiswurzelbohrers

Grand Amphi de lâ€™INP-ENSAT, Avenue de lâ€™Agrobiopole - Auzeville-Tolosane , France

November 14-16, 2012

6th International Conference on Coexistence between Genetically Modified (GM) and non-GM based Agricultural Supply Chains (GMCC-13)

Julius KÃ¼hn Institut

Berlin, Germany

November 12-15, 2012

Biosciences KTN annual conference 2012 - impact through biosciences

Sana Lisboa Hotel - Lisbon, Portugal

November 12-13, 2012

Hands-on Workshop on Molecular Biotechnology and Bioinformatics

Sheraton Grand Hotel and Spa - Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Building on the success of our previous conferences we will once again provide a unique forum for interactions between industry, researchers and policy makers from a range of disciplines and market sectors.

November 12-16, 2012

6th International Symposium on Brassica and the 18th Crucifer Genetics Workshop

Pune, Maharashtra, India

November 12-16, 2012

Canadian Seed Trade Association, Semi-Annual Meeting

Polo Bioscientifico, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences - Catania, Sicily, Italy

November 12-14, 2012

Next Generation Plant Breeding

Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA / ACCS) *

Westin Ottawa - Ottawa, ON, Canada

November 11-14, 2012

Texas Seed Trade Association, Annual Convention

Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen University - Wageningen, Netherlands

November 11-13, 2012

1st Young Scientists Conference - Sustaining Excellence in Rice Research

Texas Seed Trade Association

Hotel Tremont - Galveston, TX, United States

November 8-9, 2012

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

International Rice Research Institute - Laguna, Philippines

The conference will tackle every aspects of rice research and is open to all staff of IRRI. Interested people outside IRRI and the Philippines can also apply.

November 8-8, 2012

Seed Central SCIENCE

Seed Central

University of California, Davis, Plant & Environmental Sciences Building (Room 3001) - Davis, CA, United States

Research & technology presentations. Speakers: David Shabazian, SACOG, Glenda Hurmiston, USDA, Tim Johnson, California Rice Commission. 1:30 to 4:15 PM. Topic: Economic prosperity through regional collaboration.

November 8-8, 2012

Seed Central

University of California Davis, Conference Center - Davis, CA, United States

Monthly networking event with featured speaker Dr. Alan Bennett. Topic: Linking plant genomes to food quality – making a better tomato. 4:30 to 7:00 PM

November 7-7, 2012

2012 Florida Ag Expo

University of Florida/IFAS Gulf Coast Research and Education Center - Balm, Florida, United States

Now in its seventh year, the Florida Ag Expo is the only show dedicated to where Florida vegetable growers can listen to the latest information on new production trends and techniques, sample new varieties and see new field trials.

November 7-7, 2012

UK Grain Event

Integrated Pest Management - National Action Plans in Nordic-Baltic Countries

Exec Exhibition and Events Center, The East of England Showground - Peterborough, United Kingdom

November 7-8, 2012

Expo Agroalimentaria Guanajuato 2012

Tallinn, Estonia

November 7-10, 2012

SEMINAR - Integrated Pest Management - National Action Plans in Nordic-Baltic countries

Irapuato, Mexico

November 7-8, 2012

Pirita Top SPA - Tallinn, Estonia

November 7-7, 2012

UK Grain

International conference on Modern Biotechnologies: Sustainable innovation and regulatory needs

Exec Exhibitions and Events Center, The East of England Showground - Peterborough, United Kingdom

UK Grain is an event focused on the needs of the serious cereals grower. The event will provide you with a strategic opportunity to consider your storage, handling, drying and marketing needs.

November 7-10, 2012

Agrex Korea 2012 (Jinju International Agriculture Expo 2012)

Penang, Malaysia

The conference will bring key figures in science and regulatory bodies together to discuss challenges, uncertainties and sustainability of new and upcoming techniques of modern biotechnologies, new products thereof and implications for current legislation / regulation.

November 7-11, 2012

EFSA's Scientific Conference

Jinju Complex Stadium - Jinju City, Gyeongnam, Korea

November 7-8, 2012

Agrex Korea 2012 (Jinju International Agriculture Expo 2012)

European Union - European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

Auditorium Paganini - Parma, Italy

November 7-11, 2012

SimpÃ³sio de HortaliÃ§as - InovaÃ§Ãµes no Setor HortÃcola: Baby e Mini Horti

Jinju Complex Stadium - Jinju City , Korea

November 6-7, 2012

ESALQ/USP - Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

November 6-8, 2012

Agricultural Film 2012

Hotel MeliÃ¡ Castilla - Madrid, Spain

November 6-7, 2012

CropWorld Global 2012

2012 AgGateway Annual Conference

CropWorld

QE II Conference Center - London, United Kingdom

November 6-8, 2012

AgGateway

Albuquerque, NM, United States

November 5, 2012 - December 2, 2012

FAO Biotechnology Forum

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Online - Rome, Italy

"GMOs in the pipeline: Looking to the next five years in the crop, forestry, livestock, aquaculture and agro-industry sectors in developing countries" To subscribe to the conference, send an e-mail to listserv@listserv.fao.org.

November 5-9, 2012

Asian Seed Congress 2012

7th Conference of The World Mycotoxin Forum and XIIIth IUPAC International Symposium on Mycotoxins and Phycotoxins

Asia & Pacific Seed Association (APSA)*

The Stones Legian - Bali, Indonesia

November 5-9, 2012

International Pepper Conference 2012

Beurs-WTC Congress & Event Center - Rotterdam, Netherlands

The aim of WMF meets IUPAC is to increase awareness of human and animal health risks due to natural toxicant contamination in agricultural commodities and seafood, and of potential risk management options, technologies and strategies for minimized contamination. The eve...

November 4-6, 2012

Western Seed Association Annual Conference

University of Florida

Naples Grande Beach Resort - Naples, FL, United States

November 3-6, 2012

UPOV Symposium on the benefits of plant variety protection for farmers and growers

Western Seed Association (WSA)

Westin Crown Plaza - Kansas City, MO, United States

November 2-2, 2012

National Peanut Festival 2012

International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)

Geneva,, Switzerland

November 2-11, 2012

2012 Independent Plant Breeders Conference (IPBC)

Festival fairgrounds on Hwy. 231 - Dothan, AL, United States

November 1-4, 2012

COURSE - Cross-Pollinated Crop Breeding

Portland, OR, United States

November 1, 2012 - December 6, 2012

SCRI Zebra Chip Annual Reporting Session

University of Nebraska

On the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus or entirely online via the Internet. - Lincoln, NE, United States

Course emphasizes standard breeding methods and theories associated with population movement of cross-pollinated crops and self-pollinated crops that are forced to cross-pollinate.

October 31, 2012 - November 1, 2012

Crowne Plaza Hotel Riverwalk - San Antonio, TX, United States

October 31, 2012 - November 2, 2012

Kiev AgriHort 2012

International Exhibition Center - Kiev, Ukraine

October 30, 2012 - November 2, 2012

Horti Fair 2012

Sustainable Growing Seminar

Amsterdam RAI - Amsterdam, Netherlands

October 30, 2012 - November 2, 2012

SCRI Zebra Chip Annual Reporting Session

Hortifair 2012, Amsterdam RAI - Amsterdam, Netherlands

October 30, 2012 - November 2, 2012

Texas A&M AgriLife

Crowne Plaza Hotel Riverwalk - San Antonio, TX, United States

The upcoming zebra chip reporting session allows potato industry representatives and producers to hear the latest research from the multidisciplinary team of scientists on the various aspects of the disease, control and its overall impact on potato production.

October 30, 2012 - November 2, 2012

AusBiotech 2012

AgroNomics Conference & Trade Show 2013

Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The premier biotechnology and life sciences conference for the Australia and Asia-Pacific region.

October 29, 2012 - November 2, 2012

Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development 2012 (GCARD)

The Westin Indianapolis - Indianapolis, IN, United States

October 29, 2012 - November 1, 2012

Curso de PÃ³s-Colheita de HortaliÃ§as

Hotel Conrad de Punta del Este - Punta del Este, Uruguay

October 29, 2012 - November 5, 2012

Curso de CapacitaÃ§Ã£o para Operadores de Unidades de Beneficiamento de Sementes

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Embrapa HortaliÃ§as - Rodovia BrasÃlia/AnÃ¡polis, Brazil

October 29-31, 2012

Seed Captain Program - Module: Seed Health & Pathology

APROSESC

ChapecÃ³, SC, Brazil

informaÃ§Ãµes e inscriÃ§Ãµes: aprosesc@gmail.com / (47) 3622.4084

October 29, 2012 - November 2, 2012

PACK EXPO International 2012

International Seed Academy

Kasetsart University - Bangkok, Thailand

The aim of this course is to provide understanding and enable the participants to master the important aspects in seed health and pathology which is essential in current competitive nature of the seed industry that prioritizes production of high quality seed that is fre...

October 28-31, 2012

PMA Fresh Summit International Convention & Exposition

McCormick Place - Chicago, IL, United States

October 26-28, 2012

Australian Oilseeds Federation Annual General Meeting

Produce Marketing Association (PMA)

Anaheim, CA, United States

October 25-25, 2012

Australian Oilseeds Federation

Syndey, NSW, Australia

October 24-26, 2012

Fruit Attraction

Madrid, Spain

International trade show for the fruit and vegetable industry

October 24-25, 2012

FutureFarm Americas 2012

Agriculture Investment Summit

Marines' Memorial Club & Hotel - San Francisco, CA, United States

October 24-25, 2012

7th Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting

Marine's Memorial Club & Hotel - San Francisco, CA, United States

October 22-24, 2012

1st International Crown Rot Workshop for Wheat Improvement

International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA)

KKL Culture and Convention Center - Lucerne, Switzerland

October 22-23, 2012

Doane Advisory's 28th Annual Outlook Conference

Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)

Crossing Theatre - Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia

Crown rot is a major disease of wheat in large areas of Australia, North America, West Asia and North Africa, with research being undertaken in all these regions. The 1st international crown rot workshop for wheat improvement aims to bring scientists working on the crow...

October 22-23, 2012

Australian National Farmers' Federation 2012 National Congress

Embassy Suites, Downtown - St. Louis, MO, United States

Understanding the roots of agriculture for tomorrow's growth.

October 22-23, 2012

XII Curso sobre Tecnologia de ProduÃ§Ã¡o de Sementes de HortaliÃ§as

National Farmers' Federation (Australia)

Australian Institute of Sport Arena - Canberra, Australia

October 22-24, 2012

American Society of Agronomy - Crop Science Society of America - Soil Science Society of America (ASA-CSSA-SSSA) Annual Meetings

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

MossorÃ³, RN, Brazil

Estudantes, professores e profissionais das Ã¡reas de melhoramento genÃ©tico, tecnologia de sementes e produÃ§Ã£o de hortaliÃ§as na RegiÃ£o Nordeste vÃ£o ter a oportunidade de aprofundar os conhecimentos em torno dos avanÃ§os tecnolÃ³gicos e participar de discussÃµes so...

October 21-24, 2012

10th International Plant Molecular Biology Congress

American Society of Agronomy (ASA)

Duke Energy Center and Hyatt Regency Cincinnati Hotel - Cincinnati, OH, United States

October 21-26, 2012

International Convention Center - Jeju, Korea

The conference aims to gather plant molecular biologists who are deeply engaged in the pursuit of new discoveries in the nature of plant life at a molecular level.

October 18-20, 2012

AgriFest 2012

Lucknow, India

International exhibition on agriculture, horticulture, seeds, fertilizers, farm machinery, irrigation and agro processing technology.

October 17-17, 2012

Beet Europe 2012

WinterShow - InovaÃ§Ã£o em cereais de inverno

Seligenstadt , Germany

Internationale MaschinenvorfÃ¼hrung

October 17-18, 2012

VitÃ³ria, Entre Rios - Guarapuava , ParanÃ¡, Brazil

October 16-18, 2012

2012 Sunbelt Ag Expo

Grain Market Outlook Conference

Moultrie, GA, United States

From the first four and six row cotton picker demonstrations and self propelled peanut combines to the introduction of the cotton industryâ€™s first commercially available picker equipped with a built-in on board module builder, to breakthrough research on new crop vari...

October 16-16, 2012

2012 Plant Resistance Sustainability international conference

The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre - London, United Kingdom

October 16-19, 2012

Eurasian Symposium on Vegetables and Greens

Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRAE)

La Colle-sur-Loup, France

October 16-20, 2012

Agriculture Investment Summit Asia 2012

Yerevan , Armenia

October 16-18, 2012

1st joint meeting of the French Societies for Cell Biology (SBCF) and for Developmental Biology (SFBD) - " When Development meets Cell Biology ".

Singapore, Singapore

October 16-19, 2012

6th International Immunonutrition Workshop

Agriculture School of Montpellier (SupAgro) - Montpellier, France

October 15-17, 2012

VI ENCIBio - Encontro Nacional de ComissÃµes Internas de BiosseguranÃ§a

Hotel Iberostar Royal Cristina - Palma de Mallorca, Spain

October 15-18, 2012

VI ENCIBio - Encontro Nacional de ComissÃµes Internas de BiosseguranÃ§a

Convention Center - UberlÃ¡ndia , MG, Brazil

October 15-18, 2012

VII FÃ³rum Nacional do Trigo

Convention Center - UberlÃ¡ndia, MG, Brazil

October 15-16, 2012

Agri Congress Africa 2012

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Guarapuava, PR, Brazil

October 15-17, 2012

10th EUCARPIA Meeting on Genetics and Breeding of Cucurbitaceae

Gauteng, Johannesburg, South Africa

October 15-18, 2012

X-meeting 2012 - 8th International Conference of the Brazilian Association for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (AB3C)

EUCARPIA - European Association for Research on Plant Breeding

Rixos Downtown Hotel - Antalya, Turkey

Cucurbitaceae 2012 will focus on in all aspects of genetic resources, genetics and breeding, genomics and biotechnology

October 14-17, 2012

Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. & Canada), Inc. - Annual Meeting

Centro de ConvenÃ§Ãµes - Unicamp - Campinas, Sao Paolo, Brazil

October 14-17, 2012

European Seed Association - Annual Meeting 2012

Sheraton Center - Toronto, ON, Canada

Featuring 3½ days of high-quality educational sessions, ample networking opportunities and the industry’s leading Tech Fair.

October 14-16, 2012

Euroseed

Sheraton Hotel - Brussels, Belgium

October 11-12, 2012

2nd Commercial Farm Asia

Yangon, Myanmar

October 11-11, 2012

Chicago Agricultural Summit - Toward 2050

Seed Central

University of California Davis, Activities & Recreation Center (ARC) - Davis, CA, United States

Monthly networking event on the 2nd Thursday of the month, with featured speaker Don Goodwin, President, Golden Sun Marketing. 4:30 to 7:00 PM

October 10-10, 2012

Dia de campo de inverno Embrapa Trigo

Verdant Partners LLC

Chicago Marriott O'Hare - Chicago, IL, United States

October 10-10, 2012

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Embrapa Trigo - Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil

October 10-12, 2012

PhenoDays 2012

Symposium - The Future of Plant Genomes. Harvesting Genes for Agriculture

LemnaTec GmbH

Hof van Wageningen - Wageningen , Netherlands

October 9-11, 2012

I Congresso Brasileiro de Patologia de PÃ³s-Colheita

Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG)

Barcelona, Spain

The main target of the workshop is to discuss how the recent progress in plant genome sequence will influence our understanding of plant genome architecture and evolution and how it will create new opportunities for crop improvement.

October 8-11, 2012

International Conference on Agriculture, Chemical and Environmental Sciences (ICACES 2012)

Hotel Jangadeiro - Boa Viagem - Recife, PE, Brazil

October 6-7, 2012

FoodAgro 2012 - East Africa International Trade Exhibition

liday Inn Hotel - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

October 6-8, 2012

Second International Conference on Food Studies

Nairobi, Kenya

October 4-5, 2012

InCoB2012 - 11th International Conference on Bioinformatics: From Biological Data to Knowledge to Technological Breakthroughs

University of Illinois

Champaign, IL, United States

This conference will address contemporary food challenges from interdisciplinary perspectives by exploring new possibilities for sustainable food production and human nutrition.

October 3-5, 2012

6th International Congress on Legume Genetics and Genomics

Centara Grand at Central Plaza Ladprao - Bangkok, Thailand

The main objective of InCoB is to provide a platform for experts and budding bioinformaticians to discuss and exchange ideas and thoughts on the development of bioinformatics in the Asia Pacific region.

October 3-8, 2012

VI International Conference on Legume Genetics and Genomics (VI ICLGG)

International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

Hyderabad Marriott Hotel & Convention Center - Hyderabad, AP, India

The congress will bring together scientists working on research aspects of legume biology in model species, using genetic and genomic tools, with those working on applied aspects and breeding of food legume crop and pasture species.

October 3-8, 2012

VI International Conference on Legume Genetics and Genomics (ICLGG)

International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

Hyderabad Marriott Hotel & Convention Centre - Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh , India

Bringing together scientists working on research aspects of legume biology in model species, using genetic and genomic tools, with those working on applied aspects and breeding of food legume crop and pasture species.

October 2-7, 2012

International Maize Conference (IMC)

Hyderabad Marriott Hotel & Convention Centre - Hyderabad , India

The VI ICLGG is bringing more than 500 delegates from 44 countries in Hyderabad to discuss latest advances in the area of legume genetics and genomics.

October 2-4, 2012

Sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP-MOP 6)

Gorontalo, Indonesia

October 1-5, 2012

10th conference of the EFPP: IPM 2.0

HICC-HITEX Complex - Hyderabad, India

October 1-5, 2012

2012 UW Madison Plant Science Symposium - Emerging Trends & Paradigm Shifts in Plant Breeding

Wageningen, Netherlands

The central theme of the conference is: “Research for practice: towards compliance with the ambitious aims of the National Action Plans on pesticide reduction”.

September 28-28, 2012

Rencontres Internationales Maisons des Semences Paysannes

University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI, United States

September 27-29, 2012

Centre des CongrÃ©s de Boulazac - PÃ©rigeux, France

Objectifs: Ã©changer, se structurer, partager ses expÃ©riences ou ses questionnements sur les modes d'organisations collectives de gestion de la biodiversitÃ© cultivÃ©e.

September 27-27, 2012

Annual Pumpkin Field Day

PremiÃ¨re ConfÃ©rence Internationale sur les SystÃ¨mes de Production Rizicole Biologique

University of Tennessee

West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center - Jackson, TN, United States

September 27-30, 2012

Conference - Feeding The World: Asia's prospect of plenty

CIRAD

Campus de la Gaillarde - Montpellier , France

Cette confÃ©rence s'adresse aux chercheurs et Ã tous les acteurs de la filiÃ¨re : riziculteurs, organisations professionnelles et leurs partenaires, entreprises de collecte, de transformation et de commercialisation, gestionnaires de territoire.

September 27-27, 2012

14th Annual Fall Symposium

Hong Kong, China

September 26-28, 2012

Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

Donald Danforth Plant Science Center - St. Louis, MO, United States

Synthetic and systems biology.

September 26-27, 2012

Protein Summit 2012

SEMINAR - ISTA Seminar on Statistics in Seed Testing

Amsterdam, Netherlands

September 26-28, 2012

II Workshop Manejo FitossanitÃ¡rio

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The aim of the seminar is to provide a forum where seed testing professionals can increase there level of understanding of statistical methods/analysis associated with seed testing and to gain confidence in using statistical tools that have been provided by the ISTA Sta...

September 25-27, 2012

Bejo Zaden Open Days 2012

AuditÃ³rio da Faculdade de Agronomia Eliseu Maciel - Pelotas , RS, Brazil

Neste Workshop serÃ£o abordados assuntos atuais sobre problemas fitossanitÃ¡rios na cultura da soja, contemplando temas relacionados ao manejo das principais doenÃ§as, insetos praga e plantas invasoras na cultura, contando com a participaÃ§Ã£o de importantes palestrante...

September 25-29, 2012

Open Days Clause, Nickerson-Zwaan & Vilmorin

Bejo Zaden BV

Warmenhuizen, Netherlands

September 25-28, 2012

HM.Clause S.A.

Dirkshorn , Nord Holland, Netherlands

September 25-27, 2012

Seminis Open Days 2012

Bayer Vegetable Seeds

Enkhuizen, Netherlands

September 25-29, 2012

Open Dagen 2012

COURSE - Germplasm and Genes

Bejo Zaden BV

Warmenhuizen, Netherlands

September 25, 2012 - October 30, 2012

Seed Processing Holland Open Days

University of Nebraska

On the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus or entirely online via the Internet - Lincoln, NE, United States

Course focuses on the importance of creating the necessary genetic variation resources for conventional and modern plant breeding programs.

September 25-28, 2012

Seed Processing Holland BV

Enkhuizen, Netherlands

September 25-27, 2012

Metabomeeting 2012

California Seed Association Mid Year Meeting

Manchester Conference Centre - Manchester , United Kingdom

September 25-26, 2012

2012 EU-PEARLS Congress - BioRubber for Europe in Global Perspective

California Seed Association (CSA) *

The Clement InterContinental Hotel on Cannery Row - Monterey, CA, United States

September 24-25, 2012

Intellectual Property Law in the Middle East

Wageningen, Netherlands

The congress will be an excellent opportunity for research organizations and industry to report and discuss alternative sources of natural rubber, with themes including germplasm collection, breeding, biochemistry and genetics of rubber biosynthesis, agronomy, processin...

September 24-25, 2012

ISTA Workshop on Vigour, Moisture & Tetrazolium Testing

Movenpick Hotel Jumeirah Beach - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

September 24-28, 2012

The 16th International Symposium of the International Society for Tuber & Root Crops (ISTRC) on Root Crops

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Tullamarine, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The aim of the workshop is to both inform participants on vigour, moisture and tetrazolium testing methodology in a range of species but also to provide a forum where questions relating to these methodologies can be discussed.

September 23-28, 2012

10th China Agricultural Trade Fair (CATF 2012)

University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (UNAAB) - Abeokuta , Ogun State, Nigeria

The Roots and Tubers of Development and Climate Change - Tropical roots and tuber crops are essential to meeting global food security needs, improving staple foods of world's poor and creating new opportunities in global food supply.

September 23-30, 2012

16th International Symposium of the International Society for Tropical Root Crops - "The Roots and Tubers of Development and Climate Change"

National Agricultural Exhibition Center - Beijing, China

September 23-28, 2012

European Congress on Biotechnology

University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (UNAAB) - Abeokuta , Ogun, Nigeria

September 23-26, 2012

CIOPORA Conference on Patents and modern PBR in Horticultural Breeding

The Grand Cevahir Hotel & Convention Center - Istanbul, Turkey

September 20-20, 2012

SeminÃ¡rio TemÃ¡tico Agroindustrial de ProduÃ§Ã£o de Sorgo Sacarino para Bioetanol

CIOPORA

Floriade - Venlo, Netherlands

The Agenda of the Conference foresees two sessions, which will shed light onto the most anticipated topics in the field of Intellectual Property Protection for the innovation-based horticultural businesses.

September 20-21, 2012

BIT's 2nd Annual World Congress of Agricultural Biotechnology

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Hotel Stream Palace - RibeirÃ£o Preto, SP, Brazil

September 20-23, 2012

BioSpain 2012 - 6th International Meeting on Biotechnology

World Expo Center - Dalian, China

September 19-21, 2012

Robotics and associated High-technologies and Equipment for Agriculture

Bilbao, Spain

September 19-21, 2012

Natural products and Biocontrol 2012 - International Conference on Biopesticides

Faculty of Agriculture - Pisa, Italy

September 19-21, 2012

Sustainability in the Food Supply Chain Conference

Palais des CongrÃ¨s de Perpignan, Auditorium JC Rolland - Perpignan, France

The congress will cover the whole research about the natural components involved in biocontrol processes.

September 18-20, 2012

10. biannual Conference of the The Genome Research Working Group (AG) of the German Society for Plant Breeding - Plant Genome Research

Kingsway Hall Hotel - London, United Kingdom

Provides an international platform for industry professionals to identify ways to overcome sustainability challenges within the supply chain.

September 18-20, 2012

7th Australasian Soilborne Diseases Symposium

Gesellschaft fÃ¼r PflanzenzÃ¼chtung e.V.

Campus Heide-SÃ¼d of the Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg - Halle, Germany

September 17-20, 2012

WORKSHOP - ISTA Workshop on Germination

The University of Notre Dame - Fremantle, WA, Australia

September 17-19, 2012

57o Curso Diacom: TetrazÃ³lio e Patologia de Sementes

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Canadian Food Inspection Agency seed laboratory - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

This workshop aims at presenting and discussing the principles of the ISTA germination test, seedling evaluations for different species, results calculations and reporting plus aspects of quality management linked to germination testing.

September 17-21, 2012

7th Annual Soy & Grain Trade Summit

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Embrapa Soja - Londrina, Parana, Brazil

September 17-19, 2012

Women in Agribusiness Summit

Hyatt Regency New Orleans - New Orleans, LA, United States

September 16-17, 2012

XVIII Congresso Brasileiro de Sementes

Hyatt Regency - New Orleans, LA, United States

September 16-19, 2012

12th International Symposium on Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms (ISBGMO12)

AssociaÃ§Ã£o Brasileira de Tecnologia de Sementes (ABRATES)

EspaÃ§o de ConvenÃ§oes Centro Sul - FlorianÃ³polis , SC, Brazil

September 16-20, 2012

International Conference on Agricultural & Horticultural Sciences

Millennium Hotel - St Louis, MI, United States

Theme: Considering biosafety in the application of biotechnology to meet the changing needs of agriculture, health and the environment.

September 14-15, 2012

Hyderabad International Convention Center - Hyderabad , India

September 13-13, 2012

3rd Annual BIO India International Conference

Seed Central

University of California Davis, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center - Davis, CA, United States

4:30 to 7:00 PM - Monthly networking event on the 2nd Thursday of the month, with featured speaker Dr. Carl Keen, , Professor of Nutrition & Internal Medicine, UC Davis - Topic: Flavanol-rich foods; an approach to helping maintain good vascular health?

September 12-13, 2012

58. Deutsche Pflanzenschutztagung

Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)

Grand Hyatt Mumbai - Mumbai, India

September 11-14, 2012

9th International Phytotechnology Society (IPS) conference

Julius KÃ¼hn Institut

Technischen UniversitÃ¤t Braunschweig - Braunschweig, Germany

September 11-14, 2012

WORKSHOP - ISTA Workshop on Vigour

Hasselt University - Hasselt, Belgium

This conference will bring together scientists, consultants, designers, engineers, builders, regulators, site owners, and site users to explore phytotechnologies to address current and emerging environmental challenges.

September 11-14, 2012

I Encontro de Produtores de Sementes e Treinamento de ResponsÃ¡veis TÃ©cnicos

20/20 Seeds Labs Inc.

20/20 Seed Labs Inc. - Nisku, Alberta, Canada

Introduction to seed vigour and its importance in crop production - Conductivity test - Controlled deterioration test - Radicle emergence test: development and validation - Accelerated ageing test for soyabeans - Seed vigour and seed treatments - Physiological basis of ...

September 10-13, 2012

Hands-on Workshop on Molecular Biotechnology and Bioinformatics

Santana do Livramento, RS, Brazil

September 10-14, 2012

AG Innovation Showcase - Breeding Scientific Innovations, Harvesting Global Commercial Breakthroughs

Pune, Maharashtra, India

September 10-12, 2012

Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

St. Louis, MO, United States

The premier event where ag venture capitalists and corporate strategics connect. An international platform that facilitates dialog and deal-flow between ag industry leaders, emerging innovators and investors in ag-bio, renewable energy, sustainable materials, food produ...

September 10-11, 2012

CropWorld India 2012

31st International Vegetable Training Course - "Vegetables: From Seed to Table and Beyond"

CropWorld

Hyderabad, India

September 10, 2012 - November 30, 2012

Illinois Pumpkin Field Day 2012

World Vegetable Center

AVRDC - Tainan, Taiwan

Module I: From Seed to Harvest (10 Sept. - 5 Oct. 2012) Module II: From Harvest to Table - (8 Oct. - 2 Nov. 2012) Module III: Vegetables for Sustainable Development - (5 Nov. - 30 Nov. 2012)

September 6-6, 2012

Donau Soja - 4th International Soya Symposium 2012

University of Illinois

University of Illinois Vegetable Crops Research Farm - Champaign, IL, United States

September 5-6, 2012

Asia Fruit Logistica 2012

Odeon Vienna, Vienna Agricultural Exchange - Vienna, Austria

Danube Soya as THE opportunity for a sustainable and GMO-free protein supply for Europe - Soya cultivation brings fresh impulses to agriculture, logistics and infrastructure in the Central and Eastern European (CEE) region - GMO-free production: Success in Austria – pro...

September 5-7, 2012

Fruit Logistica

Hong Kong, China

September 5-5, 2012

Cotton Tour Field Day

XVth EUCARPIA Meeting on Biometrics in Plant Breeding

University of Tennessee

West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center - Jackson, TN, United States

September 5-7, 2012

TRAINING PROGRAM - Phenomics for Tolerance to Stresses

EUCARPIA - European Association for Research on Plant Breeding

UniversitÃ¤t Hohenheim - Hohenheim, Germany

September 4-7, 2012

Barwale Foundation

Barwale Foundation, Barwale Chambers, # 3-6-666, Street No. 10, Himayathnagar - Hyderabad, India

September 4-5, 2012

GMO Free Europe 2012

International Agriculture Congress 2012 - "Transforming Agriculture for Future Harvest"

Brussels, Belgium

September 4-6, 2012

2nd Global Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change

Universiti Putra Malaysia - Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

September 3-7, 2012

5th European Conference of Apidology

Hanoi, Vietnam

September 3-7, 2012

XXVIII o Congresso Brasileiro da CiÃªncia das Plantas Daninha

Auditorium Maximum, Martin-Luther-UniversitÃ¤t Halle-Wittenberg - Halle an der Saale, Germany

The congress is the major European platform for bringing together international scientists with an interest in all aspects of bee biology.

September 3-6, 2012

Society for General Microbiology autumn conference 2012

Centro de ConvenÃ§Ãµes Arquiteto Rubens Gil de Camilo - Campo Grande, MS, Brazil

September 3-4, 2012

WORKSHOP - Commercialization of Biotech Crops; Learning from Asia

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)

The University of Warwick - Warwick, United Kingdom

Recent developments in genetic modification and synthetic biology have created new microbes capable of producing a variety of economically important compounds, some of which are currently only available from natural sources. This symposium features a number of highly in...

September 3-7, 2012

24th EUCARPIA Symposium 2012 - Section Ornamentals: "Ornamental Breeding Worldwide"

International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA)

Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines

The workshop will look at the commercialization pathway from initial target identification all the way through to post commercialization stewardship. A major component of the workshop will be the regulatory environment for both biosafety and food / feed safety and the d...

September 2-5, 2012

Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference (ABIC) 2012

EUCARPIA - European Association for Research on Plant Breeding

Research Institute of Horticulture, Skierniewice - Warsaw, Poland

September 2-6, 2012

FEBS International Workshop on "New Developments in RNA Biology"

Rotorua, New Zealand

The theme will be "Adapting to a Changing World", thus focusing on how agribiotech can help meet the challenges of global environmental, social, and economic change.

September 1-4, 2012

4th Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) Technical Workshop

Hotel Albacora-VillaGale - Tavira, Algarve, Portugal

September 1-4, 2012

Borlaug Global Rust Initiative Technical Workshop

Friendship Hotel - Beijing, China

August 31, 2012 - September 5, 2012

Open Seminar on "Sustainable Agriculture - does it need modern biotech?"

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)

Friendship Hotel - Beijing, China

August 30-30, 2012

XXIII Congreso Panamericano de Semillas

Swedish Seed Trade Association (Svuf)

Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, Drottninggatan 95B - Stockholm, Sweden

The seminar will feature Raoul W. Adamchack and Pamela c. Ronald. the husband and wife authors of the book "Tomorrow's Table".

August 29-30, 2012

2012 Plants as Providers of Fine Chemicals Conference

Fexpocruz - Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Seguridad alimentaria, tratamiento de semillas y propiedad intelectual

August 29-30, 2012

School of Chemistry, Bangor University - Bangor, United Kingdom

August 28-30, 2012

2012 Farm Progress Show

13th International Cereal Rust and Powdery Mildew Conference: "Disease Risk and Food Security"

Boone, IA, United States

August 28, 2012 - September 1, 2012

13th International Cereal Rust and Powdery Mildew Conference: "Disease Risk and Food Security"

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)

Beijing Friendship Hotel - Beijing, China

In conjunction with the 4th Borlaug Global Rust Initiative Technical Workshop, August 31 - September 5

August 28, 2012 - September 1, 2012

Seed Captain Program - Module: Seed Longevity, Drying & Storage

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS)

Beijing Friendship Hotel - Beijing, China

August 27-31, 2012

Curso de ProduÃ§Ã£o de HortaliÃ§as

International Seed Academy

Rhino Research Seed Technology Lab - Phichit, Phitsanulok, Thailand

This module will assess the existing technologies and introduce newer systems as well. Practical sessions will ensure the total understanding of drying systems and their relation to the physiology of the seeds.

August 27-31, 2012

Hands-on Workshop on Molecular Biotechnology and Bioinformatics

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Embrapa HortaliÃ§as - BrasÃlia, DF, Brazil

August 27-31, 2012

PremiÃ¨re confÃ©rence internationale sur les systÃ¨mes de production rizicole biologique

Pune, Maharashtra, India

August 27-30, 2012

International Agronomy Day

Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRAE)

Campus Inra / Montpellier SupAgro, 2, place Pierre Viala - Montpellier , France

August 27-27, 2012

1st International Conference "Organic Rice Farming and Production Systems"

University of Illinois

University of Illinois South Farms - Champaign, IL, United States

August 27-30, 2012

29o Congresso Nacional de Milho e Sorgo

Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRAE)

Montpellier, France

The main objective of the conference is to stimulate and favour exchanges between researchers, stakeholders in the rice production chain and researchers and stakeholders.

August 26-30, 2012

Big Country Wheat Conference

Centro de ConvenÃ§Ã°es do Hotel Majestic - Aguas de Lind1ia , SP, Brazil

August 23-23, 2012

Texas A&M AgriLife

Big Country Hall, Taylor County Exposition Center grounds, 1982 Lytle Way - Abilene, TX, United States

August 21-21, 2012

Sunflower Showcase 2012

XVI RELARE (ReuniÃ£o da Rede de LaboratÃ³rios para a RecomendaÃ§Ã£o, PadronizaÃ§Ã£o e DifusÃ£o de Tecnologia de Inoculantes Microbianos de Interesse AgrÃcola)

National Sunflower Association

Ulysses, KS, United States

This year's Sunflower Showcase will feature presentors and information on the forefront of sunflower production in Kansas.

August 21-22, 2012

COURSE - Self-Pollinated Crop Breeding

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Embrapa Soja - Londrina, PR, Brazil

August 21, 2012 - September 20, 2012

II Curso de Tecnologia PÃ³s-Colheita em Frutas e HortaliÃ§as

University of Nebraska

On the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus or entirely online via the Internet - Lincoln, NE, United States

Course covers the common breeding methods used to improve self-pollinated crops, such as wheat, rice and barley, and the theoretical basis for self-pollinated crop breeding.

August 20-24, 2012

7th Plant Biomechanics International Conference

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Embrapa InstrumentaÃ§Ã£o - Rua XV de Novembro, 1452. Centro - SÃ£o Carlos, SP, Brazil

August 20-24, 2012

12th Congress of the European Society for Agronomy

Centre Diocésain - Clermont-Ferrand, France

August 20-24, 2012

2012 International Conference on the Utilization of Heterosis in Crops (ICUHC)

European Society for Agronomy (ESA)

Helsinki, Finland

August 19-22, 2012

45a. ediÃ§ao do Congresso Brasileiro de Fitopatologia

Xi'an, Shaanxi, China

Theme: Toward a new era of crop heterosis

August 19-23, 2012

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Manaus , AM, Brazil

August 16-16, 2012

56th annual Agronomy Day

University of Illinois

Crop Sciences Research and Education Center - Urbana, IL, United States

August 16-16, 2012

56th annual Agronomy Day

VII SimpÃ³sio Paranaense de PÃ³s-colheita de GrÃ¢os e VI SimpÃ³sio Internacional de GrÃ£os Armazenados

University of Illinois

Crop Sciences Research and Education Center, is located south of the U of I's main Urbana-Champaign campus off of St. Mary's Road on South Wright Street Extended - Urbana-Champaign, IL, United States

Begins at 7 a.m. Field tours depart from the St. Mary's location

August 15-17, 2012

Iowa State University workshop - Seed Corn / Soybean Quality Testing

Londrina, PR, Brazil

August 15-16, 2012

Soybean Management Field Days 2012

Iowa State University

Ames, IA, United States

August 14-17, 2012

VI SimpÃ³sio Nacional do Morango / V Encontro Sobre Pequenas Frutas e Frutas Nativas do Mercosul

University of Nebraska

Lexington, O'Neill, Platte Center & David City, Nebraska, United States

August 14-16, 2012

2nd Course "Applications of biotechnology and its regulation"

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

AuditÃ³rio da Embrapa Clima Temperado - Pelotas, RS, Brazil

August 13-31, 2012

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

August 13-17, 2012

Federal Seed Schools

International Conference on Environment, Agriculture and Food Sciences (ICEAFS'2012)

USDA

USDA AMS Seed Regulatory & Testing Division, 801 Summit Crossing Place, Suite C - Gastonia, NC, United States

The first three and a half days will focus on purity and identification of similar crop and weed species, with emphasis on identification of noxious-weed seeds. Other topics such as the uniform blowing procedure, ryegrass fluorescence, and pure seed definitions will b...

August 11-12, 2012

96th Annual Meeting of The Potato Association of America

Phuket, Thailand

August 11-16, 2012

2012 Illinois Forage Expo

Potato Association of America

Denver, CO, United States

August 10-10, 2012

1Âº Congresso Internacional de Propriedade Intelectual de Santa Maria

Pittsfield, IL, United States

August 8-10, 2012

Curso de Analise de Imagens de Sementes e Plantulas

Santa Maria, RS, Brazil

August 8-10, 2012

WEBINAR - "Testing for Exports" Webinar Series - Part 2

AssociaÃ§Ã£o Brasileira de Tecnologia de Sementes (ABRATES)

ESALQ, Anfiteatro - Piracicaba , SP, Brazil

August 7-7, 2012

All-America Selections' Summer Summit 2012

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online at 10:00 am Central U.S. time - Brookings, SD, United States

August 7-9, 2012

All-America Selections

Marriott - East Lansing, MI, United States

August 7-9, 2012

Ag & Food HR Roundtable

Iowa State University workshop - Seed Corn Conditioning

Holiday Inn and Convention Center - Springdale, Arkansas, United States

August 6-9, 2012

6th International Crop Science Congress

Iowa State University, Seed Science Center

Ames, IA, United States

August 6-10, 2012

2012 Annual Meeting of the National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB)

International Crop Science Society (ICSS) *

Fundaparque Centro de Eventos - Bento Goncalves, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

August 6-8, 2012

American Phytopathological Society, Annual Meeting 2012

Purdue University

University Place Conference Center and Hotel - Indianapolis, IN, United States

“Sustaining life through plant improvement”

August 4-8, 2012

Iowa State University workshop - Gravity Separation

American Phytopathological Society (APS)

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

August 2-2, 2012

WEBINAR - "Testing for Exports" Webinar Series - Part 2

Iowa State University, Seed Science Center

Ames, IA, United States

July 31-31, 2012

Iowa State University workshop - Gravity Separation

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online at 10:00 am Central U.S. time - Brookings, SD, United States

July 31-31, 2012

39a Reuniao de Pesquisa de Soja da Regiao Sul

Iowa State University, Seed Science Center

Ames, IA, United States

July 31, 2012 - August 2, 2012

2012 Annual Conference of the American Society of Horticultural Science (ASHS)

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Embrapa Trigo - Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil

July 31, 2012 - August 3, 2012

U.S. Grains Council's 52nd Annual Board of Delegates Meeting

American Society of Horticultural Science (ASHS)

Miami, Florida, United States

July 30, 2012 - August 1, 2012

FESPB/EPSO Plant Biology Congress 2012

U.S. Grains Council (USGC)

Vancouver, WA, United States

July 29, 2012 - August 3, 2012

European Plant Science Organisation (EPSO)

University of Freiburg - Freiburg, Germany

July 27-27, 2012

Demodag

3rd Annual Meeting of the Global Plant Council

Hazera Benelux

Mts. van der Weijden-Knook, Ukerweg 20 - Emmeloord , Netherlands

Onder het genot van een uitgebreid "hapje en drankje" bent u de gehele dag tot en met de avond welkom. Er is een speciale ontvangst op de infobeurs om 10.00u, 14.00u en 18.00u.

July 27-28, 2012

Curso Internacional sobre ProduÃ§Ã£o SustentÃ¡vel de HortaliÃ§as

European Plant Science Organisation (EPSO)

Freiburg, Germany

July 26, 2012 - August 8, 2012

Resonance Energy Feedstock - 2012 Crop Walk Series

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Embrapa HortaliÃ§as - BrasÃlia, DF, Brazil

July 25, 2012 - August 3, 2012

SYMPOSIUM - Rethinking Soybean Sustainability: Connecting Farm-Level Decisions with Global Marketplace Challenges

Agrisoma Biosciences

Several locations, Southern Saskatchewan and southern Alberta, Canada

Agrisoma is hosting its first annual Crop Walk Series to provide interested growers and industry representative the opportunity to learn more about Resonance carinata, an exciting new crop for the Canadian Prairies.

July 24-24, 2012

39a ReuniÃ¤o de Pesquisa de Soja da RegiÃ¤o Sul

Illinois Soybean Association (ISA)

Union League Club - Chicago, Illinois, United States

Symposium attendees will hear from global experts about how and why sustainability goals are shaping agribusiness strategy in the soybean sector and the industries it touches. Speakers from a mix of thought-leading organizations will address food chain sustainability an...

July 24-26, 2012

Iowa State University workshop - Soybean & Small Grain Seed Conditioning

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Embrapa Trigo - Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil

July 23-26, 2012

2nd International Conference on Asia Agriculture and Animal (ICAAA 2012)

Iowa State University, Seed Science Center

Ames, IA, United States

July 23-24, 2012

Agronomix Software, Training Course

Singapore, Singapore

The aim of the ICAAA conference series is to provide a forum for laying the foundations of a new principled approach to Asia Agriculture and Animal.

July 23-27, 2012

American Association of Seed Control Officials (AASCO)

Agronomix Software, Inc.

Adelaide, SA, Australia

July 22-26, 2012

Association of American Seed Control Officials (AASCO)

Chateau LeMoyne French Quarter Hotel - New Orleans, LA, United States

July 20-24, 2012

Plant Biology 2012

Tobacco and Forage Field Day

American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

Austin, TX, United States

July 19-19, 2012

New Mexico State University' Annual Onion Field Day

University of Tennessee

University of Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center - Greeneville , TN, United States

The first forage tour will discuss establishing cool-season pastures and UT forage variety recommendations, which are based on five years of variety trials. The second forage tour will focus on establishing and maintaining native warm-season grasses

July 18-18, 2012

Biotech Annual Congress 2012 - VI Congreso de la FederaciÃ³n EspaÃ±ola de BiotecnÃ³logos

New Mexico State University

Leyendecker Plant Science Research Center - Las Cruces, NM, United States

July 18-20, 2012

Madrid, Spain

July 17-18, 2012

33rd annual Ag Expo

Iowa State University workshop - Specialty Seed Conditioning

Michigan State University

Farm Lane and Mt. Hope Road - East Lansing, MI, United States

Michigan’s largest outdoor farm show.

July 17-19, 2012

Encontro Internacional do Mofo Branco

Iowa State University, Seed Science Center

Ames, IA, United States

July 16-19, 2012

VII International Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural Crops

Slaviero Convention Center - Ponta Grossa , PR, Brazil

July 16-20, 2012

International Conference on Germplasm of Ornamentals

Forschungsanstalt Geisenheim - Geisenheim, Germany

July 16-20, 2012

7o Curso de Vigor para Semente de Soja

College of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University - Beijing , China

July 16-20, 2012

II SimpÃ³sio Internacional de Oleaginosas EnergÃ©ticas (II SIOE)

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Embrapa Soja - Londrina, ParanÃ¡, Brazil

July 16-19, 2012

V Congresso Brasileiro de Mamona

SESC Centro de Turismo de Guarapari - Guarapari, ES, Brazil

July 16-19, 2012

Canadian Seed Trade Association, 89th Annual Meeting

SESC Centro de Turismo de Guarapari - Guarapari, ES, Brazil

July 15-18, 2012

Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA / ACCS) *

Delta Prince Edward - Charlottetown, PE, Canada

July 14-18, 2012

2012 OFA Short Course

Annual Watermelon and Vegetable Producers Field Day

OFA - The Association of Horticulture Professionals

Greater Columbus Convention Center - Columbus , OH, United States

U.S. horticulture's premier conference and marketplace. One of the largest and considered by many to be the most important industry event.

July 12-12, 2012

Canada's Fruit & Veg Tech X-Change

Clemson University

Clemson University Edisto Research and Education Center - Blackville , SC, United States

July 12-14, 2012

Canada's Fruit & Veg Tech X-Change 2012

St Williams, ON, Canada

July 12-14, 2012

Canada's Fruit & Veg Tech X-Change

St. Williams, Ontario, Canada

July 12-14, 2012

WEBINAR - Managing through the drought

St.Williams, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada

July 11-11, 2012

Herbicide-Resistant Weed Management Field Days

American Society of Agronomy (ASA)

From noon to 1:30 p.m. CT - Online, United States

A panel of experts will discuss drought-related topics, including assessing crops and their condition, management recommendations for various situations, risk management, and insurance. A question and answer session will follow the panel discussion.

July 11-12, 2012

V Curso TeÃ³rico-PrÃ¡tico de FormaÃ§a de Amostradores de Sementes

University of Nebraska

David City, Nebraska, United States

July 11-13, 2012

57Âª ReuniÃ£o TÃ©cnica Anual do Milho (RTAM) e a 40Âª ReuniÃ£o TÃ©cnica Anual do Sorgo

LaboratÃ³rio de AnÃ¡lise de Sementes da UFLA - Lavras, MG, Brazil

July 10-12, 2012

University of Idaho's Canola, Rapeseed & Mustard Field Day

AuditÃ³rio da Fepagro - Porto Alegre, Brazil

July 10-10, 2012

Food Barley Uses Short Course

University of Idaho

Parker Research Farm about 2 miles east of Moscow on the Troy Highway - Moscow , ID, United States

July 10-12, 2012

2012 joint meeting of the North American Alfalfa Improvement Conference (NAAIC) and Trifolium Conference

Northern Crops Institute (NCI)

Fargo, ND, United States

Course will provide comprehensive information on barley from nutrition to functionality, market trends of barley food products, how to outsource barley, and a tour of a barley processing facility.

July 10-13, 2012

13Â° Encontro Nacional de Plantio Direto na Palha

Cornell University - Ithaca, NY, United States

July 9-11, 2012

Iowa State University workshop - Soybean & Small Grain Seed Conditioning

Centro de Eventos da Universidade de Passo Fundo - Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil

July 9-12, 2012

XVIIth Biennial Workshop on the Smuts and Bunts

Iowa State University, Seed Science Center

Ames, IA, United States

July 9-13, 2012

OECD Seed Schemes, Annual Meeting of National Authorities

Shenzhen Silver Lake Resort Hotel - Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

The aim of this workshop is to promote scientific exchange, enhance research capacity and cooperation on smuts and bunts around the world, and discuss regulatory issues. Send completed registration form to: smut2012@163.com

July 9-13, 2012

Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF 2012 Dublin)

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Helsinki,, Finland

Contact: M. Ryan, TAD/COD

July 5-5, 2012

II Encuentro de BiotecnologÃa y Agricultura

Convention Centre - Dublin, Ireland

July 5-5, 2012

9th World Pepper Convention

Escuela Superior Agraria de Coimbra - Coimbra , Portugal

July 5-7, 2012

Palacio de Convenciones - Zacatecas, ZAC, Mexico

July 3-3, 2012

Cereals in Practice 2012

Pflanzenschutztagung des Deutschen Maiskomitees e.V.

James Hutton Institute

Burnside Farm - Stanley , United Kingdom

Cereals in Practice brings variety trials and research together in one place and is aimed at farmers, agronomists, industry and scientists working with cereals. Showcases current research, SAC's wheat and barley variety and management trials and demonstrations and disp...

July 3-4, 2012

23rd International Conference on Aribidopsis Research

Deutsches Maiskomitee e.V.

Mercure Hotel - Offenburg , Germany

Die anschließende Vortragsveranstaltung am 04. Juli widmet sich unter anderem den Pilzkrankheiten, vor allem der Fusariumproblematik im Mais. Daneben stehen aktuelle Fragestellungen zum Pflanzenschutz im Mais auf dem Programm.

July 3-7, 2012

EUROSOIL 2012 - 4th International Congress of the European Confederation of Soil Science Societies (ECSSS)

Hofburg Palace - Vienna, Austria

July 2-6, 2012

XVI International Silage Conference

Bari, Italy

July 2-4, 2012

XVI International Silage Conference

Arts & Congress Center Verkatehdas - Hämeenlinna, Finland

The conference will bring together scientists and experts from all over the world to present and discuss cutting edge advances in all major areas of silage research.

July 2-4, 2012

II International Symposium on Horticulture in Europe - SHE2012

MTT Agrifood Research Finland

Arts & Congress Center Verkatehdas - Hämeenlinna, Finland

The conference will bring together scientists and experts from all over the world to present and discuss cutting edge advances in all major areas of silage research.

July 1-5, 2012

Plant and Canopy Architecture Impact on Disease Epidemiology and Pest Development

Agro Campus Ouest - Angers, France

July 1-6, 2012

6th International Symposium on Seed, Transplant and Stand Establishment of Horticultural Crops: Sowing the Future of Tropical Horticulture (SEST 2012) - VI SimpÃ³sio Internacional de Sementes, Mudas e Estabelecimento de HortaliÃ§as (SEST 2012)

Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRAE)

Agrocampus Ouest Institute for Life, Food and Horticultural Sciences and Landscaping - Rennes, France

July 1-5, 2012

2012 2nd International Conference on Environmental and Agriculture Engineering (ICEAE 2012)

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Royal Tulip BrasÃlia Alvorada - Brasilia, Brazil

June 29-30, 2012

Purdue Extension' 2012 Weed Day program

Jeju Island, Korea

The aim of the ICEAE conference series is to provide a forum for laying the foundations of a new principled approach to Environmental and Agriculture Engineering.

June 28-28, 2012

Congreso Internacional de Seguridad Alimentaria

Purdue University

Throckmorton Purdue Agricultural Center - Lafayette, IN, United States

June 28-29, 2012

3rd Nordic Feed Science Conference - "Crop Cultivation and Feeding Value"

Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Complutense - Madrid, Spain

June 28-29, 2012

Iowa State University workshop - Seed Treatment

Ultuna Campus of SLU, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences - Uppsala, Sweden

Crop cultivation and its impact on feeding value, hazards in connection to endogenous toxins in plants, statistical methods relevant to crop and animal experiments, mathematical models for feed evaluation, metabolic and production responses to dietary inputs, analytical...

June 27-28, 2012

3rd Annual Produce Research Symposium

Iowa State University, Seed Science Center

Ames, IA, United States

June 27-27, 2012

University of California, Davis

Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, University of California - Davis, CA, United States

June 27-29, 2012

Öga

17th International Nitrogen Workshop

Oeschberg - Koppigen , Switzerland

Die grösste Fachmesse der Grünen Branche in der Schweiz

June 26-29, 2012

ISRR 2012 Roots to the Future

TEAGASC - Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

Wexford Opera House - Wexford , Ireland

Focus: innovative solutions for the sustainable use of nitrogen resources in farming

June 26-29, 2012

PMA Australia & New Zealand Fresh Connections Conference and Trade Show

Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee - Dundee , United Kingdom

June 26-28, 2012

PMA Fresh Connections Conference and Trade Show

Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre - Melbourne, Australia

June 26-28, 2012

Agriculture Investment Summit Europe 2012

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre - Melbourne, Australia

June 26-28, 2012

ISF World Seed Congress 2012

The Royal Garden Hotel - London, United Kingdom

Designed to bring investors and agriculture businesses together to find ways of bringing innovation into practice and building an agriculture sector that is efficient, sustainable, and ready to take advantage of the growth opportunity that sits on its doorstep.

June 26-28, 2012

IDEAg Interconnectivity Conference

International Seed Federation (ISF)*

Windsor Bara Hotel, Barra da Tijuca & Windsor Barra Convention Center - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Date change announced by ISF on October 27, 2011.

June 25-27, 2012

Plant sciences for sustainable crop production: strengthening partnerships between Europe and developing countries

Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino - Altoona, IA, United States

June 25-27, 2012

FAO-EPSO Workshop on Plant Sciences for Sustainable Crop Production: Strengthening Partnerships between Europe and Developing Countries

CIRAD

Rome, Italy

June 25-27, 2012

European Plant Science Organisation (EPSO)

FAO Headquarters - Rome, Italy

The Workshop focus is on increasing scientific collaboration between European and Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Universities/Research Institutions and Universities/National Agronomic Research Organizations (NAROs).

June 25-28, 2012

Metabolomics 2012

BIO International Convention

Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel - Washington , DC, United States

A program full of practical workshops and parallel sessions covering the broad range of biological and technological metabolomics topics as well as provide rich opportunities for networking

June 25-28, 2012

39a Reuniao de Pesquisa de Soja da Regiao Sul

Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

June 24-26, 2012

Annual Meeting of the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA)

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Embrapa Trigo - Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil

June 24-27, 2012

Plant Breeding for Drought Tolerance Symposium

Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA) *

Sun Valley Resort - Sun Valley, ID, United States

June 21-22, 2012

6Âº Curso de AtualizaÃ§Ã£o em Fitossanidade e Tecnologia de AplicaÃ§Ã£o

Colorado State University

Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO, United States

June 20-22, 2012

Canada's Farm Progress Show

AuditÃ³rio do SESC - Santa Maria, RS, Brazil

June 20-22, 2012

2012 University of Illinois Weed Science Field Day

Regina, SK, Canada

June 20-20, 2012

ASTA 129th Annual Convention

University of Illinois

University of Illinois Crop Sciences Research and Education Center, located immediately south of the main campus - Champaign, IL, United States

June 20-23, 2012

American Seed Trade Association (ASTA)*

Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center - National Harbor, MD, United States

June 19-21, 2012

DLG-Feldtage 2012:

10th Annual Environmental and Conservation Seed Workshop

Gemeinschaftsfonds Saatgetreide (GFS) *

Gelände des Internatio-nalen DLG-Pflanzenbauzentrums - Bernburg-Strenzfeld, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany

June 19-19, 2012

Iowa State University workshop - Seed Corn Conditioning

American Seed Trade Association (ASTA)*

USDA headquarters - Beltsville, MD, United States

June 18-21, 2012

BIO International Convention 2012

Iowa State University, Seed Science Center

Ames, IA, United States

June 18-21, 2012

International Course on Seed Physiology and Technology

Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)

Boston Convention & Exhibition Center - Boston, MA, United States

June 18-22, 2012

Plant Variety Protection Course

Breedwise BV

Wageningen,, Netherlands

The course presents the scientific background for seed production, seed quality control and seed treatments. It also provides an overview of the latest new developments in seed research and seed handling.

June 18-29, 2012

V Congresso Brasileiro da Mamona II Simposio Internacional de Oleaginosas EnergÃ©ticas (II SIOE)

International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV)

Naktuinbouw - Wageningen, Netherlands

The course aims at facilitating the introduction and practical implementation of Plant Breeders' Rights (Plant Variety Protection) in countries where legislation on this matter is being developed or has recently been passed.

June 16-19, 2012

WEBINAR - Discussion of the Canadian variety registration system of the Prairie Grain Development Committee

Guarapari , Espirito Santo, Brazil

June 14-14, 2012

XI RBMP - Reunion de BiologÃa Molecular de Plantas 2012

Canadian Grain Commission (CGC)

Online at at 2:00 pm CDT - Winnipeg, MB, Canada

This webinar will focus on the variety registration for wheat and will help answer many questions about how this process works in Western Canada, who is involved and how producers, grain industry and customers benefit.

June 14-16, 2012

Indiana Seed Trade Association Day at Purdue University

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientÃficas de EspaÃ±a (CSIC)

Parador de Segovia - Segovia, Spain

June 14-14, 2012

17th Scientific Colloquium of the European Food Safety Authority

Indiana Seed Trade Association (ISTA)

Beck Agriculture Center, 4540 U.S. 52 West - West Lafayette, IN, United States

June 14-15, 2012

European Union - European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

Parma, Italy

International experts will be gathering for an open scientific debate on low dose response in toxicology and risk assessment, to discuss current challenges and to identify ways of further enhancing the process of risk assessment in the European Union.

June 14-14, 2012

Cereals - The arable event

Seed Central

Hatnell College, Alisal Campus (5:00 to 7:30 pm) - Salinas, CA, United States

Monthly networking event on the 2nd Thursday of the month, with featured speaker. Topic: Food safety

June 13-14, 2012

Boothby Graffoe, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Cereals is the leading technical event for the UK arable industry with over 64ha of stands and live demonstrations including Crop Plots, Working Cultivations, Sprays and Sprayers, Post-Harvest Technology, Business Area, Potatoes and Renewables.

June 13-14, 2012

Cereals 2012

New developments in food science: realising the potential of 'omics' technologies

Boothby Graffoe, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

June 13-15, 2012

I Congreso en Investigacion e Innovacion en Ciencia y Tecnologia de Alimentos (IICTA 2012)

The Lakeside Conference Centre, Sand Hutton - York, United Kingdom

International speakers will present work demonstrating the step changes that 'omics' technologies are set to deliver in their respective sectors. The event will also host a state-of-the art exhibition focussed on 'omics' technologies.

June 13-15, 2012

IICTA 2012 - I Congreso en Investigacion e Innovacion en Ciencia y Tecnologia de Alimentos

Centro de Convenciones CAFAM Sede Floresta - Bogota, Colombia

June 13-15, 2012

15th International Congress on Infectious Diseases (ICID)

Centro de Convenciones CAFAM Sede Floresta - Bogota, Colombia

June 13-16, 2012

International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID)

Bangkok, Thailand

June 12-15, 2012

Flower Trials

Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH

Oranjesluisweg 6 - Maasdijk , Netherlands

June 12-15, 2012

FlowerTrials 2012

Held in 3 regions: Aalsmeer and Westland, The Netherlands + Rheinland-Westfalen in Germany - Aalsmeer, Netherlands

35 companies will take part.

June 12-14, 2012

30th ISTA Seed Symposium

2012 AgGateway Mid-Year Committees, Conferences & Projects Meeting

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Antalya, Turkey

The overall theme of the symposium will be: "Evaluation of seed quality: a key step in exploiting the benefits of plant breeding and genetic conservation"

June 12-14, 2012

24th annual meeting of the National Agricultural Biotechnology Council

AgGateway

John Deere facility - Johnston, IA, United States

June 11-13, 2012

Gemeinsame Tagung der AG ZÃ¼chtung im DMK und der Gesellschaft fÃ¼r PflanzenzÃ¼chtung

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR, United States

Theme: Water sustainability in agriculture

June 11-12, 2012

Gemeinsame Tagung der AG ZÃ¼chtung im Deutschen Maiskomitee e.V. und der Gesellschaft fÃ¼r PflanzenzÃ¼chtung

Gesellschaft fÃ¼r PflanzenzÃ¼chtung e.V.

UniversitÃ¤t Hohenheim - Hohenheim, Germany

Aktuelle Zuchtziele im Mais, genetische und biologische Ressourcen im Mais, Kartierung und genetische Karten bei Mais, genomische Selektion und Vorhersagen bei Mais

June 11-12, 2012

Seed Business 101 Field Crops

Hohenheim, Germany

Themenkomplexe: aktuelle Zuchtziele im Mais, genetische und biologische Ressourcen im Mais, Kartierung und genetische Karten bei Mais, genomische Selektion und Vorhersagen bei Mais

June 11-15, 2012

COURSE & SYMPOSIUM - Plant Breeding for Drought Tolerance

Seed Biotechnology Centre at UC Davis

Minneapolis, MN, United States

One week course designed to expose the participants to the five functional areas of a seed company. During each of the 4 case studies, participants assume a different functional responsibility within the company.

June 11-22, 2012

Seed Business 101 Field Crops

University of Nebraska

Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO, United States

Researchers at Colorado State University are offering a 3-credit course targeted to graduate students in the plant sciences, as well as to professionals in the public and private sectors.

June 11-15, 2012

VI Congresso Brasileiro de Soja (CBSoja)

Seed Biotechnology Centre at UC Davis

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

One week course designed to expose the participants to the five functional areas of a seed company (R&D, production, operations, sales and marketing and administration). By creating a virtual seed company and case studies for each functional area, the course content is...

June 11-14, 2012

ISTA Seminar on New developments and technologies in seed testing

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Centro de Eventos do Pantanal - Cuiabá , MT, Brazil

No VI CBSoja serão debatidos assuntos como cenários de insumos agrícolas; mudanças climáticas; manejo de pragas, doenças e plantas daninhas; melhoramento genético, armazenagem de grãos, integração lavoura-pecuária e floresta; produtividade com sustentabilidade, entre ou...

June 11-11, 2012

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) Annual Meeting 2012

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Venlo, Netherlands

June 11-14, 2012

Oregon Seed Trade Association, Summer Meeting

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

On the premises of the World Horticultural Expo, Floriade 2012 - Venlo, Netherlands

The aim of the meeting is to discuss and decide on proposals for changes to the ISTA International Rules of Seed Testing, and business items of the Association, with the international participation of ISTA delegates and representatives from both the seed industry and go...

June 10-12, 2012

10th World Processing Tomato Congress & 12th ISHS Symposium on the Processing Tomato

Oregon Seed Association

Sunriver Resort - Sunriver, OR, United States

June 9-11, 2012

World Processing Tomato Council

Grand Hyatt Hotel - Beijing, China

Topics: vigorous emerging markets, the world and chinese agricultural developments, challenges to the world processing tomato industry, new tomato planting techniques, new tomato processing technology, regional processing tomato industry, research on tomato nutrition.

June 9-9, 2012

ISTA Variety Workshop

10th World Processing Tomato Congress & 12th ISHS Symposium on the Processing Tomato

Naktuinbouw

Naktuinbouw - Roelofarendsveen, Netherlands

June 9-11, 2012

Measuring response to food: phenotyping tools and targets

International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS)

Grand Hyatt Hotel - Beijing, China

Theme -- Tomato processing & emerging markets

June 8-9, 2012

University of California, Davis

University of California, Davis - Davis, CA, United States

June 7-8, 2012

Sustainable Foods Summit

IGC Grains Conference 2012

Amsterdam , Netherlands

June 7-7, 2012

Iowa State University workshop - Color Sorting - Satake

Queen Elizabeth II Conference Center - London, United Kingdom

Will feature a wide-ranging and informative programme covering key grains and oilseeds issues.

June 6-7, 2012

COURSE - Seed Regulation, Quality Assurance & Certification

Iowa State University, Seed Science Center

Ames, IA, United States

June 6-8, 2012

ISTA Workshop on Flower Seed Testing

Barwale Foundation

Barwale Foundation, Barwale Chambers, Research and Training Institute - Hyderabad, AP, India

June 6-9, 2012

V Encontro TÃ©cnico sobre Culturas de Inverno

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Naktuinbouw - Roelofarendsveen, Netherlands

June 5-5, 2012

2nd edition of the Plant Intercluster Meeting

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

AuditÃ³rio do Campus I da UCS - Vacaria, RS, Brazil

June 5-6, 2012

CongrÃ©s de la SociÃ©tÃ© FranÃ§aise de Phytopathologie 2012 - 8th Congress of the French Phytopathological Society

Santarem, Portugal

June 5-8, 2012

SHORT COURSE - Marker-Assisted Plant Breeding

AgroParisTech (Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences) - Paris, France

Several topics will be developped: mecanisms of plant-microbe interactions, plant defense, virulence and symbiotic processes, epidemiology of plant disease, plant pathogen detection and disease control.

June 5-8, 2012

Iowa State University workshop - Color Sorting - Satake

University of Minnesota - Minneapolis / St. Paul, MN, United States

This non‐credit short course will focus on principles, concepts, and practices regarding the use of molecular markers to improve quantitative traits in plants. The course will include both theory and hands‐on computer sessions in an active‐learning for...

June 4-5, 2012

18th International Conference for Renewable Resources and Plant Biotechnology - NAROSSA

Iowa State University

Ames, IA, United States

June 4-5, 2012

2012 Corn Utilization and Technology Conference: "Back to the Grind"

Magdeburg, Germany

June 4-6, 2012

World Congress on In Vitro Biology

National Corn Growers Association (NCGA)

Westin Indianapolis Hotel - Indianapolis, IN, United States

Will feature the cutting-edge technologies and new uses that continually improve and dynamically change the corn industry. Will debut a third tier of presentation options offering participants the opportunity to hear the latest on mycotoxin research.

June 3-7, 2012

Biotechnology Investment Forum 2012

Bellevue, WA, United States

May 30-30, 2012

2012 World Potato Congress

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)

Babraham Research Campus - Cambridge, United Kingdom

May 27-30, 2012

VIII Semana do Alimento Organico

World Potato Congress

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

'Think global. Win local' - focusing on key global issues, but also translating them into practical actions relevant wherever potatoes are produced or consumed.

May 26, 2012 - June 2, 2012

Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan improvement workshop

Pelotas, RS, Brazil

May 24-25, 2012

Texas A&M AgriLife

Campus of Texas A&M University - College Station, TX, United States

May 23-24, 2012

6th AVRDC-APSA Workshop

World Vegetable Center

AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center headquarters - Shanhua, Taiwan

May 23-24, 2012

Salon de l'Herbe

The 2nd Kiel Food Science Symposium

Nouvoitou, France

Démonstrations dynamiques, parcelles d’essais, collections fourragères…, le Salon de l’herbe privilégie la diffusion d’informations concrètes, directement exploitables pour l’éleveur. Cet événement rassemble les spécialistes nationaux à la fois des fournisseurs et des o...

May 22-23, 2012

Iowa State University workshop - Commercial Popcorn Conditioning

Max Rubner-Institut - Kiel, Germany

The aim of this international symposium is to offer a scientific platform for representatives from academia, industry, food authorities and policy, to stimulate the presentation of up-to-date research activities, to obtain information on new developments and to exchange...

May 22-24, 2012

Kiel Food Science Symposium 2012 - Functional Food and Food Safety

Iowa State University

Ames, IA, United States

May 22-23, 2012

CropWorld South America 2012

Max Rubner-Institut - Kiel, Germany

May 22-23, 2012

64th International Symposium on Crop Protection

CropWorld

Amcham Business Center - Sao Paulo, Brazil

May 22-22, 2012

9th Master Class in Seed Technology

University of Ghent

Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653 - Ghent, Belgium

The Symposium will focus on new developments in all aspects of crop protection.

May 21-24, 2012

19th EUCARPIA General Congress: "Plant Breeding for Future Generations"

Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen University - Wageningen, Netherlands

May 21-24, 2012

2012 AOSA-SCST Annual Meeting

EUCARPIA - European Association for Research on Plant Breeding

Hungarian Academy of Sciences - Budapest, Hungary

Plant breeding in Europe and future challenges; The (integrated) role of PBR and IP in future varieties; Gene bank collections and their contribution to new germplasm development; Genomic exploration of crop diversity; Whole genome sequencing and its potential for plant...

May 20-24, 2012

Society of Commercial Seed Technologists (SCST) *

Des Moines, IA, United States

May 15-15, 2012

Congreso MAIZAR 2012

Hotel Four Seasons - Buenos Aires , Argentina

May 15-19, 2012

AgrobrasÃlia 2012

University of Kentucky Wheat Field Day

Brasilia , DF, Brazil

May 15-15, 2012

Agritech Israel 2012 - The 18th International Agricultural Exhibition

University of Kentucky

UK Research Farm, 1134 Hopkinsville St. - Princeton, KY, United States

May 15-17, 2012

FAO Regional Conference for the Near East

Tel Aviv, Israel

May 14-18, 2012

International Conference and Exhibition on Biosensors & Bioelectronics

Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Rome, Italy

Food security, food losses and climate change to be discussed

May 14-16, 2012

2012 International Conference on Biocontainment Facilities

Embassy Suites Las Vegas - Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Will provide a forum for accessing to the most up-to-date and authoritative knowledge from both commercial and academic worlds, sharing best practices.

May 14-15, 2012

COURSE - Rice: Research to production

The Gaylord - National Harbor, MD, United States

May 14, 2012 - June 1, 2012

National Summit on Strategies to Manage Herbicide-Resistant Weeds

International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)

Manila, Philippines

Will provide the participants with: (a) an understanding of the basics of rice production in Asia; (b) familiarity with the germplasm collection at IRRI and current issues related to germplasm exchange and intellectual property rights; (c) an appreciation of the researc...

May 10-10, 2012

National Summit on the Management of Herbicide-Resistant Weeds

Jack Morton Auditorium, Media and Public Affairs Building, George Washington University, 805 21st Street NW - Washington, DC, United States

An NRC committee will organize a one-day, open national summit of weed scientists, agronomists, and ecologists, along with representatives of federal and state research and regulatory agencies, the crop protection industry, and agricultural producers, to consider a coor...

May 10-10, 2012

George Washington University - Washington, DC, United States

May 10-10, 2012

2012 AUSVEG National Convention

Seed Central

University of California Davis, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center (5:00 to 7:30 pm) - Davis, CA, United States

Monthly networking event with featured speaker Dr. Luca Comai, Professor, UC Davis Genome Center, Department of Plant Biology, College of Biological Sciences

May 10-12, 2012

Towards a sustainable bio-based society: aligning scientific and societal agendas for bio-innovation

Australian Vegetable Growers Federation (AUSVEG)

Wrest Point Hotel Casino - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

May 9-11, 2012

SANSOR Annual Congress 2012

European Science Foundation (ESF)

Pakhuis De Zwijger - Amsterdam, Netherlands

May 9-10, 2012

South African National Seed Organisation (SANSOR)

Irene Country Lodge - Irene, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

An official congress notice will be sent to all concerned in February 2012

May 9-11, 2012

Horti Asia 2012

Bankgkok International Trade & Exhibition Center (BITEC) - Bangkok, Thailand

International tradeshow for horticultural and floricultural production and processing technology,

May 7-11, 2012

Seed Quality Workshop

2012 Agricultural Machinery Conference

SGS North America, Inc.*

Brookings, SD, United States

This rare training opportunity is appropriate for Quality Assurance personnel, seed technologists, those sitting for technologist exams, companies shipping internationally, and others who are interested in seed testing analysis.

May 7-9, 2012

Seed Trade Association of Arizona, Annual Convention

Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center - Waterloo, IA, United States

May 3-4, 2012

AGRARIA International Trade Show of Agriculture, Food Industry and Animal Breeding

Seed Trade Association of Arizona

Hilton El Conquistador - Tucson, AZ, United States

May 2-6, 2012

WORKSHOP - Advanced Breeding Programmes for Sustainable Crop and Livestock Production

Cluj-Napoca , Transylvanian , Romania

May 2-2, 2012

California Seed Association's Seed Industry Conference

The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh - Edinburgh , United Kingdom

The past five years have seen an unprecedented revolution in the tools available to researchers in genetics and genomics. Recent advances in high-throughput analysis technologies have the potential to transform animal and plant breeding.

May 2-2, 2012

World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology and Bioprocessing

California Seed Association (CSA) *

Modesto, CA, United States

April 29, 2012 - May 2, 2012

International Symposium on Biotechnology and other Omics in Vegetable Science

Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)

Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center - Orlando, Florida, United States

World's largest industrial biotechnology event for business leaders, investors and policy makers in biofuels, biobased products, and renewable chemicals.

April 29, 2012 - May 2, 2012

Salon International de l'Agriculture au Maroc (SIAM)

Rixos Downtown Antalya Hotel - Antalya,, Turkey

April 25-29, 2012

Annual EBI Biofuels Law and Regulation Conference 2012 - "Focusing in on the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2)"

Bassin de l'Agdal : Sahrij Souani Ville Ancienne - Meknes, Morocco

April 25-25, 2012

Regional Course on Research Management for Executives

University of Illinois I-Hotel - Champaign, IL, United States

April 25-27, 2012

Curso Internacional de Sementes: fisiologia e produÃ§Ã°o

SEAMEO SEARCA Biotechnology Information Center

SEARCA - Los Banos, Philippines

April 24-26, 2012

56o Curso Diacom: TetrazÃ³lio e Patologia de Sementes

FundaÃ§Ã£o de Estudos e Pesquisas AgrÃcolas e Florestais Ltda. (Fepaf)

Fazenda Experimental Lageado - Botucatu , SP, Brazil

April 23-27, 2012

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Embrapa Soja - Londrina, Parana, Brazil

April 23-23, 2012

Wheat Field Day

Texas A&M AgriLife

Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 1619 Garner Field Rd - Uvalde, TX, United States

April 23-27, 2012

Federal Seed Schools

AOSA Seed Analyst: Germination Short Course

USDA

USDA AMS Seed Regulatory & Testing Division, 801 Summit Crossing Place, Suite C - Gastonia, NC, United States

April 23-26, 2012

Iowa State University, Seed Science Center

Iowa State University Seed Science Center - Ames, IA, United States

Germination week explores the processes involved in seed germination, AOSA & ISTA Rules, seedling evaluation, seed dormancy, vigor, seed longevity and deterioration, tetrazolium (TZ) testing, testing for biotech traits, and other special tests. One full day is dedicat T...

April 23-27, 2012

Hannover Messe

3. PflanzenzÃ¼chtungstag des Deutschen Bauernverbandes

Hannover, Germany

April 23-23, 2012

CIOPORA Annual General Meeting 2012

Deutscher Bauernverband

Haus der Land- und ErnÃ¤hrungswirtschaft, Claire-Waldoff-Str. 7 (ab 11.00 Uhr) - Berlin, Germany

Der diesjÃ¤hrige PflanzenzÃ¼chtungstag setzt Schwerpunkte in den Themenbereichen Nachwachsende Rohstoffe sowie Zuchtziele und -methoden.

April 23-27, 2012

11th Gatersleben Research Conference. "Chromosome Biology, Genome Evolution and Speciation"

CIOPORA

Palms Hotel - Miami Beach, FL, United States

April 23-25, 2012

SOLIBAM Stakeholder Congress - Shaping the future of agriculture: the role of diversity in low-input and organic cropping systems

Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK Gatersleben)

Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research - Gatersleben, Germany

April 19-20, 2012

San Nilo Abbey - Grottaferrata, Rome, Italy

April 18-20, 2012

XXVII Expo Agro AlmerÃa

Palacio De Exposiciones Y Congresos - Almeria , Spain

April 18-18, 2012

BIGMAP Symposium 2012

Iowa State University

Gateway Hotel - Ames, IA, United States

April 18-19, 2012

UK PlantSci 2012

1st SOLIBAM Stakeholders Congress

UK Plant Sciences Federation

John Innes Centre - Norwich, United Kingdom

Inaugural conference of the UK Plant Sciences Federation. For all those interested and working in the in plant science sector e.g. cell biologists, industrialists, physiologists, ecologists, plant breeders, soil scientists and agriculturists.

April 18-19, 2012

Next Generation Sequencing in Arabidopsis Research Workshop

Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRAE)

Rome, Italy

Themes: Greening of agriculture; Climate change, what challenges for breeding and agriculture? Cropping systems of the future; Seeds and sustainable use of plant genetic resources

April 17-17, 2012

6th European Organic Congress

Earlham Institute

Norwich, United Kingdom

April 17-18, 2012

X International Symposium on Plant Biotechnology

Agrow *

Copenhagen, Denmark

6th European Organic Congress Smart change - towards a sustainable CAP Organic and high nature value farming shaping future food systems

April 17-19, 2012

52nd annual meeting of the Caribbean Division of the American Phytopathological Society

Hotel Barcelo Cayo Santa Maria Beach & Colonial Resort - Jardines del Rey archipelago, Cuba

April 16-17, 2012

AOSA Seed Analyst: Purity Short Course

American Phytopathological Society (APS)

South Padre Island, TX, United States

April 16-19, 2012

SHORT COURSE - Contemporary approaches to genetic resources conservation and use

Iowa State University, Seed Science Center

Iowa State University Seed Science Center - Ames, IA, United States

Purity week consists of lecture and laboratory practice on seed structure, seed identification, purity analysis, sampling and dividing, seed laws, and tolerances. Attendees will conduct purity analyses and perform seed identification separations on at least 10 different...

April 16, 2012 - May 22, 2012

1st Annual Cornell University Graduate Student Plant Breeding Symposium

Wageningen University & Research

Wagenigen University - Wageningen, Netherlands

Reinforcing capacities to manage genetic resources conservation programmes more efficiently; understand policies and their impact at the national and institutional level; use of participatory and adaptive management approaches; apply integrated approaches towards crop i...

April 13-13, 2012

Seed Central BRAINSTORMING

Cornell University

Cornell University Mann Library - Ithaca, NY, United States

"Wild and forgotten: conservation, characterization and utilization of orphan crops and wild relatives"

April 12-12, 2012

Seed Central

University of California Davis, Plant & Environmental Sciences Building, Room 3001 (3:00 - 4:30 pm) - Davis, CA, United States

Special brainstorming session, open to all. Topic: The Collaborative Research Lab project.

April 12-12, 2012

Seed Central SCIENCE

Seed Central

University of California, Davis - Plant & Environmental Sciences Building, Room 3001 (1:00 - 3:15) - Davis, CA, United States

Topic: to be announced Speakers: to be announced

April 12-12, 2012

SEMINAR - Intellectual Property Rights

Seed Central

University of California Davis, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center (5:00 to 7:30 pm) - Davis, CA, United States

Monthly networking event with featured speaker Dr. Roberta Cook, UC Cooperative Extension Specialist and Lecturer, Food Distribution, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Marketing

April 11-11, 2012

VII Encontro da Rede de Pesquisa, Desenvolvimento e InovaÃ§ao em BiocombustÃveis de Minas Gerais

801 R Street, Suite 201 - Fresno, CA, United States

An opportunity to learn about the basics of intellectual property rights (IPR) protection and enforcement and U.S. government resources available to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) protect and enforce their IPR at home and abroad.

April 11-13, 2012

Flowers & HorTech Ukraine & CIS 2012 - 7th International Exhibition for Flower Business, Horticulture,

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Embrapa Milho e Sorgo - Lagoas, MG, Brazil

April 11-13, 2012

Curso de Controle BiolÃ³gico de Pragas

International Exhibition Center - Kiew, Ukraine

April 9-20, 2012

WEBINAR - Vigor Test - Stressing Low Vigor Seeds

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

April 5-5, 2012

XXXII ReuniÃ¤o da ComissÃ¤o Brasileira de Pesquisa de Aveia

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online at 10:00 am Central U.S. time - Brookings, SD, United States

Concepts of vigor testing to be covered are: Accelerated Aging, Electrical Conductivity, Saturated Salt Accelerated Aging and an in depth comparison cold test methods including box, rolled towel, tray and saturated colds plus a discussion on use of check samples and exp...

April 3-5, 2012

CURSO - Calidad de semillas y cÃ³mo podemos evaluarlas

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Embrapa Trigo - Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil

March 30-30, 2012

Holiday Inn Express - Rosario, Argentina

March 29-30, 2012

WEBINAR - Vigor Test - Stressing Low Vigor Seeds

March 29-29, 2012

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online at 10:00 am Central U.S. time - Brookings, SD, United States

March 29-30, 2012

64th Flax Institute

Eagle Genomics' 2nd symposium: "The Next 10 Years of Genome Content Management"

Doublewood Inn - Fargo, ND, United States

March 29-29, 2012

Eagle Genomics' 2nd symposium: "The Next 10 Years of Genome Content Management"

Eagle Genomics Ltd.

Babraham Research Campus - Cambridge , United Kingdom

The focus will be on analysing and annotating large volumes of data to turn it into information, and presenting that information to the end user to enable hypotheses to be made and theories proposed.

March 29-29, 2012

Jornada de ProducciÃ³n y Calidad de Semillas Forrajeras

Eagle Genomics Ltd.

Babraham Research Campus - Cambridge , United Kingdom

This one-day symposium will hear from various experts from industry and academia on how they are applying the principles of genome content management to their own data sets. The focus will be on analysing and annotating large volumes of data to turn it into information,...

March 28-28, 2012

26th Meeting of the Working Group on the Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology

Universidad Nacional del Sur

Auditorio CÃ¡mara Arbitral de Cereales de BahÃa Blanca - Bahia Blanca, Argentina

March 28-30, 2012

Cereal Foliar Disease Management Workshop for Advisers

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

OECD - Paris, France

March 28-29, 2012

Sitzung des DBV-Fachausschusses fÃ¼r Saatgutfragen

Perth, Australia

March 28-28, 2012

7th International IPM Symposium: "IPM on the World Stage-Solutions for Global Pest Challenges"

Deutscher Bauernverband

Berlin, Germany

March 27-29, 2012

CropWorld North America 2012

Memphis Cook Convention Center - Memphis, TN, United States

Symposium sessions will address Integrated Pest Management (IPM) across disciplines, internationally, in the market place, agricultural, structural community settings, horticultural, and natural environments.

March 27-28, 2012

Cereal Foliar Disease Management Workshop

Hilton Charlotte Center City - Charlotte, NC, United States

Regulatory developments and their impact on the crop protection industry - Food security - Water shortages and irrigation challenge - The GM crop market and the hurdles that need to be overcome - Outlook for the North American crop production industry in 2012 and 2013

March 26-27, 2012

Minia International Conference for Agriculture and Irrigation in the Nile Basin Countries

Meridien Hotel - North Adelaide, SA, Australia

March 26-29, 2012

Minia University Center for Arts and Letters, Minia University - El-Minia, Egypt

March 25-29, 2012

Spring Trials 2012

PlantHaven International, Inc.

GroLink, 4107 West Gonzales Road - Oxnard, CA, United States

March 25-27, 2012

Fresh Produce India

ITC Maratha - Mumbai, India

March 25-27, 2012

Fresh Produce India 2012

Benary's California Spring Trials

ITC Maratha - Mumbai, India

March 24-30, 2012

WEBINAR - Seed Moisture Testing

Ernst Benary of America, Inc.

2627 Ramona Drive - Vista, CA, United States

March 22-22, 2012

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online at 10:00 AM Central U.S. time - Brookings, SD, United States

Our webinar covers the principles of moisture determination and the instruments used to determine seed moisture. Accurate seed moisture measurements are essential throughout seed production harvest and storage.

March 22-22, 2012

WEBINAR - Mix Tank 2.0

31st International Cotton Conference

Precision Laboratories

Online at 10:00 a.m. central U.S. time - Waukegan, IL, United States

Please join us for a 25-minute webinar as Precision Laboratories unveils a major update to their award-winning Mix Tank app. Overview of the app's enhanced capabilities for agricultural applicators.

March 21-24, 2012

ISTA Workshop on Seed Sampling of Agricultural Seeds

Bremen, Germany

March 20-23, 2012

Flowers & HorTech Poland 2012 - Polish International Exhibition for Flower Business

International Seed Testing Association (ISTA)*

Chisinau, Moldova

Lectures on principles of sampling, ISTA Handbook on Seed Sampling, training aspects for samplers, audit elements licensed samplers. Practical work: Sampling of cereals and other species in bags, big bags and boxes. Further species of interest asked for by participants ...

March 20-22, 2012

Sustainability in Agriculture: A Bayer Executive Course

Bronisze Wholesale Market - Warsaw, Poland

March 19-21, 2012

Pesticide Use and Risk Reduction for future IPM in Europe

Bayer CropScience LP (U.S.)

The Umstead Hotel & Spa - Cary, NC, United States

March 19-21, 2012

Quantitative Genetics in Plant Breeding

Riva del Garda, Italy

March 19-30, 2012

21a Expofeira Nacional da Cebola

National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB)

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Statistics, computation and data handling, molecular genetics, population genetics, quantitative genetics, linkage analysis, genomic selection, association mapping, marker assisted selection

March 15-18, 2012

54th Annual Maize Genetics Conference

Ituporanga, Santa Catarina, Brazil

March 15-18, 2012

WEBINAR - Impatiens Downy Mildew

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel - Portland, Oregon, United States

March 14-14, 2012

26th Annual Illinois-Indiana Seed Conditioning Workshop

Online 2:00 to 3:00 pm U.S. Eastern time - Willoughby, United States

March 14-14, 2012

2012 NCCC-167 Meeting - North Central Regional Corn Breeding Research

Illinois Crop Improvement Association, Inc. (ICIA)

Hawthorn Suites - Champaign, IL, United States

The program, which will cover a variety of topics, is designed for individuals who operate seed equipment, work with seed plants and handle and harvest seed.

March 14-15, 2012

Portland, Oregon, United States

March 14-16, 2012

Hortec Nairobi

WEBINAR - Seed dormancy: physical, physiological, morphological

KICC - Nairobi, Kenya

The Trade Exhibition for suppliers to the Horticultural Industry

March 13-13, 2012

2nd Annual International Conference in Advances in Biotechnology (BIOTECH 2012)

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online at 10:00 am U.S. Central time - Brookings, SD, United States

We will review the primary dormancy Exogenous and Endogenous factors plus methods to relieve these types of dormancy. We will also cover after-ripening, effects of light and causes of secondary dormancy.

March 12-13, 2012

Western Society of Weed Science, Annual Meeting

Chatrium Hotel Riverside - Bangkok, Thailand

This multi-disciplinary conference aims to provide a challenging forum and vibrant opportunity for researchers and industry practitioners to share their original research results and practical development experiences on specific new challenges and emerging issues.

March 12-15, 2012

WEBINAR - Fungi and Mycotoxins

Weed Science Society of America (WSSA)

Reno, NV, United States

March 8-8, 2012

China Crop Protection Summit 2012

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online at 10:00 am U.S. Central time - Brookings, SD, United States

We will review the impact that field and storage fungi has on seed quality and the fungi/germination interaction model. Species to be covered include: Fusarium, Diplodia, Aspergillus, Penicillium, Rhizopus, Cercospera, and Phomopsis.

March 8-9, 2012

CCM International Ltd.

Ramada Plaza Gateway - Shanghai, China

March 8-8, 2012

Seed Central

University of California Davisc Conference Center (5:00 to 7:30 pm) - Davis, CA, United States

Monthly networking event with featured speaker Dr. Roger Chetelat, Director, C.M. Rick Tomato Genetics Resource Center (TGRC), UC Davis

March 7-9, 2012

Great Lakes Forage and Grazing Conference

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Sete Lagoas, MG, Brazil

March 7-8, 2012

Michigan State University

Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, Michigan State University (MSU) campus - East Lansing, Michigan, United States

March 7-8, 2012

Southwest Ag Summit

Yuma Quartermaster Depot State Historic Park - Yuma, AZ, United States

March 6-9, 2012

Foodex Tokyo 2012

Makuhari Messe - Tokyo, Japan

March 6-10, 2012

CeBit 2012

ABARES Outlook 2012 Conference

Hannover, Germany

March 6-7, 2012

Greenhouse Tomato Short Course

Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES)

National Convention Centre - Canberra, ACT, Australia

March 6-7, 2012

13th China International Agrochemical & Crop Protection Exhibition (CAC 2012)

Mississippi State University

Eagle Ridge Conference Center - Raymond, MS, United States

Open to current growers and those interested in starting a greenhouse tomato operation. Topics will include greenhouse system components, greenhouse design and engineering, alternative heating options, marketing, budgeting for growers, research updates, plant nutrition,...

March 6-8, 2012

American Seed Trade Association's 25th Management Academy

Shanghai, China

March 5-10, 2012

III Curso Internacional de Manejo da Cultura do Arroz

American Seed Trade Association (ASTA)*

Purdue University's Center for Food and Agricultural Business - West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

March 5-16, 2012

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Embrapa Arroz e Feijão - Santo Antônio de Goiás, Goiás, Brazil

March 5-9, 2012

Expodireto Cotrijal 2012

Não-Me-Toque, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

March 5-8, 2012

XXVI Salon de Gourmets

COURSE - Seed Industry Program 2012

Madrid, Spain

March 5-8, 2012

48th Annual Illinois Corn Breeders' School

Sathguru Management Consultants Pvt Ltd

Hyderabad, India

The program will enhance the ability of the participants to understand emerging issues and develop strategic solutions to augment business through deeper understanding of research management, technology access through licensing, regulatory compliance, market access fact...

March 5-6, 2012

12th Annual Congress of the African Seed Trade Association (AFSTA)

I-Hotel and Conference Center - Champaign, Illinois, United States

March 5-8, 2012

The International Conference for GM Crops (ICGMC)

African Seed Trade Association (AFSTA)

Zanzibar Beach Resort - Zanzibar , Tanzania

March 5-7, 2012

WEBINAR - Damage & Handling: Factors and Assessment of Seed Damage

Cairo University

Cairo University, Faculty of Agriculture - Cairo, Egypt

The conference provides an international forum to discuss the current role of GM crops and should stimulate researchers, industry and government professionals to seriously face challenge that threat agriculture in Egypt.

March 1-1, 2012

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online at 10:00 am U.S. Central time - Brookings, SD, United States

This webinar relates production and processing to seed quality through analysis of types of physical damage expressed in seeds and seedlings. Impact and abrasion damage test methods are explained along with dicot and monocot examples.

March 1-3, 2012

Commodity Classic 2012

Fresh AgroMashov 2012 - International Fresh Produce Summit & Exhibition

National Corn Growers Association (NCGA)

Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center - Nashville, TN, United States

Commodity Classic is the premier convention and trade show of the National Corn Growers Association, the American Soybean Association, the National Association of Wheat Growers and the National Sorghum Producers.

February 29, 2012 - March 1, 2012

APSA Researchers' Workshop: From Genome Sequencing to Crop Improvement

Trade Fairs & Convention Center - Tel Aviv, Israel

February 29-29, 2012

Agribusiness Crop Updates

Asia & Pacific Seed Association (APSA)*

Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall - Pattaya, Thailand

February 28-29, 2012

Western Australia, Department of Agriculture and Foods 2012 Agribusiness Crop Updates

Western Australia, Department of Primary Industries

Pan Pacific Hotel - Perth , Western Australia, Australia

February 28-29, 2012

CPNB 2012: The Dundee Conference - Environmental Management & Crop Protection

Grains Research & Development Corporation (GRDC)

Pan Pacific Hotel - Perth, WA, Australia

The program will showcase the latest research, technology, market development and management innovations to improve the productivity and profitability of the Western Australian grains industry.

February 28-29, 2012

18. Conferencia Internacional de Girasol

Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom

The foremost Conference concerning environmental management and crop protection and associated topics in northern environments.

February 27, 2012 - March 1, 2012

Sheraton Mar del Plata Hotel - Mar del Plata , Argentina

February 27, 2012 - March 2, 2012

Asian Seed Congress 2011

Salon de l'Agriculture 2012

Asia & Pacific Seed Association (APSA)*

Royal Cliff Hotel Group & Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall (Peach) - Pattaya, Thailand

February 25, 2012 - March 4, 2012

WEBINAR - Seed Viability - How good is the field population ?

Porte de Versailles - Paris, France

February 23-23, 2012

32nd Kentucky Alfalfa Conference

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online at 10:00 am U.S. Central time - Brookings, SD, United States

Germination, tetrazolium and other viabililty tests will be reviewed.

February 23-23, 2012

National Potato Conference and Trade Show 2012

University of Kentucky

Cave City Convention Center - Cave City, KY, United States

Getting more from your alfalfa.

February 22-22, 2012

Vienna International Conference - Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance II

TEAGASC - Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

Red Cow Hotel - Dublin, Ireland

February 22-25, 2012

International Conference on Plant Biotechnology for Food Security: New Frontiers

Lecture Hall A, VetMed University, VeterinÃ¤rplatz 1 - Vienna, Austria

Abstract submission deadline: November 17, 2011 Early bird registration deadline: November 24, 2011 Conference organisers: past2012@vipca.at

February 21-24, 2012

2012 Annual Meeting of the Prairie Grain Development Committee

National Agricultural Science Center - Pusa, New Delhi, India

February 21-23, 2012

California Seed Association Annual Convention 2012

Prairie Grain Development Committee (PGDC)

Banff Centre - Banff, Alberta, Canada

To facilitate scientific discussion and communication of research priorities for the improvement of the prairie grain sector, and to exchange information relevant to the development of improved cultivars of grain crops for the western Canadian prairies.

February 19-21, 2012

Vienna International Conference - Plant Growth, Nutrition & Environment Interactions

California Seed Association (CSA) *

Hard Rock Hotel - San Diego, CA, United States

February 18-21, 2012

New Mexico Organic Farming Conference

Lecture Hall A, VetMed University, VeterinÃ¤rplatz 1 - Vienna, Austria

Abstract submission deadline: November 17, 2011 Early bird registration deadline: November 24, 2011 Conference organisers: pgnei2011@vipca.at

February 17-18, 2012

International Agricultural Communications Symposium

New Mexico State University

Marriott Albuquerque Pyramid North - Albuquerque, NM, United States

February 17-17, 2012

Food & Agricultural Communications: The Next Frontier - Symposium & Gala

University of Illinois

Champaign, IL, United States

February 17-17, 2012

Seed Germination - Physiological and Physical Aspects

I Hotel - Chamapign, IL, United States

Business leaders, media, non-profit organizations, and academia will meet for a first-of-its-kind international agricultural communications symposium open to anyone interested in strengthening communications about food, fiber, feed, renewable energy, rural-urban relatio...

February 16-16, 2012

International Crop Expo 2012

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online at 10:00 am U.S. Central time - Brookings, SD, United States

February 15-16, 2012

2nd International Conference on Agrochemicals in India

Alerus Center - Grand Forks, ND, United States

February 15-18, 2012

2nd International APCHNE Conference

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

Pusa, New Delhi, India

"Agrochemicals Protecting Crops, Health and Natural Environment - Role of Chemistry for Sustainable Agriculture"

February 15-15, 2012

COURSE - Combating Wheat Rust

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

Pusa, New Delhi, India

“Agrochemicals Protecting Crops, Health and Natural Environment - Role of Chemistry for Sustainable Agriculture”

February 14-16, 2012

Barwale Foundation

Barwale Foundation, Knowledge and Study Center - Jalna, Maharashtra, India

February 14-16, 2012

2012 World Ag Expo

XXXV Congresso Paulista de Fitopatologia

Tulare, CA, United States

February 14-16, 2012

COURSE - Breeding with Molecular Markers 2012

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Jaguariúna, SP, Brazil

O Congresso tem como objetivo reunir profissionais de ensino, pesquisa e extensão do setor público e privado, estudantes de graduação e pós-graduação, bem como, profissionais da indústria de insumos, de equipamentos, de agroquímicos, de softwares e de produtos para labo...

February 14-15, 2012

1st Biotechnology World Congress

Seed Biotechnology Centre at UC Davis

UC Davis – Conference Center - Davis, CA, United States

This course is designed for professional plant breeders who want to learn when and how molecular tools can be integrated in their breeding programs. It is also an opportunity for breeders who are already using these tools to expand their knowledge of new strategies and ...

February 14-15, 2012

47th Croatian & 7th International Symposium on Agriculture

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

The conference will cover the translational nature of biotechnological research, with emphasis on both the basic science as well as its applications in industry and academia.

February 13-17, 2012

2012 Lorne Genome Conference

Grand Hotel Adriatic - Opatija, Croatia

February 12-14, 2012

Indian Seed Congress 2012

Nature

Venue Mantra Erskine Beach Resort - Lorne, Victoria, Australia

Australia's foremost conference on the organisation and expression of the Genome.

February 10-11, 2012

BioAsia 2012: The Global Biobusiness Forum

National Seed Association of India (NSAI)

Pune Marriott Hotel & Convention Center - Pune, Maharashtra, India

February 9-11, 2012

Oklahoma Seed Trade Association, Annual Meeting

Hyderabad International Convention Center - Hyderabad, India

February 9-9, 2012

Seed Central BRAINSTORMING

Oklahoma Seed Trade Association*

Embassy Suites - Oklahoma City, OK, United States

February 9-9, 2012

Seed Central

Bowley Science Center, UC Davis from 3:00 to 4:30 pm - Davis, CA, United States

Topic: The talent pipeline - Medium and long term human resources requirements in the seed industry. A brainstorming session with UC Davis leaders and faculty.

February 9-9, 2012

Seed Central SCIENCE

Seed Central

Bowley Science Center, UC Davis from 1:00 to 2:45 pm - Davis, CA, United States

Research & technology presentations - Topic: plant pathology - Speakers: Dr. Gitta Coaker, Assistant Professor, Plant Pathology, UC Davis and Dr. Robert Gilbertson, Professor, Plant Pathology, UC Davis

February 9-9, 2012

2012 Corn Belt Seed Conference

Seed Central

Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center, UC Davis from 5:00 to 7:30 pm - Davis, CA, United States

Monthly networking event with featured speaker Dr. Pamela Ronald, Professor, Department of Plant Pathology, UC Davis

February 8-10, 2012

Vienna International Conference - Molecular Mapping & Marker Assisted Selection

Indianapolis Marriott North at Keystone - Indianapolis , IN, United States

Communication Technology Workshop & ASTA Town Hall Meeting (February 8th), CBSC Conference (February 9th & 10th)

February 8-11, 2012

FRESHCONEX 2012 - International Trade Fair for Fresh Produce Convenience

Lecture Hall A, VetMed University, VeterinÃ¤rplatz 1 - Vienna, Austria

Abstract submission deadline: November 3, 2011 Early bird registration deadline: November 10, 2011 Conference Organisers: mmmas2012@vipca.at

February 8-10, 2012

Berlin, Germany

Meeting point for the international fresh produce convenience industry in Europe. Focuses on fresh produce products, i.e. salads and ready-to-eat products made from fresh fruit and vegetables.

February 8-10, 2012

Fruit Logistica 2012

WEBINAR - Solutions for De Novo Genome Assembly

Fruit Logistica

Berlin, Germany

Leading international meeting place of the fresh produce trade. More than 2,400 companies from across the entire fresh produce value chain will be present in a single location – including global players as well as small and medium-sized suppliers from all around the wor...

February 7-7, 2012

WEBINAR - Chemistry of Seeds - Factors that affect seed quality

DNAStar, Inc.

Online at 2:30 pm U.S. Eastern time - Needham, MA, United States

February 7-7, 2012

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online at 10:00 am U.S. Central time - Brookings, SD, United States

This webinar discusses these genetic and environmental factors along with storage compounds including carbohydrates, lipids, protein and other compounds. The third class in our Seed Biology Series.

February 7-8, 2012

Seed Sampler Workshop

International Conference on Tropical and Sub-tropical Plant Diseases 2012 - "Plant diseases in agriculture and food security"

SGS North America, Inc.*

SGS Brookings laboratory - Brookings , SD, United States

The following topics will be reviewed: ISTA and AOSA sampling rules, sampling methods, sealing seed lots, subdividing samples, review of ISTA certificates and their use.

February 7-10, 2012

COURSE - Online plant breeding course: Advanced Plant Breeding Topics

Empress Hotel - Chiang Mai, Thailand

February 7, 2012 - March 8, 2012

NIABI 2012 - 2nd Global Agri-Business Conference

University of Nebraska

Offered by the Dept. of Agronomy & Horticulture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Online graduate-level course offered for noncredit professional development. Topic for 2012 is "Genotype by Environment Interaction." Students will learn about the phenotypic plasticity of genotypes as they develop in different environments, and how this impacts plant...

February 6-8, 2012

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

Dr BP Pal Auditorium, IARI Campus - New Delhi, India

The 2nd global conference on agribusiness incubation, aims to promote the concept of agricultural development through agribusiness and looks at how entrepreneurship can be the focal point in developing strategies to address the many challenges faced by the agricultural ...

February 6-8, 2012

Bangalore India BIO 2012

2012 New Mexico Chile Conference

Bangalore, India

February 6-7, 2012

Data-Intensive Computing in Biology Workshop

New Mexico State University

Hotel Encanto - Las Cruces, NM, United States

The annual event is geared toward chile growers, processors and producers and is designed to deliver practical solutions for the chile industry.

February 6-8, 2012

Agronomix Software, Training Course

Earlham Institute

Merrison Lecture Theatre, STFC Daresbury Laboratory, Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus - Warrington, United Kingdom

The workshop will look at the computational challenges in data-driven biology. It will bring together hardware experts and scientists involved in challenging data-driven disciplines.

February 6-10, 2012

52nd Annual Meeting of the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA)

Agronomix Software, Inc.

St. Louis, MO, United States

February 6-9, 2012

Texas Seed Trade Assiation, Production and Research Conference

Weed Science Society of America (WSSA)

Waikoloa, Hawaii, United States

Three special symposia: The Role of Herbicide-Resistant Crops in Sustainable Agriculture; Stewarding Off-Target Movement of Pesticides; Non-Chemical Weed Management in Reduced Tillage Systems

February 5-7, 2012

2012 Canadian International Turfgrass Conference and Trade Show

Texas Seed Trade Association

Embassy Suites Bass Pro Shop - Grapevine, TX, United States

February 5-9, 2012

Vienna International Conference - Molecular Ecology

The Calgary Telus Convention Centre and Fairmont Palliser Hotel - Calgary , Alberta, Canada

February 4-7, 2012

WEBINAR - Life after fertilization: seed formation and development

Lecture Hall A, VetMed University, VeterinÃ¤rplatz 1 - Vienna, Austria

Abstract submission deadline: November 3, 2011 Early bird registration deadline: November 10, 2011 Conference organisers: me2012@vipca.at

February 2-2, 2012

East Texas Turfgrass Conference 2012

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online at 10:00 am Central US time - Brookings, SD, United States

February 2-2, 2012

Arkansas Seed Dealers Annual Winter Meeting

Texas A&M AgriLife

Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center - Overton, TX, United States

The program is designed for professionals who maintain school district grounds, city parks and recreation facilities, as well as workers at commercial lawn and landscape companies.

February 2-2, 2012

Arkansas Seed Dealers Association

Embassy Suites - Hot Springs, AR, United States

February 1-2, 2012

Sorghum Seminars

Fairbury & Red Cloud, NE, United States

February 1-3, 2012

Colorado Conservation Tillage Association's High Plains No-Till Conference

CIRAD

Montpellier, France

January 31, 2012 - February 1, 2012

2nd Commercial Farm Africa

Burlington, CO, United States

January 31, 2012 - February 1, 2012

Sheraton Dubai Creek Hotel & Towers - Ballroom B & C - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 27-27, 2012

California Ag Summit

WEBINAR - Flowering processes in plants - The amazing world of seed reproduction

University of California, Davis - Freeborn Hall - Davis, CA, United States

The event is designed to update producers, business and community leaders, and educators on global food trends, energy and social media issues, with the goal of preserving and enhancing the vitality of the California agricultural industry.

January 26-26, 2012

Oilseed Production Workshop

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online at 10:00 am Central U.S. time - Brookings, SD, United States

This 60 minute webinar is the first class in our Seed Biology Series which is similar to a college course where weekly classes are held January through April. You may register for the whole series or individual classes.

January 26-26, 2012

Annual Southwest Hay & Forage Conference

Washington State University

Hill Ray Plaza - Colfax, WA, United States

January 26-27, 2012

Ruidoso Convention Center - Ruidoso, NM, United States

January 25-27, 2012

Showtec 2012

No-Till on the Plains Conference

Maracaju, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

“Produção de Alimentos com Consciência Ambiental”

January 24-25, 2012

Oilseed Production Workshop

Salina, KS, United States

January 24-24, 2012

Seminario - Agrobiotecnologia em Portugal

Washington State University

Community Center - Odessa, WA, United States

January 24-24, 2012

Understanding global markets and culture in biotechnology

Sala de Actos, ISA-UTL - Lisbon, Portugal

January 24-24, 2012

WORKSHOP - Wild World of Weeds Workshop

Hotel Holiday Inn - Strasbourg Illkirch, France

Free event. Enrich your insights on international biotech markets, benefit from biotechnology companies testimonials, and network with experienced people and other SMEs wishing to reach new markets. pierre.pommereau@alsace-biovalley.com

January 24-24, 2012

North Dakota State University

Ramada Plaza Suites - Fargo, ND, United States

The workshop is intended for agricultural professionals who advise growers on weed control and herbicide use, crop consultants, agronomists, agricultural dealers and distributors, Extension agents and industry representatives.

January 24-27, 2012

IPM Essen 2012

FACHTAGUNG - Chancen und Risiken der Bioenergie im Kontext einer nachhaltigen Entwicklung

Essen, Germany

IPM ESSEN is the world's leading fair for the fields of plants and technology, floriculture and sales-promoting measures.

January 24-25, 2012

Regional Symposium "High Value Vegetables in Southeast Asia: Production, Supply and Demand"

University of GÃ¶ttingen

Aula "Am Waldweg" der UniversitÃ¤t GÃ¶ttingen (ehem. PH), Waldweg 26 - Goettingen, Germany

January 24-26, 2012

National Seed Congress 2012

World Vegetable Center

Chiang Mai, Thailand

3 sessions to improve the sustainability of vegetable production, market access, promotion of vegetable consumption for health and vitality, industry profitability and competitiveness, structural change, and the vegetable industry’s reputation in Southeast Asia

January 23-25, 2012

COURSE - Seed Industry Program

JW Marriott Hotel, Sector 35-B - Chandigarh, India

Organizes by National Seed Research and Training Center Varanasi & haryana State Seed Certification Agency

January 23-26, 2012

Southern Weed Science Society, Annual Meeting

Turkish Seed Industry Association (TURKTED)

Paloma Renaissance Antalya Beach Resort & SPA - Antalya, Turkey

Sharing the most recent developments and innovations in the world seed industry. Trends & strategies; Research & technology management; Regulations; Markets & marketing

January 23-25, 2012

ASTA 51st Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference

Weed Science Society of America (WSSA)

Charleston, SC, United States

January 21-24, 2012

Internationale GrÃ¼ne Woche 2012

American Seed Trade Association (ASTA)

Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina - Tampa, Florida, United States

January 20-29, 2012

Outlook 2012 - Economic Prospects for Agriculture

MessegelÃ¤nde Berlin - Berlin, Germany

January 19-19, 2012

Ornamental Plant and Turf Conference 2012

TEAGASC - Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

Lyrath Hotel - Kilkenny, Ireland

The outlook for the dairy, beef, sheep, pigs and crops sectors in 2012 will be critical to making informed planning decisions for the short to medium term. With this in mind, the conference will include detailed financial analysis for each enterprise and there will be...

January 19-19, 2012

High Plains Irrigation Conference and Trade Show

Texas A&M AgriLife

Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 6500 W. Amarillo Blvd - Amarillo, TX, United States

Industry professionals and Texas Department of Agriculture inspectors will be presenting information on tree planting care, herbicide applications, turf and ornamental pest control, vector control and laws and regulations.

January 19-19, 2012

Teagasc Economic Outlook Conference

Texas A&M AgriLife

Amarillo Civic Center, Regency Room - Amarillo, TX, United States

January 19-19, 2012

2012 University of Illinois Corn & Soybean Classics

TEAGASC - Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority

Lyrath Hotel - Kilkenny , Ireland

January 19-19, 2012

6th Organic Seed Growers Conference

University of Illinois

Quincy Holiday Inn - Quincy, IL, United States

This series of meetings marks the fifteenth year of the Classics and will continue the program's tradition of providing our clientele with the most current and timely information related to crop production, marketing and pest management.

January 19-21, 2012

18th annual Cotton and Grain Pre-plant Conference

Organic Seed Alliance

Fort Worden State Park and Conference Center - Port Townsend, WA, United States

Brings together diverse members of the organic community – farmers, seed companies, pathologists, plant breeders, food companies, policy experts, and seed advocates – in two days of presentations and networking events focused solely on moving organic seed systems forwar...

January 18-18, 2012

2012 University of Illinois Corn & Soybean Classics

Texas A&M AgriLife

Events Center of the Rio Grande Valley Livestock - Mercedes, TX, United States

January 18-18, 2012

Independent Professional Seed Association, 23rd Annual Conference

University of Illinois

Moline i Wireless Center - Moline, IL, United States

January 17-19, 2012

Oregon Seed Trade Association, Winter Conference

Independent Professional Seed Association (IPSA)*

The Westin Indianapolis - Indianapolis, IN, United States

January 17-17, 2012

Oregon Seed Association

Salem Conference Center - Salem, OR, United States

January 17-18, 2012

Sustainable Foods Summit

Brassica Growers Conference and Exhibition

JW Marriott San Francisco Union Square - San Francisco , CA, United States

January 17-17, 2012

2012 Iowa Turfgrass Conference & Trade Show

, United Kingdom

January 17-19, 2012

2012 University of Illinois Corn & Soybean Classics

Downtown Marriott Hotel - Des Moines, IA, United States

January 17-17, 2012

ICC India International Grains Conference

University of Illinois

Malta Kishwaukee College - Malta , IL, United States

January 16-18, 2012

Nebraska Seed Improvement Conference

International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

Eros Hotel - New Delhi, India

Theme “Developments in Grain Science and Technology to Ensure High Quality, Safe and Healthy Grain-based Foods”

January 16-18, 2012

III Curso Teorico-Pratico de CapacitaÃ§ao de Analista de Sementes

Nebraska Crop Improvement Association

Sandhills Convention Center - North Platte, NE, United States

January 16-19, 2012

2012 University of Illinois Corn & Soybean Classics

AssociaÃ§Ã£o Brasileira de Tecnologia de Sementes (ABRATES)

UFLA - Lavras, MG, Brazil

January 16-16, 2012

COURSE - International Postgraduate Course in Plant Breeding

University of Illinois

Bloomington DoubleTree Hotel - Bloomington , IL, United States

January 16, 2012 - October 15, 2013

Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen University - Wageningen, Netherlands

This course covers all theoretical and some practical subjects that are necessary for managing a professional breeding programme. It includes both basic and more complex breeding and selection methods. Also, new technological developments and their application in breedi...

January 16-20, 2012

Seed Business 101

2nd All Africa Horticulture Congress

Seed Biotechnology Centre at UC Davis

Wimauma, FL, United States

Designed for new employees in the seed industry, the course teaches what everyone must know about the main functional areas of a seed company in order to perform optimally in the team as quickly as possible and avoid mistakes.

January 15-20, 2012

Southern Seed Association, Annual Convention

Skukuza Conference Centre, Kruger National Park - Skukuza, South Africa

January 14-17, 2012

Plant and Animal Genome (PAG) XX Conference 2012

Southern Seed Association (SSA)

Worthington Hotel - Fort Worth, TX, United States

January 14-18, 2012

The Plant Breeding Challenges in the Global Dynamism

Plant and Animal Genome XX Conference - San Diego, CA, United States

The largest ag-genomics meeting in the world

January 13-16, 2012

12th SABRAO CONGRESS (Society for the Advancement of Breeding Research in Asia and Oceania)

Society for the Advancement of Breeding Research in Asia and Oceania (SABRAO) *

Empress Chiang Mai Hotel - Chiang Mai, Thailand

January 13-16, 2012

Southern Seed Association, Annual Meeting

Empress Chiang Mai Hotel - Chiang Mai, Thailand

Theme of the congress: Plant breeding towards 2025: Challenges in a rapidly changing world

January 13-16, 2012

12th Society for the Advancement of Breeding Research in Asia and Oceania (SABRAO) Congress on Plant Breeding towards 2025: Challenges in a Rapidly Changing World

Southern Seed Association (SSA)

Ft. Worth, TX, United States

January 12-16, 2012

Society for the Advancement of Breeding Research in Asia and Oceania (SABRAO) *

Chiang Mai, Thailand

January 12-12, 2012

2012 University of Illinois Corn & Soybean Classics

Seed Central

University of California Davis, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center (5:00 to 7:30 pm) - Davis, CA, United States

Monthly networking event with featured speaker Dr. Eduardo Blumwald, Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis - Topic: Stress resistance

January 12-12, 2012

2012 University of Illinois Corn & Soybean Classics

University of Illinois

Champaign I Hotel and Conference Center - Champaign , IL, United States

January 11-11, 2012

Asian Regional Workshop on Sustainable Agriculture, Biotechnology and Biosafety

University of Illinois

Springfield Crowne Plaza - Springfield, IL, United States

January 10-11, 2012

IV Curso Teorico-Pratico FormaÃ§ao de Amostradores de Sementes

Bangkok, Thailand

January 10-12, 2012

2012 University of Illinois Corn & Soybean Classics

AssociaÃ§Ã£o Brasileira de Tecnologia de Sementes (ABRATES)

UFLA - Lavras, MG, Brazil

January 10-10, 2012

Pacific Seed Association, Annual Convention

University of Illinois

Mt. Vernon Holiday Inn - Mt. Vernon, IL, United States

January 9-11, 2012

International Symposium: 100 Years of Rice Science and Looking Beyond

Pacific Seed Association

The Canary Hotel - Santa Barbara, CA, United States

January 9-12, 2012

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University

Tamil Nadu Agricultural University - Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

January 9-11, 2012

Great Lakes Trade Expo

COURSE: Plant Exploration and Collecting: the ethics, the process, and world laws

DeVos Place - Grand Rapids, MI, United States

Join the Michigan Nursery & Landscape Association and Michigan Turfgrass Foundation for their annual trade show and conference.

January 9-28, 2012

The 2012 Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference and Trade Show

Cornell University

from the Atacama Desert in the north of Chile down to Valdivia in the south - , Chile

Contact information: Dr. Bridgen. Director and Professor. Cornell University. Long Island Horticultural Research & Extension Center. 3059 Sound Ave.Riverhead, NY 11901 Tel: 631-727-3595 Fax: 631-727-3611 e-MAIL mpb27@cornell.edu

January 5-6, 2012

University of Kentucky

Embassy Suites Hotel - Lexington, KY, United States

January 4-6, 2012

Potato Expo 2012

Beltwide Cotton Conferences

Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Orlando, FL, United States

January 3-6, 2012

Northeastern Weed Science Society, Annual Meeting

Orlando World Center Marriott - Orlando, FL, United States

January 3-6, 2012

Plant Breeding Academy, Class III (September 2010 - June 2012)

Weed Science Society of America (WSSA)

Philadelphia, PA, United States

September 1, 2010 - June 30, 2012