Workshops are conducted by MWSS staff
and held in our laboratory and at locations throughout the
Midwest. We can also create workshops that are tailor-made to best
fit your company’s needs.
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Seed
Technologist Training Workshops
– are designed for seed technologists, seed analysts,
quality assurance managers and others interested in
traditional and new technologies in seed analysis. The
format includes lecture sessions followed by hands-on
experience. Participants can choose any or all sessions.
They are held annually in the MWSS laboratory. The next
sessions are as follows: |
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| Seed
Analysis, Seed Identification |
April
30-May 1, 2001 |
| New
Technologies (PCR, ELISA, Bioassays and
ELECTROPHORESIS) |
May
2, 2001 |
| Germination,
Vigor, Viability |
May
3-4, 2001 |
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Pre-harvest
Workshops – are
designed to provide participants with a better understanding
of the relationship between production practices and seed
quality. Target audience is production, research and quality
assurance personnel. |
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| Corn
Pre-harvest |
Aug.
15, 2001 – Normal, IL.
Aug. 17, 2001 – S. Sioux City, IA. |
| Soybean
Pre-harvest |
Aug.
24, 2001 - Brookings, SD |
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Seed
Quality Workshops – focus
on conducting seed quality tests and utilize a diagnostic
approach to identifying the source of a seed quality
problem. |
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| Seed
Quality Workshop |
Aug.
23, 2001 – Brookings, SD |
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GMO
Workshop – was held
Aug. 24-25, 2000 focusing on the latest industry perspective
on GMO threshold levels and testing methods. Future dates
for GMO in Spring 2001 TBA. |
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