Foundational level, designed for plant breeders and their teams, this course will aid in the design and development of a true hybrid breeding engine, covering the topics of breeding targets, germplasm, and trait organization into pools, the importance of hybrid testing/...
Join us live for our FREE Seed Business Management Webinar Series! The Graduate Program in Seed Technology and Business (STB) at Iowa State University is excited to bring back our annual webinar series overviewing hot topics in seed business management.
Foundational level, designed for plant breeding, product development, agronomy, and seed professionals working in all areas, this foundational course covers topics in descriptive statistics, data visualization, distributions, correlation, regression, comparison tests, r...
Level 1: R for plant breeders, scientists, trial specialists, agronomists, and their teams: introduction, set-up, and workflows. This module aims to introduce Seed industry professionals to the world of R and to guide them through setting up their work environments, too...
Roger Sheley, Ecologist at the Range and Meadow Forage Management Research Unit in Burns, OR. To attend the webinar, please register in advance. This webinar is open to the public, and WSSA membership is not required.
Dana Blumenthal, Ecologist at the Rangeland Resources & Systems Research Unit in Fort Collins, CO. To attend the webinar, please register in advance. This webinar is open to the public, and WSSA membership is not required.
John Madsen, Research Biologist at the Invasive Species and Pollinator Health Unit in Albany, CA. To attend the webinar, please register in advance. This webinar is open to the public, and WSSA membership is not required.
Scott Baerson, Molecular Biologist at the Natural Products Utilization Research Unit in Oxford, MS. To attend the webinar, please register in advance. This webinar is open to the public, and WSSA membership is not required.
Matt Tancos, Research Plant Pathologist at the Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research Unit in Fort Detrick, MD. To attend the webinar, please register in advance. This webinar is open to the public, and WSSA membership is not required.
Dave Horvath, Research Plant Physiologist at the Sunflower and Plant Biology Research Unit in Fargo, ND. To attend the webinar, please register in advance. This webinar is open to the public, and WSSA membership is not required.
Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping is now being widely used in many North American key crops. It is applied for the characterization of genetic resources, breeding germplasm and varieties as well as genetic mapping and especially Genomic Selection. Many of ...
Steven Mirsky, Research Ecologist at the Sustainable Agricultural Systems Laboratory in Beltsville, MD. To attend the webinar, please register in advance. This webinar is open to the public, and WSSA membership is not required.
Melissa Smith, Research Ecologist at the Invasive Plant Research Laboratory in Fort Lauderdale, FL. To attend the webinar, please register in advance. This webinar is open to the public, and WSSA membership is not required.
Marty Williams, Ecologist at the Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit in Urbana, IL. To attend the webinar, please register in advance. This webinar is open to the public, and WSSA membership is not required.
Steve Duke, Principal Scientist at the National Center for Natural Products Research at the University of Mississippi, Steve Young, National Program Leader – Weeds and Invasive Pests, WSSA Representatives and ARS Administrators. To attend the webinar, please register ...
Online 12:00 - 12:45 PM U.S. Eastern Standard Time - Online, United States
This webinar introduces the genotyping activities of SGS INSTITUT FRESENIUS GmbH TraitGenetics Section (SGS IF TG), using public and proprietary arrays. Our high-density, intermediate-density and low-density genotyping arrays are optimized to reliably capture haplotypic...
In-person instruction is planned, contingent upon the global pandemic situation at the time - Davis, CA, United States
The Seed Business 101 course was created, with input from industry executives, to accelerate the careers of promising new employees and young managers. By selecting and sponsoring employees to attend this course, companies acknowledge past performance and invest in acc...
A 3 half-day online course designed to enhance the knowledge of professionals working on hemp improvement and propagation. The course covers hemp seed production topics such as flowering, pollination, seed development, harvesting and certification.
The workshop will take place on September 14th and 15th in the Western Hemisphere / September 15th and 16th in the Eastern Hemisphere (20:00-23:00 Washington, D.C. / 8:00-11:00 Beijing / 10:00-13:00 Canberra)
Asynchronous online instruction and small-group discussions - Online, United States
Discover the origins of plant genetic resources. Appreciate the role they play in global food systems. Learn about plant domestication and diversification. Understand their genetic properties and the forces that shape them. Explore geographic patterns of plant diversity
280 Plant Sciences Hall, East Campus or via Zoom - Lincoln, NE, United States
Would you like to learn how to design, implement and manage a comprehensive breeding program that targets development and commercialization of a hybrid cultivar?
Online 10:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. EDT - Online, United States
The SCRA organizes workshops on the practical aspects of developing dossiers on genetically engineered (GE) specialty crops for submission to US regulatory agencies. The workshops are designed to simplify and demystify data requirements and regulatory dossier developmen...
Online every Tuesday and Thursday morning, Pacific time, from June 3 to 24 - Online, United States
The course is designed for produce handlers, quality control personnel, service companies, research and extension workers, and business, government or academic professionals interested in current advances in produce handling, storage, transportation, safety and marketin...
It is designed to help those involved in any aspect of polyploid crop breeding incorporate the power of genomic data into a breeding program to accelerate breeding gain. Thus, all those involved in polyploid crop breeding and genetics are invited to attend.
Designed to enhance the knowledge of professionals working on hemp improvement and propagation. The course covers hemp seed production topics such as flowering, pollination, seed development, harvesting and certification. Course participants will also learn about hemp g...
The webinar will be led by Barb Campbell, patent attorney with Cochran Freund & Young and James Weatherly of SIPA - To register: joyr@seedipalliance.com
In collaboration with the Seed Ambassador Leadership Training Continuing Education Program,James Weatherly of SIPA will discuss Plant Variety Protection and Patents as they pertain to the seed industry. Joy Reinhart : 303-861-2900 or joyr@seedipalliance.com
Online 8:00 to 11:00 AM Central US Time - Online, United States
Criteria for successful application of GS in breeding programs. / Comparison of SeqSNP with existing targeted genotyping by sequencing technologies. / Flexibility in marker numbers in probe library design. / The balance between outsourcing to access technologies versus ...
Want to learn more about producing organic seeds? Want to learn about their commercial production, harvesting, quality, marketing, breeding and more? Want to build your own business following your own unique seed-farm business plan? If so, this course is for you!
Transitioning from full-time student to full-time employee is the first significant transition in a career journey. This move from university to the workforce has significant impact on your individual success and on your organization. Thinking critically and creativel...
Hyatt Regency Chicago - Chicago, IL, United States
Case study on the intellectual property which seed dealers and distributors own / Update on recent case law impacting the seed industry - The Education Unit will be provided live as well as by online webinar
Online at 2:00 p.m. Eastern U.S. time - Online, United States
This webinar will describe how farmers and formal breeders can develop improved vegetable varieties on their farm or in their breeding program using examples from the TOMI project.
Join Organic Seed Alliance, Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture (MESA), and other organic seed experts for the second of this six-webinar series on organic seed production providing training for seed growers and seed production interns throughout the 2016...
Online, 1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT - Online, United States
Participants will learn about the most detrimental abiotic stressors, discover the seed treatments already on the market, explore the future and what companies are working on.
Join Organic Seed Alliance, Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture (MESA), and other organic seed experts for the second of this six-webinar series on organic seed production providing training for seed growers and seed production interns throughout the 2016...
Unit 1: August 29 – September 30, 2016 - Factorial Experimental Designs in Agronomic Research / Unit 2: October 3 – November 4, 2016 - Factorial and Unbalanced Designs in Agronomic Research / Unit 3: November 7 – December 16, 2016 - Correlation, Regression, Covari...
Unit 1: August 29 – September 30, 2016 - Advanced Genetic Principles in Plant Breeding /
Unit 2: October 3 – November 4, 2016 - Selection: Theory and Practice in Advanced Plant Breeding / Unit 3: November 7 – December 16, 2016 - Statistical Tools in Advanced ...
Unit 1: August 29 – September 30, 2016 - Introduction to Basic Plant Breeding / Unit 2: October 3 – November 4, 2016 - Breeding Self Pollinated / Unit 3: November 7 – December 16, 2016 - Breeding Cross Pollinated Crops
Join Organic Seed Alliance, Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture (MESA), and other organic seed experts for the second of this six-webinar series on organic seed production providing training for seed growers and seed production interns throughout the 2016...
Join Organic Seed Alliance, Multinational Exchange for Sustainable Agriculture (MESA), and other organic seed experts for the second of this six-webinar series on organic seed production providing training for seed growers and seed production interns throughout the 2016...
Unit 1: May 23 – June 24, 2016 - Introduction to Basic Plant Breeding / Unit 2: June 27 - July 29, 2016 - Breeding Self Pollinated Crop / Unit 3: August 1 - September 2, 2016 - Breeding Cross Pollinated Crops
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