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.
Online 10:00 AM Central - Brookings, SD, United States
Review of four corn warm germination methods illustrating normal and abnormal seedling appearances - Cold vigor test methods (tray and saturated) and the stresses imposed by each test and their relationship to field performance - The silent killer - field population
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Xiyuan Hotel - Nanning, Guangxi, China
Topics include: trends for maize in Asia. breeding and biotechnology for maize improvement , maize in cropping system of Asia, abiotic and biotic stresses, value-added maize, maize seed production and supply.
Will address the goals of the series and why growers should engage in social media. Presenters will define the objectives and review “return on investment” of engaging in social media and how it fits within the context of agriculture.
This webinar will discuss the common tests ordered on fall soybean production and also show photographs of symptoms/signs including seed coat mechanical damage, field and storage fungi and seedling abnormalities/vigor.
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.
Bringing together international scientists working on pre-harvest sprouting, seed dormancy and related seed sciences to discuss and share new information on the latest developments. Providing a forum for cereal industry players and research scientists to meet and discus...
Umfassende Sortenschau aller wichtigen Kulturarten wie Raps, Winterweizen, Braugerste, Wintergerste, Mais, Sonnenblume sowie Zwischenfrüchte und Brachemischungen.
EUCARPIA - European Association for Research on Plant Breeding
Grand Hotel Adriatic - Opatija, Croatia
Genetic resources in maize and sorghum - B73 and Mo17 sequence data, high-resolution mapping populations - Internet genomic databases and post genome and phenotypic publicly accessible data - Breeding for specific traits (complex traits, breeding for quality, resistance...
Freeborn Hall at UC Davis - Davis, CA, United States
The California Agriculture Innovation Conference is a vitally important step in maintaining California’s leading role as the world’s premier provider of food and fiber.
Starring Avicta® Complete Corn and CruiserMaxx® Beans seed treatment combinations and Maxim® Quattro seed treatment fungicide, alongside breakthrough innovations, such as sedaxane*, from the Syngenta Seedcare pipeline
Will address the goals of the series and why growers should engage in social media. Presenters will define the objectives and review “return on investment” of engaging in social media and how it fits within the context of agriculture.
Starring Avicta® Complete Corn and CruiserMaxx® Beans seed treatment combinations and Maxim® Quattro seed treatment fungicide, alongside breakthrough innovations, such as sedaxane*, from the Syngenta Seedcare pipeline
Starring Avicta® Complete Corn and CruiserMaxx® Beans seed treatment combinations and Maxim® Quattro seed treatment fungicide, alongside breakthrough innovations, such as sedaxane*, from the Syngenta Seedcare pipeline.
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre - London, United Kingdom
The IGC Grains Conference 2011 will address the challenges facing the industry. Our audience features top traders, processors, representatives from governments, the financial sector, commodity exchanges, shipping and other industries, from over 50 countries.
Representatives from Siegers, Syngenta, Zeraim Gedera, Hollar Seeds, Sakata and Nunhems will be in the field showing and discussing their commercial and future varieties of Triploid and Diploid watermelon genetics. Over 30 varieties will be showcased together in the sam...
An insightful symposium that explores the latest science around climate change, its impact on agriculture, and existing and developing strategies that will allow the agricultural industry to provide leadership and solutions to this important issue.
An insightful symposium that explores the latest science around climate change, its impact on agriculture, and existing and developing strategies that will allow the agricultural industry to provide leadership and solutions to this important issue.
Starring Avicta® Complete Corn and CruiserMaxx® Beans seed treatment combinations and Maxim® Quattro seed treatment fungicide, alongside breakthrough innovations, such as sedaxane*, from the Syngenta Seedcare pipeline.
Kishwaukee College Conference Center - Malta, IL, United States
These two-day conferences will address a wide array of topics pertinent to crop production, pest management, and natural resources issues while providing a forum for discussion and interaction between participants and university researchers.
Seed Biotechnology Center at UC Davis - |Davis, California, United States
This unique two-day course is designed for professionals in the seed industry, crop consultants and growers to update and expand their current knowledge. Participants will learn fundamental and specialized information on topics including seed development, production, ha...
Best Western Plus Burley Inn & Convention Center - Burley, ID, United States
Will feature a session with chemical company representatives to offer growers updates on pesticide label and use changes. Will review strip tillage studies on crop residue and nitrogen application rates and placement.
Will address the goals of the series and why growers should engage in social media. Presenters will define the objectives and review “return on investment” of engaging in social media and how it fits within the context of agriculture.
Online at 9:30 am Eastern U.S. time - Washington, DC, United States
The three key points of the briefing include setting up a legal and regulatory framework and removing unnecessary barriers to private seed sector growth; beginning policy interventions in order to increase market capacity for the private seed industry; and requiring gov...
Saskatoon Inn Hotel & Conference Centre, 2002 Airport Drive - Saskatoon , SK, Canada
The purpose of the conference is to lay out key issues that farmers, agribusiness firms, and government will face in the grain marketing, handling, and transportation system that will emerge after the passage of Bill C-18.
Comprehensive educational meeting for growers, industry members and interested parties, covering critical new areas for alfalfa, corn silage, and many other forages.
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. Florence Negre-Zakharov (webcast at 6:30), Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis - Topic: Investigating fruit volatile metabolism: toward improving crop flavor quality
The program will cover the U.S. rice situation and outlook, including farm policy and market outlooks, state production outlooks, and state and national research reports.
USDA - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
USDA APHIS Center, 4700 River Road - Riverdale, MD, United States
An opportunity for public sector scientists and public and private sector crop
developers to spend two days with regulatory officials and to learn the specifics of putting together an actual dossier for regulatory approval.
DeVos Place Convention Center and the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel - Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Informative education program for fruit, vegetable and greenhouse growers, and for farm marketers - 63 sessions and workshops over 3 days. Trade show with 400 exhibitors covering four acres of exhibit space in one hall.
Online from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM PST - Washington, DC, United States
The web session provides a background on the project, scope, commitment, cost and benefits of joining this project. There is no obligation to commit to the project.
Iowa State University campus - Ames, IA, United States
Conference attendees can choose from 34 different workshops that offer the latest information on crop production and protection technology in Iowa and surrounding states.
Online at 1pm Eastern Standard Time (GMT - 5:00) (12pm Central, 11am Mountain, 10am Pacific). - Brookings, SD, United States
Drs. Bill Berzonsky and Melanie Caffe at South Dakota State University will describe how to generate double haploids in wheat and demonstrate the use of the technique in the South Dakota State University winter wheat breeding program.
Online at 1pm Eastern Daylight Time (GMT - 4:00) (12pm Central, 11am Mountain, 10am Pacific) - , United States
Drs. Bill Berzonsky and Melanie Caffe at South Dakota State University will describe how to generate double haploids in wheat and demonstrate the use of the technique in the South Dakota State University winter wheat breeding program.
Will address the goals of the series and why growers should engage in social media. Presenters will define the objectives and review “return on investment” of engaging in social media and how it fits within the context of agriculture.
Northern Quest Resort and Casino - Spokane, WA, United States
8 Certified Crop Advisory Credits have already been approved and Pesticide Licensing Credits will also be provided to participants from Idaho, Oregon, Washington, California, Nevada and Montana.
This special symposium will address agronomic and economic issues specific to dryland organic production. Speakers and attendees will come from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana.
University of California Davis, Plant & Environmental Sciences Building, Room 3001 (2:00 - 4:45 pm) - Davis, CA, United States
Research & technology presentations - Topic: strategies for using modern genomics in breeding - Speakers: Dr. Richard Michelmore, The Genome Center, UC Davis & Dr. Allen van Deynze, Seed Biotechnology Center, UC Davis
University of California Davis, Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center (5:00 to 7:30 pm) - Davis, CA, United States
Monthly networking event on the 2nd Thursday of the month, with featured speaker Dr. Jorge Dubcovsky, whose research illustrates the power of modern biotechnology approaches in delivering new tools to breeders.
Online, 10:00 - 11:00 Central US time - Brookings, SD, United States
ISTA Sampling, ISTA Certificates and Seed Health - Are your seed lots held up at the border? Knowing and understanding the regulations helps to expedite your seeds to other countries throughout the world.
Online course offered by the Dept. of Agronomy & Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Online graduate-level course offered for noncredit professional development. Course covers standard breeding methods and theories associated with population movement of cross-pollinated crops and self-pollinated crops that are forced to cross-pollinate.
"At this year's conference, we will show turf managers and golf course superintendents how to maintain their turf with limited resources in a desert climate"
Online, 10:00 - 11:30 Central US 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, Phomopsis and others. We will also cover common met...
The course is targeted to graduate students in the plant sciences, as well as to professionals in the public and private sectors. It will provide one transferable graduate-level credit.
Hilton St. Louis Hotel, Airport - St. Louis, MO, United States
Agriculture policy, megatrends changing the face of agriculture, the ever-changing food supply, global macroeconomi outlook, risk management strategies and practices
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
Columbia University - New York, NY, United States
The International Conference on Climate Services aims to initiate a dialogue between experienced climate information providers and those who currently use or wish to use such information.
6 one-week sessions in Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain and California - , United States
The integrated postgraduate program, which is not crop specific, teaches the fundamentals of plant breeding, genetics, and statistics through lectures, discussion, and field trips to public and private breeding programs. Participants attend six 6-day sessions in five co...
Online, 10:00 - 11:00 Central US time - Brookings, SD, United States
A diagnostic approach with laboratory tests is considered the best practice approach to identify factors affecting seed quality. This webinar will discuss the common tests ordered on the fall production of sorghum, millet, and rice.
Freeborn Hall, UC Davis - Davis, CA, United States
Provide opportunities for UC academics working in all areas of sustainable food systems to learn about the work of other UC academics, deepen connections and explore opportunities for collaboration.
Online, 10:00 - 11:00 Central US time - Brookings, SD, United States
This webinar will discuss the common tests ordered on cotton and large seed vegetables. Photographs will show the symptoms and signs of seed coat mechanical damage, field and storage fungi, and seedling abnormalities/vigor
Enza Zaden research facility - San Juan Bautista, CA, United States
Featuring over 200 varieties of lettuce, peppers, spinach, squash, eggplant, broccoli, cauliflower, herbs and melon in organic and conventional form.
10:00 am to 3:00 pm
Viability of native seed is affected by collection and storage methods. Information on purity, germination and TZ testing methods will be presented along with a review morphology of dicot and monocotyledon natives and checking for seed fill prior to harvest.
Online at 1pm Eastern Daylight Time (GMT - 4:00) (12pm Central, 11am Mountain, 10am Pacific) - , United States
Dr. Candice Hansey, Michigan State University, will demonstrate the problem of sequence alignment and provide examples of software that can be used to align sequences.
University of California - Davis, CA, United States
Oct 3-11: focus on annotation of individual species; main emphasis on lettuce but individual researchers may work in parallel to annotate other Compositae species. Oct 12: Workshop on analyses of synteny and comparative genomics; Oct 13-19: syntenic and evolutionary com...
University of Saskatchewan, CFIA's Seed Testing Laboratory, 301-421, Downey Road - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
This workshop aims at presenting and discussing the principles of the ISTA analytical Purity test, Pure Seed Definitions, the Other Seed Determination test, seed identification, results calculations and reporting plus aspects of quality management linked to analytical p...
Online course offered by the Dept. of Agronomy & Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Online graduate-level course offered for noncredit professional development. Course focuses on the importance of creating the necessary genetic variation resources for conventional and modern plant breeding programs.
The course will focus on plant breeding strategies and practices directed toward improving plant performance in moisture-stressed environments. Targeted to graduate students in the plant sciences, as well as to professionals in the public and private sectors.
SGS will cover five processes used to determine soybean cultivars: hilum check and seed characteristics, seed coat peroxidase reaction. hypocotyl color seedling growout test, electrophoresis, event ID using PCR/DNA based methods
All Things Organic and Natural Products Expo East - Baltimore, MD, United Kingdom
The course provides instruction in the seven principles of HACCP, how they relate to prerequisite and organic certification programs, how to write HACCP Plans and implement HACCP in organic food environments.
Online at 1pm Eastern Daylight Time (GMT - 4:00) (12pm Central, 11am Mountain, 10am Pacific) - , United States
During this webinar, Dr. Heather Merk, The Ohio State University, will introduce R software for statistical analysis and demonstrate how R has been used to analyze tomato phenotypic data collected for the SolCAP project.
Will address the goals of the series and why growers should engage in social media. Presenters will define the objectives and review “return on investment” of engaging in social media and how it fits within the context of agriculture.
Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association and Vineland Research and Innovation Centre invite you to attend ‘in the field’ information sessions on ethnic vegetable production. 6:00 to 8:00 PM.
Jefferson Auditorium, USDA South Building, 1400 Independence Ave., S.W. - Washington, DC, United States
Experts from academia and industry will discuss the impact of gene flow in agriculture, and current and upcoming transgenic and non-transgenic technologies to control gene flow. Given the introduction of new crops for, diverse traits, biofuels, and production systems ai...
Formerly known as Sunflower Celebration, this newly revamped event will feature presentors and information on the forefront of sunflower production in Kansas.
Simcoe Research Station - Simcoe , Ontario, Canada
Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association and Vineland Research and Innovation Centre invite you to attend ‘in the field’ information sessions on ethnic vegetable production. 6:00 to 8:00 PM
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre - Vineland Station, Ontario, Canada
Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association and Vineland Research and Innovation Centre invite you to attend ‘in the field’ information sessions on ethnic vegetable production. 6:00 to 8:00 PM.
Online course offered by the Dept. of Agronomy & Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Lincoln, NE, United States
Online graduate-level course offered for noncredit professional development. Course covers common breeding methods used to improve self-pollinated crops, such as wheat, rice and barley, and theoretical basis for self-pollinated crop breeding.
Vineland Research and Innovation Centre - Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Will examine the latest developments in genomics; insights into the processes and pathways that control plant development, metabolism, or interactions with the environment and other organisms; and new opportunities for biotechnology and biofuels.
Will address the goals of the series and why growers should engage in social media. Presenters will define the objectives and review “return on investment” of engaging in social media and how it fits within the context of agriculture.
Hilton Wilmington Riverside - Wilmington, NC, United States
Phenotyping the SolCAP potato germplasm panel - Potato Genomics: What's Next? - SNP-based genetic maps: Linkage and QTL analysis - Breeding in a Genomics Era - Developing the Breeder's Toolbox at SGN
Corner of Wilson Rd. and Bogue St. - East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Representatives from major breeding companies, including Ball Horticulture, Benary, Danziger, Dummen, Floranova, Paul Ecke Ranch, Plug Connection, Proven Winners, Sakata, and Takii, will present highlights of some new introductions and proven performers.
Harvesting Bio-("Biological and Biochemical") Diversity - The Regulatory World of RNA - Vegetative Development: Dynamism and Plasticity - Organelle responses and adaptations to environmental and developmental signals - Plant Carbon Cycling - ASPB President's Symposium: ...
Rice Research and Extension Center, 2900 Hwy 130 East - Stuttgart, AR, United States
New varieties/ U of A Hybrid Rice Development/Rice Diseases; Clearfield Rice crop rotations, Rice weed control on levees, and pigweed control in soybeans; Soybean Varieties/Soybean Diseases/ Rice and Soybean Insect Management; more
Arkansas Agricultural Research and Extension Center, located two miles north of the university campus - Fayetteville, AR, United States
New grass cultivars for lawns, sports fields and golf; pest control studies; drought tolerance research; putting green management; fertility testing; sports field construction.
K-State Horticulture Research & Extension Center 35230 W. 135th St. - Olathe, Kansas, United States
All America Selections (AAS) national flower trials: 475 + flower cultivars in field research trials 200 + flower cultivars in container trials 50 + Echinacea (coneflower) cultivars in perennial flower trial 100 + cultivars in ornamental grass trial - All America Select...
University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Knoxville, IN, United States
ational Weed Science contest amongst student members of the North Central Weed Science Society (NCWSS), Northeastern Weed Science Society (NEWSS), Southern Weed Science Society (SWSS), and Western Society of Weed Science (WSWS).
What is the critical information required to identify the best tech investment opportunities? Who are the leading investment pioneers in this sector, and how can you use their experience to benchmark your performance and current investment strategies?
University of Illinois Dixon Springs Agricultural Center, Pope County - Dixon Springs , IL, United States
The latest research findings in forage management through educational sessions and field demonstrations of forage harvesting equipment. Information about warm season grasses.
Will address the goals of the series and why growers should engage in social media. Presenters will define the objectives and review “return on investment” of engaging in social media and how it fits within the context of agriculture.
Corner of Farm Lane and Mount Hope Road - East Lansing, MI, United States
The latest technology in agriculture production, current research findings from the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources faculty and a full schedule of demonstrations and educational sessions to help you manage your farms and businesses at their best.
We will discuss: slight infection-seed coat, severe infection–embryo infection, how seed treatments can help, suggested test methods for evaluating seed quality
Curtiss Farm, South State Street - Ames, IA, United States
While the field day has historically been for the agchem industry, growers, seed dealers and agchem operators are welcome and will find much that will be of interest.
Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center - Overton, TX, United States
400 bedding-plant entries, everything from petunias to verbena to ornamental sweet potatoes, will be on display in outdoor plots. The trials include thousands of square feet of plots planted with purple, pink, red and white flowers.
Northern Crops Institute - Fargo, ND, United States
You will learn about the importance of quality and how differences can influence milling and baking performance; how to evaluate wheat and flour quality; the milling process and its effect on flour; and flour requirements for different end-use products. Laboratory demon...
Crowne Plaza Riverfront Hotel - St. Paul, MN, United States
The BGRI 2011 Technical Workshop is open to the participation of wheat rust scientists, including molecular geneticists and pathologists, as well as wheat breeders and others with an interest in the rusts of wheat.
Public Intellectual Property Resource for Agriculture (PIPRA)
Davis, CA, United States
Developed for international lawyers, technology managers and scientific professionals in the public sector or small-to-medium enterprises who want to understand successful U.S. models of intellectual property management.
Online, 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM in Manitoba, 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM in Alberta and Saskatchewan - , Canada
A presentation from Dr. Tom Wolf, Research Scientist with Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, on spraying tips for 2011. Will run for approximately 60 minutes. Will include a Q&A session with participants. Eligible for 1 Pest Management CEU credit.
Donald Danforth Plant Science Center - St. Louis, MO, United States
Offers a platform for dialogue, discussion, and deal making in sectors including ag-bio, food production, biofuels, sustainable materials, bio-based products, farming technologies, and animal health.
Will address the goals of the series and why growers should engage in social media. Presenters will define the objectives and review “return on investment” of engaging in social media and how it fits within the context of agriculture.
University of Kentucky Research and Education Center - Princeton, KY, United States
Wheat variety trials, micronutrient availability from new fertilizers, wheat row spacing, optical wheat sensing, wheat’s impact on the control of giant ragweed and marestail, best management practices for controlling head scab, fungicide updates and economic insect cont...
After decades of underinvestment in the sector, institutional and private capital is being attracted by the combination of exceptionally strong fundamentals, inflation hedging, and low correlation with other asset classes.
Will address the goals of the series and why growers should engage in social media. Presenters will define the objectives and review “return on investment” of engaging in social media and how it fits within the context of agriculture.
This course will assist the food industry in developing functional food products and improving current formulations that utilize flaxseed and canola oil as a consistent ingredient for the functional food market.
Online at 10:00 Central US time - Brookings, SD, United States
Covers the concepts of assuring generic purity for major crops and vegetables through the use of seed morphology tests, seedling morphology tests, chemical tests, electrophoresis (PAGE, IEF and Starch), and SNPs.
Scheduled speakers include: Getachew Belay, Senior Biotechnology Policy Advisor, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA); Rikin Gandhi, Executive Officer, Digital Green, India; Dennis Garrity, Director General, World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF); Rick Hell...
Online at 10:00 Central US time - Brookings, SD, United States
Seed companies know the importance of accurate labels on their seed. Understanding the acceptable tolerances and how they are calculated helps to provide accurate labels.
This two-day course provides instruction in the seven principles of HACCP, how they relate to prerequisite and organic certification programs, how to write HACCP Plans and implement HACCP in organic food environments.
To watch the webinar live, log onto https://gomeet.itap.purdue.edu/march31-2011outlook/ just before the program begins, provide a name in the "Enter as a guest" box and click "Enter room." The Adobe Connect webinar allows viewers to submit questions via a message box.
K-State IGP Conference Center - Manhattan, KS, United States
This program is an opportunity for Hard Red winter wheat producers to gain information about how global market situations impact their decisions about when to sell their grain.
Online at 10:00 Central US time - Brookings, SD, United States
Our 60 minute session will cover how ISTA Orange Certificates help move your seed, GMO seed testing recommendations, what other requirements impact international seed movement, international shipping concerns regarding requirements by the customer, country and customs
University of Illinois Dixon Springs Agricultural Center - Simpson, IL, United States
The educational program will focus on managing hayland and pastures. The program will also include commercial exhibits focusing on the forage industry.
Will address the goals of the series and why growers should engage in social media. Presenters will define the objectives and review “return on investment” of engaging in social media and how it fits within the context of agriculture.
Online, at 10:00 am Central - Brookings, SD, United States
During our Trait Test Webinar, we will show examples of Herbicide bioassay, spray tests, ELISA plate and lateral flow strip formats, PCR based DNA techniques. GC oil analysis for free fatty acid profiles also included.
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 expected variation ranges.
This two-day course provides instruction in the seven principles of HACCP, how they relate to prerequisite and organic certification programs, how to write HACCP Plans and implement HACCP in organic food environments.
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 expected variation ranges.
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, Phomopsis and others.
Marriott Albuquerque Pyramid North - Albuquerque , NM, United States
More than 30 production and marketing workshops, a locally grown organic food luncheon on Saturday and a large exhibitor hall for producers to learn about organic farming.
Damage to seeds has a visual and physiological impact. 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 an...
Will address the goals of the series and why growers should engage in social media. Presenters will define the objectives and review “return on investment” of engaging in social media and how it fits within the context of agriculture.
The course offers participants a broad understanding of the major aspects of a seed company’s operations and a cross-departmental knowledge of best practices for profitability.
I-Hotel and Conference Center - Champaign, IL, United States
These two-day conferences will address a wide array of topics pertinent to crop production, pest management, and natural resources issues while providing a forum for discussion and interaction between participants and university researchers.
Our webinar will discuss moisture imbibition into seeds, including the types of cell water and binding, enzyme activation, radicale protrusion onward to normal seedling development.
Regulatory challenges and their impact on the crop protection industry; Climate change and water shortages and their effects on crop production; The future of R&D investment and the subsequent effect on new product development; GM market challenges and the solutions to ...
The scientific program will feature poster sessions, a practitioner’s forum on weed management and research, and six special symposia led by some of the world’s leading weed scientists.
Topics will include: "Water & Disease Management in Turf," "A Specialist's View on What’s Going On In Texas Turf," “Weed Control and Herbicide Update For Turf,” "Tree Maintenance in Turf Areas," "Armyworm, Grasshoppers and Other Insects," "Impacts of Reduced Budgets on ...
Northfield Inn Conference Center - Springfield, IL, United States
These two-day conferences will address a wide array of topics pertinent to crop production, pest management, and natural resources issues while providing a forum for discussion and interaction between participants and university researchers.
Hershey Lodge and Convention Center - Hershey, PA, United States
Premier grower meeting in the Northeast US, combining three days of six or more concurrent educational sessions with a large industry trade show and numerous networking opportunities.
Rend Lake Conference Center - Whittington, IL, United States
These two-day conferences will address a wide array of topics pertinent to crop production, pest management, and natural resources issues while providing a forum for discussion and interaction between participants and university researchers.
Oncenter Convention Center - Syracuse, NY, United States
Brings 1,500 attendees to central New York for meetings and classes that inform and educate growers on many of the aspects of fruit and vegetable production and marketing, and current technologies and events which affect agriculture as a whole.
Will address the goals of the series and why growers should engage in social media. Presenters will define the objectives and review “return on investment” of engaging in social media and how it fits within the context of agriculture.
The course offers participants a broad understanding of the major aspects of a seed company’s operations and a cross-departmental knowledge of best practices for profitability.
Lectures will occur on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 9:45 p.m., and will be taught electronically using the Elluminate Course Delivery System (www.elluminate.com). A textbook will not be required for this course.
University of Illinois I Hotel and Conference Center - Champaign, IL, United States
Expert speakers will discuss environmental impacts of bioenergy crops, the variety of biomass crops available for commercial use, the science behind feedstock improvement, an overview of renewable energy development at the U of I, the process of taking feedstocks from f...
Largest educational conference and trade show in the southeastern US that unites growers, vendors and suppliers. Addresses food safety, specific commodity sessions on production practices and increased yields, marketing strategies.
Atlanta Marriott Marquis - Atlanta, GA, United States
Four days of individual reports, panel discussions, hands on workshops and seminars are designed to provide attendees with the information they need to be the best cotton farmer possible.
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