Attracting and retaining talented new employees is a critical challenge for the seed industry.
The Seed Business 101 course was created, with input from industry executives, to accelerate the careers of promising new employees and young managers.
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...
This workshop will provide an overview of Seed health testing methods and detection of seed-borne bacterial, viral and fungal pests which are very relevant for seed trade in field and vegetable crops seed industry in Southern Africa & other countries.
Iowa State University, Seed Science Center - Ames, IA, United States
General "crop specific" workshop covering typical operations required for conditioning seed corn for lot sizes typical of larger foundation and commercial seed production. Additional coverage for a small lot or research applications may be included based on attendee dem...
Iowa State University, Seed Science Center - Ames, IA, United States
A detailed review of the operation, adjustment, and effectiveness of the destoner and gravity table for removing foreign material and upgrading seed quality. The primary focus will be on typical seed corn and soybean separation issues with an additional discussion regar...
Iowa State University, Seed Science Center - Ames, IA, United States
General "crop specific" workshop covering typical operations required for conditioning soybean seed with additional information related to edible beans, small grains, sunflowers, and select agronomic crops.
Iowa State University, Seed Science Center - Ames, IA, United States
General "crop specific" workshop covering typical operations required for conditioning soybean seed with additional information related to edible beans, small grains, sunflowers, and select agronomic crops.
Iowa State University, Seed Science Center - Ames, IA, United States
General "crop specific" workshop covering typical operations required for conditioning seed corn for lot sizes typical of larger foundation and commercial seed production. Additional coverage for a small lot or research applications may be included based on attendee dem...
Iowa State University, Seed Science Center - Ames, IA, United States
General workshop covering typical operations required for conditioning small lots of unusual or high-value products such as vegetable, flower, tree, or grass seeds.
Iowa State University, Seed Science Center - Ames, IA, United States
Brand-specific workshops provide advanced color sorter training for equipment operators and other interested personnel. Hands-on training will be provided using corn and soybean seed. The primary focus will be on Satake ScanMaster II, Satake Evolution and Buhler Sortex ...
The overall aim of this workshop is to introduce optical technologies in seed evaluation. The participants learn about and practice the use of imaging technologies for seed evaluation. During training sessions and workshop discussions they will acquire insights into the...
Iowa State University, Seed Science Center - Ames, IA, United States
Brand-specific workshops provide advanced color sorter training for equipment operators and other interested personnel. Hands-on training will be provided using corn and soybean seed. The primary focus will be on Satake ScanMaster II, Satake Evolution and Buhler Sortex ...
This course develops the skills and abilities of current industry personnel to enable them to become independent breeders or more valuable contributors to larger breeding programs.
The workshop aim is detecting some quality parameters of wild species and flowers outside of the ISTA Rules and it is focused on the needs of seed testing laboratories that would like to work according to the ISTA Methods, standardizing testing methods for determining v...
Iowa State University, Seed Science Center - Ames, IA, United States
Includes discussion of basic psychrometrics, equilibrium moisture content, and low temperature drying fundamentals. Intended for operations that handle large volumes of food grade product.
Join Us for this FREE online learning event - Approved for .5 CEU credit hours from CCA. In this webinar, you will learn how adding biologicals to an integrated pest management program can produce stronger, healthier plants with greater yield and quality.
Designed to enhance participants’ knowledge of the underlying biology of seed production and the key roles of bees and other insect pollinators, how to manage seed crops from agronomic, quality control, and genetic integrity standpoints, and how to meet new challenges...
This course develops the skills and abilities of current industry personnel to enable them to become independent breeders or more valuable contributors to larger breeding programs.
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
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