SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry

WEBINAR - Cotton and Large Seed Vegetables - Physical, physiological & pathological testing

Enza Zaden North America, Inc.

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

October 6-6, 2011

Amaranth Institute Meeting: Innovation and Development

SGS North America, Inc.*

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

October 6-8, 2011

30th International Vegetable Training Course

Ames, IA, United States

September 12, 2011 - October 7, 2011

Asia Fruit Logistica 2011

World Vegetable Center

Regional Office for East and Southeast Asia - Bangkok, Thailand

Module I: From Seed to Harvest

September 7-9, 2011

University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture’s annual Cotton Tour

Fruit Logistica

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre - Hong Kong, China

Asia's leading trade show for the international fresh fruit and vegetable business.

September 7-7, 2011

University of Tennessee

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

Variety Selection, Performance, Effects of Planting Date, Cover Crops & Defoliation - Variety Response to Irrigation - Deficit Irrigation of Cotton - Plant Response to Irrigation Regimes - Response of Cotton to Ignite Herbicide - more

September 7-7, 2011

Twilight Grower Sessions

Coexistence Workshop: The Science of Gene Flow in Agriculture and its Role in Co-existence

Vineland Research and Innovation Centre

J. Collins & Sons - Copetown, 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.

September 7-8, 2011

Kansas State University Bedding Plant Field Day (industry only)

USDA

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...

July 29-29, 2011

Compost For Horticulture International

All-America Selections

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...

April 4-7, 2011

Organic Food Safety Workshop

University of Adelaide, Waite Campus - Adelaide, SA, Australia

Will present, discuss and explore options of using compost and other organic soil amendments for managing and improving horticultural soils and production systems, including amenity horticulture, nurseries, and protected cropping.

April 4-5, 2011

2011 International Conference on Solanaceae Resistance Breeding

Organic Trade Association (OTA)

Washington, DC, United States

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.

February 17-19, 2011

WEBINAR - Mechanical damage and handling; Factors and assessment of seed damage

Le Meridien Hotel - Chiang Mai, Thailand

The conference program includes oral presentations from leading Scientist in Solanaceae Genetics and Genomics and will cover all aspects of the conventional and modern resistance breeding. The conference creates a forum for exchange of scientific ideas and knowledge bet...

February 17-17, 2011

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online - , United States

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...

February 17-17, 2011

National Corn Growers Association (NCGA)

Online - , United States

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.

February 9-11, 2011

Fruit Logistica 2011

Fruit Logistica

Exhibition Grounds - Berlin, Germany

World's leading trade fair for the fresh fruit and vegetable business. More than 2,000 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 ...

February 9-10, 2011

Indiana Crop Improvement Association (ICIA) Seed Conditioning Workshop

University of Illinois

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.

February 9-9, 2011

ASTA 50th Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference & California Seed Association's Annual Meeting

Indianapolis Marriott North Hotel - Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

January 22-25, 2011

Snake River Sugarbeet Conference

American Seed Trade Association (ASTA)

Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach - Huntington Beach, California, United States

December 15-15, 2011

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.

December 15-15, 2011

WEBINAR - Enabling private sector led seed industry policy perspectives

National Corn Growers Association (NCGA)

Online - , United States

December 14-14, 2011

2011 Field Crops Rust Symposium

Iowa State University

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...

December 14-16, 2011

North Central Weed Science Society - Annual Meeting 2011

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Targeted at the scientific community, but commodity leaders, crop consultants, and others will also benefit from attending.

December 12-15, 2011

Grain Conference - Operating Successfully in a New Grain Marketing Environment: Issues Facing Farmers

Weed Science Society of America (WSSA)

Hyatt Regency - Milwaukee, WI, United States

December 11-13, 2011

Western Alfalfa & Forage Conference

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.

December 11-13, 2011

University of California

Las Vegas Hilton - Las Vegas, NE, United States

Comprehensive educational meeting for growers, industry members and interested parties, covering critical new areas for alfalfa, corn silage, and many other forages.

December 8-8, 2011

Seed Central FORUM

USA Rice Outlook Conference

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. 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

December 7-9, 2011

WORKSHOP - Nuts and Bolts of US Regulatory Dossiers for Genetically Engineered Crops

USA Rice Federation

Austin, TX, United States

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.

December 6-8, 2011

Rocky Mountain Regional Turfgrass Association (RMRTA), 58th Annual Conference and Trade Show

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.

December 6-8, 2011

Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable & Farm Market Expo

Crowne Plaza DIA - Denver, CO, United States

December 6-8, 2011

ASTA 66th Corn & Sorghum Seed Research Conference / ASTA 41st Soybean Seed Research Conference / Seed Expo

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.

December 6-9, 2011

2011 Texas Plant Protection Conference

American Seed Trade Association (ASTA)

Hyatt Regency Chicago - Chicago, Illinois, United States

December 5-6, 2011

University of Illinois AGMasters Conference

Texas A&M AgriLife

Brazos Center, 3232 Briarcrest Drive - Bryan, TX, United States

Program to feature outlook on agricultural economy, new technological practices.

December 5-6, 2011

University of Illinois

Champaign, IL, United States

The emerging issue of resistance to herbicides, fungicides and Bt rootworm corn across the Corn Belt will highlight the conference.

December 5-9, 2011

Seed Business 101

WEBINAR - Corn Test Methods: Accurately Predicting Performance

Seed Biotechnology Centre at UC Davis

UC Davis campus - Davis, CA, 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.

December 1-1, 2011

WEBINAR - Online Resources for Plant ID and Management

SGS North America, Inc.*

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

December 1-1, 2011

WEBINAR - An overview of the AgGateway Seed Connectivity-II (SC-II) Project.

Texas A&M AgriLife

Online from noon until 1 pm Central U.S. time - College Station, TX, United States

November 30-30, 2011

Iowa State University Integrated Crop Management Conference

AgGateway

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.

November 30, 2011 - December 1, 2011

Midwest Food Processors Association - 107th Annual Convention and 84th Processing Crops Conference

Iowa State University

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.

November 29, 2011 - December 1, 2011

107th Annual Midwest Food Processors Association Convention

Kalahari Resort - Wisconsin Dells, WI, United States

November 29, 2011 - December 1, 2011

WEBINAR - How to Use Double Haploids to Improve Winter Wheat

Kalahari Resort - Wisconsin Dells, WI, United States

November 17-17, 2011

WEBINAR - How to use double haploids to improve winter wheat

South Dakota State University

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.

November 17-17, 2011

South Dakota State University

Online at 1pm Eastern Daylight Time (GMT - 4:00) (12pm Central, 11am Mountain, 10am Pacific) - , United States

November 17-17, 2011

Canadian Seed Trade Association, Semi-Annual Meeting

National Corn Growers Association (NCGA)

Online - , United States

November 15-17, 2011

Pacific Seed Association Fall 2011 Regional Workshop

Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA / ACCS) *

Hyatt Regency Hotel - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

November 15-15, 2011

2011 Pacific Seed Association Fall Regional Workshop

Pacific Seed Association

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.

November 15-15, 2011

Dryland Organic Agriculture in the Pacific North West: Meeting Opportunities and Challenges

Pacific Seed Association

Northern Quest Resort & Casino - Spokane, WA, United States

November 11-11, 2011

WEBINAR - Legally Moving Seed: Federal Seed Act, State Seed Laws and Labeling

Convention Center - Yakima, WA, United States

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.

November 10-10, 2011

WEBINAR - How to design and analyze experiments using an augmented design

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online, 10:00 - 11:00 Central US time - Brookings, SD, United States

How to properly label seed; Germination and Purity regulations/tolerances; Date of last test; Required disclosures such as treatments

November 10-10, 2011

Oregon State University

Online at 1pm Eastern Daylight Time (GMT - 4:00) (12pm Central, 11am Mountain, 10am Pacific) - , United States

Dr. Jennifer Kling, Oregon State University, will describe the augmented design and demonstrate sample analyses using her meadowfoam breeding program.

November 9-9, 2011

Seed Central SCIENCE

Seed Central

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

November 9-9, 2011

Seed Central FORUM

2011 AgGateway Annual Meeting & Conference

Seed Central

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.

November 8-10, 2011

SCRI Zebra Chip Annual Reporting Session

AgGateway

The M Resort Spa Casino - Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

The theme is "Winning in Ag with eBusiness…Maximizing Your Opportunities".

November 6-9, 2011

ASTA Farm & Lawn Seed Conference

Texas A&M AgriLife

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

November 6-7, 2011

Western Seed Association Annual Conference

American Seed Trade Association (ASTA)

Westin Crown Center - Kansas City, Missouri, United States

November 5-8, 2011

WEBINAR - Exporting Seeds

Western Seed Association (WSA)

Westin Crown Center - Kansas City, MO, United States

November 3-3, 2011

COURSE - Online plant breeding course: Cross-Pollinated Crop Breeding

SGS North America, Inc.*

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.

November 3, 2011 - December 8, 2011

The Gates Foundation Agricultural Policies Portfolio - Four Years Old and Looking Ahead

University of Nebraska

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.

November 2-2, 2011

2011 Southwest Turfgrass Association Conference

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

International Food Policy Research Institute - Washington, DC, United States

12:15 pm to 1:45 pm EDT - Live webcast coming up at the scheduled time

November 1-3, 2011

WEBINAR - Mycotoxins 101 webinar - Life cycle of fungi and mycotoxins

New Mexico State University

Las Cruces , NM, United States

"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"

October 27-27, 2011

COURSE - Plant Breeding for Drought Tolerance

SGS North America, Inc.*

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...

October 26-28, 2011

Coexistence 2.0: Achieving Coexistence of Biotech, Conventional & Organic Foods in the Marketplace

Colorado State University

Online - , United States

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.

October 26-28, 2011

WEBINAR - Seed Treatment: Protectants, Systemic, Nematicides, Insecticides, Colorants

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Discuss the challenges and opportunities in managing the growth of different types of foods in the global marketplace.

October 20-20, 2011

2nd Compositae Whitepaper Meeting

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online, 10:00 - 11:00 Central US time - Brookings, SD, United States

We will cover analysis for corn, soybeans, wheat, rice, and cotton plus the chemical recovery methods for corn and soybeans.

October 20-20, 2011

University of California, Davis

University of California - Davis, CA, United States

We will review the current status of research in the family as well as hold discussions to consider research priorities.

October 20-20, 2011

Agriculture Investment Summit

National Corn Growers Association (NCGA)

Online - , United States

October 19-21, 2011

WEBINAR - How to breed for organic production systems

The Sofitel Miami Hotel - Miami, FL, United States

October 18-18, 2011

2011 Doane Agriculture Outlook Conference

Oregon State University

Online at 1pm Eastern Daylight Time (GMT - 4:00) (12pm Central, 11am Mountain, 10am Pacific) - , United States

Dr. Jim Myers, Oregon State University, will discuss how to breed for organic production systems and provide examples from his breeding program.

October 18-20, 2011

Hilton St. Louis Airport - St. Louis , MI, United States

October 18-20, 2011

Doane Outlook conference

The International Conference on Climate Services

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

October 17-19, 2011

European Plant Breeding Academy, Class II

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.

October 17, 2011 - June 29, 2013

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

University of California, Davis

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...

October 16-19, 2011

Fresh Summit International Convention & Exposition

American Society of Agronomy (ASA)

San Antonio, TX, United States

October 14-17, 2011

WEBINAR - Sorghum, Millet & Rice - Physical, physiological and pathological testing

Produce Marketing Association (PMA)

Georgia World Congress Center - Atlanta, GA, United States

October 13-13, 2011

Agrochemical Formulation USA

SGS North America, Inc.*

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.

October 12-14, 2011

Sustainable Food Systems Strategic Initiative Conference

Hilton North Raleigh/Mid Town Hotel - Raleigh, NC, United States

If you are involved in formulation design and the scale-up and manufacture of plant protection products this is your must attend event for 2011.

October 11-13, 2011

2011 SolCAP workshop at the Tomato Disease Workshop

University of California, Davis

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.

October 11-11, 2011

26th Annual Tomato Disease Workshop (TDW)

Solanaceae Coordinated Agricultural Project (SolCAP)

Cornell University, from 1:00pm to 5:00pm - Ithaca, NY, United States

October 11-13, 2011

California Seed Association Mid Year Meeting

Cornell University

Holiday Inn Downtown - Ithaca, NY, United States

Forum for presentations of new products and recent research results targeting tomato diseases.

October 11-12, 2011

Biopesticide Industry Alliance, Semi-Annual Meeting

California Seed Association (CSA) *

InterContinental Hotel - Monterey, California, United States

October 4-6, 2011

Biofuels International Expo and Conference

Biological Products Industry Alliance (BPIA)

DoubleTree Hotel - Portland, OR, United States

October 3-4, 2011

WEBINAR - Natives: Harvesting and Pure Live Seed

Telus Convention Center - Calgary, Alberta, Canada

September 29-29, 2011

WEBINAR - How to align sequences

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online - , United States

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.

September 29-29, 2011

2011 UT Pumpkin Field Day

Michigan State University

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.

September 29-29, 2011

University of Tennessee, Pumpkin Field Day 2011

University of Tennessee

West Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center, 605 Airways Boulevard (from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m) - Jackson, TN, United States

September 29-29, 2011

Lettuce Annotation Jamboree

University of Tennessee

West TN Research & Education Center - Jackson, TN, United States

September 28, 2011 - October 19, 2011

Danforth Center 13th Annual Fall Symposium: "Plant Genomes to Phenomes"

University of California, Davis

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...

September 28-30, 2011

Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

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

September 27-29, 2011

ISTA Purity Workshop

COURSE - Online plant breeding course: Germplasm and Genes

Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

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...

September 27, 2011 - November 1, 2011

COURSE - Plant Breeding for Drought Tolerance

University of Nebraska

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.

September 26, 2011 - October 28, 2011

WEBINAR - The Value of Biopesticides: Effective. Safe. Smart

Colorado State University

Online - , United States

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.

September 22-22, 2011

WEBINAR - Soybean Cultivar Testing - Cultivar and accelerated aging tests

Biological Products Industry Alliance (BPIA)

Online, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT - , United States

September 22-22, 2011

Rsearch Powered by Vineland

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online - Brookings, SD, United States

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

September 22-22, 2011

Training program - HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) for the Organic Professional

Vineland Research and Innovation Centre

Vineland campus, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm - Vineland Station, ON, Canada

The latest science and technology innovations for the Canadian horticulture industry.

September 19-21, 2011

WEBINAR - How to use R software for statistical data analysis

Organic Trade Association (OTA)

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.

September 15-15, 2011

Ohio State University

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.

September 15-15, 2011

WEBINAR - Soybean: physical, physiological and pathological testing

National Corn Growers Association (NCGA)

Online - , United States

September 8-8, 2011

Corn Disease Diagnostic and Management Clinic

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online - Brookings, SD, United States

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.

September 8-8, 2011

WEBINAR - Comparing corn cold test: physical, physiological and pathological testing

Iowa State University

Field Extension Education Laboratory (FEEL), approximately 5 miles west of Ames - Ames, IA, United States

September 1-1, 2011

Canada’s Fruit & Veg Tech X-Change

SGS North America, Inc.*

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

September 1-3, 2011

Canada's Fruit & Veg Tech X-Change (CFVTX) - Outdoor Horticulture Trade Show, Norfolk County

Norfolk County - , Ontario, Canada

September 1-3, 2011

The X-Perience Farm - St.Williams, Ontario, Canada

August 30, 2011 - September 1, 2011

2011 Farm Progress Show

Decatur, IL, United States

August 30-30, 2011

2011 Sunflower Showcase

National Sunflower Association

Delphos, KS, United States

Formerly known as Sunflower Celebration, this newly revamped event will feature presentors and information on the forefront of sunflower production in Kansas.

August 30-30, 2011

Twilight Grower Sessions

Vineland Research and Innovation Centre

Simcoe Research Station - Simcoe , Ontario, Canada

August 29-29, 2011

Twilight Grower Sessions

WEBINAR - Corn sheller run - Warehouse and bulk sampling, shakeouts, and sample retention

Vineland Research and Innovation Centre

Vineland Research and Innovation Centre - Vineland Station, Ontario, Canada

August 25-25, 2011

Beck's Hybrids Becknology Days

SGS North America, Inc.*

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

August 25-27, 2011

COURSE - Online plant breeding course: Self-Pollinated Crop Breeding

Beck's Hybrids

6767 E. 276th Street - Atlanta, IN, United States

2011 featured research includes: Nitrogen inhibitor study; 100 bushel soybean attempt; Fungicide timing study; 300 bushel corn attempt; LibertyLink® vs. Roundup Ready® soybeans; Cover crop demo

August 23, 2011 - September 22, 2011

8th Canadian Plant Genomics Workshop

University of Nebraska

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.

August 22-25, 2011

Beck's Hybrids Field Shows & Becknology Days - Southern Illinois Field Show

Vineland Research and Innovation Centre

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.

August 19-19, 2011

Beck's Hybrids

289 CR 550 N - Neoga, IL, United States

2011 featured research includes: Nitrogen inhibitor study; 100 bushel soybean attempt; Fungicide timing study; 300 bushel corn attempt; LibertyLink® vs. Roundup Ready® soybeans; Cover crop demo

August 18-18, 2011

Beck's Hybrids Field Shows & Becknology Days - Central Illinois Field Show

National Corn Growers Association (NCGA)

Online - , United States

August 17-17, 2011

Beck's Hybrids

22797 US 150 - Down, IL, United States

2011 featured research includes: Nitrogen inhibitor study; 100 bushel soybean attempt; Fungicide timing study; 300 bushel corn attempt; LibertyLink® vs. Roundup Ready® soybeans; Cover crop demo

August 17-18, 2011

Seed Sampler Workshop

95th Annual Meeting of The Potato Association of America

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.

August 14-18, 2011

SolCAP Potato Genomics Workshop

Potato Association of America

Wilmington, NC, United States

August 14-14, 2011

Beck's Hybrids Field Shows & Becknology Days - Southern Indiana Field Show

Solanaceae Coordinated Agricultural Project (SolCAP)

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

August 11-11, 2011

All-America Selections (AAS) Summer Meeting

Beck's Hybrids

Hwy 168 CR 325 W - Ft. Branch, IN, United States

2011 featured research includes: Nitrogen inhibitor study; 100 bushel soybean attempt; Fungicide timing study; 300 bushel corn attempt; LibertyLink® vs. Roundup Ready® soybeans; Cover crop demo

August 10-12, 2011

Michigan State University Plant Trial Field Day

All-America Selections

Hyatt Regency Monterey - Monterey, CA, United States

August 9-9, 2011

Michigan State University

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.

August 6-10, 2011

ASPB Plant Biology 2011

Annual Meeting of the American Phytopathological Society (APS) & XVII International Plant Protection Congress

American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB)

Minneapolis, MN, United States

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: ...

August 6-10, 2011

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

August 4-4, 2011

2011 Arkansas Rice Expo

University of Arkansas

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

August 3-3, 2011

Turfgrass Field Day

University of Arkansas

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.

August 1-3, 2011

AG HR Roundtable 2011

5th Annual Plant Breeding Meeting, National Association of Plant Breeders / Plant Breeding Coordinating Committee

Union Club Hotel - West Lafayette, IN, United States

August 1-31, 2011

1st National WeedOlympics

Texas A&M AgriLife

to be announced - To be announced, United States

Exact date to be announced

July 26-27, 2011

2011 Canola Council of Canada Convention

Weed Science Society of America (WSSA)

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).

July 26-28, 2011

AgroTech Innovations 2011 - Strategic Investments in the 21st Century Farm

Canola Council of Canada

Saskatoon , SK, Canada

July 25-27, 2011

12th International Symposium on Pre-Harvest Sprouting in Cereals

Minneapolis, MN, United States

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?

July 24-27, 2011

12th International Symposium on Preharvest Sprouting in Cereals

The Capri Centre - Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

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...

July 24-27, 2011

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

Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

July 24-27, 2011

2011 Illinois Forage Expo

Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA) *

St. Louis, MO, United States

July 21-21, 2011

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.

July 21-21, 2011

California's Agriculture Innovation

National Corn Growers Association (NCGA)

Online - , United States

July 20-21, 2011

Michigan State University’s 2011 Ag Expo

UC Davis - Davis, CA, United States

July 19-21, 2011

WEBINAR - Wheat and cereal grains: fungi, fusarium and cultivar purity

Michigan State University

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.

July 19-19, 2011

North Dakota State University Agronomy Seed Farm Field Tour

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online - Brookings, SD, United States

We will discuss: slight infection-seed coat, severe infection–embryo infection, how seed treatments can help, suggested test methods for evaluating seed quality

July 18-18, 2011

Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA) 88th Annual Meeting

North Dakota State University

One mile south and one mile west of Casselton. Starts at 5:30 p.m. - Casselton, ND, United States

July 17-20, 2011

American Association of Seed Control Officials (AASCO), Annual Meeting

Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA / ACCS) *

Sheraton on the Falls - Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

July 1-31, 2011

BIO International Convention

Association of American Seed Control Officials (AASCO)

Madison, WI, United States

Exact date and place to be set. Check the AASCO website.

June 27-30, 2011

Indiana Seed Trade Association Training Day

Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)

Washington, DC, United States

June 23-23, 2011

Iowa State University Weed Science Field Day

Indiana Seed Trade Association (ISTA)

Purdue University Diagnostic Trainging & Research Center - West Lafayette, IN, United States

June 23-23, 2011

East Texas Horticultural Field Day

Iowa State University

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.

June 23-23, 2011

COURSE - Basics of Wheat and Flour Quality Short Course

Texas A&M AgriLife

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.

June 21-23, 2011

California Agriculture Innovation Conference

Northern Crops Institute (NCI)

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...

June 20-21, 2011

ASTA - 128th Annual Convention

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.

June 18-22, 2011

American Seed Trade Association (ASTA)

Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach - Huntington Beach, California, United States

June 16-16, 2011

Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. (USA)

Bloomington, IL, United States

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

June 16-16, 2011

2011 Borlaug Global Rust Initiative Technical Workshop

National Corn Growers Association (NCGA)

Online - , United States

June 13-16, 2011

2011 North American Rust Workers Meeting (NARW)

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.

June 12-12, 2011

COURSE - Field-oriented short course on the genetics, breeding, and physiology of drought stress tolerance

Crowne Plaza Riverfront Hotel - St. Paul, MN, United States

June 11-22, 2011

Colorado State University

Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO, United States

June 10-10, 2011

Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. (USA)

York, NE, United States

June 8-8, 2011

Watermelon Variety Showcase

Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. (USA)

Brookings, SD, United States

June 7-7, 2011

Climate Change and the Implication for Plant Science

Siegers Seed Co.

Tifton, GA, United States

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...

June 7-8, 2011

Climate Change and the Implication for Plant Science

University of Guelph

Guelph, ON, Canada

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.

June 7-8, 2011

Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA) & Society of Commercial Seed Technologists (SCST), Annual Meeting

University of Guelph

Guelph, ON, Canada

June 7-10, 2011

Society of Commercial Seed Technologists (SCST) *

Woodlands Convention center and the Woodlands Hotel & Suites - Williamsburg, VA, United States

The meeting will be preceded by four workshops: Statistics, Lab Standardization, Genetic Technology and Teaching & Training.

June 6-6, 2011

Intellectual Property and Technology Commercialization

Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. (USA)

Slater, IA, United States

June 5-17, 2011

Canola Council of Canada WEBINAR: Spraying Tips for 2011

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.

June 2-2, 2011

Canola Council of Canada

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.

May 31-31, 2011

Wheat Field Day

Ag Innovation Showcase 2011

Kansas State University

North Agronomy Farm, 2200 Kimball Ave. - Manhattan, KS, United States

May 23-24, 2011

National Association of Plant Breeders (NAPB), 5th Annual Meeting

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.

May 23-25, 2011

4th International Workshop for Phytophthora, Pythium and related genera: Systematics (Taxonomy, Nomenclature, Phylogeny), Detection, Databases, Ecology

National Association for Plant Breeders (NAPB)

Texas A&M University - College Station, Texas, United States

The annual meetings provide all plant breeders to network and discuss issues of importance for both the public and private sectors.

May 23-28, 2011

University of Maryland - College Park, MD, United States

Contact: Z. Gloria Abad and Yilmaz Balci. E-mail: gloria.abad@aphis.usda.gov

May 19-19, 2011

University of Kentucky’s Wheat Field Day 2011

National Corn Growers Association (NCGA)

Online - , United States

May 17-17, 2011

2nd Kentucky Invasive Species Conference and the 13th Annual Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Conference

University of Kentucky

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...

May 3-5, 2011

University of Kentucky

Hilton Hotel - Lexington, KY, United States

May 2-4, 2011

Global AgInvesting 2011

Ag Machinery Conference 2011

The Waldorf=Astoria - New York, NY, United States

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.

May 2-4, 2011

Ramada Hotel and the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center - Waterloo, IA, United States

April 28-28, 2011

Functionality of Canola and Flaxseed Short Course

National Corn Growers Association (NCGA)

Online - , United States

April 26-28, 2011

Functionality of Canola and Flaxseed Short Course

Northern Crops Institute (NCI)

Northern Crops Institute - Fargo, ND, United States

The course helps food processors understand the utilization and benefits of flax and canola.

April 26-28, 2011

WEBINAR - Cultivar purity: which test is best to use?

Northern Crops Institute (NCI)

Fargo, ND, United States

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.

April 19-19, 2011

8th BIGMAP Symposium: "Co-existence, Choice, and Sustainability for Crop Production"

SGS North America, Inc.*

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.

April 19-20, 2011

WEBINAR on Seed Treatments - Protectants, Systemic, Nematicides, Insecticides and Colorants

Iowa State University

Gateway Hotel - Ames, IA, United States

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...

April 14-14, 2011

WEBINAR - Tolerances, report of analysis and certificates

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online - Brookings, SD, United States

We will cover analysis for corn, soybeans, wheat, rice, and cotton plus the chemical recovery methods for corn and soybeans.

April 7-7, 2011

2nd International Watermelon Conference

SGS North America, Inc.*

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.

April 7-9, 2011

WEBINAR - Legally moving seed: U.S. Federal Act, state seed laws & labeling

Nunhems USA, Inc.

The Eden Roc Renaissance Resort and Spa - Miami Beach, FL, United States

Focused on the challenges and opportunities facing watermelon growers in North, Central and South America.

March 31-31, 2011

WEBINAR - Insights into USDA's March 31 plantings report

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online - , United States

How to properly label seed; Germination and Purity regulations/tolerances; Date of last test; Required disclosures such as treatments

March 31-31, 2011

WEBINAR - Tetrazolium (TZ) & Germination Testing

Purdue University

Online - West Lafayette, IN, United States

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.

March 31, 2011 - April 1, 2011

Produce for Better Health Foundation, Annual Meeting 2011

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online - , United States

March 31, 2011 - April 2, 2011

WEBINAR - Seed Sampler Workshop

Monterey Plaza Hotel & Spa - Monterey, CA, United States

March 30-31, 2011

Vegetable Crop Diversification Workshop

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online - , United States

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m Wednesday; 8:00 - noon Thursday

March 29-29, 2011

Wheat Market Analysis Seminar

Vineland Research and Innovation Centre

Rittenhouse Hall - Vineland Station, ON, Canada

March 29-30, 2011

WEBINAR - Seed Purity & Identification

Kansas State University

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.

March 28-29, 2011

Spring Trials Summit 2011: Suntory + Benary @ Plug Connection

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online - , United States

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. each day

March 26, 2011 - April 1, 2011

WEBINAR - Exporting seed: Why are seed lots held up at the border?

Ernst Benary Samenzucht GmbH

Plug Connection - Vista, CA, United States

March 24-24, 2011

2011 Illinois Forage Institute

SGS North America, Inc.*

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

March 24-24, 2011

University of Illinois

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.

March 17-17, 2011

WEBINAR - Trait tests webinar - Insect, herbicide, cultural and quality

National Corn Growers Association (NCGA)

Online - , United States

March 15-15, 2011

WEBINAR - Vigor tests : stressing low vigor seeds

SGS North America, Inc.*

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.

March 10-10, 2011

Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) Week

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online - Brookings, SD, United States

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.

March 10-10, 2011

Organic Food Safety Workshop

Michigan State University

Michigan State University (MSU) campus - East Lansing, MI, United States

March 9-10, 2011

Annual meeting of the Western Society of Weed Science

Organic Trade Association (OTA)

Anaheim, Ca, United States

March 7-10, 2011

WEBINAR - Vigor tests : stressing low vigor seeds

Weed Science Society of America (WSSA)

Spokane, WA, United States

March 3-3, 2011

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online - Brookings, SD, United States

March 3-5, 2011

Commodity Classic

WORKSHOP - Acquiring Machinery and Machinery Services

Tampa, FL, United States

March 2-2, 2011

WEBINAR - Fungi and mycotoxins

Iowa State University

Letts Community Center, 125 Iowa Street - Letts, IA, United States

The workshop will discuss owning, leasing and renting farm equipment, and strategies for sharing machinery and labor in farming operations.

February 24-24, 2011

97th Convention of the U.S. National Watermelon Association

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online - , United States

February 23-27, 2011

National Watermelon Association, Inc.

San Diego, United States

February 22-23, 2011

19th Annual Ag Expo

WEBINAR - Integrated Crop Management (ICM) and Biological Control

Roosevelt County Fairgrounds - Portales, AZ, United States

February 22-22, 2011

Plant Breeding Today: Genomics and Computing Advances Bring Speed and Precision

Online - , United States

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/934269153

February 19-19, 2011

New Mexico Organic Farming Conference

Washington Convention Center - Washington, DC, United States

A series of talks and a discussion meeting. 10:00 - 11:30 am.

February 18-19, 2011

New Mexico State University

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.

February 16-17, 2011

Seed Biology, Production and Quality Course

University of Illinois

Kishwaukee College Conference Center - Malta, IL, United States

February 16-17, 2011

COURSE - Seed Business 101

Seed Biotechnology Centre at UC Davis

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...

February 14-18, 2011

Corn Belt Seed Conference - Joint annual meeting of the Indiana Crop Improvement Association (ICIA) and the Indiana Seed Trade Association (ISTA)

Seed Biotechnology Centre at UC Davis

Yuma, AZ, United States

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.

February 10-11, 2011

WEBINAR - Germination: Physiological and Physical Aspects

Indiana Crop Improvement Association (ICIA)

Sheraton Indianapolis Hotel and Suites - Keystone, Indiana, United States

February 8-8, 2011

CropWorld North America 2011 Conference

SGS North America, Inc.*

Online - , United States

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.

February 8-9, 2011

7th North American Strawberry Symposium combined with the North American Strawberry Growers Association Conference

The Westin - Charlotte, NC, United States

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 ...

February 8-11, 2011

51st annual meeting of the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA)

Tampa, FL, United States

February 7-10, 2011

2011 East Texas Turfgrass Conference

Weed Science Society of America (WSSA)

Portland, OR, United States

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.

February 3-3, 2011

2011 Tennessee Grain and Soybean Producers Conference

Texas A&M AgriLife

Overton, TX, United States

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 ...

February 3-3, 2011

University of Tennessee

Dyer County Fairgrounds - Dyersburg, TN, United States

February 2-3, 2011

Mid-Atlantic Fruit & Vegetable Convention

University of Illinois

Northfield Inn Conference Center - Springfield, IL, United States

February 1-3, 2011

COURSE - Online crop breeding course: Advanced Plant Breeding Topics

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.

February 1, 2011 - March 3, 2011

University of Nebraska

, United States

Contact Cathy Dickinson at 402-472-1730 or cdickinson2@unl.edu

January 26-27, 2011

Empire State Fruit & Vegetable Expo

University of Illinois

Rend Lake Conference Center - Whittington, IL, United States

January 25-27, 2011

Annual meeting of the Southern Weed Science Society

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.

January 23-26, 2011

Weed Science Society of America (WSSA)

San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States

January 20-20, 2011

9th Annual National Sclerotinia Initiative Meeting

National Corn Growers Association (NCGA)

Online - , United States

January 19-21, 2011

University of Idaho Extension Potato Conference

USDA - Agricultural Research Service (ARS)

Holiday Inn Select Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport Hotel - Bloomington, MN, United States

January 19-20, 2011

2011 IPSA Annual Conference

University of Idaho

Pond Student Union Building, Idaho State University campus - Pocatello, ID, United States

January 18-20, 2011

COURSE - Seed Business 101

Independent Professional Seed Association (IPSA)*

Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel - St. Louis, Missouri, United States

January 17-21, 2011

Keystone Symposia: Plant Abiotic Stress Tolerance Mechanisms, Water and Global Agriculture

Seed Biotechnology Centre at UC Davis

Boise, ID, United States

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.

January 17-22, 2011

Plant and Animal Genome XIX Conference

Keystone Resort - Keystone, Colorado, United States

January 15-19, 2011

Plant and Animal Genome XVIII Conference

Town & Country Convention Center - San Diego, CA, United States

January 15-19, 2011

2011 Sunflower Research Forum

Town & Country Convention Center - San Diego, California, United States

January 12-13, 2011

COURSE - Principles of Crop Advising (CpSc 412)

National Sunflower Association

Ramada Plaza Suites - Fargo, ND, United States

January 12, 2011 - March 7, 2011

2011 University of Illinois Bioenergy Feedstocks Symposium

University of Illinois

Online - , United States

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.

January 11-12, 2011

Pacific Seed Association Annual Meeting

University of Illinois

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...

January 10-13, 2011

Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort - Phoenix, Arizona, United States

January 7-10, 2011

AG CONNECT Expo 2011

Southeast Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference

Georgia World Congress Center - Atlanta, Georgia, United States

AG CONNECT Expo 2011 is a world-class event. for the global agriculture industry, bringing together the latest in equipment, technology and ideas.

January 6-9, 2011

Savannah, GA, United States

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.

January 5-7, 2011

Potato Expo 2011

2011 Beltwide Cotton Conferences

Rio All-Suite Hotel - Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

The event that brings the potato supply chain together to be educated and energized.

January 4-7, 2011

2011 Kentucky Fruit and Vegetable Conference and Trade Show

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.

January 3-4, 2011

Annual meeting of the Northeastern Weed Science Society

Embassy Suites Hotel - Lexington , KY, United States

January 3-6, 2011

Wisconsin Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Conference

Weed Science Society of America (WSSA)

Baltimore, MD, United States

January 2-4, 2011