Brookings, South Dakota
March 30, 2009

SGS announces a seed sampling workshop to be held in Brookings, South Dakota, on May 14-15, 2009.

ISTA, AOSA and CFIA sampling rules will be reviewed, as will sampling methods, sealing seed lots, subdividing
samples and a review of ISTA certificates. Participants completing the workshop will be taking the first
step towards accreditation to sample for ISTA certificates.

This workshop is an excellent education experience for anyone sampling seed, regardless if it will be exported or not. Milt Haugen, Croplan Genetics, participated in a seed sampling workshop and suggests “To do justice to your customer and your company’s product, everyone should attend a sampler workshop.”

The session will begin at 8:00 a.m. on May 14th and conclude at noon on May 15th. The workshop will be held at SGS. Please see our website, www.seedservices.sgs.com or contact us at 605-692-7611 for more details.

The Seed Sampler Workshop is preceded by Seed Quality Workshop on May 12-13, covering the following topics:

• Rules (AOSA, International Seed Testing Association (ISTA), Federal Seed)
• Seed Sampling and International Shipments
• Tests of Choice – Purity, TZ, Germ, Vigor, Seed Pathology
• Biotechnology in Crops
• Seed Storage and Seed Physiology
• Sample Track®
• Information Management
• Research on Techniques - Seed Testing Strategies
• Tour of Lab

Website: http://www.sgsgroup.us.com/en/Agriculture-Food/Seed-and-Crop.aspx

Published: March 30, 2009