55th Annual Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference

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Sessions (45)

Trading Room Exhibitor Setup (Room Exhibit Hall)

29 Jan 16
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
This year's Trading Room is bigger than ever! For a full list and map of participating companies, click here. More...

ASTA Golf Tournament (Room Monarch Beach Golf Links)

30 Jan 16
6:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Join us for a beautiful day of oceanside golfing at the magnificent Monarch Beach Golf Links course. Your $215 registration includes round tri... More...

Trading Room Open (Room Exhibit Hall)

30 Jan 16
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
This year's Trading Room is bigger than ever! For a full list and map of participating companies, click here. More...

Vegetable & Flower Emerging Issues Working Group (Closed) (Room Monorail BC)

30 Jan 16
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker(s): Bernice Slutsky ; Chuck Mouwen ; Michelle Klieger ; Pamela Howlett ; Phyllis Himmel ; Ric Dunkle ; Virginia Houston
ASTA’s 55th Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference Disneyland Hotel Anaheim, California V&F Emerging Issues Working Group ... More...

Trading Room Open (Room Exhibit Hall)

31 Jan 16
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
This year's Trading Room is bigger than ever! For a full list and map of participating companies, click here. More...

Media Room (Room B Ticket)

31 Jan 16
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Communications Committee Meeting (Room Castle B)

31 Jan 16
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Speaker(s): Bethany Shively ; Jim Schweigert
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Innovation in Plant Breeding Working Group (Closed) (Room Castle C)

31 Jan 16
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Flower Seed Conference Disneyland Hotel Anaheim, California Innovation in Plant Breeding WG 12:00pm – 2:00p.... More...

Innovation and Policy Committee (Room Castle B)

31 Jan 16
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Speaker(s): Bernice Slutsky ; Mark Stower ; Rick Falconer
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Organic Seed Committee (South Ballroom AB)

31 Jan 16
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM
Speaker(s): Bernice Slutsky ; Erica Renaud ; Michelle Klieger
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Management Skills Committee (Room Monorail A)

31 Jan 16
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
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Disneyland Agricultural Tour: Planting and Design with Adam Schwerner (Room Meet in Center Lounge for departure at 6:15 am)

01 Feb 16
6:30 AM - 8:00 AM
Speaker(s): Adam Schwerner
Exclusively for American Seed Trade Association seed industry professionals, the Disney Horticulture team has created a custom tour experience o... More...

Trading Room Open (Room Exhibit Hall)

01 Feb 16
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
This year's Trading Room is bigger than ever! For a full list and map of participating companies, click here. More...

Media Room (Room B Ticket)

01 Feb 16
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Opening General Session: Grow Something Magical (Grand Ballroom)

01 Feb 16
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Speaker(s): Adam Schwerner ; Don Goodwin
ASTA is excited to feature Adam Schwerner, Disneyland's Director of Horticulture and Resort Enhancement as the keynote speaker for this year&rs... More...

Disneyland Agricultural Tour: Theming and Storytelling with Julie Bush (Room Meet in Center Lounge for departure by 10:20 am)

01 Feb 16
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker(s): Julie Bush
Exclusively for American Seed Trade Association seed industry professionals, the Disney Horticulture team has created a custom tour experience o... More...

Phytosanitary Committee (South Ballroom AB)

01 Feb 16
10:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Speaker(s): Angela McMullen-Brannigan ; Christina Devorshak ; Gary Munkvold ; Jennifer Rashet ; Mario Puente ; Ric Dunkle ; Samantha Thomas ; Tim Gottwald
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Spouse/Guest Luncheon (Room Sleeping Beauty Pavilion)

01 Feb 16
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Join conference spouses and guests for a special luncheon at Sleeping Beauty Pavilion where you will be treated to a banquet fit for royalty. ... More...

Intellectual Property Rights Committee (South Ballroom AB)

01 Feb 16
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Speaker(s): Bernice Slutsky ; James Weatherly ; Pamela Howlett ; Scott Beck
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Membership Committee (Closed) (Room Castle C)

01 Feb 16
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker(s): Andy LaVigne ; Ann Jorss ; Jeffrey Herrmann
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Seed Treatment and Environment Committee (South Ballroom AB)

01 Feb 16
3:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Tracks: Corn and Sorghum

Speaker(s): Billy Synk ; Jane DeMarchi ; Joe Schmidt ; Mike McFatrich
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Food Safety Working Group (Room Monorail B)

01 Feb 16
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Speaker(s): Jane DeMarchi ; Philip Brown
ASTA’s 55th Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference Disneyland Hotel Anaheim, California Food Safety Pathogen Working Group ... More...

Vegetable Seed in International Relief and Development: Opportunities for Involvement (Room Castle B)

01 Feb 16
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Increasingly, organizations and governments that provide humanitarian aid recognize that people can not live and thrive on staple foods alone --... More...

Disneyland Agricultural Tour: Planting and Design with Adam Schwerner (Room Meet in Center Lounge for departure at 6:15 am)

02 Feb 16
6:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Speaker(s): Adam Schwerner
Exclusively for American Seed Trade Association seed industry professionals, the Disney Horticulture team has created a custom tour experience o... More...

Trading Room Open (Room Exhibit Hall)

02 Feb 16
7:00 AM - 11:00 AM
This year's Trading Room is bigger than ever! For a full list and map of participating companies, click here. More...

Emerging Diseases Subcommittee (Room Monorail AB)

02 Feb 16
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Speaker(s): Dale Krolikowski ; Laurel Carter ; Philip Brown ; Ric Dunkle ; Samantha Thomas
  ASTA’s 55th Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference Disneyland Hotel Anaheim, California Emerging Diseases Subcommittee ... More...

Legislative and Legal Concerns (Room Castle BC)

02 Feb 16
10:15 AM - 11:15 AM
Speaker(s): Gary Kushner ; Jane DeMarchi ; Pat Miller ; Tracy Talley ; Virginia Houston
ASTA’s 55th Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference Disneyland Hotel Anaheim, California Legislative and Legal Concerns Committee ... More...

SIPA Technical Educational Unit (Room Monorail AB)

02 Feb 16
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
The technical education unit will include sessions on:   1.       The America Invents Act, ... More...