CSS 2017 & Seed Expo

Here is a brief introduction to an exciting study on yield gap in soybean that Dr. Shawn Conley of the University of Wisconsin will help illuminate... More...

United Soybean Board Strategic Plan and Research Investment: Soybean Composition (Grand Ballroom A/B)

05 Dec 17

10:05 AM - 10:25 AM

Speaker(s): Kevin Wilson

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New Herbicide Systems: Panel Discussion (Grand Ballroom A/B)

05 Dec 17

10:25 AM - 11:25 AM

Speaker(s): Andy Asbury ; Hunt Wiley ; Ty Witten

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NCCPB/ASRF Joint Board Meeting (Closed) (Michigan Boardroom)

05 Dec 17

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

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Seed Treatment and Environment Committee (Room Michigan 1)

05 Dec 17

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Tracks: ASTA Committee Meetings & Events

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General Session: 2017 Agricultural Economy Report (Grand Ballroom A/B)

05 Dec 17

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Tracks: Business

Speaker(s): Dan Basse

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Innovation in Plant Breeding Working Group (Closed) (Room Grand Suite 3)

05 Dec 17

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: ASTA Committee Meetings & Events

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Communications Committee Meeting (Room Michigan 1A and 1B)

05 Dec 17

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Tracks: ASTA Committee Meetings & Events

Speaker(s): Julie Borlaug-Lawson

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Seed Expo 2017 Opens (Room Riverside Center and Columbus Hall)

05 Dec 17

2:30 PM - 6:00 PM

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ASTA Registration Desk Open (Grand Ballroom Registration Desk (East Tower))

06 Dec 17

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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ASTA Media Room Open (Room Michigan 2)

06 Dec 17

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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Seed Association of the Americas Open Meeting (Room Grand Suite 3)

06 Dec 17

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

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Seed Expo 2017 (Room Riverside Center and Columbus Hall)

06 Dec 17

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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Wheat Session (Grand Ballroom A/B)

06 Dec 17

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Speaker(s): Carl Griffey ; Dan Davidson ; Frank Curtis ; James Weatherly ; Wade Wiley

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Past Progress and Future Outlook for Wheat Yield Improvements (Grand Ballroom A/B)

06 Dec 17

8:05 AM - 8:30 AM

Tracks: Wheat

Speaker(s): Carl Griffey

Griffey's presentation will highlight genetic yield improvements made in SRW wheat since the 1970's using traditional breeding, marker... More...

Selling Wheat in Corn and Soy Country (Grand Ballroom A/B)

06 Dec 17

8:30 AM - 8:55 AM

Speaker(s): Wade Wiley

Selling wheat in corn and soybean country is challenging. But, how do you make wheat more competitive in the farmer’s crop rotation?&nb... More...

Improving Yield and Profitability of the Wheat Soybean Double Crop (Grand Ballroom A/B)

06 Dec 17

8:55 AM - 9:20 AM

Speaker(s): Dan Davidson

The wheat soybean double crop is a popular rotation from Kansas to Maryland. The benefit is three crops are harvested over two years, improving ... More...

Use of Wheat Innovations to Maximize Farm Profitabilty (Grand Ballroom A/B)

06 Dec 17

9:20 AM - 9:40 AM

Speaker(s): James Weatherly

The use of best management practices and new innovations in conjunction with a focus on producing high quality seed, can help wheat producers incre... More...

Intellectual Property Rights Committee (Room Grand Suite 3)

06 Dec 17

10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Tracks: ASTA Committee Meetings & Events

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NCCPB Board of Directors (Closed) (Michigan Boardroom)

06 Dec 17

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM

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Seed Industry Relations Committee (Room Michigan 1A and 1B)

06 Dec 17

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Tracks: ASTA Committee Meetings & Events

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Digital Agriculture: Big Data (Grand Ballroom A/B)

06 Dec 17

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM

Speaker(s): Ariel Zajdband ; John Fulton ; Paul Schrimpf ; Shawn Conley

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Charting Your Course to Precision Success (Grand Ballroom A/B)

06 Dec 17

1:35 PM - 2:00 PM

Speaker(s): Paul Schrimpf

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Adding Precision to Field Trials (Grand Ballroom A/B)

06 Dec 17

2:00 PM - 2:25 PM

Speaker(s): Ariel Zajdband

Spatial data can be analyzed and incorporated into the design, monitoring and evaluation of field trials. This presentation will describe some meth... More...

A Farmer Perspective on Digital Agriculture (Grand Ballroom A/B)

06 Dec 17

2:25 PM - 2:50 PM

Speaker(s): Jeremy Wilson

Quality data collection plays an important role in the decision-making process on our farm. This presentation will focus on the digital agriculture... More...

How Data Analytics will Drive Activity in Emerging Technologies (Grand Ballroom A/B)

06 Dec 17

2:50 PM - 3:15 PM

Speaker(s): John Fulton

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Organic Seed Committee (Room Grand Suite 3)

06 Dec 17

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Tracks: ASTA Committee Meetings & Events

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Turning the Hiring Table (Room Michigan 1A and 1B)

06 Dec 17

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Tracks: Student Track

Speaker(s): Ashley Harlow ; Christopher Boomsma ; Jim Fleming ; Stacie Shuler

Many young professionals have heard from major companies about what they seek in an employee. How many of these companies, however, have heard from... More...

Seed Expo Reception (Room Riverside Center)

06 Dec 17

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

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ASTA Registration Desk Open (Grand Ballroom Registration Desk (East Tower))

07 Dec 17

7:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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One-on-One Student Resume Review and Career Guidance (By Appointment Only) (Grand Ballroom E/F (See tables marked ASTA))

07 Dec 17

7:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Tracks: Student Track

Attending students will have the opportunity to schedule one-on-one career guidance and resume review counseling sessions with an industry HR exper... More...

Seed Expo Exhibitors/ASTA Associates Division Meeting (Room Michigan 1)

07 Dec 17

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Tracks: ASTA Committee Meetings & Events

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ASTA Media Room Open (Room Michigan 2)

07 Dec 17

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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Plant Breeding Innovation (Grand Ballroom A/B)

07 Dec 17

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Tracks: Student Track

Speaker(s): Candice Hirsch ; Dave Bubeck ; Katy Rainey ; Monica Schmidt ; Shawn Kaeppler

Moderated by Dave Bubeck, DuPont Pioneer, this essential session on plant breeding innovation features three speakers, providing insights on one of... More...

Seed Expo 2017 (Room Riverside Center and Columbus Hall)

07 Dec 17

8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

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Translating Big Data into Improved Crop Performance in Agricultural Systems (Grand Ballroom A/B)

07 Dec 17

8:05 AM - 8:30 AM

Speaker(s): Candice Hirsch

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Genomes to Fields: Integrating Community Phenomic and Genomic Capacity to Achieve a Step Change in Public Translational Research Potential (Grand Ballroom A/B)

07 Dec 17

8:30 AM - 8:55 AM

Speaker(s): Shawn Kaeppler

The maize Genomes to Fields Initiative has a goal of advancing public research capacity beyond the genome, enhancing translational research comp... More...

Drone Phenotyping in Soybean Breeding and Contributions to Gain (Grand Ballroom A/B)

07 Dec 17

8:55 AM - 9:20 AM

Speaker(s): Katy Rainey

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Host-induced Gene Silencing can Alleviate Aflatoxin in Maize (Grand Ballroom A/B)

07 Dec 17

9:20 AM - 9:45 AM

Speaker(s): Katy Rainey

Aflatoxins are a global agricultural economic problem and a critical health issue. In this research, transgenic maize plants were engineered to exp... More...

Student Meet & Greet (Invitation Only) (Grand Ballroom E/F)

07 Dec 17

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Tracks: Student Track

Attending students will have the opportunity to meet with ASTA industry experts, to get to know more about attending companies and future career pa... More...

Communications and Policy: Plant Breeding Innovation (Grand Ballroom A/B)

07 Dec 17

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Speaker(s): Bobby Frederick ; Diego Risso ; Julie Borlaug-Lawson ; Paul Zankowski

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USDA Plant Breeding Innovation (Grand Ballroom A/B)

07 Dec 17

10:20 AM - 10:40 AM

Speaker(s): Paul Zankowski

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Management Skills Committee (Room Grand Suite 3)

07 Dec 17

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Tracks: Student Track

This special edition of the Management Skills Committee meeting will feature a visit from students at the Chicago Agricultural High School. This st... More...

Policy Development and Alignment in South America (Grand Ballroom A/B)

07 Dec 17

10:40 AM - 11:00 AM

Speaker(s): Diego Risso

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Information Needs of the Grain Industry (Grand Ballroom A/B)

07 Dec 17

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM

Tracks: General

Speaker(s): Bobby Frederick

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Communicating about Plant Breeding Innovation (Grand Ballroom A/B)

07 Dec 17

11:20 AM - 11:45 AM

Tracks: General

Speaker(s): Julie Borlaug-Lawson

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Seed the Future Student Poster Presentations and Luncheon (Room Riverside Center)

07 Dec 17

11:45 AM - 1:30 PM

Tracks: Student Track

Don't miss this interactive lunch reception, where you can see the latest research findings from the next generation of the seed industry! Loca... More...

Global Seed Movement and Current Phytosanitary Dynamics (Room Michigan 1A - 1C)

07 Dec 17

1:45 PM - 1:50 PM

Speaker(s): Ric Dunkle

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Phytosanitary Session: Emerging Diseases and Threats in Corn, Sorghum, Soybean and Wheat (Room Michigan 1)

07 Dec 17

1:45 PM - 3:45 PM

Tracks: Student Track

Speaker(s): Diana Horvath ; Gary Odvody ; Jim Peterson ; Pauline Bernardo ; Ric Dunkle ; Scott Heuchelin

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Emerging Global Threats in Corn (Room Michigan 1)

07 Dec 17

1:50 PM - 2:10 PM

Speaker(s): Scott Heuchelin

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Durable Resistance for Soybean Disease (Room Michigan 1A - 1C)

07 Dec 17

2:10 PM - 2:40 PM

Speaker(s): Diana Horvath

Soybean is a globally important crop for its nutritional and economic value for large and small scale farmers. One of the most widespread and... More...