AGENDA

The following schedule at-a-glance is provided for travel planning purposes. Please check back regularly for updated details as we finalize the programming for the 2025 ASTA Field Crop Seed Convention . 

SCHEDULE AT-A-GLANCE

Reminder!  All events will be held at the Hyatt Regency Orlando. Sessions and committee meetings can only be accessed in real time and will not be recorded.  Outside of dedicated Seed Expo hours, access to the Seed Expo for Exhibitors and Full-Conference delegates with pre-scheduled business meetings will be available at 7:00 am daily.

8:00 AM - 9:00 AMMolecular Marker Working Group (CLOSED)
8:00 AM - 5:00 PMSALT Training (Invitation Only)
11:30 AM - 1:00 PMSeed Science Foundation BOD Lunch (Board members only)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PMGEM TSG Meeting
2:00 PM - 5:00 PMExpo Hall/Modular Meeting Room Set-up
2:00 PM - 5:00 PMSIPA Board Meeting
2:30 PM - 3:30 PMIPR Subcommittee
3:30 PM - 4:30 PMOrganic Seed Committee Meeting
5:00 PM - 6:00 PMExhibitor Happy Hour
8:30 AM - 9:00 AMContinental Breakfast
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMGeneral Session: Dan Basse's Global Agricultural Economic Forecast for 2026
10:30 AM - 2:30 PMExhibit Hall Open
12:00 PM - 1:00 PMLunch in Exhibit Hall
12:30 PM - 4:30 PMSAA Board of Directors
1:00 PM - 2:30 PMTreated Seed Session
1:00 PM - 3:00 PMSIPA Educational Unit
1:00 PM - 4:30 PMGEM Cooperator Meeting
2:00 PM - 2:30 PMCoffee Break
2:45 PM - 3:45 PMGaining Ground: Emerging Challenges and New Solutions for Field Crops, presented by Iowa State University Seed Science Center 
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMShaping the Future of Ag: Innovation at Work, presented by Bayer
5:00 PM - 7:00 PMWelcome Reception
8:30 AM - 9:00 AMContinental Breakfast
8:30 AM - 12:45 PMExhibit Hall Open
9:00 AM - 10:30 AMLEAD Session: Farm Bill 101 - Programs, Priorities & Seed Industry Impact
9:00 AM - 11:30 AMPhytosanitary Session
11:30 AM - 12:30 PMLunch in Exhibit Hall
1:00 PM - 2:30 PMGeneral Session - Voices from the Field: Realities and Opportunities in Agriculture Today
3:30 PM - 4:30 PMSAA Public Meeting
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMBiological Delivery Systems and BIOCONTROLS Creating New Opportunities in Seed Care, presented by Meristem
5:00 PM - 7:00 PMClosing Reception
7:00 AM - 12:00 PMExhibit Hall Tear Down
8:30 AM - 10:00 AMWhat Drives Today’s Largest Producers? New Findings from Purdue’s 2025 LCP Survey
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMSeed Industry Relations Committee
10:00 AM - 12:00 PMPBI Subcommittee (CLOSED)
11:30 AM - 1:30 PMTrue Potato Seed Committee Meeting
12:00 PM - 1:00 PMBiotech Market Access and Trade (BMAT) Subcommittee
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