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 Field Crop Seed Convention. 

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.  

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8:00 AM - 9:00 AMMolecular Marker Working Group (CLOSED)
8:00 AM - 5:00 PMSALT Training (Invitation Only)
11:30 AM - 1:30 PMSeed Science Foundation BOD Lunch (Board Members Only)
1:00 PM - 5:00 PMGEM TSG Meeting
2:00 PM - 5:00 PMSeed Expo/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
4:00 PM - 6:00 PMRegistration & Help Desk Hours
5:00 PM - 7:00 PMExhibitor Happy Hour
7:00 AM - 11:30 AMSeedbucks Coffee Cafe, hosted by BASF
7:00 AM - 5:30 PMRegistration & Help Desk Hours
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 PMSeed Expo Open
12:00 PM - 1:00 PMLunch in Seed Expo
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 PMASTA Coffee Break
2:45 PM - 3:45 PMGaining Ground: Emerging Challenges and New Solutions for Field Crops
4:00 PM - 5:00 PMShaping the Future of Ag: Innovation at Work, presented by Bayer
5:00 PM - 7:00 PMWelcome Reception in the Seed Expo
7:00 AM - 11:30 AMSeedbucks Coffee Cafe, hosted by BASF
7:00 AM - 5:30 PMRegistration & Help Desk Hours
8:30 AM - 12:45 PMSeed Expo Open
8:30 AM - 9:00 AMContinental Breakfast
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 Seed Expo
1:00 PM - 2:30 PMGeneral Session - Voices from the Field: Realities and Opportunities in Agriculture Today
2:45 PM - 3:45 PMThe Capital Update: Policy Perspectives from ASTA Staff
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 in the Seed Expo
7:00 AM - 12:00 PMSeed Expo Tear Down
8:00 AM - 10:30 AMRegistration & Help Desk Hours
8:30 AM - 10:00 AMWhat Drives Today’s Largest Producers? New Findings from Purdue’s 2025 LCP Survey
10:00 AM - 12:00 PMPBI Subcommittee (CLOSED)
10:00 AM - 11:00 AMSeed Industry Relations Committee
11:30 AM - 1:30 PMTrue Potato Seed Committee Meeting
12:00 PM - 1:00 PMBiotech Market Access and Trade (BMAT) Subcommittee
Time Zone: (UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada) [Change Time Zone]

SEED EXPO HOURS

Reminder! Access to the Seed Expo for Exhibitors and Full-Conference delegates with pre-scheduled business meetings will be available at 7:00 am daily.

The Seed Expo, centrally located in the Regency R - V Ballroom, will be open as follows: 

Tuesday, December 9

Wednesday, December 10

2:00 pm - 5:00 pm (Shepard Set-Up)

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm (Exhibitor Happy Hour

5:00 pm - 8:00 pm (Exhibitor Set-Up)

7:00 am  - 8:00 am (Set-Up)

10:30 am - 2:30 pm (Dedicated Hours)

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm (Welcome Reception)

Thursday, December 11

Friday, December 12

8:30 am - 12:45 pm (Dedicated Hours)

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm (Closing Reception) 

7:00 am - 12:00 pm (Tear-down) 

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