Forage, Turf, and Conservation Seed Conference Features Distinguished Speaker List

  • On September 2, 2026

ASTA’s Forage, Turf, and Conservation Seed Conference returns to Kansas City on November 17 for another year of programming in partnership with the Western Seed Association Annual Meeting. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear from several influential figures in agricultural conservation policy, including: 

  • Richard Fordyce, Under Secretary, Farm Production and Conservation, Department of Agriculture 
  • Ernest Allen, Director, Seed Regulatory and Testing Division, Department of Agriculture
  • William “Brandon” Brown, National Seed Coordinator, Bureau of Land Management 
  • Rob Myers, Extension Professor/Director, Center for Regenerative Agriculture, University of Missouri 
  • Keira Franz, Consultant, Franz Strategies 

For more information and to register, click here.

 

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