ASTA Wraps Up Successful Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference

  • On February 9, 2021
  • American Seed Trade Association, ASTA, Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference

Thank you to everyone who participated in ASTA’s first-ever virtual Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference! Over 540 people registered for the event, participating in educational sessions, networking, and visiting exhibitors in the virtual Trading Room and exhibits from December’s virtual Seed Expo – all in our exclusive interactive virtual venue. Please share your feedback with us by filling out the post-event survey. The virtual venue is open to registrants, including new ones, until February 12. Feel free to go back and visit the exhibitors, hold additional business appointments, and invite new colleagues to take in the event as well!

Catch up on sessions you missed, or watch your favorites again, through our Sessions Gallery on the conference website. Simply log in to see the sessions you selected in your registration or modify your registration if you’d like access to more sessions.

The ASTA Student Forum programming continues through February 12 for registered students only.

Special thanks to all of the sponsors who helped make the event possible: American Takii, Ball Horticultural, BASF, Bayer, Bejo Seeds, Corteva Agriscience, Eurofins BioDiagnostics, Germains Seed Technology, Hazera Seeds, HM.Clause, Nufarm, Rijk Zwaan, SGS and Syngenta.

And finally, congratulations to the winners of our prizes throughout the week!

  • Monday Exhibitor Product Showcase Winners: Tyann Alexander, SGS; Holly Wright Presley, University of Georgia; Donn Cummings, NAPB; Boma N-Chris, Agronomix Software; and Joe Eenigenberg, Applewood Seed Company
  • Monday Scavenger Hunt: Amanda Patin, SGS
  • Tuesday Scavenger Hunt: Kelly Iverson, Iowa State University
  • Wednesday Scavenger Hunt: Carson Spears, Seeds ‘n Such
  • First the Seed Foundation Golden Raffle Winner: Lomo van Rensburg, EMEA Agri

Thanks again for attending and we look forward to seeing you all in person next year, January 28 – February 1, 2022, in San Diego, CA for the 61st Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference at the Manchester Grand Hyatt!