Committees and Working Groups
To apply for membership on a committee or working group, ASTA members may submit this form.
ASTA members determine the future of the seed industry through active participation. Our success depends on your involvement. Grassroots efforts, quality discussions on policy issues, strategic goals and actions are the cornerstone to ASTA’s ability to advocate for the industry.
Below are ASTA committees and working groups. Please read through and determine which one(s) would be most beneficial for you to participate in, because when you benefit, the industry benefits.
Communications Committee
Environment & Conservation Committee
Cover Crop Task Force
Innovation & Policy Committee
Intellectual Property Rights Subcommittee
Field Crops Emerging Issues Subcommittee
Plant Breeding Innovation Subcommittee
Vegetable & Flower Emerging Issues Subcommittee
International Committee
Country Working Groups
Leadership, Education and Development Committee
Women in Seed Subcommittee
Legal Advisory Committee
Federal & State Subcommittee
Legislative & Regulatory Committee
Federal & State Subcommittee
Meetings Committee
Associates/Exhibitors Planning Subcommittee
Field Crop Seed Convention Planning Subcommittee
Forage, Turf & Conservation Seed Conference Planning Subcommittee
Leadership Summit Subcommittee
Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference Subcommittee
Membership Committee
Visionary Subcommittee
Organic Seed Committee
Phytosanitary Committee
Potato Seed Subcommittee
Vegetable & Flower Seed Technical Subcommittee
Emerging Diseases Subcommittee
Food Safety Pathogens Subcommittee
Seed Industry Relations Committee
Sustainability Committee
Treated Seed Committee
Federal Policy Subcommittee
Lifecycle Taskforce
State Policy Subcommittee
International Policy Subcommittee
New Technologies Subcommittee
