The following Calendar of Events lists all seed industry-related events
throughout the country for your quick reference. For more information on a
specific ASTA convention, please click one of the links on the left margin
to learn more. For a general overview of ASTA conventions, we now offer
this brief summary of our four main events, so that you can ensure you are
attending the convention that is best suited to your needs. For more
information on conventions, please contact the ASTA Director of Meetings,
Jennifer Lord, or for exhibitor information, contact Hiranthie Stanford, Associate Director of Meetings & Membership, at (703) 837-8140.
| 2010 |
| 6/5 - 6/10 | Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA)/ Society of Commercial Seed Technologists(SCST) Annual Meeting St. Louis, MO |
| 6/10 - 6/10 | Montana Grain Elevator Association Golf Tournament & Board Meeting
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| 6/11 - 6/13 | Oregon Seed Trade Association Annual Convention Sunriver Resort Sunriver, OR |
| 6/21 - 6/22 | Montana Seed Trade Association Summer Meeting Fairmont, MT |
| 6/23 - 6/23 | Montana Agricultural Business Association Boardof Directors Meeting Fairmont, MT |
| 6/26 - 6/30 | ASTA's 127th Annual Convention JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa San Antonio, TX
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| 7/1 - 7/1 | ASTA Board of Directors Meeting JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa San Antonio, TX
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| 7/11 - 7/14 | Western States Departments of Agriculture Meeting Whitefish, MT |
| 7/11 - 7/12 | Georgia Seed Association 70th Annual Convention Alabama Seedsmen's Association Ponte Vedra Inn & Club Ponte Vedra Beach, FL |
| 7/17 - 7/21 | Kansas Grain & Feed Association Fly-In to Washington DC
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| 7/19 - 7/21 | Montana State Legislative Fly-In Washington, DC |
| 7/21 - 7/23 | Northern Seed Trade Association Annual Meeting St. Paul, MN |
| 7/26 - 7/29 | AASCO Annual Meeting Portland, OR |
| 7/27 - 7/30 | 42nd North American Alfalfa Improvement Confernce & 21st National Meeting The Grove Hotel Boise, ID |
| 8/2 - 8/2 | Kansas Grain & Feed Association Cranor Memorial Golf Tournament
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| 8/3 - 7/5 | Wyoming Agribusienss/CCA Meeting Powell, WY |
| 8/8 - 8/11 | AOSCA 2010 Annual Meeting Crowne Plaza Hotel Niagara Falls, New York
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| 8/10 - 8/10 | Montana Agricultural Business Association Education Committee Meeting Lewiston, MT |
| 8/15 - 8/17 | 4th Annual Meeting National Association of Plant Breeding Johnston, IA |
| 8/17 - 8/19 | Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association Safety School & MAGIE
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| 8/23 - 8/24 | Kansas Agribusiness & Retailers Association Annual Meeting & Golf Tournament
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| 9/17 - 9/17 | Montana Grain Elevator Associatioon Board of Directors Meeting Kalispell, MT |
| 9/26 - 9/29 | CropLife America Annual Meeting The Ritz-Carlton Naples 280 Vanderbilt Beach Road Naples, FL 34108
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| 9/29 - 10/1 | ASTA Executive Committe Meeting Washington, DC |
| 10/14 - 10/15 | Montana Agricultural Business Association Board of Directors Meeting Bozeman, MT |
| 10/16 - 10/19 | Atlantic Seed Association Annual Convention Philadelphia, PA |
| 10/24 - 10/27 | Southern Crop Protection Association Annual Meeting
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| 11/6 - 11/9 | Western Seed Association Westin Crown Center Kansas City, MO |
| 11/7 - 11/8 | ASTA Farm & Lawn Seed Conference Westin Cronw Center Kansas City, MO |
| 11/17 - 11/18 | Kansas Agri Business Expo Convention Wichita, KS |
| 11/30 - 11/30 | Montana Agricultuarl Business Association Board of Directors Meeting Great Falls, MT |
| 11/30 - 12/2 | ARA Conference & Expo Westin Mission Hills Resort Rancho Mirage, California
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| 12/3 - 12/3 | Montana Grain Elevators Association Board of Directors Meeting Great Falls, MT |
| 12/5 - 12/7 | NGFA Country Elevator/Feed Industry Conference and Trade Show
Marriott Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 202-289-0873 |
| 12/7 - 12/10 | ASTA 65th Corn & Sorghum Seed Research Conference ASTA 40th Soybean Seed Research Conference Seed Expo
Hyatt Regency Chicago 151 East Wacker Drive Chicago, IL (312) 565-1234
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| 2011 |
| 1/9 - 1/12 | Farm Bureau National Convention Atlanta, GA |
| 1/10 - 1/13 | Pacific Seed Association Annual Meeting Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort Phoenix, AZ |
| 1/12 - 1/12 | Institute of Barley & Malt Sciences Symposium Billings, MT |
| 1/12 - 1/13 | Sugar Beet Symposium Billings, MT |
| 1/18 - 1/19 | Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Assoc. Winter Convention
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| 1/18 - 1/20 | IPSA Annual Conference (Independent Professional Seed Association)
Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel St. Louis, MO
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| 1/19 - 1/20 | South Dakota Ag Expo
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| 1/19 - 1/19 | Kansas Grain & Feed Association Kansas Agri Business Retailers Association Legislative Action Day
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| 1/22 - 1/25 | ASTA 50th Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference Co-located with California Seed Association's annual meeting Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, CA |
| 1/26 - 1/28 | Montana Agricultural Business Association Montana Grain Elevator Association Joint Convention & Pesticide Workshop Heritage Inn Great Falls, MT |
| 1/26 - 1/27 | Aribusiness Council of Indiana Conference & Expo
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| 2/8 - 2/9 | Iowa Seed Association Annual Convention, Varied (Paired with AAI Showcase)
Industries Building, IA State Fairgrounds, Des Moines, IA |
| 2/10 - 2/11 | Corn Belt Seed Conference Indianapolis Marriott North Hotel Indianapolis, IN |
| 3/3 - 3/5 | Commodity Classic Tampa, FL |
| 3/13 - 3/15 | National Farmers Union Convention San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter 101 Bowie St. San Antonio, TX 78205 |
| 3/13 - 3/15 | 115th Annual NGFA Convention
Hotel Del Coronado, Coronado, CA 202-289-0873
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| 4/6 - 4/8 | ASTA Executive Committee Meeting Grand Hyatt 1000 H St. Washington, DC |
| 4/18 - 4/19 | Kansas Grain & Feed Association Annual Meeting & Golf Tournament
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| 5/30 - 6/1 | ISF World Seed Congess Belfast, United Kingdom |
| 6/18 - 6/22 | 128th ASTA Annual Convention Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, CA |
| 7/16 - 7/20 | Kansas Grain & Feed Association Fly-In Washington, DC |
| 7/20 - 7/22 | Northern Seed Trade Association Annual Meeting Fargo, ND |
| 8/8 - 8/8 | Kansas Grain & Feed Association Cranor Memorial Golf Tournament
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| 8/22 - 8/23 | Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association Annual Meeting & Golf Tournament
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| 8/24 - 8/25 | Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association MAGIE
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| 10/5 - 10/7 | ASTA Executive Committee Meeting Grand Hyatt 1000 H St. Washington, DC |
| 11/5 - 10/8 | Western Seed Association Westin Crown Center Kansas City, MO |
| 11/6 - 11/7 | ASTA Farm & Lawn Seed Conference Westin Crown Center Kansas City, MO |
| 11/16 - 10/17 | Kansas Agri Busiens Expo Convention Kansas City |
| 12/6 - 12/9 | ASTA 66th Corn & Sorghum Seed Research Conference ASTA 41st Soybean Seed Research Conference Seed Expo
Hyatt Regency Chicago 151 East Wacker Drive Chicago, IL (312) 565-1234
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| 2012 |
| 1/8 - 1/12 | Farm Bureau National Convention Honolulu, HI |
| 1/17 - 1/19 | Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association Winter Convention
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| 1/18 - 1/19 | South Dakota Ag Expo
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| 1/18 - 1/18 | Kansas Grain & Feed Association Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association Legislative Action Day
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| 1/21 - 1/24 | ASTA 51st Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina Tampa, FL |
| 3/1 - 3/3 | Commodity Classic Nashville, TN |
| 4/9 - 3/9 | Kansas Grain & Feed Association Annual Meeting & Golf Tournament
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| 7/14 - 7/18 | Kansas Grain & Feed Association Fly-In Washington, DC |
| 8/6 - 8/6 | Kansas Grain & Feed Association Cranor Memorial Golf Tournament
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| 8/20 - 8/21 | Kansas Agribusiness Retailers Association Annual Meeting & Golf Tournament
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| 11/3 - 11/6 | Western Seed Association Westin Crown Center Kansas City, MO |
| 11/14 - 11/15 | Kansas Agri Busienss Expo Convention Wichita, KS |
| 12/4 - 12/7 | ASTA 67th Corn & Sorghum Seed Research Conference ASTA 42nd Soybean Seed Research Conference Seed Expo
Hyatt Regency Chicago 151 East Wacker Drive Chicago, IL (312) 565-1234
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| 2013 |
| 1/16 - 1/17 | South Dakota Ag Expo
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| 1/22 - 1/24 | Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association Winter Meeting
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| 1/26 - 1/29 | ASTA 52nd Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference Fairmont Scottsdale Scottsdale, AZ |
| 2/28 - 3/2 | Kissimmee, FL
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| 2014 |
| 1/21 - 1/23 | Illinois Fertilzer & Chemical Association Winter Meeting
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| 2015 |
| 1/20 - 1/21 | Illinois Fertilizer & Chemical Association Winter Meeting
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