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
|
| 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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