Plan your visit to Arvada, CO!! About Applewood Seed CompanyAt Applewood Seed Company, we envision a world beautifully painted with the colors of nature—thriving in an environmentally sustainable way. As a 100% employee-owned company, we are driven by a shared passion for making a positive impact on the communities where…
Read MoreAssociation of Official Seed Analysts&Society of Commercial Seed Technologists Dear AOSA & SCST Members,I would like to share Ernest Allen's write-up to ISTA regarding Dr. Payne’s legacy (Weekly Newsletter). Dr. Payne passed away on June 26, 2025. However, his family did not hold a memorial service until recently since one of…
Read MoreRFP Executive DirectorAOSA and SCST are non-profit organizations, currently moving through a process to vote to merge into one organization. Currently: The Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA) and the Society of Commercial Seed Technologists (SCST). They serve the seed industry by maintaining official AOSA seed testing rules, conducting seed…
Read MoreVolume 92 No. 3 Dear AOSA & SCST Members, Please click the link below to view the latest issue of The Seed Technologist Newsletter, Volume 92 No. 3Seed Technologists Newsletter – Volume 92, Issue 3 – AnalyzeseedsCommunications and Publications – Analyzeseeds This issue contains updates from ASTA on Biotechnology, AOSCA on…
Read MoreDear AOSA & SCST Members,The webinar has been posted on the AOSA/SCST website. You may view it through the AOSA/SCST Home page under CE Webinars & Practice Exams OR the Teaching and Training Committee page. You may also go directly to the page by clicking on the link below.AOSA / SCST Teaching and…
Read MoreGenetics SuperWorkshop 2026 A Week of Discovery, Innovation & Collaboration February 2 – 6, 2026Iowa State University – Ames, IowaFormat: Full-day sessions, hands-on labs Join us for five immersive days at Iowa State University as we dive into different topics of crop genetic science. This Super Workshop brings together industry experts,…
Read MoreGary V. CookAugust 1, 1954 ~ August 8, 2025 Society of Commercial Seed Technologists Remembering Gary Cook We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of retired Seed Lab Manager Gary Cook. Gary dedicated more than four decades of his career to the Illinois Crop Improvement Association, leaving behind…
Read MoreGreetings AOSA & SCST Members, On behalf of the AOSCA Grass Variety Review Board, please see the below memo and chart referencing "Variety Fluorescence Levels Recognized by the AOSCA Grass Variety Review Board". This VFL list accepted as of July 23th, 2025 supersedes all previously dated lists. Please distribute this…
Read MoreDear Members, State Noxious-weed Seed List has been updated for March 2025 with June 2025 corrections. As a reminder, this publication will only be updated when SRTD receives an official information from the State seed control officials. The State seed control officials are encouraged to contact the SRTD office as…
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