Dear SCST Members, The RGT Board of Examiners will be offering the RGT/CGT exam at SGS-Brookings on September 22nd at 9:00 am CDT. Applications to take this exam are due September 1st, 2023. Exam applications can be found on the AOSA/SCST website HERE. Please submit applications to the Executive Director at the following location via mail,…
Dear AOSA & SCST Members, The AOSA and SCST Consolidated Exam Committee would like to announce that we have updated the exam application, the re-examination application and the Consolidated Exam Content Information. Additionally, we have updated the Herbarium Voucher form that had been used by SCST applicants and is now applicable to both AOSA and…
Dear AOSA & SCST Members, Thank you to everyone for completing the seed count round of the proficiency test by the deadline. It makes the jobs of the proficiency committee much easier. Please find the results of the proficiency test HERE. As a reminder the second proficiency test over sample processes is due December 29th. …
Dear AOSA & SCST Members, Now that we finally have the last laboratory complete the Seed Identification Proficiency Test, please find the analysis of the results. Also, in the file you will find a list of the seeds that were in each set. * Please click HERE to view the analysis of the results. * As another reminder, the…
Denny Hall passed away after a 2 year battle with cancer. He was at his home in Powell Wyoming with his wife Jackie and sister Patty Mayfield by his side. He was born on December 1, 1953 to Donna and Denny Hall in Morgantown,West Virginia. He graduated from Morgantown high school in 1971. He was…
Dear AOSA & SCST Members, This is your first reminder about the nonmechanical seed count proficiency test. This is the first exercise for the 2023-2024 proficiency testing year that was sent out with the seed count hands on exercise for 2022-2023. This exercise is due August 1st and the deadline will approach quickly with harvest upon us…
Dear AOSA & SCST Members, Within two short weeks we have approximately 15-20 respondents for each of the Poaceae surveys. Please don’t forget to participate as you have time. We greatly appreciate the assistance. The addition of these photos to the TZ Handbook has definitely increased it’s value. Please take the time to complete these…
Dear 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 Training – Analyzeseeds…
Applications for examination are now being accepted for the following dates: August 17 & 18, 2023 The USDA Seed Regulatory and Testing Division will be hosting the AOSA/SCST exams Gastonia, NC in conjunction with their annual Seed School, August 14-16, 2023. The Purity exams will be administered August 17th and Germination exams August 18th. Applications should be…
Greetings 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 March 7th, 2013 supersedes all previously dated lists. Please distribute this list to all interested businesses,…
Register TODAY! Registration CLOSES May 26th Hotel Room Block: CLOSES MAY 9th, reserve your room via this LINK DIRECTLY Registration is OPEN and can be accessed via the meeting website HERE https://analyzeseeds.com/product/2023-aosa-scst-annual-meeting-participant-registration/ Register TODAY to secure your attendance at what promises to be an exciting conference in Saskatoon! VIRTUAL REGISTRATION Unable to attend in person?…
Dear 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 Training – Analyzeseeds…
Dear AOSA & SCST Members, Please take the time to complete these new TZ image surveys. I know this may seem like a lot, but you do not need to complete them all in one sitting. Based off the photos we have received, these Poaceae family surveys should be the last sets we have for…
STRF Basket Challenge QUESTIONS?? Contact:Marissa Willert marissa.willert@sodaklabs.comDenise Hall denise.hall @ sodaklabs.comLaura Carlson larura.carlson@sodaklabs.com SEED TESTING RESEARCH FOUNDATION 501(c)(3) ORGANIZATIONFounded 2002 Contact an STRF Board Member:Tim Gutormson | timgutormson@sodaklabs.comRandy Crowl | randy.crowl@colostate.eduSusan Alvarez | salvarez@cheerful.comCindy Finneseth | Cindy.Finneseth@gmail.comAndrae McMillian | Andrae.McMillian@agi.alabama.govFawad Shah | fawad.shah@mncia.org
Volume 90 No. 1 Dear AOSA & SCST Members, The Seed Technologists Newsletter welcomes submissions from our members. The Newsletter is a reflection of what our membership wants to see and the content submitted. Please see the Communications and Publications page on the website for article submission information, or to submit content via google form. Communications and…
Seed Testing Method Validation, Theory & Practice This one-day workshop will give an overview of the International Seed Testing Association’s method validation methods and process, including inter-laboratory study. These methods are aligned with ISO standard guidance including ISO 5725 and ISO 17025. Come and join us for some good learnings, tool use, discussions, and fun!…
Dear AOSA & SCST Members, The deadline for the third round proficiency test exercise of the seed identification has been extended to May 19th. Thank you, Jeanna Mueller (RST)AOSA Chairjmueller@ndseed.ndsu.edu Heidi Jo Larson (RST)SCST ChairHeidi.larson@sgs.com
Registration is OPEN and can be accessed via the meeting website HERE. 2023 AOSA/SCST Annual Meeting Participant Registration – Analyzeseeds Register TODAY to secure your attendance at what promises to be an exciting conference in Saskatoon! As a reminder— Let Us Know What SEED ISSUES You Are Facing!! 2023 AOSA/SCST Annual Meeting Seed Issues Forum/Poster Session…
Join us!! Dear AOSA & SCST Members, Please join the Teaching and Training committee on May 11, 2023 9:00 AM Central Daylight Time for our webinar on PCR Master Mix Calculation. Molly Richeson from AgReliant Genetics will be presenting a webinar on how to calculate a PCR Master Mix. The webinar will provide guidance on calculation for…
The USDA Seed Regulatory and Testing Division will hold a seed school from August 14-16, 2023 in Gastonia, NC. Topics will include seed identification of many similar species, germination and tetrazolium evaluations, uniform blowing, and seed testing calculations. The class is limited to 18 participants. Participants will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis. Please…
Dear AOSA & SCST Members, Please join the Rules committee and the Teaching and Training committee on April 19, 2022 at 11 AM CDT for the annual AOSA Rule Proposal webinar. Todd Erickson and Desirae Jones of the Rules Committee will be presenting the proposed rules for 2023 that will be voted at the annual…
Verona, Italy May 29 JOIN US IN Hotel Leon D’Oro Verona, Italy RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY Register Now Council of Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA) in collaboration with International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) is delighted to host the ISTA Annual Meeting from May 29 to June 01, 2023 and would like to cordially invite you…
Greetings, We look forward to seeing you all this year in Saskatoon, Canada for the 2023 AOSA/SCST Annual Meeting! On the Website, you will find — Room Block for Hotel Reservations Registration Information Workshop Information Tour Information Trade Show Opportunity Sponsorship Opportunities Don’t forget your passport and we will see you there! Please visit the 2023…
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Dear SCST Members, The RGT Board of Examiners will be offering the RGT/CGT exam at SGS-Brookings on September 22nd at 9:00 am CDT. Applications to take this exam are due September 1st, 2023. Exam applications can be found on the AOSA/SCST website HERE. Please submit applications to the Executive Director at the following location via mail,…
Dear AOSA & SCST Members, The AOSA and SCST Consolidated Exam Committee would like to announce that we have updated the exam application, the re-examination application and the Consolidated Exam Content Information. Additionally, we have updated the Herbarium Voucher form that had been used by SCST applicants and is now applicable to both AOSA and…
Dear AOSA & SCST Members, Thank you to everyone for completing the seed count round of the proficiency test by the deadline. It makes the jobs of the proficiency committee much easier. Please find the results of the proficiency test HERE. As a reminder the second proficiency test over sample processes is due December 29th. …
Dear AOSA & SCST Members, Now that we finally have the last laboratory complete the Seed Identification Proficiency Test, please find the analysis of the results. Also, in the file you will find a list of the seeds that were in each set. * Please click HERE to view the analysis of the results. * As another reminder, the…
Dear AOSA & SCST Members, This is your first reminder about the nonmechanical seed count proficiency test. This is the first exercise for the 2023-2024 proficiency testing year that was sent out with the seed count hands on exercise for 2022-2023. This exercise is due August 1st and the deadline will approach quickly with harvest upon us…
Dear 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 Training – Analyzeseeds…
Applications for examination are now being accepted for the following dates: August 17 & 18, 2023 The USDA Seed Regulatory and Testing Division will be hosting the AOSA/SCST exams Gastonia, NC in conjunction with their annual Seed School, August 14-16, 2023. The Purity exams will be administered August 17th and Germination exams August 18th. Applications should be…
Greetings 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 March 7th, 2013 supersedes all previously dated lists. Please distribute this list to all interested businesses,…
Register TODAY! Registration CLOSES May 26th Hotel Room Block: CLOSES MAY 9th, reserve your room via this LINK DIRECTLY Registration is OPEN and can be accessed via the meeting website HERE https://analyzeseeds.com/product/2023-aosa-scst-annual-meeting-participant-registration/ Register TODAY to secure your attendance at what promises to be an exciting conference in Saskatoon! VIRTUAL REGISTRATION Unable to attend in person?…
Dear 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 Training – Analyzeseeds…
STRF Basket Challenge QUESTIONS?? Contact:Marissa Willert marissa.willert@sodaklabs.comDenise Hall denise.hall @ sodaklabs.comLaura Carlson larura.carlson@sodaklabs.com SEED TESTING RESEARCH FOUNDATION 501(c)(3) ORGANIZATIONFounded 2002 Contact an STRF Board Member:Tim Gutormson | timgutormson@sodaklabs.comRandy Crowl | randy.crowl@colostate.eduSusan Alvarez | salvarez@cheerful.comCindy Finneseth | Cindy.Finneseth@gmail.comAndrae McMillian | Andrae.McMillian@agi.alabama.govFawad Shah | fawad.shah@mncia.org
Volume 90 No. 1 Dear AOSA & SCST Members, The Seed Technologists Newsletter welcomes submissions from our members. The Newsletter is a reflection of what our membership wants to see and the content submitted. Please see the Communications and Publications page on the website for article submission information, or to submit content via google form. Communications and…
Seed Testing Method Validation, Theory & Practice This one-day workshop will give an overview of the International Seed Testing Association’s method validation methods and process, including inter-laboratory study. These methods are aligned with ISO standard guidance including ISO 5725 and ISO 17025. Come and join us for some good learnings, tool use, discussions, and fun!…
Dear AOSA & SCST Members, The deadline for the third round proficiency test exercise of the seed identification has been extended to May 19th. Thank you, Jeanna Mueller (RST)AOSA Chairjmueller@ndseed.ndsu.edu Heidi Jo Larson (RST)SCST ChairHeidi.larson@sgs.com
Registration is OPEN and can be accessed via the meeting website HERE. 2023 AOSA/SCST Annual Meeting Participant Registration – Analyzeseeds Register TODAY to secure your attendance at what promises to be an exciting conference in Saskatoon! As a reminder— Let Us Know What SEED ISSUES You Are Facing!! 2023 AOSA/SCST Annual Meeting Seed Issues Forum/Poster Session…
Join us!! Dear AOSA & SCST Members, Please join the Teaching and Training committee on May 11, 2023 9:00 AM Central Daylight Time for our webinar on PCR Master Mix Calculation. Molly Richeson from AgReliant Genetics will be presenting a webinar on how to calculate a PCR Master Mix. The webinar will provide guidance on calculation for…
The USDA Seed Regulatory and Testing Division will hold a seed school from August 14-16, 2023 in Gastonia, NC. Topics will include seed identification of many similar species, germination and tetrazolium evaluations, uniform blowing, and seed testing calculations. The class is limited to 18 participants. Participants will be accepted on a first come, first serve basis. Please…
Dear AOSA & SCST Members, Please join the Rules committee and the Teaching and Training committee on April 19, 2022 at 11 AM CDT for the annual AOSA Rule Proposal webinar. Todd Erickson and Desirae Jones of the Rules Committee will be presenting the proposed rules for 2023 that will be voted at the annual…
Verona, Italy May 29 JOIN US IN Hotel Leon D’Oro Verona, Italy RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY Register Now Council of Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA) in collaboration with International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) is delighted to host the ISTA Annual Meeting from May 29 to June 01, 2023 and would like to cordially invite you…
Greetings, We look forward to seeing you all this year in Saskatoon, Canada for the 2023 AOSA/SCST Annual Meeting! On the Website, you will find — Room Block for Hotel Reservations Registration Information Workshop Information Tour Information Trade Show Opportunity Sponsorship Opportunities Don’t forget your passport and we will see you there! Please visit the 2023…
Dear Members, State Noxious-weed Seed List has been updated for March 2023. 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 soon as updates or changes are being made to their…
Dear 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…
Dear AOSA & SCST Members, The 2023 AOSA Rule proposals are now available on the website. Please click the link below to view the page. AOSA Rules – AOSA | SCST (analyzeseeds.com) You may ALSO comment on any proposal using the AOSA Rules Proposal Comments form. Thank you,The Rules Committee
Dear AOSA & SCST Membership, The germination committee and the germination uniformity working group continue to need your assistance. Below is a link to the fourth survey that includes high quality images of seedlings. Please download the pdf and save to your computer prior to filling it out. The instructions for how to complete the survey are…
Denny Hall passed away after a 2 year battle with cancer. He was at his home in Powell Wyoming with his wife Jackie and sister Patty Mayfield by his side. He was born on December 1, 1953 to Donna and Denny Hall in Morgantown,West Virginia. He graduated from Morgantown high school in 1971. He was…
Donald Ogawa, 70, of Caldwell, ID, passed away at his home on September 27, 2022 following a multi-year battle with cancer. Don was born April 14, 1952, in Nampa, Idaho. He graduated from Middleton High School in 1970. He attended Boise College for a time. Early in his career he managed the Karcher Ranch Market,…