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Corn & Sorghum and Soybean Seed Research
Conference 2008
December 9 - 12, 2008, Hyatt Regency Hotel
Chicago, Illinois
Research Conference Schedule
General Information | Hotel Information | Conference Registration | Schedule | Sponsorship
Research Conference Programming
The following sessions will offer credits toward CCA (Certified Crop Adviser) certification
(pending program approval by the Society of Agronomy)
Wednesday, December 10
| 8:00 a.m. |
Opening General Session
(Joint CS and Soy Division, IP, Biotech, Int’l.) |
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38th Soybean Seed Research Conference |
| 10:00 am |
Introductory Remarks
ASTA Chairman, Kelly Keithly, Keithly-Williams Seeds
Soybean Division Chair, Glenn Bowers, Syngenta Seed Care
Soybean Super Session I:
How Well Should You Treat Your Seeds?
Moderated by Glenn Bowers, Syngenta Seed Care
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10:05 am |
Nuts and Bolts
Bruce Knoke, Precision Soya LLC |
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10:20 am |
No Seed Left Behind
Scott Beck, Beck’s Hybrids |
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10:35 am |
Shift in Treatment Policy
Tom Hunsley, GROWMARK |
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10:50 am
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What Seed Treatments Are Out There and
What Do You Need To Use?
Wayne Pedersen, University of Illinois |
| 11:00 am |
Q & A |
| 1:30 pm |
Soybean Super Session II:
When Can We All Grow 100 Bushel Beans?
Moderated by Craig Grau, University of Wisconsin |
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1:30 pm |
How I Achieved a 154-Bushel Yield
Kip Cullers |
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1:50 pm |
Maximum Yield: Theoretical Versus Economic
Shawn Conley, University of Wisconsin |
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2:10 pm |
New Genetic Tools for Developing High Yielding Varieties
Brian Diers, University of Illinois |
| 2:30 pm |
Q & A |
Thursday, December 11
Joint Corn & Sorghum and Soybean General Session |
| 8:30 am |
Introductory Remarks
Corn & Sorghum Division Chair
ASTA Chairman
NCCPB Award Presentations |
| 8:45 am |
Joint Session I:
Cutting Edge Technologies That Will Transform Plant Breeding |
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8:45 am |
Mini-Chromosomes: The Future of Transgenic Conversions
Shawn Carlson, Chromatin, Inc. |
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9:15 am |
Translation of Genomic Sequencing Into Tools for Plant Breeders
Patrick Schnable, Iowa State University |
| 9:45 am |
Q & A |
| 10:00 am |
ASTA Updates: Market Choices and U.S. Seed Research Summit Updates |
| 10:30 am |
Joint Session II:
Trends in Corn, Sorghum and Soybean Acres in the U.S. and Abroad |
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10:30 am |
Economic View
Ross Korves, The Proexporter Network |
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11:00 am |
Daniel Whitley, USDA/FAS |
| 11:30 am |
Q & A |
| 12:00 pm |
Adjourn |
63rd Corn & Sorghum Seed Research Conference |
“The History and Future of Hybrid Corn and Sorghum
on the 100th Anniversary of Hybrid Corn” |
| 1:30 pm |
Joint Corn & Sorghum Session: History Informing the Future
Moderated by Ted Crosbie, Monsanto |
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1:30 pm |
Heterosis and U.S. Agriculture During the First Half of
the Twentieth Century
Dr. Irwin Goldman, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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2:15 pm |
Sorghum from 1950 – Today
Fred Miller, Texas A & M University |
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2:45 pm |
Maize Performance Improvement – 1950-2008
David Bubeck, Pioneer Hi-Bred Int’l., Inc. |
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3:15 pm |
The Next 150 Bushels: What Will it Take?
Theodore Crosbie, Monsanto |
| 3:30 pm |
Q & A |
| 4:00 pm |
Sorghum Session: Using New Technologies in Sorghum
Moderated by Roger Monk, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc |
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4:00 pm |
Use of Molecular Markers for Plant Variety Protection –
an International Perspective
Stephen Smith, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. |
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4:30 pm |
Progress Towards Nutritionally Improved Sorghums for Africa
Zuo-Yu Zhao, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. |
| 5:00 pm |
Q & A |
Friday, December 12
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