ISU Seed Analyst Workshops | Palmer Amaranth Concerns | AOSA/SCST/ISTA 2017 Meeting in Denver
A great deal has occurred since writing my last Manager’s Corner column in February. My staff and I have completed the two weeks of ISU Seed Analyst Short Course training, [...]
Palmer Amaranth | 2017 ISU Workshops and Short Courses | AOSA, SCST, ISTA Joint Conference | First Recipient of Lisa Shepherd Jenkins Scholarship Named
Challenges Involved in Identifying Palmer Amaranth My August Manager’s Corner article was written during the early stages of news breaking on the discovery of Palmer Amaranth seed in Pollinator and other CRP [...]
Testing Seed for Cover Crops
Currently, using cover crops and putting land into conservation reserve (specifically through the new Pollinator Program) is very popular. However, The Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) requires that seed used as a [...]
New Corn Disease Compendium Released
Dr. Gary Munkvold, plant pathology and microbiology, is co-editor of the fourth edition of the Compendium of Corn Disease, just released by the Americna Phytopathological Society. It includes more than [...]
Nine ISU Scholars Honored at 2016 Iowa Seed Association Meeting
Nine Iowa State students were awarded $1,000 scholarships at the Iowa Seed Association Agribusiness Showcase and Conference in Des Moines on February 10, 2016. Haleigh Summers was named the Manjit Misra [...]
Workshops and Certification
Uniformity is of great significance to individuals involved in the marketing of seeds. Consistent and accurate seed testing results provide a solid foundation for the sale of quality seeds between seed [...]
A Leader in Phytosanitary Testing
National Seed Health System Certified and internationally recognized for excellence and testing for over 350 pathogens, the Seed Health Lab at Iowa State University is ready to assist you with [...]