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For more than 100 years, the Seed Lab and the Seed Science Center at Iowa State University have provided training for seed industry professionals by hosting short courses and workshops. Each April through August Seed Conditioning Specialist Alan Gaul and Interim Seed Lab Manager Jessica Blake facilitate workshops covering topics ranging from seed testing and cleaning, to gravity separation, color sorting, and seed treatment.
Regularly scheduled courses in seed conditioning and seed analysis, as well as periodic workshops in testing for genetic traits and seed health are available.
Society of Commercial Seed Technologists (SCST) Super Workshop
Society of Commercial Seed Technologists (SCST) Super Workshop Seed Science, 2115 Osborn Drive, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa February 2-6 Sponsored by the SCST Genetic Technology Committee The Society of Commercial Seed Technologists Genetic Testing Super [...]
ONLINE Specialty Seed Conditioning
Specialty Seed Conditioning Workshop - Online Dates: March 3-5, 2026 Cost: TBD Be the first to learn when registration opens! Join the Mailing List About the Workshop This online workshop focuses on the [...]
Seed Business Management Webinar Series
Seed Business Management Webinar Series Hosted by the Graduate Program in Seed Technology and Business (link) Spring 2026 Join us live for our FREE Seed Business Management Webinar Series. The Graduate Program in Seed Technology and Business (STB) [...]
Germination Testing Week
Germination Testing Week Dates: April 27-30, 2026 Exam: May 1, 2026 Be the first to learn when registration opens! Join the Mailing List Germination Week is an intensive, hands-on short course designed for [...]
Advanced Purity Testing Week Workshop
Advanced Purity Workshop Workshop: May 4-7, 2026 Exam: May 8, 2026 Be the first to learn when registration opens! Join the Mailing List Purity Week is an intensive, hands-on short course designed for [...]
Food Grade Bean Conditioning
Food Grade Bean Conditioning Date: May 19-21, 2026 Cost: TBD Focuses on the storage and cleaning requirements for food grade identity-preserved soy and dry edible bean markets, emphasizing primary export market issues. Includes equipment [...]
Color Sorting Workshop
Color Sorting Workshop: SATAKE Seed Science, 2115 Osborn Drive, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Dates: June 2-4, 2026 Cost: TBD Be the first to learn when registration opens! Join the Mailing List About [...]
Seed Corn Conditioning June
Seed Corn Conditioning Workshop Seed Science, 2115 Osborn Drive, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Workshop: June 23-25, 2026 Cost: TBD General "crop specific" workshop covering typical operations required for conditioning seed corn for lot [...]
Soybean and Small Grain Seed Conditioning 1
Soybean and Small Grain Workshop Seed Science, 2115 Osborn Drive, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Workshop: July 7-9, 2026 Cost: TBD General "crop specific" workshop covering typical operations required for conditioning soybean seed with [...]
Seed Treatment Workshop
Seed Treatment Workshop Seed Science, 2115 Osborn Drive, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa Workshop: June 17-18, 2026 Cost: TBD Provides current, in-depth information on seed treatment products, seed pests and pathogens, chemical stewardship, application [...]