Ames, IA (May 28, 2019) - The Iowa State seed conditioning and quality testing workshop series is being offered again this summer.
The schedule for the 2019 workshops is listed below and a link to the registration website is also included. These are small group sessions that feature a mix of classroom and “hands on” equipment operation in our pilot plant at the ISU Seed Science Center.
Color Sorting – SATAKE ScanMaster……………..………..June 3-4
Color Sorting – SATAKE Evolution…………………….……..June 5-6
Color Sorting – Buhler SORTEX (Z+)….……………..…..June 11-12
Specialty Seed Conditioning…………………………….…June 18-20
Seed Corn Conditioning……………………………………..June 24-27
Soybean and Small Grain Seed Conditioning………...July 8-11
Seed Treatment Workshop…………………………..…….July 17-18
Soybean and Small Grain Seed Conditioning…..….July 22-25
Gravity Separation…………………………………………….……..July 30
Gravity Separation………………………………………………..August 1
Seed Corn Conditioning…………………………………….August 5-8
Tetrazolium Testing Workshop……..………………August 13-14
Routine workshop registration is handled by our staff in Conference Planning and Management. Additional details, including a PDF version of the workshop brochure and on-line registration can be found on the ISU Extension web site athttp://register.extension.iastate.edu/seedscience. Routine registration questions may be directed to Extension using the following contact information:
Iowa State University
Registration Services
1601 Golden Aspen Drive, Suite 110
Ames, IA 50010
Phone: 515-294-6222
Fax: 515-294-6223
Email: registrations@iastate.edu
Those interested are also welcome to contact either Alan Gaul or Mike Stahr with questions or content suggestions regarding the workshop programs. Mike will be coordinating the quality workshop and can be reached by email at mgstahr@iastate.edu or by phone at 515-294-0117.