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Federal Seed Act Training Program for State Seed Control Officials

WHEN:   December 6-7, 2011
WHERE:   USDA Seed Regulatory and Testing Division (SFTD) Offices, Gastonia, North Carolina
AGENDA:   A broad range of topics will be covered under the FSA and their relationship to State seed control programs. Core topics to be discussed will include:
   
  • An overview of the Federal Seed Act and the SRTD's accreditation programs
  • Information about submitting seed regulatory complaints to the SRTD
  • How investigations proceed when state officials submit seed regulatory complaints to the SRTD
  • A discussion of the Title V provision of the Plant Variety Protection Act as it pertains to the FSA
  • Additional topics as suggested by AASCO members
  • Open discussions on additional topics suggested


2012 AASCO Annual Meeting

WHEN:   July 22-26, 2012
HOST:   Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
WHERE:   New Orleans, LA
HOTEL:   Chateau LeMoyne French Quarter Hotel
The hotel is a Holiday Inn facility, located one block from Bourbon Street and two blocks from Canal Street.
RATES:   Government - $101/night, Other - $129/night
INFO:   The New Orleans Convention Bureau and Hotel are putting together a webpage with all the hotel information, which should be available soon. Check back on this page for more information as it becomes available.
HOST:   Kevin Wofford
Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry
Seed Programs
P.O. Box 3596
Baton Route, LA 70821-3596
Telephone: 225-925-4733
Fax: 225-925-4124
E-mail: kevin_w@ldaf.state.la.us



Previous Meeting Highlights
  • Click HERE to go to the 2011 Annual Meeting Summary Page. Included are committee reports, presentations and tour photos.
  • Click HERE to go to the 2010 Annual Meeting Summary page.  Includes committee reports, allied organization reports, presentations and a photo album containing highlights from the Willamette Valley Seed Production tour and more.

    [PLEASE NOTE: The Previous Meeting Highlights shown above are in the Secure Site section of the AASCO website. You must be a control official and registered with this website to access those pages.]



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News and Events
29 OCT
Retirement:
Dr. Richard Payne

The USDA Federal Seed Regulatory Testing Division has announced that Dr. Richard Payne will be retiring at the end of 2011. He has served the Federal Government for more than 36 years and has been a tremendously valuable resource for virtually every state seed control official.

29 OCT
Position Available

USDA Director
Fed.l Seed Reg. Testing Division

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