2019 WASGA PROGRAM
Updated 1.24.19
WESTERN ALFALFA SEED GROWERS
2019 WINTER SEED CONFERENCE
PROGRAM
Premier Conference Sponsor: Forage Genetics
2019 WINTER SEED CONFERENCE
PROGRAM
Premier Conference Sponsor: Forage Genetics
Sunday, January 27, 2019
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm - Opening Reception – Sponsored by – International Pollination Systems
Monday, January 28, 2019
7:30 – Registration Desk Opens
8:30 – Conference Kickoff – Shane Johnson, Western Alfalfa Seed Growers Association
8:40 – Forage Starts Here: Risk Management Education for Alfalfa Seed Producers – Keith Kennedy, Agrimind
9:40 – NAFA Update – Beth Nelson, President, National Alfalfa and Forage Alliance
10:10 – Break – Raffle Drawing – Coffee and Breaks Sponsored by – Northstar Seed, Leafcutters
10:30 – The Bayer/Monsanto Merger – Impacts on Ag – Doug Rushing, Monsanto
11:00 – Alfalfa Seed Production Survey (US Growers Only) – Moderated by Jerry Neufeld, University of Idaho
12:00 – Lunch & Raffle Drawing – Sponsored by – Alforex Seeds
1:40 – Impact of Immune Stress on Pathogen Susceptibility & Life History Traits in Nomia melanderi – Kate Hunter, Utah State University
2:00 – Enhancing & Protecting Populations of Alfalfa Seed Pollinators – Doug Walsh, Washington State University
2:20 – Lygus Efficacy Trials in Alfalfa Produced for Seed - Doug Walsh, Washington State University
2:40 – Study of Life Cycle of Melittobia and Pteromalus in Populations of Megachile rotundata in Summer, Fall & Winter – Alan Anderson, Utah State University
3:20 – Raffle Drawing/Announcements
3:30 – Presenter’s Meet and Greet Social & Researchers Poster Panel – Sponsored by JWM Leafcutters
5:00 – WASGA Board of Directors Meeting
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
9:00 – Welcome – Shane Johnson, Western Alfalfa Seed Growers Association
9:10 – USDA-RMA Alfalfa Seed Insurance Program Update – Terrence Katzer, Risk Management Specialist, USDA-RMA, Kansas City, MO
9:40 – Status of Western Hay and Forage Markets – Josh Callen, The Hoyt Report
10:10 – State of the Alfalfa Seed Industry – Shawn Barnett, General Manager, Forage Genetics International
10:50 – State of the Industries Question & Answer
11:00 – Raffle Drawing/Announcements
Conference Adjournment
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm - Opening Reception – Sponsored by – International Pollination Systems
Monday, January 28, 2019
7:30 – Registration Desk Opens
8:30 – Conference Kickoff – Shane Johnson, Western Alfalfa Seed Growers Association
8:40 – Forage Starts Here: Risk Management Education for Alfalfa Seed Producers – Keith Kennedy, Agrimind
9:40 – NAFA Update – Beth Nelson, President, National Alfalfa and Forage Alliance
10:10 – Break – Raffle Drawing – Coffee and Breaks Sponsored by – Northstar Seed, Leafcutters
10:30 – The Bayer/Monsanto Merger – Impacts on Ag – Doug Rushing, Monsanto
11:00 – Alfalfa Seed Production Survey (US Growers Only) – Moderated by Jerry Neufeld, University of Idaho
12:00 – Lunch & Raffle Drawing – Sponsored by – Alforex Seeds
1:40 – Impact of Immune Stress on Pathogen Susceptibility & Life History Traits in Nomia melanderi – Kate Hunter, Utah State University
2:00 – Enhancing & Protecting Populations of Alfalfa Seed Pollinators – Doug Walsh, Washington State University
2:20 – Lygus Efficacy Trials in Alfalfa Produced for Seed - Doug Walsh, Washington State University
2:40 – Study of Life Cycle of Melittobia and Pteromalus in Populations of Megachile rotundata in Summer, Fall & Winter – Alan Anderson, Utah State University
3:20 – Raffle Drawing/Announcements
3:30 – Presenter’s Meet and Greet Social & Researchers Poster Panel – Sponsored by JWM Leafcutters
5:00 – WASGA Board of Directors Meeting
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
9:00 – Welcome – Shane Johnson, Western Alfalfa Seed Growers Association
9:10 – USDA-RMA Alfalfa Seed Insurance Program Update – Terrence Katzer, Risk Management Specialist, USDA-RMA, Kansas City, MO
9:40 – Status of Western Hay and Forage Markets – Josh Callen, The Hoyt Report
10:10 – State of the Alfalfa Seed Industry – Shawn Barnett, General Manager, Forage Genetics International
10:50 – State of the Industries Question & Answer
11:00 – Raffle Drawing/Announcements
Conference Adjournment
*PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE*