54th WASGA Winter Seed conference
SUNDAY JANUARY 28 - TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2024
Double tree by hilton, Nashville, TN

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2024 PROGRAM

Proceedings

Survey Results

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Presentations

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• Let’s Talk About Alfalfa Seed – Using Social Media to Tell Your Farms Story – Bethany Jones, Communications Director, Ag Association Management
• NAFA Update – Beth Nelson, President, National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance​

• Testing the safety for alfalfa leafcutting bees of a new insecticide useful for Lygus bug control – Kelsey Graham, USDA-ARS PIRU, Logan, UT 

• Pathogen and pesticide screening in managed Nomia melanderi populations - Diana Cox-Foster, USDA-ARS PIRU, Logan, UT
• Assessment of seasonal and yearly variability of alfalfa leafcutting bee (Megachile rotundata) parasite infestation in seed production fields - Lindsie McCabe, USDA-ARS PIRU, Logan, UT
• Identifying wild populations of alkali bees (Nomia melanderi) to support sustainable development of managed populations with genetic analysis - Jon Koch, USDA-ARS PIRU, Logan, UT 
• Enhancing & Protecting Populations of Alfalfa Seed Pollinators - Doug Walsh, WSU, Prosser, WA
• Pesticide Transfer in Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee Nests – Calvin Luu, Utah State University 
• Investigating botanical derivatives for chalcid wasp control in alfalfa leafcutter bee incubators – Jennifer Retzlaff, Research & Extension Manager, Alberta Alfalfa Seed Commission

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2024 WASGA Winter Seed conference Sponsors

Premier sponsoR
Forage Genetics 

special event Sponsors
Allied Seed
Beaver Plastics 
DSV/Northstar Seed
Legacy Seeds LLC
Mr. Pollination Services
Seed Services

supporter sponsoR
DLF USA
EGGERMAN FARMS
International Pollination Systems Canada Inc. 
Watts solitary bees

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WESTERN ALFALFA SEED GROWERS ASSOCIATION
6601 W DESCHUTES AVE, SUITE C-2, KENNEWICK, WA 99336 
PHONE:  (509) 585-5460     FAX:  (509) 585-2671