56th WASGA Winter Seed conference
SUNDAY JANUARY 26 - TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2025
Hyatt Place Phoenix Downtown

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The 2025 WASGA Winter Seed Conference will be held in Phoenix, AZ at the Hyatt Place Phoenix Downtown on Sunday, January 26 - Tuesday, January 28, 2025.  To book your room call the hotel directly at (602) 388-4888.

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program

Proceedings Book

Survey Results

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Research Presentations 

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Supporting Wild & Managed Bee Populations to Improve Alfalfa Seed Pollination - Michelle Kirchner

Evaluating Plant Growth Regulators and Desiccation Products for the Harvestability of Alfalfa Seed under Irrigation in Southern Alberta – Jennifer Retzlaff

Impacts of Transform on alfalfa leafcutting bee health– Kelsey Graham

Balancing Pollinator Protection & Pest Control in Alfalfa Seed Crops – Calvin Luu

Examining the likelihood that nest-adjacent siblings have the same diapause fate in alfalfa leafcutting bees - Lindsie McCabe

Pollination Genomics of Alkali Bees (Nomia melanderi ) to Support Sustainable Development of Managed Populations – Jon Koch

Enhancing & Protecting Populations of Alfalfa Seed Pollinators – Doug Walsh

The alkali bee and its closest relatives—what can we learn from a family tree of Nomia melanderi – Silas Bossert

Alfalfa Weevil Resistance Monitoring and Monitoring Parasitoids in Southern Alberta – Boyd Mori

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2025 WASGA Winter Seed conference Sponsors

Premier sponsoR
DLF

special event Sponsors
Allied Seed
Beaver Plastics 
DSV/Northstar Seed
Forage Genetics International
Legacy Seeds LLC

supporter sponsoR
​International Pollination Systems Canada
​JWM Leafcutters, Inc.
TNT Pollination
USDA Risk Management Agency
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