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2026 57th WASGA Winter Seed conference
SUNDAY JANUARY 25 - TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2026
THOMPSON SAVANNAH, by Hyatt 
​Savannah, Georgia  

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Reports

Proceedings book

Doug Walsh - Lygus Control Studies- 2025- on Alfalfa Produced for Seed

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survey results

2026 Survey Results

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2026 Presentations

AI and Technology in Agriculture, and the real-world challenges of integrating new technologies like drones into farm operations - Jonathan Chu

From Policy to Pollinators: NAFA’s Work for You - Chelsea russell

Predator & Parasite IPM on Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee Brood / 2025 Lygus Control Studies - on Alfalfa Produced for Seed - Doug Walsh

Twenty Years Later: Assessment of Seasonal & Yearly Variability of Alfalfa Leafcutting Bee Health in Seed Production Fields in the Western U.S. - Lindsie McCabe

Leveraging Plasticity of Thermal Tolerance in Megachile Rotundata & Pteromalus Venustus as a Potential Parasitoid Mitigation Strategy - Alex Torson

Safety of Adjuvants When Sprayed in Combination with Pesticides vs. Bee Health - Diana Cox-Foster

Supporting wild and managed bee populations to improve alfalfa seed pollination - ​Diana Cox-Foster

Canadian Seed Report - Kurt Shmon

The Future of Forages - Donald Miller

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2026 WASGA Winter Seed conference Sponsors

Premier sponsoR

special event Sponsors
Allied Seed
​DLF USA
DSV Northstar ltd. 
Forage Genetics 
​Legacy Seed
tnt pollination 

supporter sponsoR
JWM Leafcutters
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