2018 ASTA CSS and Seed Expo

Held each year in Chicago, the 2018 ASTA CSS and Seed Expo is America’s largest seed industry convention with the latest information on seed treatment, plant breeding innovation, the agricultural economy forecast for 2019, emerging global disease threats and more.

This year’s meeting was held December 3-6. Major sponsors at the event include Bayer and BASF.

This virtual ag newsroom includes links to digital media content available free of charge for digital or print publication or broadcast.

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2018 ASTA CSS and Seed Expo

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ASTA CSS and Seed Expo Success –

ASTACSS18 Interview with ASTA Chair Jerry Flint, Corteva Agriscience

ASTACSS18 interview with Andy LaVigne, ASTA CEO

Basse was Back at #ASTACSS –
ASTACSS18 Dan Basse, Ag Resource, presentation

ASTACSS18 Interview with Dan Basse, Ag Resource

Majors after the Mergers panel – moderated by Dan Basse, Ag Resource – with Jim Collins, Corteva; Scott Kay, BASF; Jeff Rowe, Syngenta; and Lisa Safarian, Bayer

ASTACSS18 Majors after the Mergers opening remarks

ASTA Majors after the Mergers panel discussion

Rob Bertram, USAID, presentation at general session
ASTACSS18 Rob Bertram, USAID, remarks

#ASTACSS Student Video Award Winner
ASTACSS18 Interview with student video award winner Kevin Falk, ISU

Wheat Session –
ASTACSS18 Wheat session - Sean Finnie, Bay State Milling

ASTACSS18 Wheat session - Dr. Greg Marshall, retired DuPont Pioneer

ASTACSS18 Wheat session - 'Wheat Pete' Johnson, Real Agriculture

ASTACSS18 Interview with 'Wheat Pete' Johnson, Real Agriculture

CoverCress announces new company name and development of cover crop based on pennycress
ASTACSS18 CoverCress press conference

ASTACSS18 Interview with CoverCress CEO Jerry Steiner

USDA Under Secretary Greg Ibach –
ASTACSS18 USDA Under Secretary Greg Ibach remarks at Plant Breeding session

ASTACSS18 USDA Under Secretary Greg Ibach press conference