Indiana Seed Trade Association
       
 

January 18, 2009

                 
 
The Leadership Development Academy is a pre-conference, stand-alone session open to anyone wishing to sharpen their leadership and team building skills.
 
During this day-long session, you will be introduced to topics such as:
 
Situational Leadership
Motivation: Keys for Effective Leadership
Developing Effective Teams and Team Building

                   

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The Corn Belt Seed Conference is powered by Indiana Crop Improvement Association (ICIA) and Indiana Seed Trade Association (ISTA).

The 2010 conference will be held on February 11 & 12 at the Sheraton Indianapolis Hotel and Suites, Keystone.
 
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Group rate available until January 22, 2010. Subject to availability.
 
 
 
 
February 11, 2010
Breaking Barriers
General Session, (Plaza CDE)

7:00 AM-2:00 PM
Registration Open in Foyer Area

8:30 AM
"Breaking Barriers in the Plant Sciences: Perspective, People, Partners"
- Jay Akridge, Glenn W. Sample Dean Purdue College of Agriculture

9:00 AM
"How To DESTROY The No.1 Barrier To Sales" Part I
- Rod Osthus, RC Thomas Company

10:30 AM
"How To DESTROY The No.1 Barrier To Sales" Part II
- Rod Osthus, RC Thomas Company

11:15 AM
"Barriers of Wet Milling a Wet Crop Year"
- Marvin Wiederhold, Tate & Lyle

11:45 AM
New Services and Programs at ICIA
- Rick Vierling, ICIA

12:00-1:30 PM Lunch
ICIA & ISTA Awards (Plaza AB)
- Tim Reese, Fielder's Choice, Moderator

1:30 PM
Refuge in a Bag - "The Concept, the Science, the Labeling"
- Kevin Steffey, Dow AgroSciences
- Larry Nees, Office of Indiana State Chemist & Seed Commissioner

3:15 - 4:45 PM
Workshops

Workshop I:
Corn & Production Management (Plaza C)
"Corn Plant Density - Seeding Rate and Row-Spacing"
- Marcus Jones, Monsanto

"Evaluating Seed Treatment Trials"
-
Tom Bingham, BASF

Workshop II:
Disease Management (Plaza DE)
"Fungicides, Nematicides, and other Disease Management Strategies"
-
Kiersten Wise, Purdue University
- Terry Niblack, University of Illinois
- Jeff Ludlow, IFSI/SGI, Moderator

5:30 - 7:00 PM
Social Event (Exhibit Area) - Hors d'oeuvres

February 12, 2010

7:30 AM
Buffet Breakfast & Annual Membership Meeting - (Plaza AB)

President's Award and Greetings from Organizations
- Andy LaVigne - ASTA
- Joe Kelsay - Indiana Department of Agriculture
- Chet Boruff - AOSCA

9:30 AM
"Climate Change, Carbon Credits and Cap & Trade Issues" (Plaza CDE)

Climate Change and Agriculture - Thinking Beyond the Greenhouse Gas Emissions
-
Dev Niyogi, Purdue

The Business of Trading Carbon
-
Gary DeLong, Novecta

Economic and Policy Issues on Climate Change
-
Wally Tyner, Purdue

*Deadline for Sponsors to be included in the printed  program is January 22, 2010. 
 
 Register for Hotel Online      Register for Confererence Online
 
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2010 Sponsors
 
 
Corn States Hybrid Services 
 
 
 
Buckhorn  
 
 

Monsanto  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bratney 
 
 
 
 
 

Greenleaf Genetics  
 
 
Hubner Industries
 
 

Merritt Hall Insurance  
 
 
 

Peterson Genetics 

 
 
SGS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Mayer Seedline 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
Bio Plant Research
 

INCOTEC  
 
JGL 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MBS Genetics
 
 
 
 
 

Midco Enterprises

 
Tim Reese
Jeff Ludlow 
Robert Bischoff
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