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Thanks to #innovations in #PlantBreeding like #GeneEditing, your dinner plate could be even more nutritious. For example, broccoli could retain more nutrients when cooked. Find out more! #JustGrowIt https://lnkd.in/e8iQ63Vd

Don't miss the Field Crop Seed Convention and Thursday's Highlight Session with Shawn Hackett of Hackett Financial Advisors. The session, "Weather or Not?" will focus on managing unpredictability from today's extreme weather events. This is not to be missed. Are you registered? #ASTAFieldCrop #JustGrowIt betterseed.org/fcsc24

Have you registered for ASTA's 64th Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference? Don't miss your chance to join seed industry representatives from over 30 countries for four days of unparalleled networking and timely education! #JustGrowIt #ASTAVegFlo betterseed.org/vf25

#DYK? Treated seeds are highly regulated! First, the EPA must study and review the pesticide for use as a seed treatment, then the seeds are regulated by state and federal seed control agencies. #TreatedSeeds #JustGrowIt https://lnkd.in/guhixeTg

How can we sustainably feed 8 billion people? Click here to check out 30 ways seed producers are helping meet the challenge! #JustGrowIt #sustainabiliSEED https://lnkd.in/eKK237sj

Do you love flowers but maybe don't have the space for them? Try planting spring-flowering bulbs in containers! National Garden Bureau has some tips. #JustGrowIt https://lnkd.in/dqB5qB6D

It's important to buy seed from a professional seed dealer. ASTA's resource makes that easier. Find seed dealers for environment & conservation seed, cover crop seed, & pollinator mixes in your area using this interactive map! #JustGrowIt https://lnkd.in/eijEnKPf

Strengthening trans-Atlantic cooperation: highlights from ASTA's visit to Brussels ?? Earlier this month, ASTA's Vice President of Scientific Affairs and Policy, Dr. Fan-Li Chou, led a week-long trip to Brussels with executives from leading seed companies, including Dan Jenkins, Vice-President of Regulatory and Government Affairs at Pairwise , and Gary Rudgers, Senior Director of Regulatory Affairs at J.R. Simplot Company. The ASTA team packed in several days of intense and productive engagement with various stakeholders from government and industry. Highlights included: ? Engaging with COPA COGECA (a farmer and agri-cooperative group), Permanent Representations of key EU member states, and ASTA’s global members in high-level meetings. ? A visit to the European Parliament. ? Hosting a Polish-US roundtable on Plant Breeding Innovation, featuring with colleagues from KRIR - The National Council of Agricultural Chambers (Ma?gorzata verset), and the Polish Union of Rural Youth (Hanna Jaros?awska). The visit culminated in a key event at the US Mission to the EU titled: "NGT Innovations for Competitive European Farming: Insights from SMEs", where Pairwise, Simplot, and Duncan Ribbons from Tropic presented their innovations and outlined the challenges they face in accessing innovation, such as Plant Breeding Innovation, in the European Market. ?? The visit underscored the power of collaboration in tackling shared challenges and fostering sustainable, competitive growth in the seed sector on both sides of the Atlantic! ???? #BetterSeedBetterLife

Teachers - are you looking for ways to showcase careers in the agriculture and seed industries that may be new to your students? Look no further than First the Seed Foundation's FREE career handbook - Grow A Seed! Check it out! #JustGrowIt https://lnkd.in/efEvVhQr

Dan Basse, president of AgResource Company will be at ASTA's Field Crop Seed Convention - will you? After this newsworthy election season, don't miss his highly requested economic forecast for the next year - register now! #ASTAFieldCrop #JustGrowIt betterseed.org/fcsc24