IPSA News
PSR OFFERS TRAIT CONVERSION ON-LINE
Professional Seed Research Inc. is offering on-line status reports of its trait conversion services. Customers can view trait conversion updates for each generation and obtain completion dates for their inbred lines. "On-line availability of conversion reports has become especially helpful to our international clients. Now everyone can receive upda... read more »
ICIA 2009 SEED WORKSHOP AND ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Indiana Crop Improvement Association will host its Annual Illinois-Indiana Seed Conditioning Workshop on February 4, 2009. The workshop program covers a variety of key issues including Seed Cleaning Basics, Seed Treatment Issues, Inkjet Printing, Intellectual Property, Safety, Technology Traits and Testing. The following week ICIA will also host it... read more »
OBAMA TOUTS BUDGET REFORM FOR FARM PROGRAMS
"President-elect Barack Obama pledged to make budget reform a goal of his administration," says Jon Scholl, President of American Farmland Trust. "He has slated farm payments for scrutiny, noting that it is time to 'eliminate those programs we don't need and insist on those we do need to operate in a cost-effective way.' That’s a statement th... read more »
TOOL HELPS IDENTIFY GENE FUNCTION IN SOYBEANS
University of Missouri Interdisciplinary Plant Group researchers have demonstrated the applicability of a genomic tool for identifying gene function in soybeans. The new genomic tool "tags" transposons, fragments of DNA, which enables scientists to screen plants for visible mutations in important agronomic traits, such as seed composition or root g... read more »
Humor Can Help Reinforce Rules
The other day I was going through the security line at the airport. The TSA officials were doing their diligent job of getting people to remove metal items from their pockets, take off their shoes, place computers in a separate bin, etc. The woman behind me was obviously an amateur when it came to airport travel. She didn't quite ... read more »