More than 2,500 seed industry professionals from 36 countries attend America’s largest seed industry conference each year. A time-honored tradition each December in Chicago, the 2019 CSS & Seed Expo features essential networking and educational opportunities as well as a huge trade show.

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

Photos

2019 ASTA CSS & Seed Expo photos

Audio

ASTACSS19 Remarks by Dan Basse, AgResource (1:00:00 )

ASTACSS19 Interview with Dan Basse, AgResource (8:52 )

ASTACSS19 remarks from ASTA chair Wayne Gale and CEO Andy LaVigne (7:48 )

ASTA leadership interviews

ASTACSS19 Interview with ASTA Chair Wayne Gale, Stokes Seeds (10:25 )

ASTACSS19 Interview with ASTA 1st Vice Chair John Latham, Latham Seeds (8:23 )

ASTACSS19 Interview with ASTA 2nd Vice Chair Brad May, BASF (4:49 )

ASTACSS19 Interview with ASTA CEO Andy LaVigne (9:10 )

ASTA Announces Winner of Third Annual “Better Seed, Better Life” Student Video Contest

ASTACSS19 Interview with video contest winner Kevin Falk (4:21 )

Farmer of the Future research

ASTACSS19 Interview with Brett Sciotto - Aimpoint Research (7:07 )

Thriving Amongst the Giants

ASTACSS19 Scott Beck, Beck's Hybrids (14:02 )

ASTACSS19 John Latham, Latham Hi-Tech Seeds (8:34 )

ASTACSS19 Myron Stine, Midwest Oilseeds (8:38 )

ASTACSS19 John Wyffels, Wyffels Hybrids (10:43 )

A New Look at Corn and Soybean Production

ASTACSS19 Emerson Nafziger - University of Illinois (31:12 )

ASTACSS19 Gary Ury, BASF (31:12 )

Next Generation Wheat Markets

ASTACSS19 Mark Gold, Top Third Ag Marketing (22:21 )

ASTACSS19 Jeffrey Koscelny, Bayer (20:06 )

ASTACSS19 Jody Pollok-Newsom, MI Wheat Program (23:18 )

Hemp Seed Opportunities & Challenges

ASTACSS19 Hemp session - Pat Miller, ASTA (14:46 )

ASTACSS19 Wendy Mosher, New West Genetics (51:11 )

ASTACSS19 Hemp Genetics International (23:20 ) Garry Meier and Jeff Kostuik

New Breeding Technologies

ASTACSS19 Peggy Ozias-Akins University of Georgia, NAPB (20:34 )

ASTACSS19 Interview with Peggy Ozias-Akins, UGA, NAPB (3:35 )

ASTACSS19 Mark Stowers, Inari Agriculture (18:41 )

ASTACSS19 Travis Bayer - Sound Agriculture (18:41 )

ASTACSS19 Interview with Travis Bayer, Sound Ag (3:20 )

ASTACSS19 Jesse Poland - Kansas State University (29:10 )

Holistic Solutions Approach to IPM

ASTACSS19 Jennifer Riggs, BASF (20:50 )

ASTACSS19 Gregory Tylka, Iowa State University (22:08 )

ASTACSS19 Nathan Kleczewski, University of Illinois (23:21 )

The ASTA Challenge Session on Biologicals: Answers from Key Players

ASTACSS19 Adil Anjem - Bayer (11:17 )

ASTACSS19 Todd Mayhew - Valent USA Corporation (12:09 )

ASTACSS19 Mike McFatrich - NewLeaf Symbiotics (16:17 )

ASTACSS19 Interview with Mike McFatrich, NewLeaf Symbiotics (6:30 )

ASTACSS19 Pamela Calvo Velez - BASF (16:44 )

ASTACSS19 Alex Cochran - Corteva Agriscience (21:42 )

Exhibitor Interviews

ASTACSS19 Interview with Jess Bollinger, Arable Labs (3:36 )

ASTACSS19 Interview with Mark Self, Clariant (5:03 )

ASTACSS19 Interview with Pamela Calvo Velez, BASF (5:23 )

ASTACSS19 Interview with Jennifer Riggs, BASF (9:35 )

ASTACSS19 Interview with Ruhiyyih Dyrdahl-Young, BASF (4:14 )