Distinguished Speakers Announced for ASTA’s Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference

ASTA has recently confirmed that USDA’s Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, Jenny Moffitt, along with several domestic and international seed industry experts, will appear as speakers at the upcoming 63^rd Vegetable & Flower Seed Conference, Jan. 26-30 in Monterey. Moffitt joins a plethora of prominent and global speakers, including Jim Houston of the California Department of Food and Agriculture, Monterey Commissioner of Ag Juan Hidalgo, Janet Talling from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (United Kingdom), Gayle Volk from USDA-ARS, Petra Jorasch from Euroseeds and Laurin Comin from Seeds Canada, among many others, as part of the conference’s powerhouse educational program. From sustainability and regenerative agriculture, regulatory approaches to genome edited plants and phytosanitary concerns, to partner perspectives from government and advocacy organizations, diversity and inclusion and state and federal policy developments and much more, the conference agenda is full of timely information for the seed industry. Surrounding the education, the conference gathers over 900 seed industry professionals from over 30 countries for four days of intense networking opportunities. Register today to join your peers in Monterey, CA!