ASTA 128th Annual Convention
Huntington Beach CA
June 18th -22nd, 2011
American Seed Institute
Andy LaVigne, President & CEO
JGL Inc.
Greg Gerard, CEO
Future Giants
Mathew Mattia, Future Giants of the Seed Industry Award Winner
Pioneer Hi-bred International and incoming ASTA Chairman
Mike Gumina, Vice President, Production and SHE/Risk Management
America Seed Trade Association
Ric Dunkle, Senior Director of Seed Health and Trade
International Rice Research Institute
Robert Zeigler, Director General
Purdue University
Michael Boehije, Professor, Dept. of Agriculture Economics and the Center for Food and Agriculture Business View Videos
ASTA’s 128th Annual Meeting – Student Panel Discussion
During ASTA’s 128th Annual Meeting, Seed World met with a number of students planning to enter the seed industry. They discussed topics such as what the students plan to do after graduation and what industry communications tactics caught their interest.