13 SEED TESTING INTERNATIONAL OCTOBER 2026 ASSOCIATION NEWS Denmark DKML0300 DLF A/S Ny Østergade 9 PO Box 9 4000 Roskilde France FRAM0005 Ms Catherine Daniel RAGT Semences Les Molinières Laboratoire Semences 12450 La Primaube Great Britain and Northern Ireland GBAM0013 Ms Kate Loveday St Andrew’s Road, Hardwick Industrial Estate King’s Lynn PE12 9HS Norfolk India INDL0300 National Seeds Corp. Ltd Quality Control Laboratory Beej Bhavan, Pusa Complex 110012 New Delhi India INAM0012 Mr V Chaitra Sri Rama Agri Genetics (i) Pvt. Ltd S.yno. 53, Plot No: 26&29, Agro Processing Park Banda Mailaram (V), Mulugu (M), Siddipet 502336 Telangana Indonesia IDML0400 Plant Quarantine Laboratory Center for Diagnostic Standards of Agricultural Quarantine Jalan Pemuda No. 64 Kav. 16–17 13220 Rawamangun (East Jakarta) New Zealand NZAM0004 Mrs Maria Elena Duter 535 Wairakei Road 8053 Canterbury New Zealand NZAM0005 Ms Emily Kate Kimber 2547 Old West Coast Road, RD 1 7671 Christchurch Russian Federation RUML0800 Dolina Semyan LLC Marshal Zhukov Str. 7 office 191 355035 Stavropol United States of America USML1600 Oxnard Seed Quality Bayer Crop Science 2700 Camino Del Sol 93030 Oxnard United States of America USPM0025 Dr Rebekah Wagner Syngenta 6338 Highway 20–26 83687 Nampa United States of America USAM0032 Mr Michael Stahr Iowa State University Seed Testing Laboratory 128A Seed Science 2115 Osborn Drive 50011 Ames Cancellations ASSOCIATION NEWS New Chair for ISTA Rules Committee ISTA Secretariat JANEK BARTEL IS THE LABORATORY MANAGER AT SGS CROP SCIENCE IN SHERWOOD PARK, CANADA. He has been engaged in ISTA activities since 2019 through work on the Germination Technical Committee (TCOM) and has been involved in the ISTA Rules Committee since 2025. In 2026 he became an ISTA auditor. Watch an interview between Janek and ISTA Secretary General, Andreas Wais, at the 2026 ISTA Annual Meeting in Calgary, Canada. youtu.be/ci_hGOLrIwI?si=VUwj4kDoRQIl96hK As ISTA Rules Chair, Janek aims to ensure the International Rules for Seed Testing (ISTA Rules) are clear, consistent and practical, by working with the TCOMs and aligning the ISTA Rules with laboratory and industry needs. Strengthening Seed Testing Excellence: Janek Bartel at the 2026 ISTA Annual Metting. Scan to watch the interview.
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