b'You LearnSomethingNew Every Day!Amanda Patin, key account manager forSGS, gives us the scoop on why seed testing is more than a regulatory requirementit gives you the best possible product you could imagine.SW: Do you have a favorite podcast/radio show to listen to?Amanda Patin (AP): I like Myths and Legendsit tells stories about folklore and fairytales that you might have known, like King Arthur, but it explains the history and facts behind the fictional story.SW: Beer or Wine?AP: None of the above! I like the smell of beer, but I dont like the taste of it. But I like sweet wines, and then whiskey. Theres so much science that goes into the development of both.SW: No. 1 Hobby? can decide when and where youre going to place that product AP: I have two favorites. One of them is watching my son playin your line. Or not!baseball. Im glad I like watching it, because otherwise it couldFor us, were providing a service to our clients. When were be grueling in the heat. I also like to watercolor. I like paintingasked to look for something specific, we come back with unbi-flowers, sceneries and animals; however, people are too difficult. ased results to say, This is what you have, and this is what youve asked us to look for. Heres our evaluation. Seed testing is a SW: Why do you think seed testing is imperative? regulatory requirement; however, results can also be used as a AP: There are so many factors involved in the seed and theselling tool. Its financial and a risk decision, and its an inventory biology of the seed. As we grow the seed, we have differentmanagement tool.factors that influence the seed development and the quality of the seed lot. Each seed experiences different temperatures,SW: Whats kept you at your job for so many years?water levels, fungicides and microbes among many other things.AP: I learn something every day! People have such interesting In the end, we produce a product. But, we want to produce aquestions, and it really makes me think and explain more about product of quality. In that sense, you want to have proof thatseed physiology and environmental interaction. I also get to you have a quality product by making sure you test the productinteract with others in the field to help determine solutions for to ensure it doesnt contain anything that you dont want it tothe industry as a whole. The job requires such a wide range of contain, that the seed meets your specific guidelines and thatknowledge, and I learn so much every single day. The results of the seed has the vigor it requires for the conditions it will beseed testing affect so many, so its really fun to feel like youre planted into. To do this you must test your seed lot. Then youpart of the bigger picture.SW78/ SEEDWORLD.COMINTERNATIONAL EDITION 2020'