Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84OCTOBER 2016 SEEDWORLD.COM / 3 CONTENTS/OCTOBER2016 Congress Makes History After more than 10 years of advocacy, the U.S. has finally ratified the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources. NASA and the American Lawn A new study shows that turf and grass is the No. 1 irrigated crop in the United States. Obstacles to Food Security Industry experts discuss the hurdles that must be overcome and possible solutions that could work to end world hunger. Competition and Consolidation Company representatives defend their move to merge. Turf Trends It’s a sellers market, as demand is at an all-time high. Communicating the Way to Coexistence Beekeepers, farmers and seed companies coalesce for an improved environment. Data Download One futurist talks about the changing environment and what companies need to do to keep up. Conference Preview ASTA’s Pat Miller shares what’s in store for attendees of the Farm & Lawn Seed Conference. Features 10 12 14 16 20 24 26 36 26 20 12 60