While ‘safety’, ‘quality’ and ‘compliance’ might be the first word one thinks of in connection to the International Seed Testing Association, advanced technology and innovation are top of ISTA’s mind too.
Seed testing happens under ideal conditions, but — as all farmers know — real-life field conditions aren’t always nearly so ideal. Today’s advanced technology seed enhancements need to be carried upon the very highest quality seed: seed that can excel under ideal and not-so-ideal conditions. In the video above, International Seed Testing Association Advanced Technology Committee member Tomoko Sakata walks us through her committee’s role in supporting tomorrow’s seed technologies, and hints at what’s coming in sector-changing advanced technologies.
