The Illinois Crop Improvement Association became the newest member of the Seed Innovation and Protection Alliance (SIPA). SIPA is an educational program from the American Seed Trade Association, established to promote the value of seed innovations and encourage continued innovation in the seed industry as well as to create a unified and consistent voice for education and best practices around intellectual property protection and its value to our society. SIPA currently has over 75 members from throughout the seed industry. You can find more information on the SIPA program at www.seedipalliance.com.