Virginia Seed Conference February 19, 2015 DoubleTree by Hilton Williamsburg 50 Kingsmill Road Williamsburg, Virginia 8:15 a.m. Pre-Conference Pesticide Applicators Registration and Check-In 9:00 a.m. Pesticide Applicators Session Tom Hardiman, Seed Certification Program Administrator, VA Tech - Moderator 9:05 a.m. Pesticide Regulatory Update Robert Christian, Pesticide Investigator 9:30 a.m. A Guide to Phosphine Fumigation Dennis Ryman, Technical Director Degesch America, Inc. 9:55 a.m. Questions, Answers, Break 10:00 a.m. Morning Session, Welcome & Introduction of Guests Billy Dawson, President VCIA - Moderator 10:10 a.m. New & Potential Wheat Cultivars Carl Griffey, Professor Small Grains Breeding & Genetics, VA Tech 10:40 a.m. Development of New Barley Varieties Wynse Brooks, Senior Research Associate Small Grains Breeding & Genetics, VA Tech 11:00 a.m. Flavor Research at VA Tech: Application to Malted Barley? Sean O’Keefe and Brian Wiersema Dept. of Food Services & Technology, VA Tech 11:30 a.m. Questions, Answers 11:35 a.m. VCIA & VCIRF Annual Meeting, Reports Awards, Recognitions & Scholarships 12:00 Noon Lunch Sponsored by Virginia Crop Improvement Association Billy Dawson, President VCIA - Moderator 1:00 p.m. Afternoon Session Michael Drake, Vice President, VCIA - Moderator 1:05 p.m. VDACS Seed Laboratory Report Susan Reed, Manager, VDACS Seed Laboratory 1:15 p.m. Food Safety in the U.S. Peanut Industry Darlene Cowart, Corporate Food Safety Director Birdsong Peanuts 1:45 p.m. Questions & Answers 1:50 p.m. Break 2:00 p.m. Advanced Seed Enhancement Solutions from BASF Kelly Liberator, Technical Service Representative BASF 2:30 p.m. Covering the Future with New Resistance Management Seed Treatment s Scott Anderson, Sales/Field Research Representative Valent USA 2:55 p.m. Questions and Answers 3:00 p.m. Complete Requirements for Recertification 3:20 p.m. Adjournment Tom Hardiman, VA Tech, Administrator, Seed Certification Program