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First the Seed
Texas Seed Trade Association

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Improve your seed production

Texas Seed Trade Association helps members connect with experts, access research, share knowledge and drive the industry.

Our Expertise

Lobbying

All seed producers in Texas are represented by the Texas Seed Trade Association

Legislation

TSTA works to enact legislation to ensure fair trade practices both domestic and internationally, and continue the Texas commitment to producing high quality seeds recognized the world over for excellence

Grow Out

The Texas Seed Trade Association hosts the Texas Winter Seed Growouts in Puerto Rico and Costa Rica and collaborates with the Texas Department of Agriculture to facilitate seed certification

Research

TSTA facilitates current and future developments in seed and crop technology and an opportunity for TSTA Associate members to showcase their products and services

Education

The TSTA Foundation furnishes 13 annual college scholarships to deserving Texas students that might otherwise have difficulty getting the education they need

Cooperation

Texas Seed Trade Association members work together to continue the Texas commitment to producing high quality seeds recognized the world over for excellence

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Quality seeds are the foundation of
human and animal life on earth

  

HOW WE FIT IN

Latest NEWS Posts

 

TSTA Weekly Newsletter, 10/19/2023TSTA weekly update, 10/19/2023

TSTA Weekly Update, 10/19/2023

Inside this Issue:

Membership Renewals have been mailed
Growout Season is close!
Join the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) this December 5 - 8, 2023
The 35th Annual Texas Plant Protection Conference will be December 5 & 6
The Western Seed Association annual meeting is now accepting registrations
Arkansas just became the first state to force a Chinese state-owned company to sell its land and get out
Major Policy Changes on November 7th Ballot
Science wins as Kenyan court dismisses landmark case against GMOs
Factoids:
- Genetic mapping of quantitative trait loci associated with drought tolerance in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
News Bits

STUDY REPORTS FARMWORKERS MAKE SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN ALL WORKERSSTUDY REPORTS FARMWORKERS MAKE SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN ALL WORKERS

TSTA Weekly Update, 10/12/2023

Inside this Issue:

Membership Renewals have been mailed
Growout Season is Close!
Join the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) this December 5 - 8, 2023
The 35th Annual Texas Plant Protection Conference will be December 5 & 6
The Western Seed Association annual meeting is now accepting registrations
HOUSE NOMINATES SCALISE FOR SPEAKER, THE FARM BILL NEEDS AN EXTENSION
How a heat-tolerant wheat crop offers hope for water-stressed countries
Test project in Morocco described as 'truly revolutionary'
STUDY REPORTS FARMWORKERS MAKE SUBSTANTIALLY LESS THAN ALL WORKERS
Factoids:
Mississippi River water levels are plummeting to an all-time low
The Global Agricultural Productivity (GAP) Report
News Bits

USDA RELEASES CHART SHOWING MARKET SHARES OF SEED COMPANIESUSDA RELEASES CHART SHOWING MARKET SHARES OF SEED COMPANIES

TSTA Weekly Update, 10/05/2023

Inside this Issue:

Membership Renewals have been mailed
Growout Season is Close!
Join the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) this December 5 - 8, 2023
The 35th Annual Texas Plant Protection Conference will be December 5 & 6
The Western Seed Association annual meeting is now accepting registrations
A new wheat variety available for licensing
USDA RELEASES CHART SHOWING MARKET SHARES OF SEED COMPANIES
The Tree of Sex - Important Stuff for Plant Breeders
Kansas Department of Agriculture to conduct a public hearing on Thursday, October 19, 2023, to consider the adoption of proposed regulations that govern the administration of the Kansas Seed Law
Factiods:
CDC REPORTS RATE OF SUICIDE AMONG FARMERS IS 3.5X HIGHER THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION
News Bits