The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the National Strategic Germplasm and Cultivar Collection Assessment and Utilization Plan in support of the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) U.S. National Plant Germplasm System’s (NPGS) mission.
Seeds are small things, but they represent tremendous technological improvements. Their truest function is to adapt and grow, becoming something else, taking on different shapes and sizes, bringing color and nourishment into our lives and ultimately, giving themselves up so we can use their goodn
2026 College Station, TX - Texas A&M University - June 15-18, with pre-conference workshop on Sunday, June 14th. Contact: David Baltensperger
2027 North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND - June 24-28. Contact: Ana Maria Heilman Morales
Highlights of each NAPB year are the annual meetings. Former president Ksenija Gasic and her team pulled off another great meeting, showcasing the positive momentum and development of our organization. Activities in the coming year will build on ongoing efforts. Importantly, past presidents Hannah Senior and Ksenija Gasic will lead development of the 2024-2028 strategic plan. It will incorporate the 4-pillar structure, proposed at the 2023 NAPB business meeting.
Dear NAPB members,
NAPB members from the Advocacy Committee join a group on behalf of American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) to advocate for federal agricultural research investment. The 2023 Farm Bill makes this a key moment to visit with Congress regarding the benefits of agricultural research. (names on photo from left to right Dave Bubeck, Paul Nelson, Jim Parks, Diana Escamilla Sanchez, and Payton Englert (ASTA)).
