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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
Latest NEWS Posts
Crop Acreage Shifts Report for 2024
TSTA Weekly Update - 07/05/2024
- July 5, 2024
- NewsAdminA Editor
Member News
SCOTUS Overturns "Chevron" Ruling Which Allows Regulators to Establish Rules
Where The Crop Acreage Shifts Occurred in Latest USDA Report
Updates from the OECD Seed Schemes Annual Meeting
Clemson University small grains specialist studies new sorghum technology for weed control
SIPA News Bits
Factoids
Past President Margaret Shields receives recognition
TSTA Weekly Update - 06/26/2024
- June 26, 2024
- NewsAdminA Editor
Member News
Despite progress, Farm Bill passage growing more unlikely in 2024
USDA Proposes New Rule to Clarify Unfair Practices In The Livestock, Meat, And Poultry Industries
Beyond CRISPR: seekRNA delivers a new pathway for accurate gene editing - Programmable tool can precisely target and relocate genetic sequences
University of Sydney
SIPA News Bits
Factoids
Weekly Update will resume later in June 2024
TSTA Weekly Update - 05/30/2024
- May 30, 2024
- NewsAdminA Editor
Member and Seed Related News
International Seed Federation (ISF): 13 organizations sign historic agreement to fight illegal seed practices
Illicit Trade in Food and Food Fraud
Op-Ed: Misguided Populists Put American Farmers at Risk
U.S. Trade Deficit Doubles, Soybean Exports to China Down 23%, Corn Down 67%
Transgenic expression of Rubisco Factors increases photosynthesis and chilling tolerance in maize
News Bits
Factoids
