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Visions of plant disease management in 2050: Metropolis, arcadia or dystopia?

University of Missouri

Holiday Inn Select - Columbia, MO, United States

The program offers three tracks for 30 one-hour sessions, Bradley says. They range from traditional updates on pests to latest technology. That includes new apps for smartphones to selecting the correct sprayer nozzle. Agronomic topics range from specifics on fertilizer...

December 17-18, 2013

Texas Plant Protection Association Conference

Aston Business School, University of Aston - Birmingham, United Kingdom

December 10-11, 2013

1st Brazil-Belgium conference of Innovative technologies / 1Âª ConferÃªncia Brasil BÃ©lgica de Tecnologias Inovadoras aplicadas ao Controle de Pragas

Brazos Center - Bryan, TX, United States

December 4-6, 2013

Integrated Crop Management Conference

Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa AgropecuÃ¡ria (Embrapa)

Embrapa Clima Temperado - Pelotas, RS, Brazil

Themes: RNA interference, G protein-coupled receptors, neuropeptides, lectins and glycans, peritrophic membrane and ingestion, chemical communication and electrophysiology, pathology and molecular diagnostics in bees, biological control and entomovectoring and insects-v...

December 4-5, 2013

2013 National Fusarium Head Blight Forum

Iowa State University

Iowa State University - Ames, IA, United States

Conference attendees can choose from more than 30 different workshops that offer the latest information on crop production and protection technology in Iowa and surrounding states. Workshops are offered by ISU faculty and staff and invited speakers from around the Midwe...

December 3-5, 2013

4th International Phytophthora capsici Conference

Hyatt Regency - Milwaukee, WI, United States

The Forum is an integral component of the U.S. Wheat & Barley Scab Initiative. Growers and grower group representatives, millers and other food processors, consumers, and scientists (public and private) are all encouraged to attend.

December 3-5, 2013

Colloque europÃ©en : Â« Produire avec la chrysomÃ¨le du maÃ¯s 20 ans aprÃ¨s son arrivÃ©e en Europe Â»

University of Florida

Hawks Cay Resort - Duck Key, FL, United States

Session topics will include epidemiology, biology, taxonomy, management, chemical control and host resistance.

November 28-28, 2013

European workshop on co-innovation: 'Co-innovation management and networks to facilitate change'

Parlement EuropÃ©en, BÃ¢timent Winston Churchill - Strasbourg, France

November 27-28, 2013

IV SimpÃ³sio de ResistÃªncia de Pragas a Produtos FitossanitÃ¡rios

ENDURE - EU Network for the Durable Exploitation of Crop Protection Strategies

Brussels, Belgium

October 31, 2013 - November 1, 2013

Anfiteatro do PavilhÃ£o da Engenharia, da ESALQ/USP - Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

October 30-31, 2013

CropTec Show 2013

8th Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting ABIM

East of England Showground - Peterborough, United Kingdom

Will cover the latest technical research and developments, presenting advice relating to crop nutrition, crop protection, plant breeding and precision farming.

October 21-23, 2013

46Âº Congresso Brasileiro de Fitopatologia e a 11Âª ReuniÃ£o de Controle BiolÃ³gico - 46th Brazilian Phytopathological Meeting

Congress Center - Basel, Switzerland

The prime international meeting of the biocontrol industry, novel and safe biological crop protection products will be presented and new trends in the global market will be discussed.

October 20-25, 2013

European Seed Association Annual Meeting

Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil

October 13-15, 2013

COST FA1208 meeting 2013 - 1st Annual Meeting of the SUSTAIN (Pathogen-informed strategies for sustainable broad-spectrum crop resistance) Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST) Action

Euroseed

Hilton Warsaw Hotel & Convention Centre - Warsaw, Poland

October 9-11, 2013

British Crop Production Council (BCPC) Congress 2013

James Hutton Institute

Birnam Arts & Conference Centre - Birnam, Dunkeld , Scotland , United Kingdom

Bringing together European scientists and breeders seeking to translate breakthroughs in plant-pathogen interaction research into effective breeding strategies for durable disease resistance in cereal and Solanaceous crops.

October 1-2, 2013

AHDB Crop Research Conference

British Crop Production Council (BCPC)

Hilton Metropole Hotel - Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom

The theme of the Congress will be the regulatory challenges to industry and consequences for agricultural production.

September 25-25, 2013

International Advances in Plant Virology

Home-Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA)

The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre - London, United Kingdom

Brings together researchers, policy makers and industry innovators. The combined knowledge, experience and insight will be a great opportunity to map out how crop protection can benefit from recent scientific advances.

September 25-27, 2013

AHDB Crop Research Conference - "Knowing your enemy â€“ the future of crop protection"

Sportspark, University of East Anglia - Norwich, United Kingdom

The conference will be covering all aspects of fundamental and applied plant virology, and will include presentations from invited internationally-recognised speakers and from conference delegates.

September 25-25, 2013

XIII Reuniao Brasileira Sobre Pragas de Solo

Queen Elizabeth II Centre - London, United Kingdom

Pest, weeds and pathogens cost the arable sector through lower yields, poorer quality and the added expense of crop protection measures. A better understanding of their biology will enable more effective prevention and control.

September 24-25, 2013

California Seed Association Mid-Year Meeting

UFMT - Rondonopolis, MT, Brazil

September 24-25, 2013

XVIII Congresso Brasileiro de Sementes - CBSementes 2013

California Seed Association (CSA) *

InterContinental Hotal - Monterey, CA, United States

September 16-19, 2013

Ambrosia in Deutschland - lÃ¤sst sich die Invasion aufhalten?

AssociaÃ§Ã£o Brasileira de Tecnologia de Sementes (ABRATES)

EspaÃ§o de ConvenÃ§oes Centro Sul - FlorianÃ³polis , SC, Brazil

Pela primeira vez o Congresso vai agrupar o XII SimpÃ³sio Brasileiro de Patologia de Sementes, o VII SimpÃ³sio Brasileiro de Tecnologias de Sementes Florestais e o I SimpÃ³sio Brasileiro de Sementes de EspÃ©cies Forrageiras, o que mostra a integraÃ§Ã£o entre os diversos...

September 10-12, 2013

Green viruses, from gene to landscape

Julius KÃ¼hn Institut

Julius KÃ¼hn-Institut - Berlin, Germany

FachÃ¼bergreifend soll gezeigt werden, ob und wie es fÃ¼r Deutschland noch mÃ¶glich ist, die weitere Ausbreitung der aus Nordamerika stammenden BeifuÃŸblÃ¤ttrigen Ambrosie (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) zu stoppen.

September 7-11, 2013

10th International Congress of Plant Pathology 2013 (ICPP2013) - Bio-security, Food Safety and Plant Pathology: The Role of Plant Pathology in a Globalized Economy

Club Belambra "Les criques" - HyÃ¨res-les-Palmiers, France

The objectives of this EMBO Workshop are to promote and shape the common advances of the network of plant virologists towards a better comprehensive understanding of the impact that viruses of plants (and more generally of "green" organisms) have on their hosts and on e...

August 25-31, 2013

5th International Workshop on Phytophthora, Pythium, and Related Genera

International Society for Plant Pathology

Beijing, China

August 24-25, 2013

11th International Epidemological Workshop (IEW11)

International Convention Centre - Beijing, China

This workshop will take place immediately prior to the International Congress of Plant Pathology (ICPP; 25-30 August, 2013)

August 22-25, 2013

5th International Symposium on Rhizoctonia: Progress and Challenges in the 21st Century

International Congress Center of China Agricultural University - Beijing, China

Theme: Plant Disease Epidemiology and Food Safety

August 22-24, 2013

Late Season Disease Workshop

Henan Agricultural University - Zhengzhou, Henan, China

Brings together scientists working on innovative and recent research related to disease ecology and management, genomics, host/parasite interactions and pathogenesis, pathogen detection and disease diagnosis, population biology and genetics, symbiosis, and taxonomy of R...

August 21-22, 2013

6th International Rice Blast Conference

Iowa State University

Iowa State University's Field Education Laboratory - Ames , IA, United States

Hands-on field workshop will be a good opportunity for those in agribusiness to improve their knowledge of corn and soybean diseases. Both days will include field and lab exercises as well as in-depth presentations

August 20-24, 2013

15th International Sclerotinia Workshop

Ramada Plaza Jeju Hotel - Jeju, Korea

August 20-24, 2013

31Âº Congresso Brasileiro de Nematologia

Huazhong Agricultural University - Wuhan, China

The workshop provides a forum to discuss all aspects of Sclerotinia and closely related species.

August 19-22, 2013

Farm Chemicals International Trade Summit

CuiabÃ¡, MT, Brazil

August 6-8, 2013

Hyatt Regency - Miami, FL, United States

August 1-1, 2013

Iowa Turfgrass Field Day

II Congresso Brasileiro de Fitossanidade

Horticulture Research Station - Ames, IA, United States

July 31, 2013 - August 2, 2013

Curso de CapacitaÃ§Ã£o para Operadores de UBS (Unidade de Beneficiamento de Sementes)

Centro de ConvenÃ§Ãµes da Unesp/FCAV â€“ CÃ¢mpus de Jaboticabal - Jaboticabal , Brazil

July 17-19, 2013

FundaÃ§Ã£o PrÃ³-Sementes

SalÃ£o de Eventos do Hotel Piratininga - RondonÃ³polis , MT, Brazil

Os cursos abordarÃ£o a importÃ¢ncia da qualidade da semente, princÃpios do beneficiamento, recepÃ§Ã£o e amostragem, transporte, limpeza, mesa de gravidade, separadores , classificaÃ§Ã£o, secadores, armazenamento, tratamento de sementes e controle de pragas em sementes...

July 16-17, 2013

CropWorld India 2013

MANA Herbicide Expo Plot Tour

CropWorld

Holiday Inn, International Airport - Mumbai, India

July 10-10, 2013

MANA Crop Protection

Southern Illinois University (SIU) Belleville Research Center - Belleville, IL, United States

The SIU-MANA field demonstration will show a variety of weed control experiments via the companyâ€™s new soybean herbicide lineup. Dr. Brian Young, SIU professor of plant soil and agricultural systems, will be in attendance to present field trial insights.

July 5-5, 2013

Ã–kolandbau-Feldtag 2013

2013 International Clubroot Workshop

Bayerische Landesanstalt fÃ¼r Landwirtschaft / Institut fÃ¼r PflanzenzÃ¼chtung

Versuchsstation Puch, Landkreis FÃ¼rstenfeldbruck - Puch, Germany

Der Feldtag gibt einen Ãœberblick Ã¼ber aktuelle Feldversuche zum Ã¶kologischen Landbau.

June 19-22, 2013

American Seed Trade Association's 130th Annual Convention

Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)

Delta Edmonton South Hotel and Conference Center - Edmonton, AB, Canada

Workshop participants will learn about the latest in clubroot research and management which can be incorporated into regular protocol.

June 15-19, 2013

IOBC Working group on Integrated Control in Oilseeds Biannual meeting

American Seed Trade Association (ASTA)*

Nashville, TN, United States

June 6-6, 2013

Curso de CapacitaÃ§Ã£o para Operadores de UBS (Unidade de Beneficiamento de Sementes)

International Organization for Biological & Integrated Control of Noxious Plants (IOBC)

Centre de Recherche Public - Gabriel Lippmann - Belvaux, Luxembourg

June 3-5, 2013

ISF World Seed Congress 2013

FundaÃ§Ã£o PrÃ³-Sementes

AuditÃ³rio da FundaÃ§Ã£o PrÃ³-Sementes - Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil

May 27-29, 2013

International Seed Federation (ISF)*

Athenaeum InterContinental Athens - Athens, Greece

May 22-24, 2013

35th Mycotoxin Workshop

University of Kentucky Wheat Field Day

University of Ghent

Ghent, Belgium

May 14-14, 2013

12th European Fusarium Seminar

University of Kentucky

UK Research Farm, 1205 Hopkinsville St. - Princeton, KY, United States

Wheat variety trial and scab smart update, variety specific management, tracking the source of aphid-vectored virus in winter wheat, new Greenseeker technology, herbicide resistant weeds, two-year survey of winter wheatâ€™s nutrient status; disease update, possible yiel...

May 12-16, 2013

11th International Verticlllium Symposium

Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRAE)

Palais de la Bourse - Bordeaux , France

Fusarium â€“ Mycotoxins, Taxonomy, Genomics, Biosynthesis, Pathogenicity, Resistance, Disease control

May 5-8, 2013

Phytoplasma Genome Sequencing Initiative (PGSI) annotation school II

Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft e.V

Georg-August-University - GÃ¶ttingen, Germany

The upcoming symposium will give testimony about the advances achieved during the past 4 years in the understanding of Verticillium diseases both on the fungus and plant side.

April 29, 2013 - May 3, 2013

VI Congresso Brasileiro de Defensivos AgrÃcolas Naturais â€“ COBRADAN

John Innes Centre

John Innes Centre - Norwich, United Kingdom

Participants will learn the complex techniques required to stitch together the genomes of phytoplasmas.

April 23-26, 2013

International Symposium on Adjuvants for Agrochemicals (ISAA)

AuditÃ³rio da EstaÃ§Ã£o Cabo Branco - CiÃªncia, Cultura & Artes - JoÃ£o Pessoa, PB, Brazil

April 22-26, 2013

WEBINAR - Grain infesting pests

Mabu Thermas & Resort - Foz du IguaÃ§u, Brazil

The ISAA 2013 program will cover both scientific and commercial topics.

April 16-16, 2013

Online 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CDT - Online, United States

March 27-28, 2013

1st Congress on Pesticide Use and Risk Reduction for future IPM in Europe

Canola Council of Canada

Saskatoon, SK, Canada

Attend CanoLAB where experts show you how to identify diseases and insects, and accurately diagnose various problems â€” all in a small group setting.

March 19-21, 2013

ENDURE - EU Network for the Durable Exploitation of Crop Protection Strategies

PalaCongressi - Riva del Garda, Italy

Will be the largest event on the future of European agriculture and in the view of the adoption of the Directive 2009/128/EC.

March 4-8, 2013

Expodireto Cotrijal

California Seed Association Annual Convention

NÃ£o-me-toque, RS, Brazil

March 4-7, 2013

California Seed Association (CSA) *

Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa - Lahaina, Hawaii, United States

March 1-1, 2013

Canola Council of Canada

Keystone Centre, UCT Pavilion - Brandon, MB, Canada

Attend CanoLAB where experts show you how to identify diseases and insects, and accurately diagnose various problems â€” all in a small group setting.

February 28-28, 2013

Canola Council of Canada

Keystone Centre, UCT Pavilion - Brandon, MB, Canada

Attend CanoLAB where experts show you how to identify diseases and insects, and accurately diagnose various problems â€” all in a small group setting.

February 20-21, 2013

2nd Annual Integrated Pest Management Academy (IPMA13)

Canola Council of Canada

Enjoy Centre at Holeâ€™s Greenhouse - St. Albert, AB, Canada

Attend CanoLAB where experts show you how to identify diseases and insects, and accurately diagnose various problems â€” all in a small group setting.

February 19-20, 2013

Michigan State University

Okemos Conference Center - Okemos, MI, United States

IPMA13 will address the weather challenges of the 2012 production season with the help of Dr. Jonathan Comstock from the Department of Horticulture at Cornell University. Dr. Comstock will address shifting weather patterns and the related impacts affecting agricultural...

February 12-13, 2013

Efficacy Under 1107/2009: A UK View of Current Developments and Experiences

University of Illinois

Kishwaukee College Conference Center - Malta , IL, United States

For more information, contact Russ Higgins, 815-274-1343; rahiggin@illinois.edu

February 6-6, 2013

National Science Learning Centre, University of York - York, United Kingdom

The aim of the conference is to provide an update on the efficacy aspects of 1107/2009, and within the context of the wider regulatory framework. The conference will be of interest to anyone involved in the authorisation of Plant Protection Products in the EU and UK.

February 5-6, 2013

University of Illinois

I-Hotel and Conference Center - Champaign , IL, United States

For more information, contact Dennis Bowman, 217-244-0851; ndbowman@illinois.edu

January 29-30, 2013

12th International Plant Virus Epidemiology Symposium

University of Illinois

Krieger/Holiday Inn Convention Center - Mt. Vernon , IL, United States

For more information, contact Robert Bellm, 618-427-3349; rcbellm@illinois.edu

January 28, 2013 - February 1, 2013

IV International Symposium on Tomato Diseases: Economically, Environmentally, and Socially Sustainable Tomato Disease Management

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

The Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge - Arusha, Tanzania

Theme: "Evolution, ecology and control of plant viruses”. There will be a special session on plant virology in sub-Saharan Africa.

January 24-27, 2013

University of Florida

Orlando, FL, United States

Info: Ass. Prof. Mathews L. Paret, Plant Pathology Department, North Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, 155 Research Road, Quincy Florida FL-32351, United States of America. E-mail: paret@ufl.edu

January 23-25, 2013

Pannon Egyetem Georgikon Kar - Keszthely, Hungary

January 22-23, 2013

XIV Crop Protection Conference

University of Illinois

Northfield Inn Conference Center - Springfield , IL, United States

For more information, contact Robert Bellm, 618-427-3349; rcbellm@illinois.edu

January 15, 2013 - February 8, 2013

24th Annual IPSA Conference

DuPont Poland

15 Polish cities, Poland

January 8-10, 2013

International Crop-Science Conference & Exhibition

Independent Professional Seed Association (IPSA)*

Lowes Ventana Canyon Resort - Tucson, AZ, United States

January 6-8, 2013

2013 International Conference on Sustainable Environment and Agriculture (ICSEA 2013)

Kenyatta International Conference Centre - Nairobi, Kenya

Great opportunity for manufacturers and formulators of agrochemicals, producers & distributors of seeds, fertilizers, micro-nutrients, public health products, spray equipments, packaging & labeling, improved irrigation systems.

November 17-18, 2013

8th Biotechnology Congress of Iran & Fourth Congress on Biosafety and Genetic Engineering in Iran

Cristal Hotels & Resorts - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

A platform for researchers, engineers, academicians as well as industrial professionals from all over the world to present their research results and development activities in Sustainable Environment and Agriculture.

July 6-8, 2013

Global AgInvesting Middle East 2013

University of Tehran - Tehran, Iran

Theme: Biotechnology for Food Security and Health

February 25-27, 2013

International Conference on Agricultural Engineering: New Technologies for Sustainable Agricultural Production and Food Security

InterContinental Abu Dhabi - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

A comprehensive overview of agriculture investment opportunities, risks, and return profiles across all major global production regions, as well as strategies for diversified ag portfolios including regional variation, private equity, liquid investments, water, and prot...

February 24-26, 2013