Davis, California, USA
May 6, 2020

Due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 global pandemic, Seed Business 101 Field Crops is rescheduled for November 16-20, 2020.  The course will be held at the same location: The historic Hotel Baker in St. Charles, IL, USA.

Seed Business 101 is offered by UC Davis Seed Biotechnology Center since 2010 and has been attended by over 600 seed professionals. This one-week course is designed to expose participants to the five functional areas of a seed company (R&D, production, operations, sales and marketing; and administration). By creating a virtual seed company and case studies for each functional area, the course content is delivered in a very interactive way. During each of the four case studies, students assume a different functional responsibility within the company. The course gives employees a broad understanding of the major aspects of a seed company’s operations and cross-departmental knowledge of best practices for profitability.

The course is taught by widely respected industry executives with additional help of industry experts participating as guest speakers.

Core Instructors

• Craig Newman - Former President & CEO of AgReliant Genetics, the third largest corn seed company in the U.S. 
• Allen Van Deynze – Director of the Seed Biotechnology Center, UC Davis. A breeder and scientist with academic and private industry experience in product development across variety of crops including: canola, corn, cotton and several vegetable crops.
• Dave Westphal - Held leadership positions with Holden’s Foundation Seeds LLC, Corn States Business Services, Sensako Seeds, Carnia Seeds and Cargill Inc.

For more course information and registration, please contact Julie Tillman (jtillman@ucdavis.edu) or visit http://sbc.ucdavis.edu/Courses/Seed_Business_101/ 

UC Davis SBC Course Calendar

 UC Davis Plant Breeding Academy in Davis starts the seventh class in September of 2020
http://pba.ucdavis.edu
 

Seed Business 101 – Field Crops, November 16-20, 2020, St. Charles, IL
Seed Business 101 – Horticulture, December 7-11, 2020, Davis, CA
http://sbc.ucdavis.edu/Courses/Seed_Business_101/

Seed Production – February 2021, Davis, CA
http://sbc.ucdavis.edu/Courses/Seed_Production/

Seed Biology and Quality – June 2021, Davis, CA
http://sbc.ucdavis.edu/Courses/Seed_Biology_and_Quality/

Website: http://sbc.ucdavis.edu

Published: May 7, 2020