L O U N G EInnovations

WEDNESDAY

Times A Stage Times B Stage

9:00 a.m. MicroMatic 9:30 a.m. Xite Bio Technologies Inc.

10:00 a.m. Inocucor Technologies, Inc. 10:30 a.m. ALMACO

1:00 p.m. Buckhorn Inc. 1:30 a.m. Chromatin, Inc.

2:00 p.m. MicroMatic 2:30 p.m. Aakash Chemicals & Dye-Stuffs, Inc.

3:00 p.m. VMEK & $200 Visa Gift Prize Drawing 3:30 p.m. Decagon Devices

THURSDAY

Times A Stage Times B Stage

9:00 a.m. EnviroLogix 9:30 a.m. China Golden Marker

10:00 a.m. ALMACO 10:30 a.m. DuPont Seed Treatment Enterprise

11:00 a.m. Covariance Biosciences 11:30 a.m.“Seed the Future” Kickoff: First – the Seed Foundation, FuSE and $200 Visa Gift Card Prize Drawing

The ASTA Innovations Lounge is the newest addition to the CSS 2015 & Seed Expo! The lounge features a series of presentations on the latest products and services for the seed industry on Wednesday and Thursday during the convention.

This area will also include student poster presentations, the Future Seed Executives (FuSE) exhibit, tables for networking appointments, refreshments and much more. Be sure to visit on Wednesday and Thursday for a chance to win prizes including a $200 Visa gift card – and don’t miss the special kick-off of “Seed the Future” on Thursday at 11:30 a.m.!

XiteBio® Yield+ for Corn, Wheat, & Barley: A new post-emergent biological powered by PGPR

XiteBio® Yield+ for Corn, Wheat, & Barley is a ready-to-use liquid formulation of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). It is applied at the 0-6 leaf stage, and maximizes plant performance throughout the season thereby resulting in higher yields and a better return on investment. XiteBio® Yield+ can be tank-mixed with most popular herbicides, including Round Up and Liberty, to ensure flexibility in the tank mix with no additional

mixing of liquids or powders required.

XiteBio Technologies Inc. • 3194 St. Mary’s Road, Winnipeg, MB, R2N 4A8 • Canada • 204-257-0775

Schedule

Pro-Blend™ Mixing Innovation Delivers Total Operational Efficiency & Mixing Quality

Micro Matic will be demonstrating it’s innovative Pro-Blend™ Closed Mixing System for use on Drums and IBC’s. Pro-Blend™ utilizes timed pulses of pressurized air that quickly and completely mix product inside closed containers. The system delivers total operational efficiency by mixing

more thoroughly and more quickly while protecting workers and the environment with the use of Micro Matic’s Closed Sealed and Secure Technology. Pro-Blend™ interfaces with containers using Micro Matic valves that allow for fast connection/disconnection and transfer between containers. Pro-Blend™ offers the operational flexibility to mix individual containers or multiple containers using just one mixer. Small size, versatility and simplicity of operation allow this mixing solution to be used throughout the supply chain. This technology is also widely used on mix blend and bulk tanks to maintain product homogeneity from manufacture to use point.

Micro Matic USA, LLC • 2386 Simon Court, Brooksville, FL, 34604 • United States • 352-544-1081

Inocucor Technologies, Inc. is an ag biotech company in Montreal, Québec, that discovers and supplies microbial solutions for agriculture that enhance the natural performance attributes of the phyto-microbiome—the root system, soil, plant and surrounding plant environment. The company’s products and processes are helping farmers naturally increase yields, while reducing the need for chemical inputs. Mr. Marvin will present the company’s product profile and its core technology platform, which is based on the

emerging science of microbial consortia. He also will provide updates from the field about Inocucor’s products.

Inocucor Technologies Inc. • 7220 Frederick Banting, Montreal, QC, H4S 2A1 • Canada • 438-968-2100

Seed Treatment Application Advances

KSi – a leader in seed treatment application systems – introduces new product advancements that meet the advanced innovation and accuracy demands of the downstream treatment market, including mobile treating systems, web-enabled data management and reporting capabilities, and tools for custom chemical blending and insertion of dry additives.

KSi Conveyors Inc. • 454 N State Route 49, Cissna Park, IL, 60924 • United States • 888-574-3277

S p o n s o r e d b y

Decagon Devices Inc. presents the TrueDry CV9, a moisture analyzer.

The TrueDry provides a nine sample, enclosed chamber. This allows for controlled temperature and humidity, something we call Controlled Contact Drying. Dry to a uniform 1% humidity with heated and desiccated air. A test can be set to finish after a set time, or when samples reach a constant weight. This

takes the guessing out of testing for moisture. Decagon designs, manufactures, and markets scientific instruments. The applied research division focuses on measuring water, light, and heat in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum.

Decagon Devices • 1132 W 1700 N, Logan, UT, 84321 • United States • 435-753-1881

China Golden Marker (Beijing) Biotech Co.Ltd.(CGMB) is a leading Agro-biotech company located in Beijing, China. We offer services including high throughput SNP genotyping, Next Generation Sequencing, GMO testing, seed purity and authenticity test, germplasm resource innovation and evaluation, molecular breeding, Agri-IT and database management. We provide state-of-art molecular marker-based biotechnology services to the public and private breeding organizations worldwide. We strive to provide excellent services and consultation to the customers in order to enhance their scope

and capacity in molecular breeding.

China Golden Marker • Floor 3, Building 1 Shongmingyuan Road 20, Changping, Beijing, 102206 • China • -13501012529

New Colorant Technology Enabling Brilliant, Uniform, Seed Coatings for Unique Branding

Led by Shaun Mueller and the R&D team at Aakash Chemicals, the company is pleased to introduce a new line of colorants for the seed coatings industry. This product line, called Akasprout, is available in a variety of EPA registered colors and is formulated with unique polymers and colorants that enable superior color dispersion, uniformity, compatibility, and prevents agglomeration in seed coating systems. Additional benefits include improved

water absorption and the prevention of dust off as compared to existing colorant systems in the market. The Akasprout range provides color brilliance and enables seed companies to differentiate their brand with a unique finish and healthy appearance. The products are manufactured in the USA and Aakash Chemicals is the only USA based supplier that is completely vertically integrated in the manufacturing of both color raw materials (pigments ) and finished liquid color dispersions.

Aakash Chemicals & Dye-Stuffs, Inc. • 561 Mitchell Road, Glendale Heights, IL, 60139 • United States • 630-469-3838

ALMACO Unveils the Revolutionary R1 Plot Combine Exceeding All Expectations!

The birth of a new revolution in the seed research industry has begun! The R1’s advanced rotary threshing design is up to 30% faster, gentler on seed, and greatly increases the harvest window allowing you to start earlier and finish sooner. The industry spoke and ALMACO listened! Join ALMACO Wednesday, Dec. 9th at 10:30AM and Thursday, Dec. 10th at 10AM in the ASTA Innovation Lounge to learn more about the industry’s most advanced multi-crop plot combine equipped with state-of-the-art electronic systems. The time has

come to join the revolution with ALMACO!

ALMACO • 99 M Avenue, Nevada, IA, 50201 • United States • 515-382-3506

Buckhorn Inc., the manufacturer that brought you the industry-leading CenterFlow® seed box, has developed a way to help seed manufacturers maintain their fleet by introducing the industry’s first mobile washing service. Buckhorn Services will bring our state-of-the-art cleaning technology to your

location, assuring you the cleanest boxes in the industry. In this presentation, we’ll discuss how it all works, the features and benefits of this unique service and the efficiencies we’ve been able to achieve in our first year. Please stop by and check it out!

Buckhorn, Inc. • 55 West TechneCenter Drive, Milford, OH, 45150 • United States • 800-543-4454

The Bright Future of Sorghum

“In this presentation Dr. Scott Staggenborg, Chromatin’s Director of Product Portfolio & Technology Advancement, will discuss how Chromatin has adopted state of the technology to reduce the time required to develop new sorghum hybrids. Chromatin employs high throughput

phenotyping and genotyping to rapidly identify desired traits in grain, forage and sweet sorghum. Dr. Staggenborg will discuss examples of these technologies and how Chromatin is implanting them into their sorghum improvement program.”

Chromatin, Inc. • 10 South LaSalle Street, Suite 2100, Chicago, IL, 60603 • United States • 312-292-5406

Covariance Biosciences is a genotyping and sequencing service provider. We use our PlexSeq technology to support the seed industry through an array of services such as genetic purity, marker assisted selection, mapping and genotyping on a large variety of field and vegetable crops . PlexSeq uses a unique multiplexing and sample barcoding method to rapidly process large amounts of samples at a low cost. Please

join us for an overview of PlexSeq at our presentation, Thursday December 10th at 11am on Stage A.

Covariance Biosciences • 11000 Cedar Ave, Suite 280, Cleveland, OH, 44106 • United States • 585-329-2796

Application and Use of DNAble Isothermal DNA Technology in Seed Trait Development

EnviroLogix’ unique, patented isothermal DNA amplification and detection technology can be applied to high-throughput trait development applications. DNAble can yield over 120,000 data points in one

eight-hour day, the equivalent of over three hundred 384-well plates (60 days worth of work), with a sensitivity and specificity equivalent to PCR. The assay can detect any reasonable DNA sequence in <15 minutes with no time-consuming thermal cycling.

EnviroLogix Inc. • 500 Riverside Indl. Pkwy., Portland, ME, 04103 • United States • 866-408-4597

FuSE (Future Seed Executives) is the premier professional organization for seed industry employees with seven or less years of experience. As a subcommittee of the American Seed Trade Association’s (ASTA) Management Skills Committee, FuSE provides programming and development targeted to cultivating leadership skills, promoting networking, and improving seed business acumen Come learn how FuSE can help your organization spark great careers in seed!

FuSE (Future Seed Executives) • 1701 Duke Street, Suite 275, Alexandria, VA, 22314 • United States • 703-837-8140

Presenters

“DuPont™ Lumivia™: an innovative seed applied insecticide with broad spectrum pest protection”

At DuPont, we think differently about seed treatments. The DuPont Seed Treatment Enterprise is a dedicated team focused on discovering and developing seed treatment products that enable industry-leading seed treatment concepts. DuPont™ Lumigen™ seed sense is our growing portfolio of seed treatment offerings and DuPont™ Lumivia™ is a seed applied insecticide with broad spectrum pest protection that will help growers to get more

potential out of every seed.

DuPont Seed Treatment Enterprise • 8850 Nw 62Nd Ave, PO Box 7000, Johnston, IA, 50131 • United States • 816-309-2216

First the Seed Foundation (FTSF) is a not-for-profit organization established in 2008 by ASTA to inform today’s consumers and tomorrow’s workforce about the importance of the seed industry. The foundation will be highlighting its Friday program, an outing to the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences, and introducing you to ASTA’s record number of student participants to lead into our FREE interactive student lunch reception inside the Seed Expo, called “Seed the Future.”

First - the Seed Foundation • 1701 Duke Street, Suite 275, Alexandria, VA, 22314 • United States • 703-837-8140