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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">VIRTUAL MEETING: An Assessment of Native Seed Needs and Capacities Public Meeting #12</span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:white"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">*</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Date/time:</span></b><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Tuesday,
May 4, 2021; 3:30 – 5:00 pm EDT</span><span class="eop"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="eop"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">*Location:</span></b></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> Virtual (via Zoom)</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">*</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Description:
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The public is invited to join the Committee on An Assessment of Native Seed Needs and
Capacities on Tuesday, May 4, 2021 from 3:30 - 5:00 PM EDT (via Zoom) as it continues to examine challenges to the supply of native seeds for ecological restoration and other uses. One of those challenges is seed testing. Seed vigor is critical for determining
seeding rates and plays a major role in seed price calculations. Inconsistent test results for seed viability add costs, create confusion and undermine the seed supply. The committee will hear about the state of the science of seed testing by Gil Waibel, an
expert in the field, and learn from two seed suppliers, Dustin Terrell and Andy Ernst, how seed testing results affect their businesses.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">*Invited Speakers:<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Gil Waibel, Seed Physiologist Technologist Lead, Bayer CropSciences<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dustin Terrell, Buffalo Brand Seeds<o:p></o:p></span></span></li><li class="paragraph" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3;background:white;vertical-align:baseline">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Andy Ernst, Ernst Conservation Seeds<o:p></o:p></span></span></li></ul>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">*</span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Details and Registration:</span></b><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-assessment-of-native-seed-needs-and-capacities-public-meeting-tickets-152528036463">
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-assessment-of-native-seed-needs-and-capacities-public-meeting-tickets-152528036463</a></span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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