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what is asrf the american seed research foundation asrf is an extension of the activities of the seed laboratory committee which was active during the 1940s and 1950s in 1959 the american seed trade association established asrf as a tax-exempt scientific benevolent and educational organization to raise and distribute funds for seed research asrf objectives the primary objective of the foundation is to encourage research which explores the basic principles underlying why seeds behave as they do basic research is costly it is much too costly for seedsmen regardless of the company size to undertake individually state and federal experiment stations do as much seed research as their funds and facilities permit but they have many other commitments they cannot concentrate on the particular problems of seedsmen unless the research needed by the industry is underwritten by seedsmen owen newlin retired pioneer hi-bred international inc for over four decades the american seed research foundatio
| american seed research foundation asrf american seed research foundation the mission of asrf is to encourage research in plant seed biology to facilitate the transfer of resulting technology to benefit the seed industry farmers consumers on a global basis american seed research foundation
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| accomplishments since the inception of the foundation over 800 project proposals have been reviewed and 54 have been funded the total investment of asrf in support of basic seed research has exceeded $800,000 these funds stimulated other sources of research support with a 3 to 1 multiplier effect adding another $2,500,000 of matching funds provided by other cooperating organizations asrf funds have been distributed to 32 public institutions and supported 69 individual seed researchers a bonus from asrf research grants is the large number of students who have completed master s and doctor s degrees while receiving financial support from asrf following completion of advanced degree requirements these young scientists have joined seed companies or been appointed to the faculties at state and federal institutions their theses have been the basis of hundreds of research reports and papers these reports are currently published in seed technology increasing costs of seed research asrf dues ha
| educational activities although seed research results are the primary focus of asrf funding an important side benefit is the training of graduate students who may find careers in the seed industry or support the industry from their positions at public institutions in further recognition of the educational role of asrf operation student connection was established in 2001 the objective is to encourage graduate students majoring in seed science to attend the asta annual convention and become exposed to our industry asta has discounted registration fees and asrf is funding travel and hotel expenses to encourage graduate student attendance manjit misra iowa state university asrf funding is a great investment to attract the best and brightest minds to the seed profession dan cantliffe university of florida funding from asrf has allowed me to work on problems relating to seed vigor as well as vigor tests for sh2 corn which are currently being used by the industry the funds have supported t
| basic versus applied research as early as 1975 it was recognized that asrf funds were only sufficient to support basic studies that had broad application to the seed trade no attempt was made to address more applied kinds of research that might be of interest to various asta divisions however several divisions have collected funds for specific applied projects such as gray leaf spot in maize and watermelon fruit blotch and requested asrf to administer these funds asrf has the legal and administrative structure to disperse such tax-deductible contributions in 1991 the administration of divisionallyfunded research projects was formalized by the establishment of a permanent research fund in the vegetable and flower seed division which asrf administers to date this divisional fund has collected over $500,000 and supported 19 applied vegetable seed research projects discussions are now underway with the corn and sorghum basic research committee and the soybean basic research committee to es
| asrf funding policy to maximize the use of asrf grants cooperating institutions agree to furnish buildings land greenhouse space supervision etc in support of the projects and also agree that no indirect cost or overhead shall be deducted from these grants since the asrf is supported by a broad base of seed industry members it is the intent of the asrf to fund research projects in which the findings will be made available to all research supported by asrf grants is intended for the benefit of the public good if patentable information results from this research the university has the option to seek patent protection however the licensing of such patents will be on a nonexclusive basis miller mcdonald ohio state university in today s competitive world of research funding asrf funding of research projects enables scientists to successfully leverage additional internal research funds while simultaneously identifying important research projects of practical interest to the seed industry
| organization procedures membership all persons firms partnerships corporations institutes foundations trusts trade associations and other duly constituted organizations interested in advancing the purposes of the foundation shall be eligible for membership therein funding annual dues are paid by all members based on a schedule approved by the board of directors officers the foundation operates under a board of directors with a president first and second vice presidents and a secretary-treasurer all officers and directors are members of both the asta and the asrf the members elect the board of directors who in turn elect the officers scientific advisory council the board of directors appoints a scientific advisory council of not less than twelve or more than twenty-four members to serve in an advisory capacity in the selection of research projects members of the council shall serve for a period of three years and are eligible for reappointment it is the objective of the foundation that
| endowment fund the asrf board of directors established an asrf endowment fund in 1990 this fund is a combination of income from asrf life members the fred rohnert endowment and the robert huey endowment the purpose of this endowment fund is to provide a means by which individual seedsmen and others may contribute to basic seed research by making life contributions or bequests in their wills to asrf the principle of the endowment fund which currently is over $70,000 is to be kept intact however the interest earned is used to fund basic seed research others who may want to further the work of asrf through bequests cash contributions or other means are encouraged to contact the asrf officers alan taylor cornell university past asrf grants provided the essential funding to conduct cutting edge research on seed biology attract the best people to the program and resulted in matching funds to acquire state-of-the-art instrumentation dennis tekrony university of kentucky the grant from as
| asrf board of directors philip w ashcraft president harris moran seed co loveland co rob robinson first vice president golden harvest waterloo ne mark mccaslin second vice president research seeds inc forage genetics inc shakopee mn ann b jorss secretary/treasurer alexandria va sonny beck beck s superior hybrids atlanta in paul frey cal-west seeds woodland ca roger t kemper limagrain genetics corp lebanon in roger krueger monsanto company st louis mo bill latham latham seed company alexandria ia owen j newlin pioneer hi-bred int l inc des moines ia john c sorenson sygenta seeds inc vegetables boise id donald p wertman agway inc hall ny for further information contact ann jorss at ann b jorss 225 rienekers lane suite 650 alexandria va 22314 phone 703.837.8140 fax 703.837.9365 e-mail ajorss@amseed.com american seed research foundation
| scientific advisory board john e cross chairman sta laboratories cincinnati oh kent j bradford university of california davis ca james c delouche mississippi state university mississippi state ms james l dodd professional seed research inc sugar grove il donald n duvick pioneer hi-bred int l inc johnston ia tim gutormson mid-west seed services inc brookings sd john hewitt syngenta seeds inc gilroy ca michael lauer pioneer hi-bred international inc johnston ia james d maguire washington state university pullman wa donald n maynard university of florida bradenton fl diane mesa the j.c robinson seed company waterloo ne manjit k misra iowa state university ames ia roger muren sunseeds co brooks or ed oplinger university of wisconsin madison wi john f pfund monsanto dekalb il kyle w rushing gustafson r&d center mckinney tx leland r schweitzer oregon state university corvallis or alan k walker monsanto ames ia gary whiteaker sakata seed america inc morgan hill ca loren e wiesner natio
| american seed research foundation american seed research foundation 225 reinekers lane suite 650 alexandria va 22314 703.837.8140 phone 703.837.9365 fax visit our web site at www.amseed.com/asrf/index.html revised 2001 american seed research foundation
| asrf membership application date firm address city state zip name of officers of firm president vice-president secretary-treasurer firm will be represented by application is hereby made for annual membership in the foundation annual dues based upon annual gross sales of seed applicable thereto are circle one a-r includes seed and seed technology companies seed treatment and coating companies and seed testing companies classification abcdefghijklmnopqrst annual gross sales of seed annual dues $8500 $7500 $6500 $5500 $4500 $4000 $3400 $2700 $2300 $2100 $1900 $1600 $1200 $1000 $750 $500 $300 $200 $500 $300 over 500,000,000 400,000,001 to 500,000,000 300,000,001 to 400,000,000 200.000,001 to 300,000,000 150,000,001 to 200,000,000 100,000,001 to 150,000,00 50,000,001 to 100,000,000 30,000,001 to 50,000,000 25,000,001 to 30,000,000 20,000,001 to 25,000,000 16,000,001 to 20,000,000 12,000,001 to 16,000,000 8,000,001 to 12,000,000 4,000,001 to 8,000,000 2,000,001 to 4,000,000 1,00
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