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IHSG 2025 Ticket Update – LAST CALL for the Post-Conference Tour and Early Bird Tickets!

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**Early Bird ticket sales and Post Conference Tour Tickets close Friday 1 August 2025**

Don’t miss out on tickets to the 12th IHSG Conference and Post-Conference Tour. Important details below. See you in November!

EARLY BIRD TICKETS
**Early Bird Ticket Prices are only available until Tomorrow, 1 August 2025**

Save $200 with an Early Bird Delegate Ticket! Early bird early-bird tickets and Post-Conference Tour bookings close tomorrow! Round 2 sales for Conference Delegate tickets are available until 1 September 2025.

Don’t miss out on your chance to hear about the latest research work carried out world-wide on pasture/forage crops and turf for seed production at the 12th International Herbage Seed Group Conference in November. Check out the draft program here.

Get your tickets today at: www.tsig.org.au/ihsg-2025


POST-CONFERENCE TOUR
**Post-Conference Tour tickets are only available until 1 August**

🚢 Spots on the IHSG Post-Conference Tour and Accompanying Persons Tour are filling fast – don’t miss out!

IMPORTANT: Due to booking requirements for the Spirit of Tasmania, tickets for the Post-Conference Tour through Victoria and southern New South Wales must be purchased by 1st August 2025. Tickets are limited to 100 people so don’t miss out!

Following the Conference in Launceston, delegates will travel from Tasmania overnight on the Spirit of Tasmania ferry to visit pasture seed production areas in Victoria and southern New South Wales.
Highlights will include:

Travel from Tasmania to Victoria on the Spirit of Tasmania ferry
Visit to DLF Seeds in Leigh Creek
Visit to AGF Seeds in Smeaton
Overnight stays in Bendigo and Albury
Visit Corowa Seed in Corowa
Visit Baker Seed in Rutherglen
Cultural visit to Inglewood Eucalyptus Distillery Museum.
All breakfast, lunch and dinners

Tickets can be purchased through the store here, and must be purchased in conjunction with a Conference Delegate or Accompanying Persons ticket.
 
CONFERENCE DELEGATES
Round 1 ticket sales close on 1 August 2025. Book early and save $200!
Round 2 ticket sales will open 2 August 2025 and close 1 September 2025.
 
ACCOMPANYING PERSONS
**LESS THAN 5 TICKETS LEFT**
Everyone accompanying Conference Delegates to Tasmania are invited to join the Accompanying Persons Tour. Spend the day being guided around local attractions in northern Tasmania, before joining up with Delegates for dinner. Book your ticket here.

GROWERS DAY
Wednesday 19 November is Growers Day! Discounted tickets will be available to Tasmanian farmers involved in pasture seed production. The day will focus on practical applied agronomy and Tasmanian crops. Tickets prices will be reduced for the day and will be on sale closer to the date. Register your expression of interest to receive Growers Day and conference updates.

Register now and join us for an amazing meeting in Tasmania!

IHSG 2025 Ticket Update – Get yours before Friday 1 August 2025!

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**Round 1 ticket sales close Friday 1 August 2025**

Don’t miss out on tickets to the 12th IHSG Conference and Post-Conference Tour. Important details below. See you in November!

POST-CONFERENCE TOUR
**Post-Conference Tour tickets are only available until 1 August**

IMPORTANT: Due to booking requirements for the Spirit of Tasmania, tickets for the Post-Conference Tour through Victoria and southern New South Wales must be purchased by 1st August 2025. Tickets are limited to 100 people so don’t miss out!

Following the Conference in Launceston, delegates will travel from Tasmania overnight on the Spirit of Tasmania ferry to visit pasture seed production areas in Victoria and southern New South Wales.
Highlights will include:

Travel from Tasmania to Victoria on the Spirit of Tasmania ferry
Visit to DLF Seeds in Leigh Creek
Visit to AGF Seeds in Smeaton
Overnight stays in Bendigo and Albury
Visit Corowa Seed in Corowa
Visit Baker Seed in Rutherglen
Cultural visit to Inglewood Eucalyptus Distillery Museum.
All breakfast, lunch and dinners

Tickets can be purchased through the store here, and must be purchased in conjunction with a Conference Delegate or Accompanying Persons ticket.
 
CONFERENCE DELEGATES
Round 1 ticket sales close on 1 August 2025. Book early and save $200!
Round 2 ticket sales will open 2 August and close 1 September 2025.
 
ACCOMPANYING PERSONS
Everyone accompanying Conference Delegates to Tasmania are invited to join the Accompanying Persons Tour. Spend the day being guided around local attractions in northern Tasmania, before joining up with Delegates for dinner. Book your ticket here.

GROWERS DAY
Wednesday 19 November is Growers Day! Discounted tickets will be available to Tasmanian farmers involved in pasture seed production. The day will focus on practical applied agronomy and Tasmanian crops. Tickets prices will be reduced for the day and will be on sale closer to the date. Register your expression of interest to receive Growers Day and conference updates.

Register now and join us for an amazing meeting in Tasmania!

Call For Abstracts Extended to 15 June 2025!

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Call for IHSG 2025 conference plenary papers and posters** Extended until 15 June **All interested IHSG conference participants are encouraged to submit an oral and/or poster abstract. Abstracts focusing on pasture (herbage) seed production of both temperate and tropical grass and legume species will be considered.

Deadline for submission of abstracts is now Sunday, 15 June 2025.

More information about submitting abstracts can be found here.
Conference tickets are on sale and can be purchased here until Friday 1 August.

Please feel free to share this information with anyone who may be interested. We look forward to seeing you all in Launceston in November for this great event.

Annual Ryegrass seed field in Oregon

IHSG Newsletter Content Form

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Happy 2025 to all our IHSG Members!

As we start the new year, we are gathering content for our Newsletters. The IHSG posts Newsletters two times per year. We would like to encourage more participation by soliciting newsletter content from our membership. If you have an idea for an article in an upcoming newsletter please fill out the form linked below. The newsletter editors will contact you as new editions are developed to include your stories. 

We encourage you to provide us with content highlighting a research program or seed production industry, upcoming events relevant to the herbage seed industry, recent research highlights, and new faces in our herbage seed community. All ideas are welcome. See our previous Newsletter Articles for ideas on typical article topics and length.

To contribute ideas, please fill out this Form. We look forward to sharing updates from all across our international network.

We appreciate your interest in the science and production of herbage seed around the world. Stay tuned for more from the IHSG.

Hannah Rivedal, IHSG Communications Director

Two Newsletters Available Now!

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Hello IHSG Membership,

It is a pleasure to be participating in the IHSG as the Communications Director. I want to sincerely thank Dr. Tom Chastain for all his efforts on this website and setting me up for success. I look forward to sharing IHSG updates, newsletters, publications, and more through this platform with all of you.

I also want to thank Dr. Phil Rolston for his tireless work getting newsletter content together. Due to the recent turnover of the website, we have posted Newsletter 57 and Newsletter 58 in quick succession. Both are available and highlight exciting research and seed production programs around the world. Head to our Newsletters Page to find these two Current Newsletters, all our Past Newsletters, and contact information for our Newsletter Editors. Going forward, you can expect two Newsletters per year along with a Post like this, notifying you of the new content.

If you have a story you want to share in a future newsletter, please reach out to Dr. Rolston directly at phil.rolston@outlook.com or email the IHSG email at internationalherbageseedgroup@gmail.com. We encourage you to highlight new members of our community or research efforts happening in your country.

While you are visiting the website, be sure to check out the 12th International Herbage Seed Group Conference Webpage. You might also be interested in reviewing the 11th International Herbage Seed Group Conference Proceedings too.

We appreciate your interest in the science and production of herbage seed around the world. Stay tuned for more from the IHSG.

Hannah Rivedal, IHSG Communications Director

Please email me with questions or comments at internationalherbageseedgroup@gmail.com.

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