Seeds Business

Seed Business Convention is the Australian seed industry’s three-day convention held in late August.

Seed Business Convention 2025

Seed Business Convention 2024

Registration for Seed Business 2024 at the Mantra Mooloolaba Beach has now closed. Please contact the ASF Secretariat for any enquiries.

Thank you to our Major Sponsor, DLF Seeds.

Program

Take a look at the final program.

*Please note that if you register as a Delegate, Delegate + Leadership Day, or Exhibitor, your details will be shared with Seed Business delegates as part of the delegate list unless you contact ASF to request exclusion.

 

Seed Business Convention 2023

 

Seed Business 2023

What a great time we shared in Adelaide for Seed Business 2023. Our thanks to every one of the 160+ people who attended over the four days. We hope you got just as much out of it as we did.

At the Gala Dinner we honoured three individuals with Life Membership to ASF. Mike Gout, Bruce Guy and Marcia Taylor were all recognised for their extraordinary contributions to our industry over their careers.

The inaugural President’s Award was also celebrated last week with Immediate Past President, Tim Pepper, honouring Michael Leader with the Award. Michael has no doubt gone above and beyond for the seed industry representing ASF most capably at both the domestic and international level.

The conference program component of Seed Business was well attended. Attendees were able to hear latest updates on industry trends and issues as well as perspectives from other industries. We thank the speakers who gave their time so willingly.

Another highlight was our second Women in Seed event which sold out yet again. We’re already in discussions about growing that network to ensure a diverse seed industry into the future.

Without the generous support of our sponsors and exhibitors, Seed Business would not be possible. The additional sponsorship we received this year allowed us to add some extra elements like a coffee cart and photographer for the Gala Dinner, both of which added to the overall feel of the Convention.

Seed Business Convention 2022

 

It was great to get back together again after a three-year hiatus. in 2022 120 delegates from across Australia representing over 60 seed and agriculture companies came together in Brisbane.

Tim Pepper, the outgoing ASF President welcomed delegates; “It has been a tumultuous three years since we last gathered as an industry, and as my tenure as ASF President draws to a close, I would like to reflect on what brings us together as an association… a mutual passion for a seed industry that drives productivity and sustainability in Australia and around the world.”

Read the full wrap-up here: ASF Seed Business Convention 2022 Wrap-Up