Independent Professional Seed Association - IPSA

A lot of what IPSA does happens quietly.

Conversations with regulators.
Comments on rules most people never read.
Showing up in rooms where independent seed companies need a voice at the table.

You won't see a press release for most of it, and that's by design.

But if your company is independent and you're not a member yet, it's worth a look at what we're doing on your behalf.

Learn more at ipseed.org.

Anchored in Independence.

That's the theme of our 38th Annual Conference, and it's exactly what it sounds like.

Independent seed companies are rooted in something that doesn't drift with the tides: genetic diversity, local relationships, and the freedom to serve growers on your own terms.

San Diego, January 18 to 21, 2027.
Registration details coming soon. Start planning now.

August is plot tour season. It's the hoods up, boots muddy, standing at the end of a row with a grower kind of month.

It's also the month independent seed companies do their most honest work: showing up in person, answering the hard questions, and letting the crop speak for itself.

To every IPSA member out there running tours right now, we see you. That's the business we're all in.

Leading an organization through constant change, tight margins, and a lot of outside noise?

Sounds familiar.

Hunter Yurachek, Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics at the University of Arkansas, joins us as a keynote speaker for the 2027 Annual Conference.

Different industry, same pressures: build the right culture, make hard calls, keep the mission in front of the moment.

We're looking forward to this one.

Question for our members: who did you meet at IPSA that you still work with today?

A supplier.
A software partner.
A competitor who became a sounding board.
Somebody you call when you're stuck.

Drop it in the comments or send us a message. We want to tell these stories, because the value of this association isn't the agenda.

It's the people in the room.

Sponsors, this one's for you.

Our 2027 Annual Conference sponsorship packet is ready, and there's more in it this year than ever before.

New opportunities, refreshed tiers, and the debut of the Sponsor Showcase, a gamified reception experience that puts every sponsor in front of attendees in a way a table skirt never could.

Want the packet? Email Cat at [email protected] and we'll get it to you.

Here's something that happens more often than you'd think...

A member walked into an IPSA conference a few years back looking for connection, not a vendor.

He struck up a conversation with someone over coffee. That person now builds and manages the CRM system his company runs on every single day.

No RFP. No cold call. Just a hallway conversation at IPSA.

That's the return on showing up.

Some lessons don't come from a boardroom.

Andy Stumpf spent over a decade in Naval Special Warfare, serving with SEAL Team Five before screening into SEAL Team Six. Today he works with organizations around the world on what actually makes a team hold together under pressure. He's also a world record-holding skydiver, host of the Cleared Hot podcast, and author of Drownproof.

He's headlining our 2027 Annual Conference in San Diego, and he's the kind of speaker you're still thinking about on the drive home. January 18 to 21.

Mark it.

Behind every independent seed company is a story that started long before any product reached a planter.

There's a family that built the business, a team that tested and refined the genetics, and a deep commitment to the farmers whose livelihoods depend on getting it right.

That human investment is what sets our members apart, and it's something you simply can't mass-produce. That's the independent difference, and it's what IPSA exists to champion.

The best part of IPSA isn't any single benefit. It's belonging to something bigger.

Our members are independent seed companies who lean on each other, learn from each other, and stand up for each other. If that sounds like the kind of company you want to keep, we'd love to welcome you.

Join IPSA at www.ipseed.org