Attracting and retaining talented new employees is a critical challenge for the seed industry. The Seed Business 101 course was created, with input from<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">industry executives, to accelerate the careers of promising new employees. By selecting and sponsoring employees to attend this course, companies acknowledge past performance and invest in accelerated professional development. The course also offers invaluable insights and perspective to seed dealers and companies offering products and services to the seed industry, including seed treatments, crop protection, seed enhancement and technology, machinery and equipment, etc. The course gives new employees a broad understanding of the major aspects of a seed company’s operations and cross-departmental knowledge of best practices for profitability. Four case studies have been custom designed to immerse each participant in decision making roles in all five functional areas of a fictitious seed company. The course is designed to maximize interactive participation and team building.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Source: UC Davis Seed Biotechnology Center<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
