TSG members are elected during the December ASTA meeting; are responsible for establishing GEM policies; research protocols and methods; GEM budget; initiating research contacts for various public research efforts comprised of GEM materials; and providing guidance to the Coordinator and Cooperators in technical matters.

Chairman: James Parks, retired james.s.parks@outlook.com

 

From Private Industry:

AgReliant Genetics

Jill Lennon, Corteva Agriscience jill.lennon@corteva.com

Tyler Foster, Becks Superior Hybrids, Inc. tyler.foster@beckshybrids.com

Clint Turnbull, Bayer Crop Science clint.turnbull@bayer.com

Open, To Be Determined

Chris Eichhorn, Wyffels Hybrids, Inc. CEichhorn@wyffels.com

 

From Public Institutions

Jinliang Yang, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE jinliang.yang@unl.edu

Dan Jeffers, USDA-ARS, CHPRRU, Mississippi State, MS dan.jeffers@usda.gov

 

ex officio Members:

Adam Vanous, USDA-ARS, NCRPIS, Ames, IA Adam.Vanous@usda.gov

Oswald Crasta, National Program Leader, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD oswald.crasta@usda.gov

Neha Kothari, National Program Leader, USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD neha.kothari@usda.gov

Adam Mahan, USDA-ARS, NCRPIS, Ames, IA adam.mahan@usda.gov

Matt Krakowsky, USDA-ARS, PSRU, Raleigh, NC matt.krakowsky@usda.gov