Texas Seed Trade Association 2027 Annual Conference
Saturday, February 13 - Tuesday, February 16, 2026
The Worthington Renaissance Fort Worth Hotel
200 Main St, Fort Worth, TX, 76102 / (817) 870-1000
Saturday, February 13
- 7:30 – 9:30pm - Championship Rodeo, transportation on your own – pre-purchased ticket required
Sunday, February 14
- 8:00 am (1st tee time) - Golf at Iron Horse Golf Course, transportation on your own – pre-registration required
- 1:00 – 3:00 pm - Sporting Clays at Alpine Range, transportation on your own - pre-registration required
- 5:00 – 6:30 pm - Worthington Hotel, Trinity Ballroom
- “Rusty Smallwood Cornhole Tournament” - pre-registration required
- 5:30 – 9:00 pm – Worthington Hotel, Trinity Ballroom
Monday, February 15
- 8:30 am – 12:00 n - Worthington Hotel, West Fork [Trinity Ballroom]
- “Opening Remarks & Introductions” Rachel Horton, TSTA President, Justin Seed Co.
- “Seed Policy at Every Level”
- “Next-Level Quality: Where the Molecular Lab Is Taking Seed Testing”
- “Where Good Seed Gets Its Grade: Texas Seed Quality in Action”
- “Texas Native Seeds: Program Highlights and Progress”
- 10:00 – 11:30 am - Worthington Hotel, Hacienda Restaurant – mezzanine level
- Guest Brunch (good food, easy conversation, and a gift)
- 12:00 n – 1:00 pm - Worthington Hotel, Trinity Central
- 1:00 am – 2:00 pm - Worthington Hotel, West Fork [Trinity Ballroom]
- “Harvesting Data: How AI Is Changing Agricultural Production”
- 2:00 – 2:30 pm - Worthington Hotel, West Fork [Trinity Ballroom]
- TSTA Annual Business Meeting (reports, officer elections)
- 2:30 – 3:30 pm - Worthington Hotel, West Fork [Trinity Ballroom]
- Committee Meetings (all TSTA members are invited to participate)
- 6:00 – 7:00 pm (Worthington Hotel, Trinity Ballroom Foyer)
- 7:00 – 9:00 pm (Worthington Hotel, Trinity Ballroom)
- President’s Banquet (dinner, awards, officer installation, auction for the TSTA scholarship program)
Tuesday, February 16
- 7:00 – 10:00 am (closed)
- TSTA Board of Director’s Meeting