Nevada Native Seed Partnership to host 8th annual Native Seed Forum

Join the Nevada Native Seed Partnership and the Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) at the 8th annual Nevada Native Seed Forum on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, at the Rafter 3C Event Complex in Fallon, Nev. This forum brings together producers, technical experts and land management agencies to discuss statewide and national seed strategies to support land restoration efforts.

The Forum is free to attend and is open to anyone interested in native seed production and restoration, including current seed producers, potential seed producers, seed collectors, conservation groups, seed buyers, federal land management agencies and state partners. Attendees have the option to attend in person, or virtually, with in person attendees having the option to join an afternoon field trip.

“Through the Nevada Native Seed Partnership, the NDA has been working with local producers to increase the availability of native seeds for Nevada land restoration,” said NDA Division of Plant Health and Compliance Administrator Meghan Brown. “This forum is a great opportunity to bring stakeholders together and stress the importance of a local native seed supply, and how Nevada producers can diversify crop production and implement water conservation.”

Native seeds refer to plant seeds native to Nevada landscapes and cultivated in this climate. These seeds are acclimated to Nevada’s unique environment, increasing the plant’s chances of survival. The NDA supports the industry by providing wildland seed certification services and ensuring Nevada native seeds maintain purity while identifying the proper seed for use in land restoration efforts. These rehabilitation projects are completed by land management agencies or landowners in response to impacts from wildfires, invasive species, land development, or other activities that result in surface disturbance. Restoration efforts are critical to protecting wildlife habitat, supporting diverse land use, and in mitigating future wildfire impacts.

Register for the Nevada Native Seed Forum before Oct. 30, 2024, by emailing seed@agri.nv.gov.

About the Nevada Department of Agriculture

The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) mission is to preserve, protect and promote Nevada’s agriculture. The department has 225 dedicated employees providing services in its five divisions, Administrative Services, Animal Industry, Measurement Standards, Food and Nutrition, and Plant Health and Compliance. The department’s $288 million budget facilitates regulatory and administrative work in agriculture and food manufacturing industries, protecting public and environmental health and worker safety, and providing food distribution and oversight for the United States Department of Agriculture’s school and community nutrition programs.