The phytosanitary session will include a presentation on USDA’s ReFreSH (Systems Approach) initiative, and update on the phytosanitary risk reduction model, a short presentation on the new Seed Science Foundation, a research progress report on the ASTA/Gates Foundation-funded corn seed/ maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV) project, an update on wheat seed importation issues, and an update from APHIS on importation issues associated with seed from Canada .