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Dear Colleagues,

The International Forage and Turf Breeding Conference IFTBC 2026 will be held in Qingdao, Shandong Province, P.R. China from 12 – 16 October 2026. The goal of the IFTBC 2026 is to bring together professionals with an interest in genetic improvement of pastures, forages, feedstocks and turf. A wide range of sessions will highlight current issues relating to forage and turf breeding, and a full social program will provide invaluable opportunities to network with both Chinese and international colleagues and peers.

The International Forage and Turf Breeding Conference IFTBC 2026 presents the perfect opportunity to showcase products, services, commercial applications and research development to a worldwide audience of scientists and practitioners involved in this research and innovation field. 

We live at a time of unprecedented new discoveries, some of these expected to transform agri-bioscience and technology development for years to come. They are to offer a unique opportunity to improve grassland agriculture worldwide, providing the feed-base underpinning our livestock industries in a changing climate, and importantly also the amenity and quality of our urban environments and cities for people to improve their lives and their wellbeing. We cannot ignore these.

It is undeniable that timely access to technology provides us with better tools; tools that are ultimately instrumental in satisfying society’s needs and desires.

Qingdao promises to be a wonderful host for the diversity of conference delegates covering a wide range of underpinning disciplines and forage and turf application fields for grassland science and technology, being one of the most vibrant and cosmopolitan cities in Shandong Province and China, with a rich cultural life.

We hope you will join us in Qingdao in October 2026 for the International Forage and Turf Breeding Conference (IFTBC 2026), to learn about and share exciting developments in genetic improvement in pastures, forages, feedstocks and turf of interest to the diversity of expected IFTBC 2026 delegates.

We look forward to welcoming you!