PBA IX Dates:
Year 1
February 5 - 10, 2024
May 20 - 25, 2024
September 9 - 14, 2024
Year 2
February 3 - 8, 2025
May 5 - 10, 2025
September 8 - 12, 2025
PBA Class IX Participants:
| First Name | Last Name | Company | Location |
| Rob | Ascenzi | BASF | North Carolina |
| Barbara | Avila | Hortifrut Genetics LTD | Chile |
| Jesús | Barraza Verdugo | Semillas Fito | Mexico |
| Mark | Crusha | Driscoll's | Watsonville, CA |
| Gonzalo | Cucit | Nuseed | Argentina |
| Sam | Heward | N/A | Wisconsin |
| Nancy | Leon | HM.Clause | Dixon |
| Dan | Liska | Forage Genetics International | Davis, CA |
| James | McLean | GentechSeeds Pty. Ltd. | Australia |
| Shelley | Meiwes | Richardson Seeds | Texas |
| Carlos Alberto | Montufar Garcia | Bejo, S.A. | Guatemala |
| Nick | Niechayev | D'arrigo California | Salinas, CA |
| Anthony | Nwangwu | Sensient Natural Ingredients | Modesto, CA |
| Megan | Perales | Forage Genetics International | Idaho |
| Angela | Randazzo | USDA-Agriculture Research Service | Oregon |
| Kazuki | Sakamoto | American Takii, Inc. | Arizona |
| Tate | Sircin | Brotherton Seed Co. | Washington |
| Yuki | Takeuchi | Vilmorin-Mikado Co., Ltd. | Japan |
| Sujit | Tha | CN Seeds Ltd. | United Kingdom |
| Britney | Thi | Ball Horticultural Company | San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Erin | Tullius | Forage Genetics International | Wisconsin |
| Jose | Velasquez Orozco | Bejo, S.A. | Guatemala |