General Seed Certification Standards

Abstract

This document contains a description of the NY Certified Seed Growers' Cooperative, eligibility requirements for certification of crop varieties, restrictions on number of varieties per farm, classes and sources of certified seed, requirements for training seed producers, handing of crop, establishing source of seed, qualifications for inspectors, seed borne diseases, seed treatment of disease-resistant varieties, sampling of seed, seed house or bin inspection of seed, seed testing and compliance with federal and state seed law.