By Kris Folland, Field Services Manager
MCIA’s field inspectors had a safe and successful inspection season. The MCIA Field Services staff would like to thank our members for making another great seed production season possible!
Communication between MCIA members and our field inspectors about issues that may affect seed quality helps all of us reach the goal of producing quality seed that meets or exceeds certification and company seed standards.
As the beautiful fall weather shifts towards winter, here are a few good reminders for our seed production members:
- Inventory all of your seed and check for any issues. Make sure all seed bins are properly identified.
- Run air on seed and grain bins to cool grain as needed.
- Verify a passed field inspection report for all seed fields, including seed sources for next year.
- Check your inventory of MCIA sample bags. Let us know if you need anything for the conditioning and seed labeling season.
- Verify and check all seed labeling needs including tags, Pure Harvest (online program), and manual paper bulk seed sales certificates.
Contact MCIA with any questions. We enjoy hearing from you!