Field Inspection Application Deadlines

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Please note these dates to avoid late fees:

  • June 7: Small grains, corn, and sunflowers
  • June 7 or 3 weeks after planting (whichever is first): Soybean post-spray inspections
  • June 7: Soybean bloom inspections
  • July 15: Soybeans (pre-harvest inspection only)
  • Year of seeding: Perennials
  • 4 weeks prior to cutting: Noxious weed seed–free forage and mulch
  • Within 18 months of the year established for native grasses and forbs

Information packets for Field Inspection Applications will be mailed to enrolled MCIA members in May. Application forms and instructions are also available on the Client Resources page of the MCIA website.

If you have any questions, please contact your field supervisor. (Field supervisor contact information is listed on the Staff page of the MCIA website.


Field Services Reminders

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Soybean Inspection

The season for soybean field inspection will be here soon. We remind growers who have not yet submitted their field inspection applications to get them in as soon as possible. This will allow field inspectors to plan for an efficient and timely inspection season.

Labeling Certified Forage and Mulch

A reminder to forage and mulch producers: Bales are not certified until a certification label is securely at­tached to each bale prior to delivery to the buyer. Misuse of certification tags may result in loss of certification privileges.


2025 MCIA Annual Meeting • January 29, 2025 • St. Cloud, Minnesota
2025 MCIA Annual Meeting