2024 Minnesota Certified Seed Guide Published

Posted on January 17, 2024

This year’s Minnesota Certified Seed Guide is now available! Minnesota Farm Guide published the 2024 edition earlier this month. This annual publication is a collaborative effort of MCIA and the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES). It lists seed producers, includes MAES crop trial results, and features news and information relevant to the seed industry.

Learn what keeps the MCIA Field Services staff busy over the winter. Andrea Johnson contributes an article about approved seed facility inspections, taking you inside seed cleaning plants operated by Syngenta Seeds in Davers and Lee’s Seed Farm near Benson. The issue also includes an article explaining how the UMN’s Soybean Research Center, founded in 2020, drives collaboration and innovation. And catch up on industry news: 2023 was a year of change and renewal at the Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s Seed Regulatory Program. Read about the program’s new staff and management.

A digital version of the Minnesota Certified Seed Guide can be found here. If you’d like a printed copy, please request one from your MCIA field supervisor or from the MCIA office.

2023 Minnesota Certifed Seed Guide Published

Posted on January 13, 2023

This year’s Minnesota Certified Seed Guide is now available! Minnesota Farm Guide published the 2023 edition earlier this winter. This annual publication is a collaborative effort of MCIA and the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES). It lists seed producers, includes MAES crop trial results, and features news and information relevant to the seed industry.

Take the opportunity to learn about the University of Minnesota’s new, high-yielding wheat release, MN-Rothsay. Also, Andrea Johnson contributes an article about the past and hopeful future of the barley industry in the Upper Midwest as the University of Minnesota’s breeding program, under the leadership of Kevin Smith, Ph.D., develops new varieties intended for food and beverage applications as well as animal feed.

A digital version of the Minnesota Certified Seed Guide can be found here. If you’d like a printed copy, please request one from your MCIA field supervisor or from the MCIA office.

2022 Minnesota Certified Seed Guide Published

Posted on January 14, 2022

This year’s Minnesota Certified Seed Guide is now available! Minnesota Farm Guide published the 2022 edition earlier this month. This annual publication is a collaborative effort of MCIA and the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES). It lists seed producers, includes MAES crop trial results, and features news and information relevant to the seed industry.

Take the opportunity to learn about the University of Minnesota’s new releases: three new conventional soybean varieties as well as a first-ever winter barley variety, MN-Equinox. Another article, written by Andrea Johnson, profiles MCIA Foundation Seed Manager Roger Wippler, who, for three decades, has led MCIA’s successful efforts to promote public seed varieties, working collaboratively with university breeders, certified seed producers, and farmers.

A digital version of the Minnesota Certified Seed Guide can be found here. If you’d like a printed copy, please request one from your MCIA field supervisor or from the MCIA office.

2021 Minnesota Certified Seed Guide Published

Posted on April 20, 2021

The Minnesota Certified Seed Guide is a collaborative effort of MCIA and the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station (MAES). This annual publication lists seed producers, includes MAES crop trial results, and features news and information relevant to the seed industry.

The 2021 edition was published in print over the winter by Minnesota Farm Guide. A digital version of the Minnesota Certified Seed Guide can be found here. If you’d like a printed copy, please request one from your MCIA field supervisor.