Seed Certification Program
Standards & Procedures
Agronomic Seed Certification Standards [pdf]
Overview: How to Produce Certified Seed [docx]
Seed Certification Handbook [pdf]
Field Inspection
Map—Field Inspection Assignments [pdf]
Annuals (small grains and soybeans)
Apply for Field Inspection Form [docx] Instructions [pdf]
Directory Acreage Omission & to order additional application forms [docx]
Directory Carryover Seed Inclusion [docx]
Corn/Sunflower
Apply for Corn/Sunflower Field Inspection [docx]
Apply for Corn Inbred Line Eligibility [docx]
Sunflower Description [docx]
Hemp
Apply for Industrial Hemp Field Inspection [docx]
Guidelines—Production of Hemp Seed [docx]
Perennials
Apply for Field Inspection [docx]
Directory Acreage Omission—Perennials [pdf]
Production Requirements—Perennial Field Isolation [pdf]
Seed Testing
Email Address Request Form [docx]
Instructions—Submitting Samples for Testing [docx]
MCIA Sampling Report [pdf]
Labeling & Transferring Seed
Certificate of Transfer for Seed Pending Certification [docx]
Lot Number Change Request Form [docx]
Online Bulk Certificate Training Video [mp4]
Substandard Seed [docx]
Fee Schedules
Laboratory Testing [pdf]
Field Crops Seed Certification, Quality Assurance & Field Inspect Only [pdf]
OECD Assessment [pdf]
Variety Assessment [pdf]
Required Resources
AOSCA: Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies [AOSCA website]
Federal Seed Act [USDA Agricultural Marketing Service website]
Plant Variety Protection Act (PVPA) [USDA Agricultural Marketing Service website]
OECD Seed Schemes [OECD website]
Buying and Selling Seed in Minnesota (includes link to Minnesota Seed Law) [Minnesota Department of Agriculture website]
IP Grain Certification Program
Standards & Procedures
Requirements—Identity Preserved 99.0% Non-GMO Corn Grain [pdf]
Requirements—Identity Preserved 99.5% Non-GMO Soybean Grain [pdf]
Field Inspection
Application for IP Grain Form [docx] Instructions [pdf]