Certified wheat, oats, barley, rye, triticale & other approved crops may be sold in bulk by the grower, an Approved Conditioner, or an Approved Bulk Retail Facility. Certification procedures and standards are the same as those for bagged seed.

 

The grower, Approved Conditioner, or Approved Bulk Retail Facility issues a “Plant Variety Protection Acknowledgement Form” with the appropriate certified seed tag showing the crop, variety, registration lot number, class of seed, quantity of seed sold, and date of sale for each sale of seed affixed in the appropriate place. Making copies of seed certification tags is not allowed.

 

Registered and Certified Seed

Registered and Certified Seed of Wheat, Oats, Barley, Rye, Triticale & Other Approved Crops May Be Sold in Bulk Under the Following Standards: 

 

All field and seed standards applying to bagged seed shall also apply to bulk certified seed.

 

Registered and Certified Seed may be sold in bulk only by the applicant producer, by an approved conditioner, or by an approved bulk retail facility.

 

A maximum of two sales is permitted except as noted in (3) below:

1. One sale is from the applicant producer to an approved conditioner, an approved bulk retailer or to the grower.
2. The second sale is from the approved conditioner or the approved bulk retailer of 1. (above) to the grower. 
3. The third allowed sale is from an approved bulk retailer to a second approved bulk retailer to a grower. 

 

Retail Seed Facilities

A retail seed facility must be an Approved Conditioner or an Approved Bulk Retailer before they can handle certified seed in bulk. Such a facility may be a part of a seed conditioning plant or may be approved only for handling bulk certified seed. Before approval, all procedures for receiving, storing, dispensing, and record keeping must be inspected. The applicant must demonstrate acceptable procedures for maintaining purity and identity of bulk certified seed. 

 

It is the seller’s responsibility to:

1. Handle seed in a manner to prevent mixtures or contamination. 
2. Supply seed that is representative of the seed tested and approved for certification. 
3. See that all bins, augers, conveyors, and other equipment are adequately cleaned before handling certified seed.
4. Determine that the vehicle receiving bulk certified seed is clean. If it is not clean, note information on the bill of sale or transfer certificate.
5. Keep a sample of each load of bulk certified seed sold. 

 

It is the buyer’s responsibility to maintain purity of the seed after it has been loaded into the buyer’s vehicle. 

 

Certification Analysis Tags

Certification Analysis Tags will be issued for seed sold in bulk.

 

The tags will contain the required information for labeling bagged seed except for the weight. The weight or amount will be filled in by the seller on the Plant Variety Protection Acknowledgement Form. A completed and signed Plant Variety Protection Acknowledgement Form with the certified analysis tag is required for all seed sold in bulk including the following situations:

1. For sale of seed from the applicant producer to an Approved Conditioner or Approved Bulk Retail Facility. 
2. For sales from an Approved Conditioner to an Approved Bulk Retail Facility. 
3. For sale of seed from an Approved Bulk Retail Facility to another Approved Bulk Retail Facility.

 

Storage and Handling Facilities

Storage and handling facilities must be inspected annually

1. All bins, augers, conveyors, and other equipment must be cleaned before storage or handling of certified seed. 
2. A separate bin must be available for each variety that will be sold in bulk. 
3. A bin must be reinspected before changing to another variety. 15 4. All bins must be clearly and prominently marked to show crop and variety. 5. All bin openings must be closed to prevent contamination except when seed is being put into or removed from the bin. 

 

Records

The following records must be maintained by the applicant producer (seed grower): 

1. Amount of seed grown and conditioned for bulk sale.
2. Copies of the “Plant Variety Protection Acknowledgement Form” with the appropriate certified analysis tags documenting sales of seed.
3. Transfer rep
4. A current inventory of seed of each variety available for sale.

 

The following records must be maintained by the Approved Conditioner or Approved Bulk Retail Facility:

1. Amount of seed purchased and conditioned for bulk sale. 
2. Copies of Plant Variety Protection Acknowledgement Forms with the appropriate certified analysis tags documenting sales of seed.
3. A current inventory of seed of each variety available for sale.