15_AM_SG-SC_01
Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies
Proposed Changes to Standards/Guidelines
Date Submitted
Change to AOSCA:
Crop Kind:
Standards
Small Grains – wheat
Proposal Sponsor
Proposal Origination:
X
Guidelines
AOSCA Commodity Committee
Small Grains
Jerry Robinson, Rick Novak, Mike Moore
AOSCA
Region
Agency
X
Other
Location in the AOSCA Standards/Guidelines (give specific citation):
Small Grain Standards, Section IV. Seed Standards table, Other varieties (maximum)
Wheat, Barley, Rye, Triticale, Buckwheat, Oats
Text of the original and amended portion of the Standards/Guidelines:
This proposal would add three (3) asterisks to the location identified above, with
wording associated with those asterisks to be placed appropriately below the table. It
would also require editing the number of asterisks for “Other Kinds” and “Diseases” for
proper document flow.
Proposed amended wording in the Small Grain Seed Standards Table:
Other varieties (maximum) ***
Proposed amended wording in the footnotes to the Small Grain Seed Standards Table:
***All seed samples shall be assessed for contrasting market classes.
Brief summary about the background, purpose, and intent of this change:
While it is common for seed analysts to pick seed samples for red wheat in white wheat
samples due to end-use issues, not all analysts pick wheat seed samples for any/all
contrasting market classes. Small grain seed movement across state lines is very
common, and current inconsistency in how seed is tested is creating problems as
Registered seed moves to a different state from that of the Foundation seed. The
purpose of this proposal is two-fold. First, discussion on this topic will provide a good
exchange of ideas and practices between agencies. Second, this is an Other Variety
standard, and thus required of all agencies (as opposed to mechanical standards, which
are not), so placing the recommended language will make a change that will provide
needed consistency in this area.
AOSCA
Standards Change Form
Adopted Mar 03, 2011
15_AM_SG-SC_01
Narrative addressing seed industry impact/support/concern/other:
It is predictable that more seed lots will not meet standards at the onset of all samples
being assessed for contrasting market classes initially, but that should be off-set by
fewer “surprises” in Registered and Certified seed stocks that have all been tested the
same way.
Summary of discussion(s) held by AOSCA and Seed Certifying Agencies:
This topic was discussed at the 2014 Western AOSCA meeting, but the actual proposal
did not come from that group. Discussions developing this proposal have been
distributed to select individuals in and outside of the Western Region.
Timeline and plan for the proposal:
The preferred timeline would be for consideration by the 2015 Annual Meeting Small
Grains Committee, followed by Council adoption at the same meeting.
Final disposition:
AOSCA
Standards Change Form
Adopted Mar 03, 2011