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Seed inspection. the power
behind quality crops
By the time Dennis Garlick has gone
through the inspection process for
Pedigreed seed, you really couldn't blame
him if he never -wanted to see another in-
spector. That's because the Roland, Man.
farmer and seed grower has to meet strict
regulations and growing standards to
qualify as a Pedigreed seed grower.
But Garlick doesn't mind. It's the foun-
dation of his business. And it's the key to
high quality crops for all farmers.
"It's important to know the seed is pure
and free from other crop varieties, off -
types or weeds," says Garlick. "Seed in-
spection assures me I have a high quality
product that I can sell with confidence to
my customers.
The inspection process protects the com-
mercial farmer as well as the seed grower,
according to Garlick. "If a farmer wants
to buy barley for malting purposes, pur-
chasing Certified barley seed provides the
assurance it's been inspected for varietal
purity and performance you can count
on."
All fields grown with the intention of pro-
ducing pedigreed seed must be inspected.
Seed growers make application for crop in-
spection to the Canadian Seed Growers'
Association (CSGA), the official pedigree-
ing agency in Canada.
"The actual inspection is carried out by
inspectors from Agriculture Canada, on
behalf of the CSGA, says Jerry Roddy of
Saskatoon, Sask. As Regional Program Of -
liter of the Agriculture Inspection Direc-
torate, Agriculture Canada, Roddy en-
sures the inspection program are
implemented.
"We're responsible for ensuring all seed
offered for sale in the marketplace
adheres to the Canada Seeds Act and
Regulations," he says.
The Canada Seeds Act includes the
establishment of grades for various
classes of Pedigreed seed, depending on
the crop. These classes are Foundation,
Registered and Certified seed. Certified
seed is recognized as the seed of com-
merce. It's the class recommended for
farm use to produce pure, even crop
stands.
Inspection Equals Quality
Certified seed gives producers access to
the highest yielding, top performing
varieties. "Based on the strict inspection
standards set for Pedigreed seed, farmers
know they can depend on the performance
of that seed," says Niels Hansen -Trip,
Associate Director of Inspection and En-
forcement for Agriculture Canada in Ot-
tawa, Ont.
Once the seed grower makes application
for inspection, an inspector checks to en-
sure the seed grower has planted and
managed the crop according to CSGA
regulations for growing pedigreed crops.
The inspector's primary responsibility is
to record accurate information describing
the crop at the time of inspection. Details
include variety, crop kind, number of
acres planted and the crop location.
The seed grower must verify that a
pedigreed class of seed was sown by
presenting the official Seed Sealing Tags.
"The inspector examines the field for
weedy conditions, the presence of other
varieties, off -types and other crop kinds,"
says Hensen -Trip. "They also report on
the isolation of the field so that the CSGA
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