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Executive Director’s Report – Larry R.Teuber Staff reports:

Executive Director’s Report – Larry R.Teuber Staff reports: Directors overview – Larry R. Teuber Applications / field inspections – Bob Simas Organic program – Bob Simas Crop Standards report – Bob Stewart Potato Certification and Disease Inspected – Pablo Guzman

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Executive Director’s Report – Larry R.Teuber Staff reports:

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  1. Executive Director’s Report – Larry R.Teuber Staff reports: Directors overview – Larry R. Teuber Applications / field inspections – Bob Simas Organic program – Bob Simas Crop Standards report – Bob Stewart Potato Certification and Disease Inspected – Pablo Guzman OECD report – Bob Stewart and Alex Mkandawire Seed Lab Recognition & Audit Program – Mary Voorhees New Varieties – Timothy Blank

  2. Applications/Field inspections: number All Crops Acres

  3. Applications/Field inspections: No. of Applications Alfalfa acres

  4. Applications/Field inspections: number Cotton acres

  5. Applications& Acres Applied: number 2009 Grain acres

  6. Applications/Field inspections: number Sunflower acres

  7. Applications/Field inspections: No. of Applications Rice acres

  8. Applications/Field inspections:

  9. Organic Certification Program Current Number of Clients = 80 - Crop Producers: 50 - Processing and Handling: 30 Location of Clients: USA California 61 Arizona 6 Oregon 6 Foreign China 1 Mexico 6

  10. Organic Certification Program Current Number of Clients = 80 - Crop Producers: 50 - Processing and Handling: 30 Location of Clients: USA California 61 Arizona 6 Oregon 6 Foreign China 1 Mexico 6 Revoked

  11. Teff - Eragrostisteff

  12. Berseem Clover - Trifoliumalexandrinum

  13. Turf Grass - Standards for vegetatively propagated or seeded turfgrass for vegetative production

  14. Isolation Issues Pollinators “Honey Bees and Leafcutter Bees”

  15. Imperial County 2009 --- 300+ Applications --- 55+ Varieties Roundup Ready Lawsuit / Injunction --- GMO Traits

  16. Potato Seed Certification 2009 Field inspections for Plant Diseases/Genetic purity Arvin, December-May Cuyama Valley, April-July Stockton, May-November

  17. Potato Seed Certification 200720082009 Growers 33(2) 3 Acres 629 511

  18. Disease Inspected Certification Voluntary program offered to Vegetable seed companies Inspection of melon and watermelon hybrid seed fields to verify absence of Bacterial Fruit Blotch (BFB) disease Auditing records and fields inspections California, Idaho, Mexico, Peru and Chile

  19. OECD – intergovernmental organization formed in 1961 with HQs in Paris, France aimed at exchange of good quality seeds among participating countries. • USDA/AMS is the designated authority in the U.S.A. • EU Equivalency [EC rules and standards].

  20. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) • Countries • Europe 29 • North and South America 7 • Africa 9 • Asia 4 • Oceania 2 • Crops • Sunflower • Alfalfa • Cotton • Sudangrass • Bermudagrass • Clover

  21. CCIA FeeStructure and Standards Fee Structure • Application $100/application • Certification $1.25-$4.72/cwt certified • OECD Certificate $40 + $0.06-$0.11/cwt Sunflower Certified Hybrid Standard CCIA AOSCA OECD • Field eligibility 3 years 1 year 2 years • Isolation 6600’ 2640’ 1640’ • # of field inspections 2 2 3

  22. CCIA and OECD Tags • OECD • AOSCA

  23. Audit/Compliance Issues • Seed lot Analysis and Labeling - OECD policies mandate maximum lot size (10,000 kg. to 30,000 kg.) and seed analysis. • As of June 2009 all Conditioners are required to have sample and analysis for each OECD lot. • Seed Laboratory Accreditation – USDA/OECD requires accredited seed laboratories (ACL) for all labs providing seed analysis. • CCIA Seed Lab Recognition and Audit Program. Presentation and discussion with USDA in June 2009.

  24. Audit/Compliance Issues • Post-Control Testing Procedures – OECD mandates at least 5% of all certified lots and all Basic lots shall be checked in a post-control test. • CCIA requires all sunflowers applicants to provide Post Harvest Growouts subject to monitoring and audit inspections. All other crop Post-Control Testing will be conducted by CCIA personnel.

  25. CCIA Seed Lab Recognition and Audit Program Mary Anne Voorhees Introduction Review 3 Phase Quality Management Plan

  26. Compliance • When the CCIA lab closed there was a 10% audit requirement • OECD • OECD SEED SCHEMES Appendix 8 – At least 5 % of the seed lots entered for official certification shall be check-tested by official seed testing. • OECD every lot needs a test sampled and tested from that lot. • Testing for varietal purity is a concern.

  27. Seed Labs supplying 1552 tests in 2007 • AB SEED LABORATORY, LLC • J. G. BOSWELL COMPANY • CALIFORNIA SEED AND PLANT LAB INC. • CAL/WEST SEEDS • DAIRYLAND SEED COMPANY • GERMAIN'S LAB • HULSEY SEED LABORATORY INC. • IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY • MICHIGAN CROP IMPROVEMENT • MILLER & MILLER & ASSOCIATES • MISSISSIPPI STATE SEED TESTING LABORATORY • PIONEER HI-BRED PRODUCTION LTD. • PURE SEED TESTING INC. • SGS MID-WEST SEED SERVICES INC. • SYNGENTA SEEDS INC. • USDA • WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE • NORCROSS, GEORGIA • HOMEDALE, IDAHO • DECATUR, GEORGIA • AMES, IOWA • OKEMOS, MICHIGAN • MISSISSIPPI STATE, MISSISSIPPI • CHATHAM, ONTARIO CANADA • HUBBARD, OREGON • BROOKINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA • NAMPA, IDAHO • GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA • YAKIMA, WASHINGTON

  28. Information by Seed Lab

  29. Information by Crop

  30. Timeline – 3 phase • Phase1 catch up • 2008 crop year check samples; done July 2009 • Database up and running • Phase 2 • 2009 crop year concurrent testing of check samples • Work with conditioner and seed labs to define the process • Phase 3 • Procedures in place for 2010 crop year • Information that we receive and information that we provide is accurate and complete

  31. Variety Approval • Certification Technical Committee (CTC) • National Variety Review Board (NVRB) • Plant Variety Protection (PVP) • Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) • Approval through another AOSCA member agency

  32. Varieties approved within last year

  33. Progress during the past year: • Review, Revise, and Document standards and procedures – • Crop Standards new & revised (5 in Feb-08 , 3 in Feb-09) … Continuing Update and document policies and procedures …………….…. Continuing • Publish “Seed Notes” 3 times/year ……………………….…………….... Continuing • Upgrade and improve web application …………………..………….…… Continuing • Remodel Conference room .……….………….……………………….….…. Completed • Hire additional office staff (Bookkeeper/Administrative assist.) ….. Completed • Establish audit and accreditation for seed laboratories ……….…….. In progress • Hire new Field Inspector …………………………………………………….….. In progress

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