Spring 2008

Southern Seed Certification Association Certified Seed Grower's Directory

This directory includes the names, addresses, telephone numbers, crops, and varieties of Alabama and Florida certified seed producers. All fields have been inspected and approved for certified seed production. The seed will actually become certified when all certified seed standards have been met as to purity and germination by laboratory analysis, and these seed have been bagged and tagged in accordance with the standards and regulations of the Southern Seed Certification Association and the association of official seed certifying agencies.

Protected Crop Varieties

Crop varieties produced in Alabama and Florida for which plant variety protection certificates or patents have been issued or have been applied for are indicated in each variety description. Information regarding infringement of owner's rights should be obtained before producing, saving, or selling any variety subject to protection or patent laws.

TOTAL MEMBERS 2007

145 Members

Total Spring Acreage
Inspected Rejected Approved
4,937 0 4,937


FOUNDATION SEED PRODUCTION

The following varieties of Foundation seed were grown by Alabama Crop Improvement Association, P.O. Box 2619, Auburn, AL  36831, Phone 334-821-7400:

Oats Rye Wheat Bermuda
Florida 501 Wrens Abruzzi GA Gore Russell

The following varieties of Foundation seed were grown by Florida Foundation Seed Producers, P.O. Box 309, Greenwood, FL  32443, Phone 850-594-4721:

Oats Triticale
FL 99201 342
Horizon 270  
Horizon 474  
LA 99016  


SPRING 2008
ACRES APPROVED

CROP VARIETY FDN REG CERT TOTAL
Bermudagrass Russell 4   51 55
   Tifton 85      30 30
     ___ ___ ___ ___
    4   81 85
  
Oats Florida 501 40 106 250 396
  FL 99201 9     9
  Horizon 270 9     9
  Horizon 474 14     14
  LA 99016 35     35
    ___ ___ ___ ___
    107 106 250 463
 
Rye Wrens Abruzzi 100 211 166 477
    ___ ___ ___ ___
    100 211 166 477
 
Triticale 342 19     19
    ___ ___ ___ ___
    19     19
 
Wheat Beretta     220 220
  Coker 9184     359 359
  Coker 9553   373   373
  Coker 9663       402 402
  Ga Gore  75 546 1381 2002
  Magnolia   391   391
    ____ ____ ____ ____
     75 1310 2362 3747

BERMUDAGRASS

RUSSELL- Russell Bermuda is believed to be a natural hybrid between Callie and a common bermudgrass ecotype, and exhibits an overall appearance similar to a robust commmon bermudgrass ecotype. Leaf color is slightly darker, leaves are narrower, and stem size at recommended harvest intervals of 4 to 5 weeks is smaller than "Coastal." Internodes are shorter than Coastal, but forage growth is more dense, thus allowing execellent forage yields despite a lower height at harvest time. It produces a few viable seed, but for field scale establishment, only vegetative propagation is deemed feasible.

  Class of Seed
Reg. Cert.
Joe Dennis, 826 Temple Road, Clanton, AL 35045, Phone 205-389-1559   X
Donnell Farms, P.O. Box 119, Bellwood, AL 36313, Phone 334-588-3894   X

TIFTON 85 - Tifton 85 is taller, has larger stems, broader leaves and a darker green color than other bermudagrass hybrids. It has very large rapidly spreading stolons but few rhizomes and corms. In two 3-year replicated small plot tests conducted beginning in 1985 and 1989, Tifton 85 compared with Coastal bermudagrass produced an average of 26% more dry matter that was 11% more digestible. Compared with Tifton 78 in duplicate two-acre pastures, Tifton 85 produced 36% more live weight gain per acre in 1989 and 1990 and 69% more in 1991 to make a 3-year average of 47% more LWG/A/Yr.

  Class of Seed
Reg. Cert.
Joe Dennis, 826 Temple Road, Clanton, AL 35045, Phone 205-389-1559   X
Donnell Farms, P.O. Box 119, Bellwood, AL 36313, Phone 334-588-3894   X

OATS

FLORIDA 501-Florida 501 was released in 1968 by the North Florida Experimental Station in Quincy. This oat variety matures early and is best adapted to the Coastal Plains. It is resistant to Victoria blight, moderately resistant to soil-borne mosaic and exhibits some tolerance to barley yellow dwarf virus. Florida 501 is susceptible to leaf blotch and to prevalent races of crown rust and stem rust. In the absence of crown rust, Florida 501 gives high yields of good quality yellow grain. It is a good grazing oat with wide leaves and good tillering ability.

 
Class of Seed
Reg. Cert.

Autauga Farming Co., P.O. Box 190, Autaugaville, AL 36003, Phone 334-365-8726

X
  

Wilburn Baker, 1704 Hwy 179-A, Westville, FL 32464 , Phone- 850-547-4671

 
X
J.B. Hain Company, P.O. Box 10, Sardis, AL 36775; Phone 334-874-8911  
X
Christopher W. Parker, 471 St. Hwy 134 E., Headland, AL 36345; Phone 334-726-1785
X
  
Mack Peel, P.O. Box 489, Louisville, AL 36048; Phone 334-266-5244
X
  
Rhoades Brothers Farm, 4485 Hwy 189, Kinston, AL 36453 , Phone 334-565-3728
X
X

FL 99201 - A new winter oat breeding line that has excellent grain yield and forage yield, tall plant height, average test weight, medium maturity, excellent crown rust resistance but is susceptible to stem rust. Considered to be a very good forage type oat because of its vigorous growth and high tillering capacity. Co-developed by the University of Florida and Louisiana State University Agricultural Center. Will be released and named in near future. Plant Variety Protection will be applied for.

HORIZON 270 - Horizon 270 is a new winter oat variety that has considerable potential for grain, forage, conservation tillage, and wildlife purposes in the Southern US . It is medium-short in height and has excellent grain yield, good test weight, good straw strength, and is resistant to crown and stem rust. Co-developed by the University of Florida and Louisiana State University Agricultural Center. 1994-PVPA to be applied for.

HORIZON 474 - (Protected Variety 1994-PVPA) Horizon 474 is a winter oat variety that has considerable potential for both grain and forage production in the Southeast. It produces high yields of excellent test weight grain, is early maturing and has good crown rust resistance. Similar to Florida 501 in maturity and plant height. It is white-seeded. Co-developed by the University of Florida and the University of Georgia.

LA 99016- LA 99016 is a dual purpose grain and grazing winter oat developed by Louisiana State University and the University of Florida. It was released under the SUNGRAINS cooperative program with marketing rights issued for Ragan and Massey. Plant Variety Protection will be applied for. LA 99016 has good test weight, resistance to crown rust and stem rust. It is moderately tall, good lodging resistance with medium maturity.

RYE

WRENS ABRUZZI - Wrens Abruzzi was released to growers in 1953. Through many years of natural selection, the Wrens strain of abruzzi rye has become well adapted to Southeastern U.S. conditions. Wrens is an early maturing strain of abruzzi which produces an abundance of early winter forage. It is a hardy variety, adapted to all regions of the state. Earliness and a tolerance to several diseases makes Wrens Abruzzi more desirable than northern type varieties. Forage and grain production has been high over a period of many years in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain.

 

Class of Seed
Reg. Cert.
Autauga Farming Co., P.O. Box 190, Autaugaville, AL 36003, Phone 334-365-8726   X
J. Michael DeShazo, 262 County Road 12, Headland, AL 36345; Phone 334-714-4555 X  
Kelly Ag, P.O. Box 8, Headland AL, 36345; Phone 334-790-7265 X  
Johnny Lee, 106 Walden Pond Road, Headland, AL 36345; Phone 334-693-5252 X  
R3 Farms, 2405 County Road 29, Piedmont, AL 36272 X
Rhoades Brothers Farms, 4485 Hwy 189, Kinston, AL 36453, Phone 334-565-3728 X X

TRITICALE

342- (Protected Variety 1994-PVPA) This is an early maturing cultivar for feed grain and silage in the South developed by the University of Florida and the University of Georgia. In the official Georgia variety trials it performed very well and had the highest state-wide yield average. Overall, 342 appears to be a considerable improvement over Sunland since it is later maturing and higher yielding. 342 has been released exclusively to Resource Seeds for marketing.

WHEAT

BERETTA- (Protected Variety 1994-PVPA) Beretta is a soft red winter wheat developed by AgriPro wheat. Beretta has medium-short height, strong straw strength and medium in maturity. Beretta is moderately resistant to leaf rust and stripe rust and moderately susceptible to powdery mildew. Beretta appears to be more adapted to Arkansas and the northern half of Mississippi with secondary area of adaptation including northern Alabama.

  Class of Seed
Reg. Cert.
Bragg Farms, 1180 Grimwood Road, Toney, AL 35773; Phone 256-828-3611   X

COKER 9184- (Protected Variety 1994-PVPA) Coker 9184 is a medium maturity variety. This medium short variety has shown good straw strength and produces a very high test weight grain. Coker 9184 has shown resistance to prevalent mid-south strains of leaf rust while expressing moderate resistance to southeastern strains. Coker 9184 has moderate resistance to powdery mildew. Good winterhardiness.

  Class of Seed
Reg. Cert.
Bragg Farms, 1180 Grimwood Road, Toney, AL 35773; Phone 256-828-3611   X

COKER 9553- (Protected Variety 1994-PVPA) Coker 9553 is a medium maturity wheat variety. Plant height is medium with flag leaf that is erect and twisted. Head shape is strap, mid-dense and awned. It has shown moderate-to-good resistance to field races of stripe rust.

  Class of Seeds
Reg. Cert.
Carroll Lasater, 1050 Bobo Section Road, Hazel Green, AL 35750; Phone 256-828-1333 X  

COKER 9663- (Protected Variety 1994-PVPA) Coker 9663 is tall but has good straw strength, early to medium in maturity, and short/medium vernalization requirement. The test weight averages 58 lb/bu. Disease reactions are moderate resistance to stem rust, septoria, and powdery mildew. Coker 9663 is resistant to biotype E of Hessian fly and susceptible to soilborne virus complex. It is resistant to leaf rust in the Mid-south but susceptible to leaf rust in the Southeast.

  Class of Seeds
Reg. Cert.
Bragg Farms, 1180 Grimwood Road, Toney, AL 35773; Phone 256-828-3611 X

GA GORE- GA Gore is a soft red winter cultivar released by the University of Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station. GA Gore wheat is a late-maturing, medium height, medium strength strawed, with good yield potential and good milling and baking quality. It has good resistance to current races of leaf rust, stem rust, and septoria glume blotch and moderate resistance to powdery mildew.

  Class of Seeds
Reg. Cert.
Autauga Farming Company, P.O. Box 190, Autaugaville, AL 36003; Phone 334-365-8726 X

Jason Farris, 453 County Road 421, Elba, AL 36323; Phone 334-726-3426

 X  
Forrester Farms, 6860 Bill Yance Road, Columbia, AL 36319; Phone 334-696-3363 X X
Huguley Farms, 5405 N. County Road 65, Coffee Springs, AL 36089; Phone 334-684-3922 X  
Terry Meadows, 2924 Hwy 2 Bonifay, FL 32425; Phone 850-547-3177 X
John Miller, P.O. Box 5008, Union Springs, AL 36089; Phone 888-307-8773 X
Moorer Seed Company, 333 Walnut St. Ext., Prattville, AL 36067; Phone 334-365-8081 X X
Parker's High Yield Farms, Inc., 9071 E. State Hwy 52, Hartford, AL 36344; Phone 334-588-3641 X  
Wayne Paulk, P.O. Box 308, Black, AL 36314; Phone 850-547-9408 X  
Rhoades Brothers Farms, 4485 Hwy 189, Kinston, AL 36453, Phone 334-565-3728 X  
Ned Sconyers, 376 Pinkston Lane, Daleville, AL 36322, Phone 334-685-0947 X X
Clyde Williams, 1305 Hwy 173, Graceville, FL 32440; Phone 850-263-3718   X

MAGNOLIA- (Protected Variety 1994-PVPA) Magnolia is a soft red winter wheat developed by AgriPro Coker (Syngenta Brands) for grain production. Magnolia has shown moderate resistance to leaf rust, wheat spindle streak virus, with susceptibility to soil borne mosaic virus and powdery mildew. Magnolia is resistant to Biotype E of Hessian Fly. It is medium in height and medium-early maturity.

  Class of Seeds
Reg. Cert.
Carroll Lasater, 1050 Bobo Section Road, Hazel Green, AL 35750; Phone 256-828-1333 X