Spring 2007

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

131 Members

Total Spring Acreage
Inspected Rejected Approved
2,062 35 2,027


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 Monarch
Horizon 270 Trical 342
Horizon 474  
LA 976  
Plot Spike LA9339  


SPRING 2007
ACRES APPROVED

CROP VARIETY FDN REG CERT TOTAL
Bermudagrass Russell 4   55 59
   Tifton 44      14 14
   Tifton 85     30 30
    ___ ___ ___ ___
    4    99 103
  
Oats Florida 501 35 90 130 255
  FL 99201 4     4
  Horizon 270 27     27
  Horizon 474 11     11
  LA 976 9     9
  Plot Spike LA9339 50     50
    ___ ___ ___ ___
    136 90 130 356
 
Rye Wrens Abruzzi 100 134 92 326
    ___ ___ ___ ___
    100 134 92 326
 
Triticale Monarch 11     11
  Trical 342 14     14
    ___ ___ ___ ___
    25     25
 
Wheat   Coker 9553     37 37
  Coker 9663     135 135
  Ga Gore 75 283 722 1080
    ____ ____ ____ ____
     75 283 894 1252

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.
Dennis Farms, P.O. Box 52, Oneonta, AL 35121, Phone 205-305-8041   X
Joe Dennis, 826 Temple Road, Clanton, AL 35045, Phone 205-280-4907   X
Donnell Farms, P.O. Box 119, Bellwood, AL 36313, Phone 334-588-3892   X

TIFTON 44 - Tifton 44 is a hybrid bermudagrass released by USDA/ARS and the GA Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton, in 1978. It is a fine stemmed F-1 hybrid that must be propagated vegetatively. Tifton 44 is darker green, has finer stems that cure faster when cut for hay, has more rhizomes, is a little shorter, makes a denser sod, and is more winter hardy when compared to Coastal.

  Class of Seed
Reg. Cert.
Dennis Farms, P.O. Box 52, Oneonta, AL 35121, Phone 205-305-8041   X
Joe Dennis, 826 Temple Road, Clanton, AL 35045, Phone 205-280-4907   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 205-280-4907   X
Donnell Farms, P.O. Box 119, Bellwood, AL 36313, Phone 334-588-3892   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
  
Flat Eight Seed, 1429 County Road 1, Samson, AL 36477 , Phone- 888-300-5079  
X
Terry Meadows, 2924 Hwy 2, Bonifay, FL 32425, Phone 850-547-3177
X
  
Rhoades Brothers Farm, 4485 Hwy 189, Kinston, AL 36453 , Phone 334-565-3728
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 976 - LA976 is a new winter oat variety that has considerable potential for grain, forage, conservation tillage and wildlife purposes in the Southern US . It is a medium height oat with a mid-late heading date. Leaves of LA976 are relatively wide. Glumes of LA976 are a deep tan in color. It has excellent resistance to crown rust and stem rust. 1994-PVPA to be applied for.

PLOT SPIKE LA9339 - (Protected Variety 1994-PVPA) LA9339 is a winter oat released by the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station. It has excellent grain yield and superior forage potential. It is a mid-tall oat variety slightly taller that Horizon 314. Seed are yellow and mid-sized. LA9339 has excellent crown rust resistance and very good stem rust resistance. It is exclusively licensed to Ragan & Massey Seed of Ponchatoula, LA.

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  
Johnny Lee, 106 Walden Pond Road, Headland, AL 36345, Phone 334-693-5252 X
John Miller, 778 First Baptist Church Road, Midway, AL 36053, Phone 888-307-8773 X
Rhoades Brothers Farms, 4485 Hwy 189, Kinston, AL 36453, Phone 334-565-3554 X X

TRITICALE

TRICAL 342- (Protected Variety 1994-PVPA) This is a new 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, Trical 342 appears to be a considerable improvement over Sunland since it is later maturing and higher yielding. Trical 342 has been released exclusively to Resource Seeds for marketing.

MONARCH - (Protected Variety 1994-PVPA) This early maturing cultivar for wildlife food plots was developed by the University of Florida and the University of Georgia . It was included in a wildlife (mainly whitetail deer) preference trial in MS and was rated above all other small grains. It has been licensed exclusively to Oakhaven Wildlife, Inc. of Senatobia , MS .

                                                                                                              WHEAT

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 Seed
Reg. Cert.
Clemmons and Hamner Seed, 5578 County Road 34, Killen, AL 35645, Phone 256-757-9996   X

COKER 9663- (Protected Variety 1994-PVPA) Coker 9663 is tall but has good straw strength, early to medium in maturity, and a 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 Seed
Reg. Cert.
Clemmons and Hamner Seed, 5578 County Road 34, Kille , AL 35645, Phone 256-757-9996   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 possesses excellent resistance to the locally predominate races of Hessian fly, 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.
Bostick Farms, P.O. Box 354, Headland, AL 36345, Phone 334-726-0884 X

Terry Meadows, 2924 Hwy 2, Bonifay, FL, 32425 Phone 850-547-3177

 X X
John Miller, 778 First Baptist Church Road, Midway, AL 36053, Phone 888-307-8773 X X
Moorer Seed Company, 333 Walmut St. Ext., Prattville, AL 36067, Phone 334-365-8081 X  
Parker's High Yield Farms, 9071 E. State Hwy 52, Hartford, AL 36344, Phone 334-588-3641 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  
Self Farms, 121 Self Road, Eufaula, AL 36027, Phone 334-695-5225 X