Spring 2011

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 2011

103 Members

Total Spring Acreage
Inspected Rejected Approved
3,041 0 3,041


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
FL02011 342
Horizon 201 Monarch
Horizon 474  
LA 99016  
Plot Spike LA 9339  


SPRING 2011
ACRES APPROVED

CROP VARIETY FDN REG CERT TOTAL
Bermudagrass Russell 5   52 57
  Tifton 44     1 1
   Tifton 85      30 30
     ___ ___ ___ ___
    5   83 88
  
Oats Florida 501 60 50 135 245
  FL02011 13     13
  Horizon 201 13     13
  Horizon 474 6     6
  LA 99016 13     13
  Plot Spike LA 9339 6     6
    ___ ___ ___ ___
    111 50 135 296
 
Rye Wrens Abruzzi 110 195 105 410
    ___ ___ ___ ___
    110 195 105 410
 
Triticale 342 75     75
  Monarch 38     38
    ___ ___ ___ ___
    113     113
 
Wheat AgriPro W1377   96   96
  Arcadia     191 191
  Beretta     260 260
  Coker 9553   100 458 558
  Ga Gore  30 190   220
  Oakes   144 305 449
  Magnolia   110 250 360
    ____ ____ ____ ____
     30 640 1464 2134
           

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 Rd., Clanton, AL 35045, Phone 205-389-1559   X
Donnell Farms, P.O. Box 119, Bellwood, AL 36313, Phone 334-588-3894   X
Mark Foster, 1290 Williams Settlement Rd., Blountsville, AL 35031, Phone 205-237-5490   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.
Mark Foster, 1290 Williams Settlement Rd., Blountsville, AL 35031, Phone 205-237-5490   X

 

TIFTON 85 - Tifton 85 is taller, has larger stems, bRd.er 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 Rd., 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.

John Miller, P.O. Box 5008, Union Springs, AL 36089, Phone 334-738-2663
X
  
Wendland Farms, P.O. Box 220, Autaugaville, AL 36003, Phone 334-365-8726  
X

FL02011- A hull-less winter oat variety that was co-developed by the University of Florida and Louisiana State University Agricultural Center. It is a good forage type oat because of its early season vigorous growth and high tillering capacity. It is medium in height, early maturing, has good grain yield and has excellent crown rust resistance.

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 U.S. 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 at Ponchatoula, LA. 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.

PLOT SPIKE LA 9339- 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 production has been high over a period of many years in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain.

 

Class of Seed
Reg. Cert.
John Miller, P.O. Box 5008, Union Springs, AL 36089, Phone 334-738-2663 X  
Wendland Farms, P.O. Box 220, Autaugaville, AL 36003, Phone-334-365-8726   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 Syngenta Seeds, Inc. of Minnetonka, MN.

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 Syngenta Seeds, Inc. of Minnetonka, MN.

WHEAT

AGRIPRO W1377- (Protected Variety 1994-PVPA) AgriPro W1377 is a medium maturity, awnless soft red winter wheat variety. Plant height is medium tall, with medium seed size. Shows moderate to good resistance to stripe rust, septoria leaf blotch, and leaf rust with susceptibility to powdery mildew. Good yield potential.

  Class of Seed
Reg. Cert.
Clemmons and Hamner Seed, 5578 Co. Rd. 34, Killen, AL 35645, Phone 256-757-9996 X  

ARCADIA-(Protected Variety 1994-PVPA) Arcadia is a soft red winter wheat developed by Syngenta Seeds, Inc. It is an early maturing, semi-dwarf wheat with moderate resistance to moderate susceptibility to prevalent races of leaf and stripe rusts. It is susceptible to powdery mildew and Hessian fly and moderately susceptible to Septoria trittici.

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

BERETTA- (Protected Variety 1994-PVPA) Beretta is a soft red winter wheat developed by AgriPro wheat. Beretta had medium-short height, strong straw strength and medium in maturity. It 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 adaptation including Northern Alabama.

  Class of Seed
Reg. Cert.
Bragg Farms, 1180 Grimwood Rd., 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 Seed
Reg. Cert.
Bragg Farms, 1180 Grimwood Rd., Toney, AL 35773, Phone 256-828-3611   X
Carroll Lasater, 1050 Bobo Section Rd., Hazel Green, AL 35750, Phone 256-828-1333 X  
Clemmons and Hamner Seed, 5578 Co. Rd. 34, Killen, 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 has excellent resistance to the locally predominant 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.
John Miller, P.O. Box 5008, Union Springs, AL 36089, Phone 334-738-2663 X
Parker’s High Yield Farms, 9071 E. State Hwy 52, Hartford, AL 36344 Phone 334-588-3641 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.
Bragg Farms, 1180 Grimwood Rd., Toney, AL 35773, Phone 256-828-3611   X
Carroll Lasater, 1050 Bobo Section Rd., Hazel Green, AL 35750, Phone 256-828-1333 X  

 

OAKES- (Protected Variety 1994-PVPA) Oakes is a soft red winter wheat that was released by Agripro Coker. It is of medium height and medium maturity. Head shape is tapering and apically awnletted. Oakes has moderate resistance to stripe rust, leaf rust, wheat spindle streak virus, soil borne mosaic virus and septoria tritici. It is susceptible to Hessian fly and powdery mildew.

  Class of Seeds
Reg. Cert.
Bragg Farms, 1180 Grimwood Rd., Toney, AL 35773, Phone 256-828-3611   X
Carroll Lasater 1050 Bobo Section Rd. Hazel Green, AL 35750, Phone 256-828-1333 X  
Clemmons and Hamner Seed, 5578 Co. Rd. 34, Killen, AL 35645, Phone 256-757-9996 X