Oregon Seed Certification Service: Fees and Deadlines

2008 Oregon Seed Certification Service Fees and Deadlines

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Field Inspection Fees

Submit fees to local county Extension office. Make checks payable to "Oregon State University Extension Service."

Seedling Inspection, Pre-Plant Inspection, and Planting Inspection Fee*

Signed up within 60 days after planting: $35.00/field
Late sign-up; 61-120 days after planting: $60.00/field
Late sign-up; 121 days or more after planting: $90.00/field
Re-inspection of seedling: $25.00/field
Re-inspections signed up after date specified on rejection notice: $50.00/field

*Includes Establishment of Crop History (ECH-fees same as seedling fees) for Perennial ryegrass.
Check specific crop standards for special requirements.

Modified Land History: $50.00/field (Late requests requiring added inspections will be assessed an additional fee of $50.00)

Seed Crop

Seed Stock Fields (Pre-Basic, Basic, Fdn & Reg) of Grass, Beets, Beans, Alfalfa, Clovers, Vetches, Sunflower, Stolon Beds: $50.00, plus per acre fee
Certified Class (Blue Tag) and Pre-Variety Germplasm

Grass, Legumes, Small Grains, Sugar Beets: $3.00/acre
Kale, Stolon Beds, Pre-Variety Germplasm Increases, & Misc. Crops: $3.00/acre
Beans, Chickpea, Sunflower: $4.00/acre
Minimum charge: $35.00/field

Late sign-up fee: 1 to 50 acres - initial acreage fee or minimum charge plus $25.00 per field. 51 acres or more - initial acreage fee plus an additional $0.50 per acre.
Re-inspection: $25.00/field
Re-inspections signed up after date specified on application: $50.00/field
Identity Preserved: $25.00/field non-refundable application fee plus $3.50/acre

Refunds

To be eligible for refunds, seedling and/or seed crop applications must be withdrawn prior to field inspection. The initiate refund, seed grower must submit a written request to Seed Certification for a refund (a special request charge will be withheld for processing). No refunds on rejected fields, either seedling or seed crop.

Additional & Special Fees

Submit to: Oregon Seed Certification Service, 31 Crop Science Building, Corvallis, OR 97331-3003. Make checks payable to "Oregon State University Extension Service."

All Grasses & Legumes, Beans, Beets, & OECD³ Crops: $0.23/cwt-Sampled^1,5
All Grasses & Legumes, Beans, Beets, & OECD Crops: $0.05/cwt-Re-sampled^2,5
Cereals: $0.13/cwt-Sampled¹
OECD Certificates - 5,001 pounds or more⁴: $50.00/each
OECD Certificates - 5,000 pounds or less⁴: $25.00/each
Second Issuance of tags: $0.05/tag (Min. of $25.00)
Additional Charge for Adhesive Tags: $0.10/tag
Revising OECD Certificates: $25.00
Field Status Reports for Contractors: $25.00 (for reports under 25 pages), $50.00 (for reports over 25 pages)
Special Requests (incl. re-entry of fields and review of reissuances/blends/mixtures): $25.00/each
Movement of Untagged Seed Lots: $10.00/each via phone or FAX; no charge if through web

Footnotes

¹: $25.00 minimum charge
²: $10.00 minimum charge
³: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
⁴: An additional OECD assessment will be billed on each OECD seed lost, as assessed by USA-OECD authorities. Current assessment is $0.08/cwt. for Grasses, $0.13/cwt. for Legumes, $0.11/cwt for Brassicas and Beets, and $0.08/cwt for cereals--all are assessed by USA-OECD authorities (to be billed in addition to listed fees).
⁵: Additional charge for lots tagged in 25 pounds or less, $0.05/tag (min. of $25.00)

Sign-up Deadlines¹

Seedling Inspection: Within 60 days of planting
Seedling Inspection: Within 15 days for Alfalfa, planted between January 1 and July 1
Seedling Inspection: Within 15 days for Red Clover planted between April 1 and July 1
Modified Land History and Pre-plant Inspections: Within 60 days of planned working of ground (see procedures)
March 15: Rape, Canola (or within 15 days of planting if planted on or after March 1)
April 15: Grasses, Buckhorn Plaintain, Kale, Little Burnet, Meadowfoam, Radish, Subterranean Clover, Sugar Beets, Turnip, Legumes (except Alfalfa, Field Bean, Red Clover, and Trefoil)
June 1: Field Bean²
June 15: Alfalfa, Chickpea², Forage Kochia, Red Clover, Soybeans, Trefoil, Sudangrass²

¹: Field must be ready for inspection, including isolation stakes at final sign-up deadlines.
²: Field Beans and Sudangrass planted after crop sign-up deadline must be signed up within 15 days after planting. Chickpeas planted after crop sign-up deadline must be signed up within 5 days after planting.

Sign-up Deadline for Small Grain and Small Grain Identity Preservation

Seedling application: When required (see Small Grain Standards) to be submitted within 60 days of fall planting (or earlier if row closure is expected to occur rapidly, or within 15 days of spring planting.
Crop application: April 15 for fields planted on or before January 31; June 1 for fields planted February 1 to May 17; within 15 days of planting for fields planted after May 17.

Contact Person for Certification Inquiries

Benton: Mark Mellbye, 541-766-6750
Clackamas: Tom Silberstein, 503-655-8631
Crook: Mylen Bohle, 541-447-6228
Douglas: Shelby Filley, 541-672-4461
Gilliam: Jordan Maley, 541-384-2271
Harney: Dave Chamberlin, 541-573-2506
Jackson: Philip VanBuskirk, 541-776-7371
Jefferson: Marvin Butler, 541-475-3808
Klamath: Rodney Todd, 541-883-7131
Lane: Mark Mellbye, 541-682-4243
Linn: Mark Mellbye, 541-967-3871
Malheur: Lynn Jensen, 541-881-1417
Marion: Tom Silberstein, 541-588-5301
Morrow: Larry Lutcher, 541-676-9642
Polk: Gene Pirelli, 503-623-8395
Sherman: Sandy Macnab, 541-565-3230
Umatilla: Don Horneck, 541-567-8321
Union: Darren Walenta, 541-963-1010
Wallowa: John Williams, 541-426-3143
Wasco: Lynn Long, 541-296-5494
Washington: Susan Aldrich-Markham, 503-725-2300
Yamhill: Susan Aldrich-Markham, 503-434-7517

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