2010 Proceedings - Society Commercial Seed Technologists

PROCEEDINGS
AOSA / SCST
100th ANNUAL MEETING
ASSOCIATION OF OFFICIAL SEED ANALYSTS, INC.
AND
87th ANNUAL MEETING
SOCIETY OF COMMERCIAL SEED TECHNOLOGISTS, INC.
St. Louis, MO
June 7 - June 10, 2010

2009-2010 AOSA EXECUTIVE BOARD
Michael Stahr, President
Dan Curry, Vice President
Iowa State University Seed Testing Laboratory
Director of Seed Services
128A Seed Science Center
351B Crop Science Bldg.
Ames, IA 50011
Oregon State University
PH: 515-294-0117 Corvallis, OR 97331
Email: mgstahr@iastate.edu PH: 541-737-5094
FAX: 515-294-8303
Email: Daniel.Curry@oregonstate.edu
FAX: 541-737-1589
Ethan Waltermire, Secretary-Treasurer
Anita Hall, Executive Assistant
Manager, Colorado Seed Laboratory
Association of Official Seed Analysts, Inc.
351B Crop Science Bldg. 101 East State St., #214
1170 Campus Delivery Ithaca, NY 14850
Fort Collins, CO PH: 607-256-3313
PH: 970-491-6406
Email: aosa.office@twcny.rr.com
Email: ethan.waltermire@colostate.edu FAX: 607-273-1638
FAX: 970-491-1173
Board Members
Janine Maruschak
Aaron Palmer
CFIA Saskatoon Laboratory, Seed Science and Technology Section
Arkansas State Plant Board
Room 301
Seed Laboratory
421 Downey Rd #1 Natural Resources Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Little Rock, AK 72205
Canada S7N 4L8 PH: 501-225-1598
PH: 306-975-5832
Email: Aaron.Palmer@aspb.ar.gov
Email: jmaruschak@inspection.gc.ca FAX: 501- 225-7213
Johnny Zook Aida Galarza Michael Gill
Pennsylvania State Seed Laboratory Georgia Dept. of Agriculture New Mexico Dept. of Agriculture
2301 N. Cameron Street Seed Division, Atlanta Laboratory State Seed Laboratory, MSC 3190
Harrisburg, PA 17110-9408 Room 536 Agriculture Building New Mexico State University
PH: 717-787-5609 19 M. L. King Jr. Drive, SW PO Box 30005
Email: jgarvey@state.pa.us Atlanta, GA 30334 Las Cruces, NM 88003-8005
FAX: 717-705-6518 PH: 404-656-5584 PH: 505-646-3407
Email: Aida.Galarza@agr.georgia.gov Email: mgill@nmda.nmsu.edu
FAX: 404-463-8568 FAX: 505-646-1841
Patricia Stowe
NC Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services
PO Box 27647
216 West Jones St.
Raleigh, NC 27603
PH: 919-733-3930
Email: pat.stowe@ncmail.net
FAX: 919-733-1041
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2009-2010 SCST EXECUTIVE BOARD
President
Vice President
Doug Miller, RGT
Brent Reschly, RST
Illinois Crop Improvement
Syngenta Seeds, Inc.
3105 Research Road 1524 South Bell Ave., Suite 102
PO Box 9013 Ames, IA 50010
Champaign, IL 61826 PH: 515-663-6102
PH: 217-359-4053 FAX: 515-233-8754
FAX: 217-359-4075
Email: brent.reschly@syngenta.com
Email: dmiller@ilcrop.com
Director-at-Large Director-at Large Director-at Large
Pat Jennings, RST Sue Alvarez, RST Terry Dunfield, RST
ADM Edible Bean Research - BN8 Seminis Vegetable Seeds J&T Green
19332 Homedale Rd. 2700 Camino del Sol Seed Services Division
Caldwell, ID 83607 Oxnard, CA 93030 726 Shoshone Ave. West
PH: 208-455-7728 PH: 805-918-2469 Suite 9
FAX: 208-459-3370 FAX: 805-918-2424 PH: 208-732-0013
Email: patricia.jennings@adm.com Email: sue.alvarez@seminis.com FAX: 208-732-0014
Email: DUNFIELDT@aol.com
Director-at Large
Michael Stahr, CGT
Iowa State University Seed Laboratory
128A Seed Science Center
Ames, IA 50511 Waterman, IL 60556
PH: 515-294-0117 PH: 815-264-8142
Director-at Large
Jean Tolliver, RST
Monsanto Seed Technology Center
460 E. Adams Street
FAX: 515-294-8303 Fax 815-264-7940
Email: mgstahr@iastate.edu
Email: Jean.Tolliver@monsanto.com
Executive Director
Anita Hall
Society of Commercial Seed Technologists, Inc.
101 East State Street
#214
Ithaca, NY 14850
PH: 607-256-3313
Fax 607-273-1638
scst@twcny.rr.com
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2009-2010 SEED TECHNOLOGIST NEWSLETTER EDITORIAL STAFF
AOSA EDITOR
SCST EDITOR
Cindy Finneseth
DaNell Jamieson
Seed Testing Coordinator BioDiagnostics, inc.
Division of Regulatory Services 507 Highland Drive
College of Agriculture River Falls, WI 54022
University of Kentucky PH: 715-426-0246
103 Regulatory Services Building FAX: 715-426-0251
Lexington, KY 40546-0275 Email: danell.jamieson@biodiagnostics.net
PH: 859-257-2785
FAX: 859-323-9931
Email: cindy.finneseth@uky.edu
NORTHWEST I
MIDWEST IIA
Maryanne Triggs
Doug Miller
Washington State Dept. of Ag. Illinois Crop Improvement Assoc,
21 N. 1 st Ave., Suite 203 3105 Research Rd.
Yakima, WA 98902 P.O. Box 9013
509-225-2630 Champaign, IL 61826
Fax 509-454-4395 217-359-4053
mtriggs@agr.wa.gov Fax 217-359-4075
j_lair@nass.usda.gov
MIDWEST IIB NORTHEAST III SOUTHWEST IV
Ronny Parmely Johnny Zook Donna Grubisic
SDSU Seed Lab PA State Seed Laboratory MD Seed Analysis
P.O. Box 2207-A 2301 N. Cameron St. PO Box 40335
Brookings, SD 57007 Harrisburg, PA 17110 Santa Barbara, CA 93140
605-688-6636 717-787-4894 805-962-0739
Fax 605-688-4013 Fax 717-705-6518 Fax 805-962-0927
Ronny_Parmely@sdstate.edu jzook@state.pa.us mdseedanalysis@verizon.net
SOUTHERN V CANADA BOOKSHELF
Aaron Palmer
Harold Armstrong
Arkansas State Plant Board
Monsanto
#1 Natural Resources Dr. 460 E. Adams St.
Little Rock, AR 72205 Waterman, IL 60556
501-225-1598 815-264-8142
Fax 501-225-7213 FAX: 815-264-7940
Aaron. Palmer@aspb.ar.gov
harold.r.armstrong@monsanto.com
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
2009-2010 AOSA EXECUTIVE BOARD ........................................................................ 2
2009-2010 SCST EXECUTIVE BOARD ......................................................................... 3
2009-2010 SEED TECHNOLOGIST NEWSLETTER EDITORIAL STAFF ..................... 4
2010 AOSA/SCST ANNUAL MEETING ......................................................................... 6
BOARD AND BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES ............................................................. 7
AOSA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING ...................................................................... 7
SCST EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING ..................................................................... 11
JOINT SCST-AOSA LONG RANGE PLANNING MEETING ..................................... 14
JOINT SCST-AOSA RULES VOTING SESSION & BUSINESS MEETING .............. 20
AOSA ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING ..................................................................... 23
SCST ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING ..................................................................... 27
COMMITTEE REPORTS .............................................................................................. 35
GENETIC TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE .................................................................. 35
HANDBOOK COMMITTEE ........................................................................................ 36
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE................................................................................ 37
JOURNAL COMMITTEE ........................................................................................... 37
LAB STANDARDS & DOCUMENTATION COMMITTEE .......................................... 39
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ..................................................................................... 39
NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE .................................................................................... 46
PROFICIENCY TESTING COMMITTEE ................................................................... 47
REFEREE COMMITTEE ........................................................................................... 47
RESEARCH COMMITTEE ........................................................................................ 48
RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE .................................................................................. 49
RULES COMMITTEE ................................................................................................ 50
TEACHING AND TRAINING COMMITTEE ............................................................... 51
RESEARCH SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS .................................................................. 52
CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION SPECIES COMMITTEE ............................ 52
CULTIVAR PURITY COMMITTEE ............................................................................ 53
GERMINATION AND DORMANCY COMMITTEE ..................................................... 54
PURITY COMMITTEE ............................................................................................... 54
RULES ISSUES AND REVIEW COMMITTEE .......................................................... 55
SEED MOISTURE COMMITTEE ............................................................................... 56
STATISTICS COMMITTEE ....................................................................................... 56
TETRAZOLIUM COMMITTEE ................................................................................... 57
TREE AND SHRUB COMMITTEE ............................................................................. 58
VIGOR COMMITTEE ................................................................................................. 59
SCST COMMITTEE REPORTS .................................................................................... 59
ETHICS COMMITTEE ............................................................................................... 59
EXAMINATION COMMITTEE ................................................................................... 60
NOMINATING COMMITTEE ..................................................................................... 60
SEED LIBRARY COMMITTEE .................................................................................. 61
AOSA COMMITTEE REPORTS ................................................................................... 61
AFFILIATE COMMITTEE .......................................................................................... 61
AUDIT COMMITTEE ................................................................................................. 61
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BY-LAWS COMMITTEE ............................................................................................ 62
certification of analysts COMMITTEE ........................................................................ 62
LIAISON REPORT ..................................................................................................... 63
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE .................................................................................... 63
MERIT AWARD COMMITTEE ................................................................................... 64
NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE ................................................................................... 64
MEETING ATTENDEES ............................................................................................... 65
SCST MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD, HONORARY MEMBERS, ........................ 74
AND GAVEL CLUB MEMBERS ................................................................................... 74
RECIPIENTS OF THE SCST MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD ........................... 74
SCST HONORARY MEMBERS ................................................................................ 75
SCST GAVEL CLUB .................................................................................................. 76
2010 AOSA/SCST ANNUAL MEETING
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BOARD AND BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES
AOSA EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
Association of Official Seed Analysts
99 th Annual Board Meeting
June 5, 2010
Present: President Mike Stahr, Vice-President Dan Curry, Secretary-Treasurer Ethan
Waltermire, Board Members Michael Gill, Aaron Palmer, Aida Galarza, Janine
Maruschak, and Executive Assistant Anita Hall.
I. Call to Order
President Mike Stahr called the meeting to order at 8:04am.
II. Additions to and Approval of the Agenda
The budget discussion was moved to Monday morning at 7:00am.
Aaron Palmer made a motion to approve the agenda, Janine Maruschak seconded,
motion carried.
III. Budget
The board met Monday June 7 at 7:00am to review the 2009-2010 year to date income
report and the 2010-2011 proposed budget.
Dan Curry made a motion to accept the income report and proposed budget as
presented, Janine Maruschak seconded, motion carried.
IV. Correspondence
No correspondence was received since the last conference call.
V. Committee Reports
Two committee reports were discussed in detail.
A. The TZ Committee will have a draft of the new Tetrazolium Handbook available by
August. The goal is to publish the handbook in 2010, and the board will work with
the committee to set a price and publication method this fall.
B. The Cultivar Purity Committee is working on revising their handbook, and is
considering moving the genetic information into a separate handbook.
VI. Old Business
A. Rules Discussion
i. Rules Survey
The board discussed the survey that was sent to all member laboratories regarding use
of the AOSA Rules and specifically 200 seed vs. 400 seed germination tests for
regulatory samples. It was noted that many labs screen regulatory samples using a 200
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seed test, but violations are issued only after testing an additional 400 seeds. The
board does not find fault with this approach, but it was emphasized that a 200+200 seed
germ test is statistically not the same as a complete 400 seed germ test. The tolerance
applied when comparing two 200 seed tests (lab) to a 400 seed test (label) are different
than those used for comparing a 400 seed test with a 400 seed test. Stop-sales cost
seed companies’ money, and it is clear that a single 400 seed test should be the basis
for issuing a violation.
The board will attempt to contact labs that did not respond to the survey, and will follow
up with those labs who indicated that they only test 200 seeds. The board noted that it
might be prudent to extend a similar survey to SCST labs, and that it should follow up
with the Statistics Committee regarding the statistical difference between a 200+200 vs.
a 400 seed test.
The survey indicated that some labs are performing service tests (for labeling purposes)
using 200 seed germination tests. The methods are documented on lab reports, and
the respective certification associations support the 200 seed tests. The board
supported the steps labs take to correctly document rule deviations, but were concerned
about the ramifications of those seed lots crossing state lines.
The board feels that the standards of AOSA labs are high, and would like to encourage
member labs to maintain high standards despite the difficult economic times. We
should all remember that our standards and rules are especially relevant during a poor
economy. ASTA is talking to their members about maintaining good stewardship
practices and not allowing standards to slip during the current economic crises, the
board supports this discussion.
ii. Rules Clarification
The board discussed additional ways to clarify the Rules for Testing Seeds. Alternative
germination methods and special procedures were discussed. The board wants to
know which methods laboratories are using and why. It was noted that germination
temperatures do not appear in preferential order in the Rules. The board decided that a
survey will be released this summer and will ask members to list the five most confusing
areas of the rules. The germination and purity committees will also be consulted. The
results will be passed to the appropriate committees for review.
B. Long Range Planning
The board discussed the upcoming long range planning meeting. An update will be
given on the consolidation effort. The initial review of the current AOSA and SCST
bylaws and the proposed consolidated bylaws recommends that the organizations first
consolidate the accreditation exams and the committee structure. It was also
recommended that any vote to adopt new bylaws utilize the current bylaws voting
structures of AOSA and SCST.
i. Committees
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The board discussed the need to have complete list of committee members. Committee
chairs will be asked to provide a list of the names of the people on their committee to
the executive assistant with their committee report. The board also asked the chair of
the bylaws committee to provide a list of closed committees and open committees so
that members know which they can join. It was stressed that chairs of committees
should endeavor to include anyone who shows an interest in their committee.
ii. AOSA Publication Tracking
Anita Hall provided the board with a draft spreadsheet which lists the most current
AOSA publications, their effective date, their source, and approver. The board asked
that this information be made available at the long range planning meeting and on the
website. It was also suggested that other documents, such as the SCST training
manual and handbook 30, also be added to the list.
The idea of “Best Practices” for lab management was discussed. This would be a
publication which would outline guidelines for the frequency of equipment calibration,
record keeping, etc.. The board noted that this information might be appropriate for the
Purity and Germination handbooks.
Ideas for bylaw changes at the 2011 meeting were discussed. The chair of the bylaws
committee was asked to prepare changes dealing with the procedures for bylaw
modification, the definition of an affiliate member, and the possibility for an SCST
member to co-chair the Rules committee. The bylaw committee was also instructed to
draft bylaw changes which would create joint AOSA and SCST committees to further
streamline the workload of each organization’s members. These changes will be
available for the membership to consider by 2011.
The Board took a break from 10:00 am to 10:30 am.
After returning from their break the board discussed new business.
VII. New Business
A. Exam Consolidation
The board discussed at length the latest proposal for consolidating the AOSA and
SCST exams. The board recognizes and commends the individuals who have worked
to make a single accreditation exam possible, and believes that the proposed analyst
accreditation scheme raises the bar for both AOSA and SCST. The board also
discussed the possibility of purchasing the seedling photos currently used in the virtual
germination practical exam from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. The
possibility of collaborating with SCST to pay a university or other laboratory to take
photographs was also discussed.
The board recessed for lunch at 12:40 pm. They reconvened at 2:00 pm.
B. Seedling Evaluation Handbook
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The proposal for a revised Rules for Testing Seeds Vol. 4 (Seedling Evaluation) was
considered by the board. The proposal was drafted by Riad Baalbaki, Sabry Elias, and
Miller McDonald. Because this is such a large undertaking the board had several
concerns.
i. The voting process. Should the entire revised handbook be voted in at
once or in parts?
ii. Review of the information and photos added to the Vol. 4 should be a
transparent process; all members would be asked to participate in the
review process.
iii. There was concern that the current seedling illustrations will be
replaced with photographs, it was clarified that this is not the intent of
the authors. Photos will supplement the current illustrations.
iv. The board would like to express enthusiastic support for the project,
and would like to thank Riad Baalbaki, Sabry Elias, and Miller
McDonald for taking on this project.
C. OECD Seed Schemes Document: A Synthesis of International
Regulatory Aspects that Affect the Seed Trade.
The board reviewed the report from Vice President Curry regarding OECD meeting in
New Zealand. We made several recommended changes to the document to better
represent AOSA and SCST and the role we play in the international seed trade. The
document was then passed to the SCST board for review.
D. 2010 Rule Proposals
The board then began their discussion of the 2010 rule proposals. Concern over the
Blue Grama proposal was expressed, especially in relation to the removal of the
blowing point as the primary separation method. The board members agreed that the
possibility for lively discussion was high at the open rules meeting.
The board expressed concern over the need to re-issue the Rules CD because of a
typo last year.
Dan Curry made a motion to approve $1000 dollars for the professional review of Rules
and other handbooks prior to their publication. Janine Maruschak seconded. The
motion carried.
E. Honorary Member Application
Joe Garvey was nominated as an AOSA honorary member.
Aaron Palmer made a motion to approve and Mike Gil seconded. The motion carried.
At 4:58 pm Aaron Palmer made a motion to adjourn, Dan Curry seconded and the
motion carried.
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SCST EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
Society of Commercial Seed Technologists
Executive Board Meeting Minutes
June 6, 2010
Present: President Doug Miller, Vice President Brent Reschly, Directors-at-Large: Sue
Alvarez, Terry Dunfield, Pat Jennings, Mike Stahr, Jean Tolliver, and Executive Director
Anita Hall. Incoming Directors-at-Large Randy Judd and Heidi Larson were also present
as observers.
I. Call to order
The meeting was called to order by Doug Miller at 8:02 am CDT.
II. Additions to and adoption of agenda
Terry Dunfield made a motion to accept the agenda as written, Pat Jennings seconded,
motion passed.
III. Executive Board Reports
A. Executive Director Anita Hall- Tabled, approved during secondary board
meeting on June 10.
B. Board Member Reports
Executive board members provided an update on their activities since the April 22, 2010
conference call. Annual activity reports for all board members are included in the
SCST Annual Business Meeting Minutes.
VI. Committee Reports
A. The Tetrazolium Committee will have a draft of the new handbook available
for review in August by the Handbook Committee. The goal is to publish the
handbook in late 2010.
B. The Cultivar Purity Committee is working on revising their handbook, and will
consider moving the genetic testing information into a separate handbook
during the committee meeting.
C. The Ethics Committee will present information on the report of analysis and
discuss combining information from two labs on a report of analysis.
D. The Teaching and Training Committee is planning a workshop in 2011 and
has developed a resource guide to aid RST/CVT/CPT exam candidates.
E. Genetic Technology Committee hosted a Superworkshop in February and
organized a workshop at the annual meeting.
V. Correspondence
None received since last conference call on 4-22-2010.
VI. Old Business
A. Blue Germination Blotters
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The board discussed the need to continue communicating with the supplier as they
develop a new formula for the blue blotters. Several labs have tested the blotters, with
varying results; this information has been shared with the company.
B. Website template
Anita Hall previewed the design for the new SCST website. Board members suggested
adding an ‘about’ area to the website for browsers unfamiliar with SCST. The new
website will include a shopping cart for online purchases, dues payments, and
registrations, a searchable membership database, calendar, and improved
announcements newsfeed. Once the basic design layout is finalized the information
from the current website will be transferred. Individual committee chairs will be able to
access their webpages and edit them using a layout similar to a word document. This
will help the website to remain up to date and relevant.
C. Rules Discussion
i. AOSA Rules Survey
The board discussed the AOSA survey from 2009 that focused on the
use of the AOSA Rules and 200 vs. 400 seed germination tests for
regulatory tests. It is understood that some labs use a 200 seed test to
screen samples and then follow up with a 200 or 400 seed test before
a stop sale or violation is issued. It was agreed that a true 400 seed
test should be the basis for any violations. It is very important to note
that a 200 seed test followed by another 200 seed test is not
statistically the same as one 400 seed test. In these cases the
tolerances for 200 seed tests should be applied, not the tolerances
used for comparing two 400 seed tests. The board will work with
AOSA to educate regulatory officials and members about this issue.
The AOSA board also suggested that a similar survey on use of the
AOSA Rules be sent to SCST members, the SCST board agreed this
could provide interesting information and a survey should be pursued
in the coming year.
ii.
Rules Clarification, Alternate Methods
The AOSA Rules include multiple test methods and alternate test
methods for some species. The board discussed whether the multiple
and alternate methods of testing may cause variation in test results,
particularly if industry labs use one method and regulatory labs use
another method. The SCST board agreed to develop joint survey with
AOSA to determine which areas of the rules are most confusing for
members. The information from the survey can be used for the free
rules clarification workshop planned for the 2011 Annual Meeting.
D. Long Range Planning Agenda
i. AOSA/SCST Consolidation update
Members will be informed that a preliminary review of the draft
consolidated bylaws and the current AOSA and SCST bylaws led to a
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ecommendation that the organizations first focus on consolidating
analyst accreditation exams and committee structure. It was also
recommended that when it is time to vote on the consolidated bylaws
the voting process in the current AOSA and SCST bylaws should be
utilized.
ii.
iii.
iv.
Exam Consolidation
A working group of AOSA and SCST exam committee members have
developed a draft plan for a consolidated exam. The consolidated
exam takes the strengths of both exams and creates a single
accreditation standard for seed analysts in the US. Brent Reschly and
Mike Gil will present the draft proposal. It will take several years to
collect the materials needed to conduct a uniform, professional exam
in regional locations. The board held a detailed and lengthy discussion
on the proposal and agreed that the plans for a consolidated exam
incorporate the best components of the current exams and will
increase uniformity in analyst accreditation.
Committee Discussion
The presentation will focus on the current committees and their
purpose. The process for joining a committee will be explained and
committees will be encouraged to maintain complete records of current
committee members and to record meeting minutes to aid future
committee chairs.
AOSA Rules Voting
In order to streamline the Rules voting process the AOSA Board has
proposed that AOSA members vote on the Rule proposals by paper
ballot during the joint voting session this year. The process will be
reviewed and discussed during the joint Long Range Planning
Meeting.
v. Publication Tracking
A spreadsheet containing the current AOSA and SCST publications,
the dates of publication, and the available format will be reviewed. The
purpose of this database is to provide an easy, comprehensive
resource for analysts and labs to ensure that they have the most up to
date publications in their laboratories. The information will be
published on the AOSA and SCST website and in the Seed
Technologists Newsletter.
VII. New Business
A. Seedling Evaluation Handbook
The proposal drafted by Riad Baalbaki, Sabry Elias, and Miller McDonald for revising
the Rules for Testing Seeds Vol. 4 (Seedling Evaluation) was reviewed by the board.
The proposal represents major changes to Vol. 4 and the following issues were raised:
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i. The seedling illustrations should remain in the publication.
Photographs can supplement the illustrations.
ii. The process for revisions should be transparent and open, all voting
members should be allowed to participate in the process.
iii. Voting on changes will be difficult and the process needs to be
clarified. Will it be in sections or on the document as a whole?
iv. The photographs and additional information belong in a Seedling
Evaluation Handbook, as a supplemental resource, rather than in the
Rules. This would give analysts the chance to become familiar with
the resource before it became an official part of the Rules.
The AOSA and SCST presidents planned to meet with the authors to discuss the
concerns raised by members of both boards.
B. OECD Seed Schemes Document: A Synthesis of International
Regulatory Aspects that Affect the Seed Trade.
The board reviewed a report from AOSA Vice President Curry from the spring OECD
meeting in New Zealand. The report included a draft document that discussed seed
testing and mentioned AOSA and SCST. The board recommended several changes to
the document to clarify the descriptions of AOSA and SCST, and the role we play in the
global seed trade. The changes suggested by AOSA and SCST will be submitted to
OECD for consideration.
C. 2010 AOSA Rule Proposals
The proposals were discussed in detail, several proposals should generate debate and
the board anticipates a vigorous discussion at the open rules committee meeting.
IX. Adjournment
Jean Tolliver made a motion to adjourn at 3:38 pm CDT, Sue Alvarez seconded, motion
passed.
JOINT SCST-AOSA LONG RANGE PLANNING MEETING
Association of Official Seed Analyst
Society of Commercial Seed Technologists
Joint Long Range Planning Meeting
June 9, 2010
The meeting was called to order at 9:07am CDT by AOSA President Mike Stahr and
SCST President Doug Miller.
I. 2011 Annual Meeting Presentation- Susan Reed, VA DOA
The 2011 Annual Meeting, hosted by the Virginia Department of Agriculture &
Consumer Services, will be held in Williamsburg, VA, June 7-10 th , with two days of
workshops and exams preceding the meeting. Susan Reed, VA State Laboratory
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Manager, provided a preview of the meeting location, Williamsburg Woodlands Hotel &
Suites. The convention site has ample facilities for meetings and exhibit areas, and is
conveniently located near the entrance to the Colonial Williamsburg’s visitor center and
sights.
II. Consolidation Update- Doug Miller, SCST President
SCST President Doug Miller provided an update on the consolidation effort. Initial
review of the draft consolidation bylaws, , led to the recommendation that AOSA and
SCST first consolidate analyst accreditation exams and committee structures. It was
also recommended that the voting structures outlined in the current bylaws be utilized to
adopt any new bylaws. The appropriate committees have been asked to work on these
tasks; once they are completed a vote on consolidation in 2012 is possible.
III. Exam Consolidation- Brent Reschly, SCST Vice-President
The exam consolidation working group was formed in 2006; participants are members
of the AOSA certification of analysts and SCST exam committee. The goal of the
working group is to develop a uniform exam for analyst accreditation in the US.
The group documented the exam process of both associations and developed a
proposal for leveraging the best of both exams. The proposal is still being finalized;
when it is completed a detailed example of the process will be published in the Seed
Technologist Newsletter. The goal is to present a final proposal at the 2011
AOSA/SCST Annual Meeting. The first combined exam could be executed at the 2012
meeting.
Brent Reschly presented key components of the draft examination process:
• Offer exams in different regions, as needed, annually. Only approved labs can
host exam, must sign confidentiality and material transfer agreements.
• One day allotted for each exam.
• Purity exam content: Purity written exam, seed Identification, mix and divide a
sample, object classification, sample separation.
• Germination: germination written, germination practical.
Questions:
• Does it put extra pressure on those taking the RST exam (both germination and
purity) to take a two day exam?
Response: With a two day test more time is given for each section so there is
less stress on the examinee.
• Can you still take the sections separately, at different times and combine them to
become an RST?
Response: Yes.
• What is the object classification part of the exam?
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Response: Candidates are given images of 25 ‘objects’ found in a purity of a
specified crop and asked to classify them as pure, inert, weed, or crop seed. The
necessary references from Volume 3 Uniform Classification of Crop & Weed
Seeds are provided to the examinee.
• Will exams still be held regionally, as they currently are for AOSA?
Response: Yes, the exam will be available in the different regions on an annual
basis, as needed, analyst do not have to take the exam in their region.
• Can any lab host the exam?
Response: There will be an application process, labs will have to prove they have
the necessary equipment, sign a confidentiality agreement, and agree to keep all
materials secure.
• What is the process for retaking the exam?
Response: Analysts must wait 6 months and complete 5 continuing education
points before retaking the exam.
IV. AOSA/SCST Committees- Ethan Waltermire, AOSA Secretary-Treasurer,
Ethan was asked to put together a presentation listing the current AOSA and SCST
committees and explain which ones are open for membership and which ones are by
appointment only. The presentation explained the difference between the committee
types and encouraged members to participate.
Administrative Committees with open membership
AOSA By-laws
Purpose: receive amendments to the charter and bylaws and present them for approval
to the members.
SCST Ethics Committee
Purpose: to address ethical concerns within the organization and to recommend
courses of action to the board.
AOSA Handbook Committee
Purpose: to review and edit handbooks and other publications.
Meeting Place Committee
Purpose: act as a support/therapy group for past, present, and future meeting hosts.
AOSA Membership
Purpose: receive and make recommendations concerning membership into AOSA; shall
submit names for Honorary membership to the AOSA to the executive board.
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Informational Committees with open membership
AOSA Historian
Purpose: to compile and track the history of AOSA; to give a necrology report at the
annual meeting.
SCST Historian
Purpose: to compile and track the history of SCST; to give a necrology report at the
annual meeting.
SCST International Committee
Purpose: to promote and preserve the global relevance and stature of SCST analyst
accreditation and further the use of the AOSA Rules for Testing Seed, which are
integral to the movement of seed internationally
Lab Standards and Documentation
Purpose: to help laboratories standardize and clarify internal procedures.
Legislative
Purpose: to report changes in state and federal legislation.
Newsletter Committee
Purpose: to edit, publish and distribute “Seed Technologist News.”
Teaching and Training Committee
Purpose: Shall develop and implement a system of seed schools or workshops
throughout the United States and Canada.
Technical Committees with open membership
Conservation & Reclamation Species Referee
Cultivar Purity
Research
Flower Seed
Seed Pathology
Genetic Technology
Statistics
Germination & Dormancy
Tetrazolium
Proficiency Testing
Tree & Shrub
Purity
Vigor
Committees with membership by appointment only
AOSA Certification of Analysts
Purpose: establish and maintain exams for Certified Seed Analysts, and shall develop
and maintain continuing education standards for AOSA.
SCST Examination Committee
Purpose: review membership applications to the organizations and develop exam
materials for analyst accreditation.
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Seed Technology Journal Committee
Purpose: engage the services of a qualified editor and support the editor by assisting
with the solicitation of manuscripts and submissions for publication. Shall market the
journal of Seed Technology nationally and internationally.
AOSA Nominations Committee
Purpose: solicit nominations and prepare ballots for AOSA.
SCST Nominations Committee
Purpose: solicit nominations and prepare ballots for SCST.
AOSA Rules Committee
Purpose: receive, evaluate, and publish proposals and supporting data for changes in
the AOSA Rules for Testing Seeds.
Questions:
None
A break was held from 9:55- 10:15am CDT.
President Doug Miller reminded SCST members to come a few minutes early to the
Joint Business Meeting and Voting Session tomorrow morning in order to check in and
pick up their voting cards. AOSA and SCST members were reminded of the need to
attend the open Rules Committee meeting, scheduled for the afternoon.
V. AOSA Publication Tracking
Anita Hall presented a table developed by the Handbook Committee to track AOSA and
SCST publications to assist labs in maintaining current versions of all publications. The
master list of publications includes a process for recording revision dates, publication
and distribution information, and can be used as an audit tool. The publication tracking
information will be posted on the AOSA and SCST websites and published in the Seed
Technologist Newsletter.
Discussion:
It was agreed that this will be a useful tool for labs and analysts to easily check that they
are using the most current versions of AOSA and SCST publications.
VI. AOSA Members Rules Voting Procedure
President Mike Stahr presented a proposal to streamline the process and avoid multiple
recounts by having AOSA member use paper ballots. The AOSA bylaws do not
stipulate that oral voting is required. Currently the vote of each individual state is not
recorded; this would not change under the new system.
Numbered ballots would be assigned to the voting representative of each Official
Laboratory member, the ballots would be validated and counted, and individuals who
wish to know how an AOSA member voted can contact the member and request the
information.
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Discussion:
• As an AOSA member I like the idea of having a record of how each member
voted. We are public laboratories and our votes should be made public.
• Will this be implemented this year and has this been adequately communicated
to all the AOSA members? It could be a little premature; we need to make sure
everyone is very aware of change in the process.
• I do not like the idea of posting the results of how each AOSA member voted;
stakeholders can always contact their representatives.
• We (AOSA members) are funded by tax dollars, we need to be transparent.
• State seed labs should be communicating and discussing the information with
their industry and stakeholders.
• According to Robert’s Rules for Order a vote by ballot is for secrecy. We should
be cautious how we proceed with changing the voting procedure.
• There are alternate voting procedures, electronic systems, etc that can be
utilized. Perhaps these should be explored.
It was decided that AOSA would utilize the traditional voting system for the 2010
business meeting and Rules voting session. Options to improve the voting process will
be explored and discussed with members in the future.
VII. Other Items for Discussion
A. Seed Count Petition
Mike Stahr explained that AOSA and SCST have been working closely with ASTA and
other industry stakeholders to petition the National Conference on Weights and
Measures (NCWM) to adopt the procedures and tolerances for mechanical seed counts
as established in the AOSA Rules for Testing Seeds Section 12.
The concern was raised that if the adoption of the AOSA procedure by NCWM would
mean that Section 12 of the AOSA Rules cannot be amended in the future. This is
inaccurate; changes can be made to the Rules, the NCWM can be made aware of these
changes and they can adopt the amendments if needed. This is very similar to how the
Federal Seed Act regulations are updated every few years to incorporate the changes
made to the AOSA Rules.
B. STRF
What is the current status of STRF and when will it become active?
Anita Hall explained that several of the STRF board members had taken new roles and
were not as active in seed testing. The goal of raising $100,000 has been met and it is
time to transition to an active board of directors and research proposal review
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committee. Many SCST and AOSA members contributed time and money to STRF and
they feel a strong desire to see the Foundation actively functioning. The SCST board
was asked to contact the STRF board and discuss plans for moving forward.
No further business was brought forward and the meeting was adjourned at 11:27am
CDT.
JOINT SCST-AOSA RULES VOTING SESSION & BUSINESS MEETING
Association of Official Seed Analyst
Society of Commercial Seed Technologists
Joint Rules Voting and Business Meeting Minutes
June 10, 2010
I. Call to Order
SCST President Doug Miller and AOSA President Mike Stahr called the meeting to
order at 8:12 a.m.
II. Roll Call
Roll call was taken for each organization and quorums were established.
III. Appoint Sergeant-Arms & Parliamentarian
The Presidents appointed Mark Hafdahl as Parliamentarian and Doug Niedermeyer as
Sergeant-at-Arms.
IV. Voting on 2010 Rule Proposal Amendments
Rules Committee Chair Cindy Finneseth presented each Rule Proposal and made a
motion to adopt the proposal, the motions were seconded by Victor Shaul and the vote
was taken. AOSA members voted using color coded voting cards; SCST members
recorded their votes on paper ballots.
The result of the AOSA voting:
Proposal #
AOSA Yes AOSA No AOSA
Votes
Votes Abstain*
1 22 0 0
2 21 0 1
3 22 0 0
4 22 0 0
5 22 0 0
6 22 0 0
7 22 0 0
8 22 0 0
9 21 1 0
10 22 0 0
11 21 1 0
13 22 0 0
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14 20 2 0
15 18 1 3
Results of SCST voting:
Proposal # SCST Yes Votes SCST No Votes SCST Abstentions
1 88 0 7
2 86 0 9
3 87 2 6
4 88 0 7
5 87 1 7
6 89 0 6
7 90 0 5
8 88 0 7
9 88 1 6
10 89 0 6
11 80 5 10
13 84 2 9
14 70 12 13
15 75 3 17
Final combined AOSA and SCST voting results:
Proposal # AOSA % Pass SCST % Pass
AOSA/SCST
Supermajority
Passed
1 100.0% 92.6% 192.63 yes
2 100.0% 90.5% 190.53 yes
3 100.0% 91.6% 191.58 yes
4 100.0% 92.6% 192.63 yes
5 100.0% 91.6% 191.58 yes
6 100.0% 93.7% 193.68 yes
7 100.0% 94.7% 194.74 yes
8 100.0% 92.6% 192.63 yes
9 95.5% 92.6% 188.09 yes
10 100.0% 93.7% 193.68 yes
11 95.5% 84.2% 179.67 yes
13 100.0% 88.4% 188.42 yes
14 90.9% 73.7% 164.59 yes
15 94.7% 78.9% 173.68 yes
* Rules are voted on by one member from each Official Laboratory of the Association of Official Seed
Analysts and by individual voting members of the Society of Commercial Seed Technologists (SCST) in
attendance at their respective annual business meetings. Votes in favor and those opposed are
converted to percentages based on the total number of votes cast within each respective organization.
The percentage designation is then dropped and the tally from each organization is added together for a
cumulative total based on 200. A two-thirds majority of the cumulative tally is required to adopt a Rule
proposal. To pass with a two-thirds majority vote, a cumulative tally of 134 in favor out of 200 total
combined points would be required.
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V. Joint Committee Reports:
A. Genetic Technology Committee
Mike Stahr presented the Genetic Technology Committee report.
B. Handbook Committee
Aida Galarza presented the Handbook Committee report.
C. International Committee
Pat Brownfield presented the International Committee report.
D. Journal Committee
Victor Vankus presented the Journal Committee report.
E. Lab Standards & Documentation Committee
Angie Rutt presented the Lab Standards & Documentation Committee.
F. Legislative Committee
Randy Judd presented the Legislative Committee report.
G. Newsletter Committee
Cindy Finneseth presented the Newsletter Committee report.
H. Referee Committee
Jean Tolliver presented the Referee Committee report.
I. Research Committee
Sabry Elias presented the Research Committee report.
J. Rules Committee
Cindy Finneseth presented the Rules Committee report.
K. Teaching and Training Committee
Terry Dunfield presented the Teaching and Training Committee report.
VI. Research Subcommittee Reports
A. Conservation & Reclamation Species Subcommittee
Denny Hall presented the Conservation & Reclamation Species Subcommittee report.
B. Cultivar Purity Subcommittee
Randy Judd presented the Cultivar Purity Subcommittee report.
C. Flower Seed Subcommittee
Jolan Mari gave the Flower Seed Committee report.
A. Germination and Dormancy Subcommittee
Riad Baalbaki presented the Germination and Dormancy Subcommittee report.
B. Purity Subcommittee
Debbie Meyer presented the Purity Subcommittee report.
C. Rules Issues and Review Committee
Debbie Meyer presented the Rules Issues and Review Subcommittee report.
D. Seed Pathology Subcommittee
Mike Stahr presented the Seed Pathology Subcommittee report.
E. Seed Moisture Subcommittee
Sabry Elias presented the Seed Moisture Subcommittee report.
F. Statistics Subcommittee
Sabry Elias presented the Seed Moisture Subcommittee report.
G. Tetrazolium Subcommittee
Annette Miller presented the Tetrazolium Subcommittee report.
H. Tree and Shrub Subcommittee
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Victor Vankus presented Tree and Shrub Subcommittee report.
I. Vigor Subcommittee
Kari Fiedler presented the Vigor Subcommittee Report
VII. Resolutions Committee Report
Ethan Waltermire presented the Resolutions Committee report.
The meeting was recessed at 9:34am by AOSA President Mike Stahr and SCST
President Doug Miller.
AOSA ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING
Association of Official Seed Analysts
100 th Annual Business Meeting Minutes
St. Louis, MO
June 10, 2010
I. Call to Order
President Mike Stahr called the AOSA Annual Business Meeting back to order at
10:17am CDT.
II. Roll Call
It was established that twenty-two voting members were in attendance, fulfilling the
requirement for a quorum.
III. Additions and Motion to accept the Agenda
Cindy Finneseth made a motion to accept the agenda, Mark Hafdahl seconded, the
motion passed.
IV. Reading and Acceptance of the Minutes of the AOSA Executive
Board Meeting June 5, 2010
Secretary/Treasurer Ethan Waltermire read the minutes from the AOSA board meeting.
Ethan Waltermire made a motion to accept the minutes of the AOSA board meeting,
Brent Turnipseed seconded, the motion passed.
V. Treasurer’s Report
Ethan Waltermire presented the 2009-2010 income and expense statements, balance
sheet, and the 2010-2011 proposed budgets.
Balance Sheet
ASSETS
Current Assets
Checking/Savings
Checking $ 89,486.45
Newsletter $ 11,928.91
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Research $ 20,033.26
Vanguard Money Market $ 8,153.25
Total Checking/Savings $ 129,601.87
Total Current Assets $ 129,601.87
TOTAL ASSETS $ 129,601.87
LIABILITIES & EQUITY
Total Equity $ 129,601.87
TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY $ 129,601.87
Proposed AOSA 2010-2011 Budget
REVENUE 2010 - 2011
Annual Conference & Workshop $ 3,000.00
Interest Income-Investments $ 1,500.00
Products & Publications $ 25,000.00
Membership Dues $ 30,655.00
Shipping & Freight $ 2,000.00
TOTAL REVENUE $ 62,155.00
GENERAL & ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
Annual Conference Expense $ 3,000.00
Calibration sample maintenance $ 200.00
Certificates and Business Filing Fees $ 100.00
Computer Repair and Software $ 1,500.00
Exam Development $ 1,000.00
Insurance bond $ 158.00
Insurance Coverage $ 2,000.00
Journal Subscriptions $ 4,200.00
Office supplies and expense/Postage etc. $ 1,600.00
Office wages $ 24,000.00
Plaques purchased $ 100.00
Postage and shipping charges $ 2,000.00
Professional fees $ 2,000.00
Public Relations Expense $ 400.00
Publication expenses $ 3,000.00
Research project funding $ 1,500.00
Telephone & conference call expenses $ 1,200.00
Travel expenses $ 12,000.00
Website and Internet charges $ 1,400.00
Total Gen. & Admin. Expenses $ 61,358.00
Income from operations $ 797.00
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Ethan Waltermire made a motion to accept the financial statements and proposed
budget, Aida Galarza seconded.
Discussion:
The membership discussed the financial statements and budget.
Debbie Meyer called the question, motion carried.
VI. Standing Committee Reports
Complete reports are published elsewhere in the Proceedings.
A. Certification of Analysts Committee
Michael Gil presented the Certification Analysts Committee report.
B. Historian/Necrology
Ethan Waltermire presented the Historian and Necrology report. It was reported by
Brent Turnipseed that Cindy Silva, an analyst with the South Dakota State Seed Lab for
24 years, passed away September 4, 2009. She became a Certified Seed Analyst in
Purity in 1991 and was especially noted for her skill and knowledge of range grasses.
She loved her work and trained hundreds of seed analysts in her career at SDSU. A
moment of silence was held to honor Cindy.
C. Membership Committee
Laura Donaldson presented the Membership Committee report.
VII.
Special Committee Reports
A. Affiliate, Liaison, and Merit Award Committee Reports
Mike Stahr presented the reports for these committees.
B. Audit Committee
Aida Galarza presented the Audit Committee report.
C. Bylaws Committee
Ethan Waltermire presented the Bylaws Committee report.
D. Nominations Committee
Stan Akagi presented the nominations Committee report.
VIII. Old Business
A. Rules Survey
In 2009 a survey regarding use of the AOSA rules when conducting regulatory and
service testing was sent to all AOSA Members. President Mike Stahr has been
following up with laboratories who did not complete the survey to encourage responses.
Of specific concern is the practice of conducting a 200 seed germination to screen
samples, and if a problem is found following up with another 200 seed test.
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Discussion:
• It is important that laboratories and regulatory officials understand that averaging
two 200 seeds tests is statistically not the same as a 400 seed test.
• If two 200 seed tests are averaged for the regulatory test then tolerances applied
should be for a 200 seed test, not a 400 seed test.
• The AOSA Board will work with the Rules Committee and Statistics Committee to
explain this issue to members.
B. Consolidation
President Mike Stahr informed members that an initial review by counsel of the draft
consolidation bylaws, and the current AOSA and SCST bylaws, led to a
recommendation that the analyst accreditation exams and committee structure be
consolidated before additional steps towards consolidation are taken. The AOSA
Bylaws committee is working on draft proposals for amendments to the committee
structure and a working group of AOSA and SCST exam experts are developing a
detailed plan for consolidating the accreditation exam. This information will be
published in the Seed Technologists Newsletter, discussed, and possibly voted on at
the 2011 Annual Meeting.
IX. New Business
A. Exam Consolidation
President Mike Stahr opened the floor for discussion on the proposal to consolidating
the AOSA CSA exams and the SCST RST/CVT/CPT exams.
Discussion:
• There need to be clear requirements and guidelines for laboratories that will host
the exam, in order to maintain the integrity of materials.
• Will the exam process be different? This should be explained.
Response: The exam process will be very similar to the current AOSA exam, and
should improve opportunities for analysts to become accredited.
• There should be more material related to tetrazolium testing on the exam.
Response: the germination exam will include written questions about TZ and the
practical exam will include TZ evaluations.
• This is a good process and will strengthen both exams.
Brent Turnipseed made a motion that the Exam Consolidation Working Group continue
to draft a proposal for consolidating the AOSA and SCST exams, Gil Waibel seconded,
the motion passed.
X. Recognition of Outgoing Board Members & Installation of New Officers
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President Stahr presented Aida Galarza with a certificate of appreciation for three years
of service on the AOSA executive board. Past President Brent Turnipseed was
presented a plaque honoring his service as AOSA President from 2006-2009
Susan Reed and Johnny Zook were each elected to serve a three year term as board
member.
XI. Adjournment
Janine Maruschak made a motion to adjourn the business meeting at 11:14pm, Randy
Crowl seconded, the motion carried.
SCST ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING
Society of Commercial Seed Technologists
Annual Business Meeting Minutes
June 10, 2010
St. Louis, MO
I. Call to order
President Doug Miller called the meeting to order at 1:11pm CDT.
II. Additions to the agenda
No additions were made to the agenda.
Don Ogawa made a motion to approve the agenda, Jean Tolliver seconded, motion
passed.
III. Minutes of previous meeting (as printed in the 2009 Proceedings)
Harold Armstrong made a motion to accept the minutes of the 2009 Annual Business
Meeting, Jean Tolliver seconded, the motion passed.
IV. Executive Board Member Reports
A. Executive Director
1. Financial Statements
Anita Hall presented the 2009-2010 balance sheet and profit and loss statements.
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Profit & Loss
Income
AASCO Income $ 201.92
Annual Meeting 2010 $ 704.50
Credit fees $ 2,506.73
Dues $ 53,795.00
Exam Fees $ 1,625.00
Genetic Tech Wrk 2-10 $ 4,550.00
Job Posting $ 100.00
Journal subscriptions 2010 $ 2,235.00
Products/Publications $ 19,180.25
Shipping fees $ 192.00
Total Income $ 85,090.40
Expense
Banking Fees $ 3,205.47
Blackberry $ 360.00
Committees $ 209.75
Conventions & Meetings $ 4,198.62
Credit card charges $ 2,432.53
Donations & Memorials $ 750.00
Exam Expenses $ 345.00
Incorporation fee $ 20.00
Internet $ 2,084.15
Membership dues $ 325.00
Office Equipment $ 1,468.41
Office Supplies $ 1,191.68
Payroll Expenses $ 39,783.93
PR $ 295.76
Printer supplies $ 1,274.05
Printing $ 5.00
Professional services $ 750.10
Proficiency Testing $ 310.42
Publications $ 5,949.69
Seals $ 355.34
Shipping $ 2,180.26
State Tax $ 250.00
Telephone $ 1,724.87
Travel $ 16,017.08
Total Expense $ 85,487.11
Net Income $ (396.71)
Outstanding 2010 Dues $ 8,350.00
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Balance Sheet
Total Fixed Assets $ 9,138.83
TOTAL ASSETS $ 70,015.86
LIABILITIES & EQUITY
Liabilities
Total Current Liabilities $ 10,688.41
Equity
Total Equity $ 59,327.45
TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY $ 70,015.86
Pat Brownfield made a motion to accept the financial report as submitted, DaNell
Jamieson seconded, the motion passed.
2. Membership Report
Anita Hall presented the membership update for 2009-2010.
Membership Category
Number
Associate Members 43
Research Members 12
Certified Genetic Technologists 16
Certified Viability Technologist 7
Registered Genetic Technologists 18
Registered Seed Technologist 148
RST/CGT 9
RST/RGT 3
TOTAL 256
Certified Genetic Technologists:
Jackie Fink, CGT Electrophoresis and Immunoassay, Syngenta Seeds, Stanton, MN
Laurie Gerber, CGT Immunoassay, Wisconsin Crop Improvement, Madison WI
Mary Putzier, CGT Immunoassay, BioDiagnostics, Inc., River Falls, WI
Mathew Raymond, CGT Herbicide Bioassay and Immunoassay, Illinois Crop
Improvement Association, Champaign, IL
Certified Viability Technologists:
Julie Cook, CVT, Harris Seeds, Buffalo, NY
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Elizabeth Heywood, CVT, BioDiagnostics, River Falls, WI
Jean Trygstad, CVT, SGS, Brookings, SD
Kerry Williams, CVT, AgReliant Genetics, Brimfield, IL
Registered Genetic Technologists:
Anna Doornink, RGT, BioDiagnostics, Inc., River Falls, WI
Christa Hoffman, RGT, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Crystal Mathisrud, RGT, BioDiagnostics, Inc., River Falls, WI
Registered Seed Technologists:
Josh Bice, RST, Syngenta Seeds, Inc., Owatonna, MN
Ryan Holl, RST, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Johnston, IA
Shari Lafreniere, RST, (CSAAC Senior Analyst) Brett Young Seeds, Gilbert Plains,
Canada
Shaminder Miranpuri, RST Wisconsin Crop Improvement, Madison, WI
Adam Roth, RST, Wisconsin Crop Improvement, Madison, WI
Research Members:
Dr. Reed Barker, PhD., Grass Genomics Testing, Salem, OR
Pegadaraju Venkatramana, PhD., BioDiagnostics, Inc., River Falls, WI
Members who achieved additional accreditations:
Joyce Connolly, CGT Immunoassay, BioDiagnostics, Inc., River Falls, WI
Traci Heimer, CGT Herbicide Bioassay, Mycogen Seeds, Marshalltown, IA
DaNell Jamieson, RST, RGT, BioDiagnostics, Inc., River Falls, WI
Bradley Johnson, RST, RGT, AgReliant Genetics, Inc., Elmwood, IL
Jean Meyer, CGT Immunoassay, BioDiagnostics, Inc., River Falls, WI
Jeffrey Prischmann, CGT Immunoassay, North Dakota State Seed Lab, Fargo, ND
RST & RGT to Registered Member Inactive
Sharon Cameron, RMI, Sorghum Partners, Inc., New Deal, TX
Wallace Chason, RMI, Florida Dept. of Ag. & Consumer Services, Tallahassee, FL
Sandra Hegna, RMI, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Bruce Lang, RMI, Mycogen Seeds, Marshalltown, IA
Larry J. Prentice, RMI, SGS MWSS, Brookings, SD
Michael Gerdes made a motion to accept the membership report as submitted, Brent
Reschly seconded, the motion carried.
B. President
It is with great honor and great humility that I serve as your president. I continue to
serve as the co-chair for the Immunoassay Working Group. I would like to thank Sandy
Seeman for agreeing to co-chair this group and serve on the genetics board of
examiners. This past year I assisted and presented at the Genetic Technology Super
Workshop. Our Vice President will make a great genetic technologist someday and as
such I have served in his role on the genetic board of examiners so he can remain
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eligible to take the exams. I have assisted with exam revisions as well as the updating
of the study guide. Randy Collins was also asked to serve on the Board of Examiners
as an industry representative.
I represented our organizations at the Central Weights and Measures Association
(CWMA) meeting in Springfield Illinois as part of the effort to have NIST recognize
AOSA procedures and tolerances (MAV – Maximum Allowed Variance) for seed sold by
count. I also attended the World Seed Conference, ASTA Chicago, ASTA Farm and
Lawn, AASCO and IPSA. Thank you for supporting me and supporting our society. As I
indicated in my newsletter article you are pothole fill but you are loved and I would help
y being a speed bump for any of you.
Respectfully submitted,
Doug Miller, RGT
C. Vice President
My standing commitments for the past year included co-chairing the Proficiency Testing
committee, participating on the RST Board of Examiners, International Committee and
Ethics Committee as well as being the resident photographer at our annual meetings. I
also participated on a AOSA/SCST Exam Consolidation Committee conference calls.
As Vice President I had my first experience of conveying results to both RST and RGT
exam candidates. After many years of having been a member of the board of
examiners since its formation, this was a exceptional experience for me.
I greatly appreciate the interaction of the members in this society, the variety of topics
and discussion and their passion for seed testing.
Respectfully submitted,
Brent Reschly, RST
D. Directors-at-large
1. Sue Alvarez, RST
This is my third and final year as a member of the SCST Executive Board. In addition to
frequent SCST Board conference calls, I have been active as a member of the RST
Board of Examiners. This year we have worked hard to come up with a plan to
consolidate the SCST and AOSA exams. In addition, I have served as the SCST editor
of the Seed Technologist Newsletter for the past two years. Recently, I was asked to
serve as the SCST co-chair of the AOSA Rules Committee. This is a new position
which will have to be ratified by a change in the AOSA By-laws. This position is an
example of the strengthening ties between our two organizations. Thank you for
granting me the privilege of serving as Director-at-Large. It has been a memorable and
rewarding experience.
Respectfully submitted,
Sue Alvarez, RST
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2. Terry Dunfield, RST
My main assignment this year was to become more active with the Teaching and
Training Committee. I took Kayln Brix-Davis’ open position as the SCST co chair of the
committee. The committee work on finding pictures in the SCST library that could be
put on the upcoming renewed AOSA/SCST website. Although these pictures are
outdated, they provide identification help to everyone with Internet access rather than
having to go through the SCST Library loan program. This idea blossomed and now
plans are in the works for a modern, up-to-date picture file to help with seed
identification.
As a member of the SCST Board of Examiners and the Teaching and Training
Committee co chair I sat in on discussions regarding consolidating the CSA and RST
examinations into one exam. Great progress has been made in this direction. I hope
that this joint AOSA/SCST effort will soon see a combined exam.
This is an exciting time for our organizations and I am honored to be one of your
Directors at Large.
Respectfully submitted,
Terry Dunfield, RST
3. Pat Jennings, RST
As part of my duties as Director at large, I am the US representative to CSAAC
(Commercial Seed Analysts Association of Canada). I participated in all the CSAAC
Board of Directors conference calls. Unfortunately, I was not able to attend their annual
meeting this year that was held in Saskatoon. The 2011 meeting will be held in
Montreal, Quebec. As a CSAAC Board member I also wrote an article on Seed Vigor
for the magazine Germination.
For the SCST Board, I participated in all the conference calls and attended the annual
Board meeting in St. Louis.
I serve on Ethics, Germination and Vigor committees. As part of the Ethics committee I
was asked to do a presentation on reports of analysis and combining reports. This was
presented at the annual meeting. With the germination committee I am working on the
bean part of the proposed new Seedling Evaluation Handbook.
It has been an eventful year and it has been a privilege to work with the SCST and
CSAAC Boards. I look forward to the next year.
Respectfully submitted,
Patricia I. Jennings, RST
4. Michael Stahr, CGT, CSA
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In the last year while serving as AOSA President I have attended a number of meetings
along with the SCST President and Executive Director: ASTA Annual Meeting, ASTA
CSS, AASCO Annual Meeting, AOSCA Annual Meeting, IPSA Annual Meeting , World
Seed Conference, and a National Council on Weights & Measures Interim Meeting. I
have worked closely with SCST, ASTA and many other organizations to support the
petition to the NCWM to adopt the AOSA procedures for mechanical seed counts.
My SCST activities include co-chairing the Genetic Technology Committee, participating
on the RGT Board of Examiners, organizing the soybean virtual evaluation referee, and
participating in SCST Executive Board conference calls.
I thank you for the opportunity to serve on the SCST Executive Board.
Respectfully submitted,
Mike Stahr
5. Jean Tolliver, RST, CGT
This is my third and final year on the SCST Executive Board Director-at-Large for the
Executive Board. I served on the Herbicide Bioassay Committee and I co-chaired the
Referee Committee representing the SCST. The Referee Committee established a
mission statement. There were 9 projects conducted across all regions. Presentations
of these projects were given on June 7 th . New projects were established by region at the
buzz session after the presentations. These projects will be listed on the websites.
I will serve on the Proficiency Committee, and Herbicide Bioassay Working Group. I will
be passing on my responsibilities as SCST Referee Chair. I have thoroughly enjoyed
the opportunities presented from both the Director at Large and the SCST Referee
Chair. I have learned a lot from these two roles and met a lot of great people.
Respectfully submitted,
Jean Tolliver, RST, CGT
Don Ogawa made a motion to accept the executive board member reports, Dave
Stimpson seconded, the motion passed.
V. Committee Reports
A. Ethics Committee
Michael O’Neil, RST presented the Ethics Committee report.
B. Examination Committee
Brent Reschly, RST presented the Examination Committee report.
C. Historian/Necrology Report
Anita Hall presented the Historian/Necrology report. SCST is currently looking for a
new Historian. The SCST office was not informed of the passing of any SCST
members. Members were asked if they were aware of any deaths. Pat Jennings, RST
shared that Sharon Weber, a long time employee of the Idaho State Seed Lab and
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active member of the Idaho Seed Analysts Association, was killed, along with her
husband in an accident on September 8, 2009. A moment of silence was held in
memory of our friend and colleague.
D. Nominations Committee
Anita Hall presented the Nominations Committee report for the chair, Ron Parmely.
E. Proficiency Testing Committee
Heidi Jo Larson presented the Proficiency Testing Committee report.
Harold Armstrong, made a motion to accept the committee reports, Jean Tolliver
seconded, the motion passed.
VI. Old Business
A. Consolidation Update
President Miller reviewed the information provided to members during the Long Range
Planning Meeting. The appropriate committees are working on consolidating the AOSA
and SCST exam and committee structure, tasks that need to be complete prior to
consolidation. Draft plans will be published in the Seed Technologist Newsletter to
keep members informed and involved in the process.
VII. New Business
A. Consolidated Exam
President Miller opened the floor for discussion on the consolidation exam information
discussed during the Long Range Planning Meeting.
Discussion:
• A single exam for analyst accreditation in the US makes sense.
• Offering the exam regionally will make it easier for more analysts to become accredited.
• Safeguards will need to be put in place in order to make sure that exam materials are
protected and the integrity of the exam is maintained.
• The exam will be strengthened by support from both AOSA and SCST.
Brent Turnipseed made a motion that the Exam Consolidation Working Group continue
to draft a proposal for consolidating the AOSA and SCST exams, Sue Alvarez
seconded, the motion passed.
B. Other Items from the Floor
Pat Brownfield asked if the SCST Board will pursue distributing a survey to SCST
members regarding use of the AOSA Rules and 200 versus 400 seed germination tests,
similar to the survey sent to all AOSA members. The members agreed that SCST
should survey members on their use of the AOSA Rules. The SCST Board will develop
a survey similar to the one used by AOSA and distribute it to all members.
Sue Alvarez asked the SCST Board to contact the STRF Board and request a status
update. SCST members worked hard and contributed significant time and money to
fund STRF and have an interest as stakeholders in the seeing the Foundation progress.
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President Miller responded that the SCST Board will contact the STRF Board and work
with them as STRF becomes an active organization.
Brent Turnipseed thanked the SCST Board and members for supporting the collegiate
crops contest by donating scholarship money. The support is greatly appreciated by the
students and team coaches.
VIII. Recognition of Board Members & Installation of New Board Members
President Miller presented outgoing directors-at-large Sue Alvarez, RST and Jean
Tolliver , RST, CGT with certificates of appreciation for their three years of service as
Director’s-at-Large.
Heidi Jo Larson, RST and Randy Judd, RST were each sworn in to serve a three year
term as Director-at-Large.
IX. Adjournment
Paul Johnson made a motion to adjourn at 3:03pm CDT, Jean Tolliver seconded, the
motion carried.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
GENETIC TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
2009-2010 Activities of the Genetic Technology Committee
The SCST Genetic Technology Committee had a busy year, hosting two workshops and
contributing to updating of study materials for the RGT exam. The first workshop
hosted, the Genetic Super Workshop was actually a series of five one day workshops
focusing on specific topics (Herbicide Bioassay, Immunoassay, Molecular Biology,
Electrophoresis, and PCR). The Molecular Biology workshop consisted of a number of
talks dealing with plant breeding, molecular genetics & biology, and a review of
resources available for studying for the RGT exam. The other workshops in the Super
Workshop week were organized and hosted by the four working groups of the GT
Committee. Although the workshops primarily covered basics of biotech traits and
genetic testing, it was good for beginning and experienced technologists alike.
The Genetic Technology Committee worked with the Genetic Board of Examiners to
review and revise study materials available for the RGT exam. The GT Committee’s
second workshop held just before the start of the AOSA/SCST Annual meeting was
well-attended and consisted of a number of talks on timely topics and time for
discussion on these topics and on genetic testing in general. Topics covered during the
Genetic Technology Workshop were Refuge in A Bag, Labeling Options, Trait
Integration, Smartstax, and Regulated Seed: Shipment and Handling. The year’s
activities concluded with the Genetic Technology Committee meeting on June 8 and
follow-up meetings by the working groups. During the GT Committee meeting, the
activities of the Committee and working groups were reviewed and plans were made for
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the coming year. It was also a good opportunity for the group to discuss topics common
to all those who conduct trait and AP (LLC) testing.
It was decided to continue having working groups hold their meetings during the
general GT Committee meeting. The agenda for future GT Committee meetings will
designate time for each working group. This will allow for a single two (or three, if
needed) hour meeting to discuss all GT topics, and additionally has value in keeping
everyone informed regarding all areas of genetic testing. Dave Stimpson will lead a
group composed of selected individuals to discuss what will be most appropriate for
proficiency testing. Having proficiency testing use the same samples as practicals,
creating short quizzes and virtual proficiencies, and an expected time schedule for
completion were discussed. It was decided that virtual/quiz proficiencies would suffice
and that RGTs will be expected to complete proficiencies in each area of certification
every three years. Work will continue on this during the coming year.
Respectfully submitted,
Brenda Johnson, RGT, Co-chair
Mike Stahr, CGT, CSA, Co-chair
HANDBOOK COMMITTEE
Handbook Committee Report
The Handbook Committee meeting was held on June 9 at the Hilton, St. Louis. There
were a total of 15 attendees present.
Handbook Committee: Co-chairs: Aida Galarza, Jennifer Pernsteiner. Members: Sharon
Davidson, Mary Voorhees, Alan Galbreth, Miller McDonald, Randy Judd, Michael Gill,
Janine Maruschak, Laura Donaldson, Kari Fiedler, Jean Trygstad, Brenda Watts.
Old business:
The Vigor Handbook was reviewed twice and has now been published.
The TZ Handbook is close to completion and will need to be reviewed this summer.
Handbook 34, "Instructions for Using the Report of Seed Analysis" revision was not
worked on this year, and the committee was informed that Pat Jennings is currently
working on instructions for reporting. The committee will look into working with her to
assist with this project.
The Purity Handbook is not completed but Deb Meyer is willing to send portions of the
handbook for review when they are ready.
New Business:
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Cindy Finneseth, Rules Committee Chair, had requested last year to have an appendix
added to the Rules listing the Handbooks that are supplemental resources. A rule
proposal will be made to add the Master List of Documents to the Rules as an appendix.
The Cultivar Purity Handbook is currently being revised. Because of some decisions yet
to be made, including organization of the Handbook, this handbook is not yet ready for
review.
Miller McDonald updated the committee on a new project, the Seedling Evaluation
supplement. The supplemental information will not be included as Rules, so there may
be a need for the Handbook committee to review some of the material.
Aida Galarza will be retiring this year. A new AOSA co-chair is needed
Respectfully submitted,
Aida Galarza and Jennifer Pernsteiner, Co-chairs
INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE
International Committee activities during the past year included: creating a general letter
that can be used to explain SCST and the US seed testing system, an article for the
OECD Newsletter on the same topic, discussions with USDA APHIS regarding the
integration of the EXCERPT database with the PCIT program, and conducted a major
survey of AOSA and SCST members to understand the international issues the affect
members and to prioritize committee activities in the future. The survey results were
published in the May Newsletter and presented at the open committee meeting.
Working groups to focus on the topics identified in the survey will be established in the
coming year. The committee would like to thank the current committee members and
individuals who volunteered to work on specific issues in the future.
Respectfully submitted,
Pat Brownfield, Chair
JOURNAL COMMITTEE
Seed Technology Committee Report
AOSA/SCST Annual Meeting June 2010
Date: June 8, 2010
2:00-3:00 pm
Present: six people in attendance
Mission: Enhance seed science and the profession of seed technology by
communicating advances in basic and applied research to an international audience.
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During 2009-2010, the Seed Technology committee met on a regular basis to manage
the production, marketing and funding of the journal. Significant accomplishments for
the past year and proposed activities for 2010-2011 are discussed in this report.
Production
Under the direction of Dr. Dennis TeKrony serving as the Editor-in-Chief and Cindy
Finneseth serving as Editor, and with the assistance of 14 Associate Editors, one issue
was published in the fall of 2009 (Vol. 31(2)) and another was sent to press, June of
2010 (Vol. 32 (1)). Issues contained 9 refereed papers and 5 seed tech notes, 1 invited
review and 17 abstracts from the 2009 annual meeting. There are currently 12
manuscripts in review and an additional 7 that have been received. We anticipate
publishing volume 32(2) in the fall of this year.
The committee approved the purchase of a manuscript tracking service that will allow
editors and reviewers to manage the review of manuscripts in a more efficient manner.
The journal continues to offer authors the opportunity to have an Abstract published in a
language other than English in addition to the Abstract in English.
A database of international and domestic seed research scientists and technologists is
being used to manage our outreach efforts to solicit manuscripts for publication. A
special emphasis will be placed on developing South American contacts during the
coming year.
The committee will continue to evaluate our publishing process, specifically looking at
cost, timeliness, the quality of the product, and electronic access.
Marketing and External Funding
Subscriptions increased over the past year. We anticipate current subscribers will
continue to support the journal and that the number of subscriptions will increase as
marketing efforts continue over the next year.
The upcoming issue, volume 32(1), will be our first issue containing paid advertising and
a list of supporters that made financial contributions to the journal. Committee members
Jack Peters, Denise Thiede, Anita Hall and past committee chair Quentin Schultz
worked together and thanks to their efforts the Journal was able to generate $3800 in
additional revenue. The committee will continue efforts to increase revenues from
advertising and sponsorship over the coming year.
The Journal will begin providing the opportunity to purchase individual manuscripts and
back issues in a pdf format through the AOSA/SCST website later this year. A set of
three CD’s containing all of the issues of Seed Technology from the past thirty years or
individual CD’s containing ten year increments will also be available for purchase.
Administration
Committee members for the 2010-11 year include: Cindy Finneseth (Editor-in-Chief),
Riad Baalbaki (Editor), Victor Vankus, Jack Peters, Dan Curry, Mark Bennett, Denise
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Thiede, Ruojing Wang, and Anita Hall. The committee is considering the addition of
another formal member and is working with other supporters to continue outreach and
promotional efforts. The committee would like to recognize the following: Dennis
TeKrony for serving as Editor-in-Chief over the past two years, and Frank Bonner,
Sabry Elias, and Fawad Shah for serving as Associate Editors. Their dedication and
hard work is sincerely appreciated and their contributions have helped make the journal
a valuable asset to AOSA and SCST.
Respectfully submitted,
Victor Vankus, Chair
LAB STANDARDS & DOCUMENTATION COMMITTEE
Lab Standardization and Documentation Committee Report
Co-Chairs: Susan Reed and Angie Rutt
June 8, 2010
The Lab Standardization and Documentation Committee met Tuesday, June 8 th , 2010
at the annual meeting with 48 people in attendance.
Minutes from last year’s meeting were read by Angie Rutt.
Susan Reed discussed the possibility of having a Quality Management System
workshop at the 2011 annual meeting. This will allow more time to adequately cover
issues and questions all may have in getting a QMS in place at their respective labs.
Susan passed out a survey to address the level of interest in having a workshop plus
the areas and topics suggested for possible breakout sessions.
Surveys are to be returned to Susan Reed.
Mike Lovelace from the USDA gave a presentation on Quality Management Training –
Writing SOP’s. A question and answer session followed the presentation.
There was great input and discussion for the entire group.
Respectfully Submitted,
Susan Reed and Angie Rutt
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
AOSA/SCST LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE REPORT
JUNE 2010
CHANGES IN OR CONSIDERING CHANGES IN SEED LAWS OR REGULATIONS
THIS YEAR
STATES REPORTING NO CHANGES
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Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Texas Utah `
Virginia
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming
USDA
STATES REPORTING CHANGES OR PROPOSED CHANGES
Colorado: Laura Pottorff, M.S. 303-239-4153
Nursery, Seed and Phytosanitary Program Manager
Colorado Department of Agriculture
Changes to Colorado's seed law:
20.5 Adopted December 9, 2008 - Effective January 30, 2009
Statutory Authority
These amendments to these rules are proposed for adoption by the Commissioner of
the Colorado Department of Agriculture (“CDA”) pursuant to his authority under the
Colorado Seed Act (the “Act”), § 35-27-114(1 )(b), C.R.S.
Purpose
The purposes of these proposed rule amendments are as follows;
The purpose of these proposed rules is:
1) To adopt a new Rule 1.2 (j), to define a new term, “tetrazolium test”.
2) To adopt a new Rule, 3.1 requiring that all lots of seed that are being labeled from the
results of a tetrazolium test, in place of a germination test, be required to disclose that
information on the label.
3) To amend existing Rules 7.1 and 7.2 to delete obsolete statements concerning
effective dates for certain noxious weeds.
4) To amend existing Rule 8.1 to add the term “stated as a percentage” to the
introductory header sentence, after the word “Colorado’ and add the word “Kind” above
the first column and the symbol “%“ above the second column.
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5) To amend existing Rule 8.1 to add 16 kinds of seed and their germination standards.
6) To adopt a new Rule 8.2 specifying that all vegetable and herb seeds not listed in 8.1
shall have a specific germination standard of 50%.
7) To adopt a new Rule 9.3 to require all seed contained within any building or other
structure owned or operated by a seed registrant that is not for sale to be clearly
marked
8) To adopt a new Rule, 11.1 to update the reference materials for methods of
analyzing and testing seed samples to incorporate the most current methods in the
Association of Official Seed Analysts Rules for Testing Seeds, 2008 edition.
9) To adopt new Rules 11.1(a) and 11.1(b) to specify by rule what kinds of seeds will be
allowed to be analyzed with the results of a tetrazolium test.
10) To adopt a new Rule 11.2 which states that the time that a germination test is valid
is 13 months, unless it is stored in hermetically sealed containers, in which case it shall
be valid for 24 months.
11) To adopt a new Rule 11.3 specifying what kinds of cool season grasses will be
allowed to be labeled as to germination for a period of 16 months instead of the
standard 13 months, as allowed under in §35-27-113(1) (a), C.R.S.
12) To adopt a new Rule 11.4 which establishes the length of time during which a
tetrazolium test is valid for labeling purposes.
13) To amend existing Rule 12 to update the tolerance and methods of determination
used in the enforcement of these rules to incorporate the most current tolerances and
methods in the Association of Official Seed Analysts Rules for Testing Seeds, 2008
edition.
16) To amend Rule 14 to delete outdated references to Section Chief and Plant and
Insect Section and to replace them with the term “Seed Program Coordinator”.
17) To amend existing language in several places to correct typographical errors.
This copy of the text of the rules and regulations for the ‘Seed Act” is provided as a
convenience to the public by the Colorado Department of Agriculture and does not
constitute an official publication of these Rules. The official version of these Rules is
published by the Office of the Secretary of State in the Colorado Code of Regulations at
8 CCR 1203-6 and may be obtained from the following website:
http://~ww.sos.state.co.us/CCR)
Florida: George Hayslip 805-488-8731
During the past Florida legislative session, Senate Bill No. 1744 amended the Florida
Seed Law, Chapter 578.08(1), F.S., by increasing the registration fees imposed on seed
dealers (effective July 1, 2009). A copy of Senate Bill No. 1744 is available at
http://laws.flrules.org/files/Ch_2009-066.pdf, but the change essentially consisted of the
following revised fee schedule:
SEED DEALER LICENSE FEE SCHEDULE
1. Receipts less than $2,500.01, fee .................................................. ….. ..$100
2. Receipts more than $2,500 and less than $5,000.01, fee....................... $200
3. Receipts more than $5,000 and less than $10,000.01, fee..................... $350
4. Receipts more than $10,000 and less than $20,000.01, fee................... $800
5. Receipts more than $20,000 and less than $40,000.01, fee................ $1,000
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6. Receipts more than $40,000 and less than $70,000.01, fee................ $1,200
7. Receipts more than $70,000 and less than $150,000.01, fee.............. $1,600
8. Receipts more than $150,000 and less than $400,000.01, fee............ $2,400
9. Receipts more than $400,000, fee....................................................... $4,600
Indiana: Larry Nees 765-494-1557
I've attached a brief summary of amendments to our Indiana Seed Law for your survey
as requested. We have had some changes that have occurred for both labeling and
other matters that are in my summary.
Summary of Amendments to IC 15-15-1
Indiana Seed Law
The following amendments to the Indiana Seed Law became effective March 17, 2010:
Cool Season Turfgrass Labeling;
1. Identifies specific species as “cool season” and include Kentucky bluegrass, red
fescue, chewings fescue, hard fescue, tall fescue, perennial ryegrass, intermediate
ryegrass, annual ryegrass, colonial bentgrass and creeping bentgrass.
2. Extends the germination test period from 9 months to 15 months for cool season
grasses.
3. Require “SELL BY” (mm/yy) statement in addition to the germination test date.
4. Includes as an “Unlawful Act” the practice of using relabeling stickers without having
the calendar month and year of the germination test and the sell-by date and lot
number. Stickers may not be used more than once.
Vegetable Seed Labeling (for containers of one pound or less):
1. Require lot number identification.
2. Require calendar month and year the germination test was completed and the
statement “SELL BY” (mm/yy) or;
3. The year for which the seed was packaged for sale as “Packed For yy” and the
statement “SELL BY mm/yy” which shall be for a calendar year, or;
4. The percentage of germination and calendar month the germination test was
completed provided the test was completed within 12 months.
5. A statement to indicate the minimum number of seeds in the container.
Vegetable Seed Labeling (for containers greater than one pound):
1. Lot number
2. Percentage of germination and hard seed, if present
3. The calendar month and year the germination test was completed, which shall be no
more than 12 months from the date of the test
Special Use Permit:
1. Defines “special use permit”
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2. Provides the seed commissioner the authority to receive petitions for special use
permits for using “prohibited noxious weeds” and/or “restricted noxious weeds” as
defined by the law for purposes of research, education, development or production.
Financing the Seed Regulatory Program in Indiana:
1. Provides the seed commissioner the authority to adopt rules to establish fees
necessary for the administration of the Act, including costs of inspections, analysis and
publications.
2. Provides the seed commissioner the authority to adopt rules to establish penalties for
failure to submit reports and pay fees required by the Act.
Nebraska: David Svik 402-472-8648
81-2,147.12. Preemption of local law.
The Nebraska Seed Law and any rules and regulations adopted and promulgated
there under shall supersede and preempt any ordinance, rule, regulation, or resolution
enacted by any political subdivision of the state regarding the regulation of seeds. No
political subdivision shall prohibit or in any other manner regulate any matter relating to
the registration, labeling, or sale of seeds based upon the type, nature, or genetic
makeup of such seeds. No political subdivision shall prohibit or in any other manner
regulate any matter relating to the registration, labeling, sale, storage, transportation,
distribution, notification of use, planting, or cultivation of seeds that is in addition to or in
conflict with the Nebraska Seed Law and any rules and regulations adopted and
promulgated there under. Nothing in this section shall be construed to preempt or
otherwise limit the authority of any city or county to adopt and enforce zoning
regulations.
Source: Laws 2009, LB263, § 1.Effective Date: August 30, 2009
North Carolina: Eddie Martin 919-733-3930
Attached is a copy of the letter we sent to the retail and wholesale seed dealers in North
Carolina on our seed law changes.
During the 2009 session, the N.C. General Assembly reviewed and approved several
changes to the N.C. Seed Law that will directly impact North Carolina's wholesale and
retail seed dealers. In addition to several changes that will bring the law into compliance
with the model law outlined by the Association of American Seed Control Officials, the
General Assembly approved fee increases for the state's registered seed dealers.
The purpose of this memorandum is to provide you with an overview of major changes
made to the N.C. Seed Law. A full copy of the N.C. Seed Law detailing all changes will
soon be available online, please visit the following web site:
http://www.ncagr.com/plantindustrvlpubs.htm. Major changes include:
§106-277.6 Labels for vegetable seeds in containers of one pound or less
Labels for vegetable seeds in containers f one pound or less shall show the following
information:
1. Name of kind and variety of seed
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2. Lot identification
3. One of the following, as applicable:
a. The statement "Packed for (year)" or "Sell by (year)"
b. The statement "Sell by (month)(year)" where the month and year in
which the germination test was complete is no more that 12 months from
the date of the test, exclusive of the month and year of the test.
c. The percentage germination and calendar month and year that the test
was completed to determine the percentage, provided that the germination
test was completed within 12 months, exclusive of the month and year of
the test.
§106-277.9 Prohibitions
It shall be unlawful for any person:
(1) To transport, to offer for transportation, to sell, distribute, offer for sale or
expose for sale within this State agricultural or vegetable seeds for seeding
purposes:
a. Unless a seed license has been obtained in accordance with the
provisions of this Article.
b. Unless the test to determine the percentage of germination required by
G.S. 106-277.5 through 106-277.7 shall have been completed (i) on
agricultural seed within a nine-month period, exclusive of the calendar
month in which the test was completed, (ii) on cool season lawn seeds
and mixtures of cool season lawn seeds, including, but not limited to,
Kentucky bluegrass, red fescue, chewings fescue, hard fescue. tall
fescue, perennial ryegrass, intermediate ryegrass, annual ryegrass,
colonial bent grass, and creeping bent grass, within a 15-month period,
exclusive of the calendar month in which the test was completed, (iii) on
vegetable seed within a 12-month period, exclusive of the calendar month
in which the test was completed, immediately prior to sale, exposure for
sale, or offering for sale or transportation; provided, the North Carolina
Board of Agriculture may adopt rules to designate a longer period for any
kind of agricultural or vegetable seed which is packaged in such container
materials (hermetically sealed), and under such other conditions
prescribed that will, during such longer period, maintain the viability of said
seed under ordinary conditions of handling.
(2) To transport, offer for transportation, sell, offer for transportation, sell offer for
sale, or expose for sale seeds, shoel grain not for seeding purposes unless
labeled "not for seeding purposes."
(3) To detach, alter, deface, or destroy any label provided for in this Article or the
rules and regulations promulgated hereunder, or to alter or substitute seed in any
manner that defeats the purposes of this Article.
(4) To disseminate false or misleading advertisement in any manner concerning
agricultural seeds or vegetable seeds.
§106-277.28(2) reads as rewritten:
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(2) Each seed dealer who offers for sale any agricultural, vegetable, or lawn or
turf seeds for seeding purposes shall register with the Commissioner and shall
obtain an annual license, for each location where activities are conducted, by
January I of each year and shall pay the following license fee:
a. Wholesale or combined wholesale and retail seed dealer-$125.00
b. Retail seed dealer-$30.00
Seed License applications for new stores and businesses are available online at
http://www.ncagr.com/plantindustry/forrns.htm.
A single renewal notice will be sent. Please remit license renewal monies by March 31.
2010.
Sincerely,
G. Edward Martin, Jr.
Seed Administrator
Plant Industry Division
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Tennessee: Jimmy Hopper 615-837-5152
No changes within the last year. There is a bill in the state legislature currently that
would prohibit the sale of any seed that has been "genetically modified" to render its
second generation seeds sterile. The bill passed out of the House Ag Committee 6 - 5,
but has been placed in the General Subcommittee in the Senate Commerce, Labor and
Ag Committee. If it should pass, the bill would become effective July 1. We should know
something by May 1.
Washington: Victor Shaul 509-225-2630
Washington had changes to the administrative code (rules) on:
Included Clearfield trait as a certification criteria for wheat.
Clarified the definition of a field for the purposes of seed certification and field
inspection.
Clarified noxious weed rules specifying that noxious weeds must be controlled to
prevent seed formation when they are present in a certified seed field.
Wisconsin: Greg Helmbrecht 608-224-4596
In Wisconsin, we had changes to the license fee structure, our ability to write rule and
established Wisconsin Crop Improvement Association as the official certification agency
for weed free mulch.
Additional changes to the state seed rule are under way.
Canada: Michael Scheffel 613-221-7518
Regulatory changes
On June 18, 2009, the Government of Canada implemented regulatory changes to
create a more flexible variety registration system with reduced regulation while
continuing to maintain the integrity of seed certification and environmental, food, and
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feed safety. The Seeds Regulations now partition the list of crop types requiring
registration of varieties (Schedule III) into three parts with differing requirements for
each part: Part I continues to require pre-registration testing and merit assessment; Part
II requires pre-registration testing; and Part III requires basic registration information
only.
For additional information, please visit http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2009/2009-07-
08/html/sor-dors186-eng.html
On June 24, 2009, the Government of Canada amended the Weed Seeds Order to
reclassify Giant foxtail (Setaria faberi) from a Class 1 Prohibited Noxious weed species
to a Class 2 Primary Noxious weed species. Giant foxtail was previously classified as a
Class 1 Prohibited Noxious weed species but was too widespread to fit the definition of
Class 1.
For additional information, please visit http://www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p2/2009/2009-06-
24/html/sor-dors161-eng.html
Please do not hesitate to contact Mike Scheffel or his staff if you require additional
information.
Respectfully submitted:
Randy Judd Legislative Committee Chair
NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE
AOSA/SCST 2009-2010 Newsletter Committee Report
A summary of the year’s activities includes publication of three Newsletters and one
Proceedings in 2009-2010. Cindy Finneseth was the AOSA editor and Sue Alvarez the
SCST editor. Cindy and Sue received articles and compiled the issues. Anita Hall
compiled the 2009 Proceedings. Additionally, Anita assisted the committee with
Newsletter and Proceedings web posting, CD production and distribution. The
Newsletter received a “face-lift” in 2010 and is now compiled using publishing software.
The newsletter committee met on Monday, June 7, 2010 at the annual AOSA/SCST
meeting in St. Louis, MO. Many items of business were addressed at the committee
meeting:
Editorial Staff changes: Sue Alvarez resigned as the SCST Chair. Suggestions for
replacements as well as an editor for the Canada region.
Future tasks were discussed and planned included numerous article ideas, potential
bookshelf review materials and an update on the electronic storage and retrieval of past
issues was provided. A list of missing issues will be generated and distributed.
Responsibilities were determined for covering events for newsletter articles during the
2010 AOSA/SCST annual meeting.
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The Newsletter Committee appreciates the contributions of SCST Editor Sue Alvarez
and Canada Region Editor Doug Ashton.
Respectfully submitted,
Sue Alvarez
Cindy Finneseth
PROFICIENCY TESTING COMMITTEE
2009-2010 Proficiency Testing Committee Report
The Committee developed a 3 year plan that included a variety of crop species and
quizzes to complete. In 2009 the committee sent out one sample for analysis:
Zea mays, sweet corn was tested for germination
113 results were returned
• Normal seedling results within 1 STDEV of the mean: 96 out of 113 or 85%
• Normal seedling results within 2 STDEV of the mean: 100 of 113 or 97%
The proposed written PT quizzes for 2009 are going to be combined with one of the
proposed 2010 quizzes into one exercise. In 2010 there will be separate Wheat
samples sent for Purity and Germination. There will be four written exercises.
The committee will meet in July to review the proposed exercise before being sent to
the membership. The proficiency testing committee would like to thank all of the
volunteers and participants that helped with this last year’s activity.
Respectfully submitted;
Brent Reschly and Heidi Larson
SCST Chair: Jean Tolliver
AOSA Chair: Ken Greger
REFEREE COMMITTEE
AOSA/SCST Referee Committee Report
2009/2010
The Referee Committee established a mission statement which will be posted on the
SCST and AOSA websites. Sabry and Riad volunteered to help with statistical
information to anyone that is working on a project and needs help from setting up the
project to finalizing the project. The Referee Committee held two quarterly conference
calls, September 9 th 2009 and May 11 th 2010.
Nine referee presentations were given at the Referee Projects meeting in the evening of
Tuesday June 7 th . The group then split out into regions for the buzz session to
determine projects for next year. The 2009/2010 presentations will be posted to the
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websites as well as the 2010/2011 projects. Past projects are listed on the website
under resources.
I will be resigning as SCST Chair from the referee committee. I have thoroughly enjoyed
all the experiences this position has brought to me. I gained an enormous amount of
knowledge and met a lot of great people.
Respectfully submitted,
Jean Tolliver, RST
RESEARCH COMMITTEE
AOSA Research Committee Annual Report - 2010
Sabry G. Elias, Chair
• During the AOSA/SCST meeting in St. Louis, MO, a shared committee meeting
between Research, Rule, and Referee committee chairs, co-chairs, and
subcommittee chairs and the Presidents of the two associations was held
on Sunday 6/6/2010 from 7:00-8:00pm. The objective of that meeting was to
discuss the interrelated issues between these committees and make sure they
are operating on the same page in terms of research requirements and study
guidelines needed for rule proposals and other referees or validation studies. The
rule committee has prepared a document that identifies various research
parameters needed for preparing rule proposals, such as: the minimum number
of seed lots; laboratories included in referee to be used as supporting evidence
for a new rule proposal; and the need for valid experimental design and data
analysis for the studies. It was agreed that such document would be updated and
made available to all members as a guideline before starting any study.
• The statistics committee can provide help to the members in designing and
analyzing their experiments.
• The mission of the research committees is to innovate, improve, standardize, and
introduce new seed testing methods based on sound research. The new
innovations should improve testing efficiency, consistency, and precision. In
achieving this goal we have to consider the needs of the seed industry, the seed
testing laboratories, and the seed control officials. In most cases, it is not an easy
task to satisfy all, but this is the kind of challenge that we expect to face and work
around patiently.
The Subcommittees of the Research Committee and the Chairs
Flower Seedling
Cultivar Purity
Germination and Dormancy
Purity Analysis
Jolan Mari, Sarah Dammen
Jeff Prischmann, Randy Judd
Dr. Riad Baalbaki
Deborah Meyer
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Range Grass Analysis
Research Funding
Seed Moisture Determination
Seed Pathology
Statistics
Tree and Shrub Seed
Tetrazolium Testing
Vigor Evaluations
Denny Hall
Dr. Brent Turnipseed
Dr. Sabry Elias
Sandra Walker
Dr. Sabry Elias
Victor Vankus
Annette Miller
Dr. Riad Baalbaki, Kari Fiedler
For comments or suggestions, contact Sabry.elias@oscs.orst.edu or the subcommittee
chairs as appropriate.
RESOLUTIONS COMMITTEE
AOSA/SCST RESOLUTIONS REPORT
Whereas: the 100 th AOSA and 87 th SCST annual meetings were held June 5 th thru June
10 th , 2010 at the Hilton at the Ballpark in St. Louis, Missouri; and
Whereas: workshops and symposia were held on the topics of Statistics, Flower Seeds,
and Genetic Testing; and
Whereas: the tour of the Monsanto Creve Coeur and Village campuses was informative,
well-planned, and enjoyable; and
Whereas: an excellent array of research papers on ryegrass purity testing, as well as
posters and seed issues forum topics were presented; and
Whereas: the program committee completely supported the functions of the meeting
including audio-visual equipment, agenda development, registration, and facility
arrangements; and
Whereas: great appreciation is to be expressed to AOSA/SCST Executive Director
Anita Hall for supporting and assisting the meeting hosts; and
Whereas: the accommodations and services provided by the St. Louis Hilton at the
Ballpark were greatly appreciated by all attendees;
Therefore Be It Resolved: that the members of the Association of Official Seed
Analysts, and the members of the Society of Commercial Seed Technologists and their
respective boards; and the delegates and other attendees hereby agree that these
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meetings were very successful, and that seed technology was improved through the
offering of training, committee discussions, sharing of knowledge, and planning for
future achievements at this event; and
Be It Further Resolved: that the AOSA and the SCST participants express sincere
gratitude and appreciation to the Illinois Seed Analysts, Steve Beals, Steve Schaefer,
Brad Johnson, Angela Croft, Tammy Hobbs, Jean Tolliver, and Harold Armstrong for
hosting the meeting, and ;
Be It Further Resolved: that all in attendance express their appreciation to the following
exhibitors: Agdia, Inc., Anchor Paper Company, Envirologix, Inc., Illinois Crop
Improvement Association, Kubtec X-ray, Munktell Inc., Seed Buro Equipment Company
Be It Further Resolved: that all in attendance express their thanks to the following
sponsors: AB Seed Laboratory, ADM Edible Bean Specialties, Agri Seed Testing, Inc.,
Anchor Paper Company, Ball Horticulture Co./Ball American Seed Co., Central Ohio
Seed Testing, GARDENtrends (Harris Seeds), Growmark, Inc., Hulsey Seed
Laboratory, Inc., Illinois Crop Improvement Association, Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc.
Illinois Seed Trade Association, INCOTEC, Indiana Crop Improvement Association,
Michigan Crop Improvement Association, Monsanto Company, Nelson Seed Testing,
NST Labs, Nunhems USA, Inc., Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Sakata Seed
America, Inc, SGS Midwest Seed Services, Spear Envelope Company, Tangent Seed
Lab, Int'l.
Respectfully Submitted,
Ethan Waltermire
RULES COMMITTEE
2010 Rules Committee Report
Since the last annual meeting, the 12 changes from the 2008/09 proposal cycle were
incorporated in the AOSA Rules for Testing Seeds and appropriate handbooks. Cindy
Finneseth and Debbie Meyer updated the publications and Video Lab, Lexington, KY,
duplicated the CDs, which were made available to the respective memberships and
other purchasers with an effective date of October 1, 2009. Individual stickers were
provided for each of the four volumes of the Rules. Due to errors, a revised CD was
duplicated and distributed to purchasers.
To clarify which documents comprise the Rules, the documents were renamed using a
volume sequence. Two tentative proposals were incorporated in the Rules for
2009/2010. This information will be removed from the Rules for the 2010 issue.
20 proposals were submitted to the committee for review during the 2009/2010 proposal
cycle. The review committee consisted of:
Nancy Ashby, WA Dept. of Agriculture; Mark Hafdahl, North Dakota State Seed Lab;
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Ernest Allen, USDA-AMS, SRTB, Gastonia, NC; and Joanne Hinke, CFIA
Saskatchewan.
Ex-officio members who contributed to the Rules proposal review include:
Sue Alvarez, SCST Representative; John Wiersema, USDA ARS, Nomenclature
Committee; and Steve Jones, ISTA Representative
Comments were also solicited from various committee chairs.
Following committee review, 15 proposals and two review proposals were published in
the 2010 February newsletter to be brought forward for a vote. One proposal was
withdrawn in advance of the annual meeting.
Proposals published in the Newsletter were discussed and amended where necessary
at the open rules session at the annual meeting and were voted on during the joint
AOSA/SCST voting session. Voting results and proposal disposition will be made
available online once the results from both organizations have been tabulated. Results
will also appear in the Proceedings published in September, 2010.
Following adoption at the annual meeting, the respective publications will be updated
and distributed with an effective date of October 1, 2010.
Committee members will continue to address questions, identify areas of the Rules
needing clarification and address any errors that may be noted in the Rules Vols. 1-4. A
new method of voting on Rules proposals was discussed and changes may be
implemented in the future.
Changes to the committee included the resignation of Cindy Finneseth as the Rules
Chair and the term of Nancy Ashby, WA Dept. of Agriculture expired in 2010.
It has been my pleasure to serve as your Rules Chair for the past four Rules cycles.
Maintaining a dynamic, relevant and scientifically-based set of Rules for Testing Seeds
is an absolute necessity for accurate and consistent seed analysis. Please continue to
identify areas of the Rules that could benefit from improvement and make Rules
Change Proposals - I can guarantee some will be successful and some not, but we will
all certainly benefit from the discussion. These are your Rules and thank you for
allowing me to be the steward for a short period in our respective associations’ long
histories.
Respectfully submitted,
Cindy Finneseth
TEACHING AND TRAINING COMMITTEE
The teaching and Training Committee held two telephone conference meetings this
year. Also, members helped provide input during meetings held concerning efforts to
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combine the SCST and AOSA test which is progressing well as was reported on earlier
in this meeting.
The committee also worked on finding pictures in the SCST library that could be put on
the upcoming renewed AOSA/SCST website. Although these pictures are outdated,
they provide identification help to everyone with Internet access rather than having to go
through the SCST Library loan program. This idea blossomed and now plans are in the
works for a modern, up-to-date picture file to help with seed identification.
From popular demand we plan on putting on a workshop in Virginia next year. We hope
to combine the Teaching and Training Committee topics with the Lab Standards
Committee topics to make a great workshop.
The Teaching and Training committee is related to many other committees purposes
and we hope to nurture and further those combined goals.
Thank you all for your ideas and support.
Respectfully submitted,
Terry Dunfield, SCST Co Chair
Mike Gil, AOSA Co Chair
RESEARCH SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS
CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION SPECIES COMMITTEE
Conservation and Reclamation Committee Species Report
June 8, 2010
Heidi Larson presented a progress report on Native Species Testing protocols. Last
year, she circulated a survey to labs that routinely test native species that are not in the
Rules. Labs were asked to supply information such as, purity/noxious weights, number
of seeds per gram, PSU number used, and germination and TZ testing protocols. She
then developed a spread sheet with the above information for 19 of the most frequently
tested species reported by participating labs. Though there were minor differences, the
majority of the testing protocols submitted by participants were very similar. The
committee agreed that developing a form which could later be incorporated into a
handbook would be a valuable resource for folks who test native species that are
currently not in the Rules. Heidi agreed to develop a form and circulate it to all
participating labs for comment. Denny Hall suggested that additional species with
testing protocols could also be added before the next meeting.
Michael Aberle with Ransom Seed Lab gave a power-point presentation entitled, “A
Purity Study of Eriogonum Species”. Michael highlighted the difficulties in conducting
purities on a seed that is partially enclosed by a perianth. It was agreed that a referee
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e conducted to determine a suitable PSU for this species for possible inclusion into the
Rules.
There was a brief discussion on Rule Proposal 15 – Refinement of blue grama blowing
point procedures. Gil Waibel explained the reasoning behind the proposal and that there
was broad support from the seed industry for passage.
Respectfully submitted,
Denny Hall, Chair
CULTIVAR PURITY COMMITTEE
2010 Cultivar Purity Subcommittee Meeting Minutes
Co-Chairs – Jeff Prischmann and Randy Judd
Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 10:15 – 11:15
The meeting was called to order by Co-chair Jeff Prischmann at 10:16am. The meeting
attendance sign in sheet was circulated. The agenda was approved with no changes.
During old business the status of the revisions to the cultivar purity handbook were
discussed including the reasons it was going to take longer to update then originally
planned. . The committee recommended keeping the CPH together as one handbook
and not separating out the trait testing section as a separate handbook. The genetic
technology committee will be asked to help with the updating of the trait testing section
of the CPH.
During new business, Reed Barker gave a presentation on the allelic discrimination of
ryegrass as a potential inclusion in the CPH. There was much discussion and the
consensus of the cultivar purity committee was to include the allelic discrimination of
ryegrass in the CPH as a new section as presented by Reed Barker. Next, the
subcommittee discussed the need to adopt consistent procedures for adding a new test
or amending current tests in the CPH. Following that discussion, the subcommittee
made the following recommendation: The cultivar purity subcommittee recommends
that the AOSA and SCST board of directors develop procedures for adding new tests
and amending current methods in all handbooks, so that a uniform procedure is
developed for all handbooks. The meeting was adjourned at 11:10 am. 26 members
were in attendance.
Actions Items
1. The Cultivar Purity handbook (CPH) is in the process of being updated. The
committee recommended keeping the CPH together as one handbook and not
separating out the trait testing section as a separate handbook. The genetic
technology committee will be asked to help with the updating of the trait testing
section of the CPH.
2. The consensus of the cultivar purity committee was to include the allelic
discrimination of ryegrass in the CPH as a new section as presented by Reed
Barker.
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3. The cultivar purity committee recommends that the AOSA and SCST board of
directors develop procedures for adding new tests and amending current
methods in all handbooks, so that a uniform procedure is developed for all
handbooks.
GERMINATION AND DORMANCY COMMITTEE
Report of The Germination and Dormancy Subcommittee
The Germination and Dormancy Subcommittee met on June 8, 2010. The following
issues were covered:
• Three additional species to the ‘Germination recommendations of species
without AOSA testing procedures in the Rules’ were approved. The species are
Paspalum vaginatum, Atriplex nummularia and Lepidium rotundum.
• Section 6.7b of the rules (Calculation of percentage germination when more than
one test is made) was extensively discussed. The Subcommittee agreed that the
wording and presentation of this section should be changed and clarified. A
Rules Change Proposal to that effect will be formulated by the Chair and
submitted to the membership for approval.
• The proposed new edition of the Seedling Evaluation Handbook, to be edited by
S. Elias, M. McDonald and R. Baalbaki, was discussed. The plan of work,
expected analyst participation, proposed new and updated content, development
of seedling evaluation CDs, and schedule of tasks was presented to the
Subcommittee. The participatory nature of this project was emphasized.
Respectfully submitted by Riad Baalbaki, June 8, 2010
PURITY COMMITTEE
2010 Purity Committee Report
Deborah Meyer, Committee Chair
The committee prepared several rule change proposals related to purity analysis.
These include five proposals to reassign four species to more appropriate pure seed
unit (PSU) definitions and two proposals to modify existing PSU definitions to better
reflect the actual seed unit used in planting practices. A proposal was submitted to
address how to apply the multiple floret factors to mixtures of indistinguishable species
for which the multiple floret procedure applies. Also submitted was a proposal to clarify
how to prepare samples containing large quantities of extraneous inert material prior to
applying the Uniform Blowing Procedure. The proposals were posted on the AOSA and
SCST websites. All of these proposed changes were adopted at the annual meeting.
The committee also prepared a proposal to move the instructions for manual seed
counts out of Appendix 2 into the main body of the Rules and add further instructions for
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the procedure. This proposal was withdrawn at the request of the AOSA President
because of on going negotiations with the NIST regarding their acceptance of the AOSA
Mechanical Seed Count Procedure. As a result of discussions with the Rules
Committee it was decided to re-submit this proposal during the 2011 Rules cycle, but to
create a new section in the Rules to address manual seed counts.
Other items discussed at the annual Purity Committee meeting included the withdrawal
of the tall fescue uniform blowing point proposal, the proposed modification of the blue
grama uniform blowing point procedure (proposal adopted), and progress on the Purity
Testing Handbook. The development of the handbook is well underway, but upon
review of the PSU definitions it was discovered some species have been assigned to
incorrect groups. Proposals will be prepared for the 2011 Rules cycle to correct these
errors. I invite all AOSA and SCST members that have questions or examples of things
encountered while conducting purity analyses to please send them to me, as soon as
possible, so they can be incorporated into the handbook. Publication of the handbook is
projected for the summer of 2011.
RULES ISSUES AND REVIEW COMMITTEE
2010 Rules Issues and Review Committee Report
Deborah Meyer, Committee Chair
The committee focused on the issue of how best to test the purity and germination of
encrusted grass seed. At the 2009 annual meeting this problem was discussed and as
a result a tentative rule was submitted to the AOSA Executive Board for approval.
Based on the tentative rule a referee study was conducted this year to determine if the
methods described in the tentative rule would produce uniform results among
laboratories. Results of the study showed uniformity was possible. During the annual
committee meeting there was extensive discussion regarding the proposed method and
how it differed from the method in the Federal Seed Act. At issue was whether the seed
used for the germination test should have the coating material removed or not. Under
the FSA the coating material is removed for the purity analysis of grass mixtures, but
the seed for planting must have the coating material intact. In the AOSA method the
coating material on all grass seed, single component and mixtures, is removed for the
purity analysis and the washed seed is then used for the germination test. As a result of
the discussion and because the method was adopted, the Rules Committee will contact
USDA regarding the possibility of changing the method prescribed in the FSA.
Also discussed was the proposal for allelic discrimination of ryegrass. Much of the
discussion centered around the need for expanding testing procedures to meet the
needs of the seed industry and regulatory agencies.
Since the original goal of the committee to review the body of the rules and provide
recommendations for improvement has been completed, it is the recommendation of the
Chair that the committee be disband and that future rule questions be submitted to the
Rules Committee or referred to the appropriate research committee.
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SEED MOISTURE COMMITTEE
AOSA Seed Moisture Subcommittee Annual Report – 2010
Sabry G. Elias, Chair
During the AOSA/SCST meeting in St. Louis, MO, the seed moisture subcommittee
discussed the following subjects:
• Adding procedure for determining seed moisture content for tomatoes (data not
published).
• Members from the Associations were invited to work on adding parameters for
determining seed moisture content of new crops that are not currently in Table 5
of the Seed Moisture Determination Handbook (SMDH). For help contact the
Chair of the committee or Dr. R. Baalbaki at CDFA.
• The seed moisture committee will work on adding a “calibration procedure” for
grinders in the SMDH.
• The committee discussed adding more illustrations to the Seed Moisture
Determination Handbook.
• The committee also discussed the use of different container sizes for 5 and 10
gram-samples.
For comments or suggestions, please contact Sabry.elias@oscs.orst.edu, phone (541)
737-4799. Oregon State University Seed Laboratory.
STATISTICS COMMITTEE
AOSA Statistics Subcommittee Annual Report - 2010
Sabry G. Elias, Chair
• During the AOSA/SCST meeting in St. Louis, MO, the statistics subcommittee
hosted a hands-on workshop on the use of Seedcalc program to design seed
testing plans for purity/impurity characteristics, including testing for adventitious
presence levels of biotech traits in conventional seed lots. The workshop was
taught by Dr. Kirk Remund and Dr. Tim Perez, senior statisticians at Monsanto,
St. Louis, MO. Twenty members from the Associations attended the event. The
Statistics committee thanks Kirk and Tim for an excellent, informative event.
• A limited number of members attended the committee meeting and discussed the
need to develop tolerance tables for vigor tests. The chair invited volunteers to
collect data for various crops of each test. For more information contact the
Chair.
• The committee also discussed the need for developing a statistics handbook for
seed research.
• The committee continued to provide help assistance to the members of the
Associations in statistical design and data analysis for their research projects.
The chair of the committee and Dr. R. Baalbaki can be contacted for any
statistical help that may be needed in research projects or rule proposals. Dr. Tim
Perez of Monsanto can be consulted in the use of Seedcalc.
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• If members have need for a workshop next year (June 2011) to discuss statistics
issues such as the application of tolerance tables or any other subject, let us
know.
For comments or suggestions, contact Sabry.elias@oscs.orst.edu, phone (541) 737-
4799. Oregon State University Seed Laboratory.
TETRAZOLIUM COMMITTEE
2009-2010 AOSA/SCST Tetrazolium Committee Meeting report
The Tetrazolium subcommittee’s entire focus this past year has been on the 2010
edition of the AOSA/SCST Tetrazolium Testing Handbook. The handbook revision has
been in progress for at least the last two years. The book consists of five sections:
Principles, Procedures, Glossary, Bibliography, and Indices. The Principles section has
been revised and sent out for review. All the drawings in the principles section have
been replaced with photos. Procedure pages have been sent to panels of reviewers all
along so that the burden of reviewing the book could be spread out over time. At this
time, all the method pages have been reformatted and reviewed. The 2000 edition
covered 97 families with 106 procedure pages and there were no photos. The 2010
edition covers 109 families with 130 procedure pages. Photos are now included on
nearly every page. There were two indices (genus and family indices) in the 2000
edition. The 2010 edition will have an additional common name index. About 150
citations have been added to the bibliography. It will be sorted two ways: by author and
by subject. The book without the bibliography is about 340 pages. Each procedure
“page” is actually two pages. We expect that the revised bibliography section will add
another 100 pages. To assure a 2010 publication date, our working deadline is August
2. After that, the handbook committee will have 6 weeks to review the handbook and
then it will be given to the boards for final approval. Many people have worked hard on
the 2010 edition. I’m so grateful to them all.
The Tetrazolium Committee met at 1pm on June 9, 2010. We discussed the following
topics: handbook schedule and deadlines, handbook features, the mucilage reduction
reagent aluminum potassium sulfate, leftover old handbooks. In the coming year the
committee will conduct a Sporobolus heterostylis referee to explore the issue of viable
green embryos. The committee ended the meeting with a discussion about the
relationship of the TZ handbook to the Rules. A wide range of opinions was expressed.
All agreed that the primary focus of the committee should be to improve education and
standardization of the evaluation of tetrazolium tests.
Respectfully submitted,
Annette Miller, Committee Chair
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TREE AND SHRUB COMMITTEE
AOSA Tree and Shrub Seed Committee
2010 Committee Report
Date: June 8, 2010
1:00-2:00 pm, twenty-two people in attendance
Mission: Develop seed testing methods for tree and shrub species based on scientific
methods and to effectively communicate this information to seed testing laboratories,
research programs and the seed industry.
2009-10 Accomplishments and 2010-11 Proposed Activities
Issues discussed and projects from the past year and plans for the upcoming year
included:
1. Report on the status of the ISTA Forest Tree and Shrub committee. That
committee intends to publish a Tree and Shrub seed Handbook in the near
future.
2. This committee along with the ISTA committee and International Union of Forest
Research Organization and seed group are working together to develop a
website to post information related to tree and shrub seed research and testing.
3. Continued study of the germination pretreatments listed in the ISTA rules for
Juniperus virginiana and Taxodium distichum. The committee will continue this
work over the next year as able.
4. The committee worked with the TZ committee to review sections of the new TZ
Handbook pertaining to tree and shrub seed.
5. Assisted the Purity committee with review of the existing PSU’s for tree and
shrub seed and recommended changes as necessary.
Future direction of the Tree and Shrub Committee:
Survey to determine the number of laboratories testing tree and shrub species, the
number of tests of tree and shrub seed samples, the species tested, and if there are any
issues related to tree and shrub seed testing that the committee should be aware of.
The survey will also ask laboratories to provide information on the labeling requirements
of tree and shrub seed in their states as able in order to provide this information to the
industry. The survey will also provide some additional information concerning the idea
of merging the Tree and Shrub committee with the Conservation and Reclamation
committee and ask respondents to provide an opinion.
Based on discussion during the committee meeting and pending the results of the
survey, the committee will likely explore the procedural and operational aspects of
merging the Tree and Shrub group with the Conservation and Reclamation committee.
Committee Chair
USDA Forest Service
Victor Vankus
National Seed Laboratory
vvankus@fs.fed.us
5675 Riggins Mill Road
478-751-3551 Dry Branch, GA 31020
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VIGOR COMMITTEE
Report of the Vigor Subcommittee
Riad Baalbaki & Kari Fiedler, Co-Chairpersons
June 8, 2010
The Vigor Subcommittee met on June 8 ,2010. The following items were discussed:
The new AOSA Seed Vigor Testing Handbook is for sale. The handbook is available in
several formats: a hardcopy and an electronic format, CD. Please contact AOSA
website under publications to order. Several members of the vigor committee
commented that they liked the new handbook
EC moisture on peas was noted that it was important to watch the moisture on peas.
EC on garden beans was also discussed.
Respectfully submitted by Kari Fiedler
SCST COMMITTEE REPORTS
ETHICS COMMITTEE
SCST Ethics Committee Report 2010
At the Ethics open committee meeting Pat Jennings presented a refresher course on
the requirements and basic formats for a report of seed analysis.
It had been suggested that this subject may be helpful to new and experienced
members get a better understanding of report of analysis requirements. Pat did an
excellent job explaining all the necessary items that need to be on a report of analysis,
but that the report format can be unique to the individual or company. Guidelines for a
Report of Seed Analysis are listed in the AOSA Rules. The Ethics Committee
‘PRACTICAL ISSUES CONCERNING REGISTERED SEED TECHNOLOGIST FOR
ROUTINE SEED TESTING’ also highlights the requirements for the Canadian and ISTA
reports of analysis.
A short discussion was held on items from last year’s meeting - merging of seed
analysis certificates into one certificate from different submitted samples from the same
seed lot and the reporting non-standardized testing methods. The question on whether
merging seed analysis reports and reporting non-standardized testing methods should be
proposed as Rules changes was discussed, but it was decided to leave them as
suggested guidelines in the Ethics committee guideline document.
For future reference the committee will post the Pat Jennings’s presentation on Report of
Seed Analysis and the current version of the ‘PRACTICAL ISSUES CONCERNING
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REGISTERED SEED TECHNOLOGIST FOR ROUTINE SEED TESTING’ to the SCST
Ethics committee web page.
Current Ethics committee members are: Michael Gerdes, Laurie Conradson, Pat
Jennings, Brent Reschly, Doug Miller, Jane Penrose and Mike O’Neil. Please contact
any of committee members if there is an Ethics question or concern.
Respectfully submitted,
Mike O’Neil, Chairman
EXAMINATION COMMITTEE
2010 RST EXAMINATION REPORT
The 2010 RST, CPT, and CVT examination was held June 5, 2010 at the Hilton Hotel in
St Louis, Missouri. The examination was administered to three CVT, four CPT and five
RST candidates. Four candidates successfully obtained their RST, and four candidates
successfully obtained their CVT. The Society welcomes our new RST’s and CPT’s.
Respectfully submitted,
Barbara Cleave, Chair
2010 RGT EXAMINATION REPORT
The 2010 RGT, CGT examination was held June 6, 2010 at the Hilton Hotel in St Louis,
Missouri. Eight candidates took one or more sections of the exam. All examinees
passed at least one portion (molecular genetics, herbicide bioassay, electrophoresis,
ELISA, and PCR) of the exam. The candidates will take the practical portion of the
exam in the coming year.
Respectfully submitted,
Dave Stimpson, Chair
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Executive Director, Anita Hall contacted me and stated that two Director-at-Large
positions were open in 2010. She canvassed the membership for nominations for
Director-at-Large and Honorary Member through email. Three nominees agreed to run
for the director-at-large positions and one individual was nominated for Honorary
Member. Randy Judd RST and Heidi Jo Larson were elected to serve as Director-at-
Large and David Buckingham was approved as Honorary Member. I would like to thank
all of the candidates for running, and thank the membership for nominating very
qualified candidates.
Respectfully submitted,
Ronny Parmely, Chair
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SEED LIBRARY COMMITTEE
The Seed Library moved in 2010 to Illinois Crop Improvement Association. Steve Beals
and Tammy Hobbs are working to organize the collection and update the lists of library
content and needs. This information will be made available on the SCST website and
sent to all members. Seed library website: www.seedtechnology.net/seed_library.htm.
AOSA COMMITTEE REPORTS
AFFILIATE COMMITTEE
AOSA Affiliates Committee Meeting Report
The Affiliate committee met on June 7, 2010 in St. Louis, MO. The following
organizations were present at the meeting:
Association of American Seed Control Officials- Steve Malone
Association of Official Seed Certification Agencies- Chet Boruff
American Seed Trade Association- Pat Miller
Commercial Seed Analysts Association of Canada- Dianne Gilhuly
International Seed Testing Association- Dr. John Hampton
Society of Commercial Seed Technologists –Doug Miller, Brent Reschly
Association of Official Seed Analysts – Mike Stahr, Dan Curry
Organizational reports were presented by each of the affiliates. Next the committee
discussed the following issues, with comments and concerns shared.
1. AOSA-SCST Consolidation update
2. Selling seed by seed count
3. Rule proposals- Tall fescue blowing point, PCR method for ryegrass purity
testing, coated grass seed
4. Refuge in a bag products
Respectfully submitted,
Mike Stahr, AOSA President
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Audit Report
Janine Maruschak and I audited the AOSA financial records for the fiscal year July 1,
2008 through June 30, 2009. We found the accounts and supporting documents to be
in order.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Aida Galarza
Janine Maruschak
BY-LAWS COMMITTEE
AOSA Bylaws Committee Report
Chair: Ethan Waltermire, Colorado Seed Laboratory
No changes to the AOSA Bylaws were submitted to the committee in 2010. For 2010-
2011 the Bylaws Committee was asked by the AOSA and SCST Boards to develop a
proposal for a consolidated AOSA and SCST committee structure. This will streamline
the workload of each organization’s members and create a more efficient and flexible
system. The proposals will be published in the February Seed Technologist Newsletter.
CERTIFICATION OF ANALYSTS COMMITTEE
2010 AOSA CERTIFICATION OF SEED ANALYSTS COMMITTEE REPORT
Chair: Michael Gill
For the business year 2009-2010, there were 21 candidates that took the CSA
certification examination. Of those, 7 analysts took the Purity examination and passed.
7 took the Germination examination and passed. The following is a listing of the CSA
site examinations given this year:
Southwest region:
New Mexico State Lab November 2009
• Warren Poulson Texas Lab Purity and Germination
Northeast region:
Pennsylvania State Lab December 2009
• Sarah Arrington Virginia Lab Purity and Germination
• Teresa Boggs Alabama Lab Germination
• Patricia Jones Florida Lab Germination
• Lyubo Mahlev Alaska Lab Purity and Germination
• Shanne Thornton Virginia Lab Germination
• Anitra Walker Federal Lab Purity
Midwest region:
Iowa State Seed Science Center April 2010
• Karen Dougherty Washington Lab Germination
• Patricia Jones Florida Lab Purity
• Danilo Martinez North Dakota Lab Purity
• Jeanna Mueller North Dakota Lab Purity and Germination
2010 AOSA/SCST Annual Meeting
St. Louis, Missouri June 2010
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• Dr. Riad Baalbaki California Germination
Other noteworthy activities of this committee include:
• Monitoring of the Continuing Education program.
• Researching processes and formats for Quality Assurance programs.
• Working with SCST on the ultimate goal of producing one examination process
for both organizations.
Respectfully submitted,
Michael Gill
LIAISON REPORT
Liaison Report 2009-2010
This past year I traveled to and represented AOSA at the following meetings:
1. ASTA Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, June 2009. Seed Industry Relations
Committee – AOSA/SCST joint report presented.
2. AOSCA Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, July 2009. Advisory Board Meeting –
AOSA/SCST joint report presented.
3. AASCO Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, July 2009.
4. 2 nd World Seed Conference, Rome, Italy, September 2009.
5. ASTA Corn Sorghum and Soybean Division Meeting, Chicago, IL, December
2009. Seed Industry Relations Committee – AOSA/SCST joint report presented.
6. IPSA Annual Meeting, Indianapolis, January 2010.
7. National Council on Weights and Measures Interim Meeting, Nashville, TN,
January 2010.
This summer I will attend the following meetings:
8. ISTA Congress, June 2010, Cologne, Germany.
9. NCWM Annual Meeting, July 2010, St. Paul, MN.
10. AASCO Annual Meeting – Portland, OR, July 2010. AOSA/SCST joint report
presented, provided presentation on use of AOSA Rules for regulatory purposes.
Respectfully submitted,
Mike Stahr, AOSA President
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
AOSA MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE REPORT
The Membership Committee received one nomination and application for Honorary
Membership into the Association for consideration this year. The following nomination
was received:
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NOMINATED FOR “HONORARY” MEMBERS:
Joe Garvey – Retired Certified Seed Analyst – Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture
Submitted by: Cindy Finneseth – Kentucky State Seed Lab
Recognizing the contributions this individual has made to the AOSA and his
qualifications, the committee recommends acceptance of this nomination for Honorary
Membership in the Association of Official Seed Analysts.
Respectfully Submitted,
Laura Donaldson, Chairperson
MERIT AWARD COMMITTEE
Dr. Miller McDonald was nominated to receive the AOSA Merit Award for his numerous
contributions to AOSA, seed technology, and the seed industry. He was unanimously
approved and presented the award at the annual meeting banquet.
Respectfully submitted,
Mike Stahr, AOSA President
NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE
AOSA NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT
2010 AOSA Nominations
Stan Akagi, Chairman
This year’s solicitations for nomination went out in February. Two positions on the
Executive Board expired this year and needed to be filled.
Many members sent in nominations. There were sixteen people nominated, but after
contacting all the nominees to see if they were willing and available to serve, five
individuals were placed on the ballot. Sixty-six (66) percent of the member labs voted
and the winners for Executive Board Members are Susan Reed and Johhny Zook.
Thank you to all who ran for office, making these elections meaningful and worthwhile.
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MEETING ATTENDEES
First Name Last Name Company City State
Michael Aberle Ransom Seed Laboratory Carpinteria CA
Dawn
Adam
Pioneer Hi-Bred Seeds
International
Johnston
Ernest Allen USDA, AMS,LS, SRTB Gastonia NC
Sue Alvarez Ransom Seed Laboratory Carpinteria CA
Harold Armstrong Monsanto Company Waterman IL
Riad
Baalbaki
California Dept. of Agriculture,
Plant Pest Diagnostics Center
Sacramento
Elizabeth Bada Nunhems USA Parma ID
Linda Barbosa Eurofins STA Laboratories Gilroy CA
Reed Barker Grass Genomic Testing, Inc. Salem OR
Judy Barker Grass Genomic Testing, Inc. Salem OR
Steve
Beals
Illinois Crop Improvement
Association
Champaign
Carol Betzel Bio Diagnostics, Inc. River Falls WI
Johnanna
Beuerlein
Ohio Seed Improvement
Association / Central Ohio Seed
Testing
Dublin
Josh Bice Syngenta Seeds Owatonna MN
Tom Bockhaus Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l Johnston IA
Brent Bolton The Scotts Company Gervias OR
Chet
Boruff
Association of Official Seed
Certifying Agencies (AOSCA)
Moline
Pat Brownfield Bio Diagnostics, West Twin Falls ID
Kevin Buis AB Seed Laboratory Norcross GA
Vikram Butani Kubtec X-ray Milford CT
Barbara Cleave Alf Christianson Seed Company Mount Vernon WA
Dave Cleave Guest Mount Vernon WA
Randy Collins Dow AgroSciences, LLC Indianapolis IN
IA
CA
IL
OH
IL
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First Name Last Name Company City State
Rayshell
Colson
Kansas Crop Improvement
Association
Manhattan
Laurie Conradson Harris Moran Seed Co. Modesto CA
Julia Cook Harris Seeds Rochester NY
Angie Croft Gromark, Inc. Bloomington IL
Randy
Crowl
Nebraska Crop Improvement
Association
Lincoln
Dan Curry Oregon State University Corvallis OR
Sarah Dammen SGS Brookings SD
Sandy Daugherty CalWest Seeds Woodland CA
Sharon Davidson Agri Seed Testing, Inc. Salem OR
Cindy
Davis
Washington State Department of
Agriculture
Laura Donaldson Indiana State Seed Lab
Yakima
West
Lafayette
Anna Doornink Bio Diagnostics, Inc. River Falls WI
Willy Drost Canadian Food Inspection Agency Ottawa Ontario
Wanda Duke Agdia, Inc. Elkhart IN
Terry Dunfield Sorghum Partners New Deal TX
Mary Jo
Edmison
Illinois Crop Improvement
Association
Champaign
Sabry Elias Oregon State University Seed Lab Corvallis OR
Kari Fiedler SGS Brookings SD
Cindy Finneseth University of Kentucky Lexington KY
Neal
Foster
South Dakota Crop Improvement
Association
Brookings
John Franklin Allied Seed, LLC Nampa ID
Ann Franklin Guest Nampa ID
Aida Galarza Georgia Department of Agriculture Atlanta GA
Alan
Galbreth
Indiana Crop Improvement
Association
Lafayette
KS
NE
WA
IN
IL
SD
IN
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First Name Last Name Company City State
Adriel Garay Oregon State University Seed Lab Corvallis OR
Laurie Gerber Wisconsin Crop Improvement Madison WI
Amanuel
Ghebretains
ae
Monsanto St. Louis MO
Dianne Gilhuly CSAAC / Kent Agri Lab Tupperville Ontario
Jack Gilhuly Guest Tupperville Ontario
Michael Gill New Mexico Department of Ag Las Cruces NM
Quinn Gillespie Tangent Seed Lab Int'l Tangent OR
Maurice Girard Guest Douglas Manitoba
Betty Girard McKenzie Seeds Brandon Manitoba
Randy Goff Mustang Seeds Madison SD
Richard Graves Graves Seed Laboratory, Inc. Columbus MS
Derinda Graves Guest Columbus MS
Donna Grubisic MD Seed Analysis, Inc
Mark
Hafdahl
North Dakota State Seed
Department
Santa
Barbara
Fargo
Anita Hall AOSA/SCST Ithaca NY
Trent
Hall
Missouri Crop Improvement
Association
Columbia
Denny Hall Wyoming Seed Analysis Lab Powell WY
John
Matt
Hampton
Hanson
International Seed Testing
Association (ISTA)
Pioneer Hi-Brid Seeds
International
Bassersdorf
Johnston
Bridget Harrington Kubtec X-ray Milford CT
Ralayne Hasmann Syngenta Seeds, Inc. Nampa ID
Melissa Hastings Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l Johnston IA
Graham Head Monsanto St. Louis MO
Traci Heimer Mycogen Seeds Marshalltown IA
CA
ND
MO
ZH
IA
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First Name Last Name Company City State
Randy Hennings Dow AgroSciences, LLC Marshalltown IA
Elizabeth Heywood Bio Diagnostics, Inc. River Falls WI
Liza
Tammy
Hipolito
Hobbs
Utah Department of Agriculture
and Food
Illinois Crop Improvement
Association
Salt Lake City UT
Champaign
Ryan Holl Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l Johnston IA
Brian Hubbard Pennington Seed Greenfield MO
Hannah Hudson Illinois Crop Improvement Assoc. Champaign IL
Marcia Huppert Bio Diagnostics, Inc. River Falls WI
DaNell Jamieson Bio Diagnostics, Inc. River Falls WI
Pat Jennings ADM Huston ID
Brad Johnson AgReliant Genetics Elmwood IL
Paul Johnson Bayer Crop Science Stoneville MS
Brenda Johnson Bio Diagnostics, Inc. River Falls WI
Ryan Johnson Bio Diagnostics, Inc. River Falls WI
Harriet Johnson Guest
David
Johnston
Seminis / Monsanto Vegetable
Div.
Oxnard
Desirae Jones Seneca Foods Dayton WA
Randy Judd Michigan Crop Improvement Lansing MI
Ryan Keever AgReliant Genetics Elmwood IL
Tyler
Kenney
Continental Seed Testing /
Pennington Seed
Greenfield
Jane Kohn Incotec Salinas CA
Mike Kvidera Mycogen Seeds Marshalltown IA
Matri Kyrk Munktell Inc. Raleigh NC
Clas Lack Munktell Inc. Raleigh NC
David Larrivee Envirologix, Inc Portland ME
IL
CA
MO
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First Name Last Name Company City State
Heidi Larson Wisconsin Crop Imporvement Madison WI
Dawn Latham Monsanto St. Louis MO
Brooke Lee Anchor Paper Company St. Paul MN
Jessica Lee Anchor Paper Company St. Paul MN
Amy Lentz University of Kentucky Lexington KY
Michael Lovelace USDA, AMS,LS, SRTB Gastonia NC
Lyubo Mahlev Alaska Plant Materials Center Palmer AK
Kris Mantey The Scotts Miracle - Gro Company Marysville OH
Jolan Mari Ball Horticulture Co. West Chicago IL
Danilo
Martinez
North Dakota State Seed
Department
Fargo
Janine Maruschak Canadian Food Inspection Agency Sakatoon
Olga Maseda Sakata Seed America, Inc Morgan Hill CA
Maira Matus-Cadiz Canadian Food Inspection Agency Saskatoon
Susan McCauley Wyffels Hybrids, Inc. Atkinson IL
Sally McDonald Guest Powell OH
Miller McDonald Ohio State University Columbus OH
Don
McGee
Continental Seed Testing /
Pennington Seed
Greenfield
Edward Merrell Syngenta Flowers, Inc. Gilroy CA
Deborah Meyer RST CA
Aleta Meyr Ransom Seed Laboratory Carpinteria CA
Pat Miller American Seed Trade Association Alexandria VA
Doug
Karen
Miller
Miller
Illinois Crop Improvement
Association
Indiana Crop Improvement
Association
Champaign
Lafayette
Annette Miller USDA/ARS NCGRP Fort Collins CO
ND
Saskatch
ewan
Saskatch
ewan
MO
IL
IN
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First Name Last Name Company City State
Shaminder Miranpuri Wisconsin Crop Imporvement Madison WI
Jeanna
Mueller
North Dakota State Seed
Department
Fargo
Michael Muggli Minnesota State Seed Lab St. Paul MN
Sharon Nicholas Guest
Kenneth Nicholas Nicholas Seed Testing Springfield MO
Kim
North
Iowa State University Seed
Laboratory
Ames
Jeff Nowling Alabama State Seed Lab Montgomery AL
Connie O'Brien Hilleshog Syngenta Seeds Longmont CO
Don Ogawa Crookham Company Caldwell ID
Colleen Oliver Bio Diagnostics, West Twin Falls ID
Stewart Oliver Past SCST Board Member, RMI
Michael O'Neil Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l Johnston IA
Jan Osburn Guest Stillwater OK
Roger
Osburn
Oklahoma Crop Improvement
Association
Stillwater
Denise Overstake Mycogen Seeds Marshalltown IA
Aaron Palmer Arkansas State Plant Board Little Rock AR
Anita Park Wyffels Hybrids, Inc. Atkinson IL
Venkatrama
na
Pegadaraju Bio Diagnostics, Inc. River Falls WI
Tim Perez Monsanto St. Louis MO
Jennifer
Pernsteiner
Minnesota Crop Improvement
Association
St. Paul
Jack Peters SCST Researc Chair Corvallis OR
Rex Phillips Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc.
Warren Poulsen Texas Department of Agriculture Stepenvillle TX
Jeff
Prischmann
North Dakota State Seed
Department
Fargo
ND
IA
OK
MN
ND
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First Name Last Name Company City State
Mary Putzier Bio Diagnostics, Inc. River Falls WI
Dave
Gerardo
Rambow
Ramirez
Rosales
Illinois Crop Improvement
Association
Champaign
Sakata Seed America, Inc Morgan Hill CA
Jennifer Rashet Monsanto St. Louis MO
Matt
Raymond
Illinois Crop Improvement
Association
Champaign
Kathy Reading Seedburo Equipment Company Des Plaines IL
Mary Jo
Susan
Redmon
Reed
Illinois Crop Improvement
Association
Virginia Dept. of Agriculture - Seed
Lab
Champaign
Richmond
Kurt Remund Monsanto St. Louis MO
Brent Reschly Syngenta Seeds Ames IA
Brett Roberts Agdia, Inc. Elkhart IN
Shirley Roberts J.G. Boswell Co. Corcoran CA
Lynn Robinson Dairyland Seeds Homedale ID
Adam Roth Wisconsin Crop Imporvement Madison WI
Bella Ruiz Alf Christianson Seed Company Mount Vernon WA
Maria Ruiz Monsanto Company Oxnard CA
Nicolette Rusch Bio Diagnostics, Inc. River Falls WI
Angie Rutt AgReliant Genetics Ovid MI
Brian Rutt Guest St. Johns MI
Emily Rutt Guest St. Johns MI
Dana
Saur
Virginia Dept. of Agriculture - Seed
Lab
Richmond
Steve Schaefer Illinois Foundation Seeds Inc. Tolono IL
Susan
Schmidt
Illinois Crop Improvement
Association
Champaign
Sandy Seeman Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l Johnston IA
IL
IL
IL
VA
VA
IL
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First Name Last Name Company City State
Victor
Shaul
Washington State Department of
Agriculture
Yakima
Karen Smillie Sterling Seed Testing, Inc. Dover OK
James Smith Central Seed Lab Lamar MO
Amy Smith Dow AgroSciences, LLC Indianapolis IN
Rachael
Sondeno
Indiana Crop Improvement
Association
Lafayette
Christine Sonderby Abbott & Cobb, Inc. Feasterville PA
Kevin Stahl NST Labs Bridgewater SD
Mike
Pam
Stahr
Steinmeyer
Iowa State University Seed
Laboratory
Kansas Crop Improvement
Association
Ames
Manhattan
Dave Stimpson Mycogen Seeds Marshalltown IA
Joe
Strohmeier
Continental Seed Testing /
Pennington Seed
Greenfield
Nining Sutardjo University of Kentucky Lexington KY
Scott Taylor AMM Seed Testing
Santa
Barbara
Eileen TeKrony Guest Lexington KY
Dennis TeKrony Seed Technology Journal Lexington KY
Denise Thiede Bio Diagnostics, Inc. River Falls WI
Dennis
Thompson
Illinois Crop Improvement
Association
Champaign
Chris Tiedje Michigan Crop Improvement Lansing MI
Tina Tillery University of Kentucky Lexington KY
Jean Tolliver Monsanto Company Waterman IL
Effie Toren BASF Plant Science RTP NC
Maryanne
Triggs
Washington State Department of
Agriculture
Yakima
Jean Trygstad SGS Brookings SD
WA
IN
IA
KS
MO
CA
IL
WA
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First Name Last Name Company City State
Brent Turnipseed SDSU Seed Testing Lab Brookings SD
HA UNG Incotec Salinas CA
Randa Vagher Hilleshog Syngenta Seeds Longmont CO
Victor Vankus USDA Forest Service Dry Branch GA
Steven VanTassel Golden Willow Seeds, Inc. Midland SD
Susan VanTassel Guest Midland SD
Simon Varney Envirologix, Inc Portland ME
Diandra Viner Bio Diagnostics, Inc. River Falls WI
Kent Von Lanken University of Kentucky Lexington KY
Mary
Voorhees
California Crop Improvement
Association
Davis
Gil Waibel Wyoming Seed Analysis Lab Powell WY
Ethan Waltermire Colorado Seed Lab Fort Collins CO
Brenda Watts Dairyland Seeds Homedale ID
Brenda Weeter Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l Johnston IA
Cathy Weidmaier Guest, Past SCST Secretary-Treasurer MO
Bridget Westfall Montana State Seed Lab Bozeman MT
Brad Whiting Mater Seed Equipment / Seedburo Corvallis OR
Cornella Wiegand Munktell & Filtrak GmbH
DE 09471
Bernstien
Kathleen Willey New Mexico Department of Ag Las Cruces NM
Kerry Williams AgReliant Genetics Elmwood IL
Laura Wood Pioneer Hi-Bred Int'l Tipton IN
Sunita Young Bio Diagnostics, Inc. River Falls WI
CA
Germany
Christine Young Johnny's Selected Seeds Winslow Maine
Wendy Zillgitt Bio Diagnostics, Inc. River Falls WI
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SCST MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD, HONORARY MEMBERS,
AND GAVEL CLUB MEMBERS
RECIPIENTS OF THE SCST MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD
1965 *James E. Benedict, Comm. Seed Lab. Silver Springs, MD
1965 *Joseph E. Barnes, Funk Bros. Seed Co. Bloomington, IL
1965 *Bertha H. DeHam, Peppard Seeds Inc. Kansas City, MO
1965 *Clara A. Mangelsdorf, E.F. Mangelsdorf & Bros. Inc., St. Louis, MO
1965 Harley Reeder, Agricultural Seed Lab Phoenix, AZ
1966 *Gabriel E. Nutile, Asgrow Seed Company, Twin Falls, ID
1966 Wilson Stone, Lone Star Seed Laboratory Tyler, TX
1967 *Verene Snell, Grace/Rudy- Patrick, Kansas City, MO
1968 *Mary K. Ryman, Burlington & Sons, Forest Grove, OR
1969 *Louise C. Baker, Baker Seed Lab, Memphis, TN
1970 Harriet E. Marsh, MFA Milling Company Springfield, MO
1970 *Harold O. Thornes, Land O' Lakes Inc. Minneapolis, MN
1971 *W. Wells Oppel, Tereles Seed Co. Milwaukee, WI
1972 *Joseph T. Charmella, Rudy Patrick Co., Kansas City, MO
1972 *Robert G. Colborn, Colborn Seed Testing Lincoln, NE
1972 Charles C. Gunn, Crops Research Div., SNS, USDA, Beltsville, MD
1973 *Charles C. Abbott, Ohio Dept of Ag Reynoldsburg, OH
1973 *Ivah H. Clark, Clark Seed Lab., Toronto, ON, Canada
1974 *Betty R. Atwater, Ransom Seed Lab., Santa Barbara, CA
1975 Robert H. Edwards, Jr., Farmers Coop, Lavergne, TN
1976 Frances H. Callaghan, NK Seed Co., Minneapolis, MN
1976 *Lucy M. Neill, Southern States Cooperative, Richmond, VA
1978 Lloyd E. Smith, Gold Kist Research Center, Lithonia, GA
1979 R. Jane Barris, Jacob Hartz Seed Co., Stuttgart, AR
1980 Helen K. Farris, Pacific Seed Lab., Oakland, CA
1980 Freida Wertman, Central Seed Lab., Escelsior, MN
1981 Thomas Hacket, Asgrow Seed Co., Twin Falls, ID
1981 *Coralie Wilson, Northrup King Co., Tangent, OR
1982 Dale Bright May Seed & Nursery Co., Shenandoah, IA
1982 *E. Jane Scott, Lipscomb Seed Co., Inc., Springfield, MO
1983 *Cecilia Kollack, Vaughn Seed Co., Downers Grove, IL
1983 David S. McClure, Cargill Inc., Seed Division, Belmond, IA
1984 Mary Bristol, AMM Seed Testing, Fresno, CA
1985 Norman Kalbacken, Funk Seeds Int., Bloomington IL
1986 Betty Butler, Southern States Cooperative, Richmond, VA
1987 Mark Johnson, Pioneer Hi-Bred, Johnston, IA
1988 *Charlotte Jennings, Jennings Seed Testing St Joseph, MO
1989 Geraldine Ottosen, True-Test Seed Lab., Junction City, OR
1989 * Wesley Wilcox, Funk Seeds, Int., Bloomington, IL
1990 Paul Johnson, Northrup King, New Deal, TX
Richard Sayers, Asgrow Seed Co., Twin Falls, ID
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1991 Hada Lambert, Cal/West Seed Co., Woodland, CA
1992 Guin Jenanyan, Royal Sluis Inc., Salinas, CA
1992 Emma Kay, Southern States Cooperative, Richmond, VA
1993 *Marie T. Greeniaus, Accu-Test Seed Lab., Rivers MB, Canada
1994 Aleta Meyr, Ransom Seed Lab, Carpinteria, CA
1995 Pat Brownfield, Rogers Seed Co., Twin Falls, ID
1996 Quentin Schultz, Mycogen Seeds, Prescott, WI
1997 Catherine Cook, Asgrow Seed Company, Ames, IA
1998 Nancy Vivrette, Ransom Seed Lab, Carpinteria, CA
1999 Dennis TeKrony, Univ. of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
2000 Myrta Wysong, Iowa State Seed Science Center, Ames, IA
2001 Sharon Davidson, Agri Seed Testing, Salem, OR
2002 Tim Gutormson, Mid-West Seed Services, Brookings, SD
2003 Loren Wiesner, USDA-ARS National Seed Storage Lab
2004 Barbara Cleave, Alf Christianson Seed Co., Mt. Vernon, WA
2005 Doug Ashton, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, ON, Canada
2006 Wayne Guerke, Georgia State Department of Agriculture, Tifton, GA
2007 Michael O’Neil, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
2008 Barbara Atkins, STA Laboratories, Longmont, CO
David Stimpson, Mycogen Seeds/DowAgrosciences, Marshalltown, IA
2009 Diane Mesa, Syngenta Seeds, Research Triangle Park, NC
Norma Rossel, Johnny’s Selected Seeds, Winslow, ME
2010 Miller McDonald, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
*Deceased
SCST HONORARY MEMBERS
1948 *Helen Peebles, McCullough Seed Co., Cincinnati, OH
1949 *Wilbur Wright, Dominion Laboratory, Ottawa, ON
1950 *Emma Sirrene, USDA, Washington, DC
1951 *F.H. Hillman, USDA, Washington, DC
1952 *Reginna Schulte, USDA, Washington DC
1953 *Louisa Jenson, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
1954 *Albina Musil, USDA, Hopkins, MN
1955 *George Elliot, Dominion Laboratory, Ottawa, ON
1957 *Eben Toole, Agr. Marketing Sv, PPI, Washington, DC
1958 *Altice Carter, Seed Contr., Purdue Univ., Lafayette, IN
1960 *Walter Davidson, AMS, USDA, Washington, DC
1961 *Duane Isley, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
1962 *Bower Forward, Dept. of Ag., Toronto, ON
1963 Oren Justice, FCAP Research, USDA, Hyattsville, MD
1964 Leroy Everson, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
1966 *Merle Pierpoint, Federal State Lab, Corvallis, OR
1967 *Pauline Balbach, IN State Seed Lab., Lafayette, IN
1968 R.P. Moore, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
1969 *L.N. Bass, Mat. Seed Storage Lab., Ft. Collins, CO
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1970 Vera Colby, Federal Seed Lab., USDA, Sacramento, CA
1971 Ed Hardin, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
1972 Willard Crosier, State Ag. Exp. Station, Geneva, NY
1973 David Syme, Sr. Anchor Paper Co., St Paul, MN
1974 L.C. Schnberger, IN State Seed Lab., Lafayette, IN
1975 *Preston King, Northrup King & Co., Minneapolis, MN
1976 E.W. Sundermeyer, NSTSL, USDA, Beltsville, MD
1977 Elizabeth Wiseman, NSTSL, USDA, Beltsville, MD
1978 Bonnie Jenkins, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
1979 James DeLouche, Seed Tech. Lab., Mississippi State, MS
1980 *James Harrington, University of California, Davis, CA
1981 *B.E. Clark, NY State Ag. Exp. Station, Geneva, NY
1982 Jeanetta Leveque, Federal Seed Lab, USDA, Montgomery, AL
1983 Arne Wold, State Seed Testing Station, AS-NLH, Norway
1984 Bill Dale, Agriculture Canada, Saskatoon, SK
1985 Wendell Ditmar, Dept. of Ag., Harrisburg, PA
1986 No award presented
1987 Carleton Hanson, MN Crop Improvement Ass'n. St. Paul, MN
1988 Miller McDonald, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
1989 Arnold Larsen, Colorado State Seed Lab., Ft. Collins, CO
1990 Ellen Chirco, NY State Seed Lab., Geneva, NY
1991 Jim Bruce, Colorado State Seed Lab., Ft. Collins, CO
1992 A.B. Ednie., Agriculture Canada, Ottawa, ON
1993 Don Ator, Texas Seed Trade Association, Pflugerville, TX
1994 Al Hoffman, Hoffman Manufacturing, Albany, OR
1995 *Al Stults, Stults Engineering Springfield, IL
1996 Paul Hall retired Wyoming State Seed Lab.
1997 Doris Baxter retired CA Dept of Agriculture
1998 Roger Danielson retired Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
1999 Greg Lowry, Idaho Society for Association Executives and AOSCA, Boise, ID
2000 Bob Gunn
2001 Doug Ashton, Canadian Food Insp. Agency, Ottawa, CANADA
2002 Harold Laswell, Seed Regulatory and Testing Branch, Gastonia, NC
2003 Susan Maxon, Seed Regulatory and Testing Branch, Gastonia, NC
2004 Heda Lambert, retired Cal/West, Davis, CA.
2005 Ken Allison, Canadian Food Insp. Agency, Ottawa, CANADA
2006 No award presented
2007 No award presented
2008 Dennis TeKrony, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
2009 Joseph Garvey, Pennsylvania State Seed Lab, Harrisburg, PA
2010 David Buckingham, Kentucky State Seed Regulatory Services, Lexington, KY
*deceased
SCST GAVEL CLUB
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Past Presidents
*James E. Benedict
*Walter C. Pfaender
*Leona Holliman
*Kerchival Smith
*Anton J. Zahorik
*Betty Ransom Atwater
*Macy I. Spracher
*W. Wells Oppel
*Bertha M. DeHam
*Gabriel E. Nutile
Wilson Stone
*Joseph E. Barnes
Katherine H. Koos
*Harold O. Thornes
*Mary E. Lamphier
Harley M. Reeder
*Elva L. Norris
*Charles C. Abbott
*Mary K. Ryman
Meeting Place
1922 Chicago, IL
1923 Atlantic City, NJ
1924 Washington, D.C.
1925 Kansas City, MO
1926 Ithaca, NY
1927 Detroit, MI
1928 New York, NY
1929 Des Moines, IA
1930 Cleveland, OH
1931 Toronto, ON, Canada
1932 Fargo, ND
1933 Chicago, IL
1934 None held
1935 Minneapolis, MN
1936 Rochester, NY
1937 Washington, D.C.
1938 Guelph, Ontario, Canada
1939 Madison, WI
1940 Auburn, AL
1941 Ames, IA
1942 Lexington, KY
1943 Chicago, IL
1944 Columbus, OH
1945 None held
1946 Lansing, MI
1947 Richmond, VA
1948 Springfield IL
1949 Corvallis, OR
1950 Washington D.C.
1951 Guelph, Ontario, Canada
1952 Lafayette, IN
1953 Lincoln NE
1954 Ames, IA
1955 Stillwater, OK
1956 Sacramento, CA
1957 Baton Rouge, LA
1958 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1959 Bozeman, MT
1960 Springfield IL
1961 Richmond, VA
1962 Miami Beach, FL
1963 Ft. Collins, CO
1964 Rochester, NY
1965 Lexington, KY
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1966 Vancouver, BC
*Joseph T. Charmella
1967 Madison, WI
1968 Atlanta, GA
*Ivah H. Clark
1969 Sacramento, CA
1970 Jefferson City MO
Robert H. Edwards
1971 Raleigh NC
1972 Salt Lake City, UT
Lucy Neill
1973 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1974 Little Rock, AR
Lloyd Smith
1975 Portland, OR
1976 Hershey, PA
R. Jane Barris 1977 Amherst, MA
1978 Lincoln, NE
*Coralie Wilson
1979 Saskatoon, Sask., Canada
1980 Des Moines, IA
David McClure
1981 Orlando, Fl
1982 Corpus Christi, TX
*Cecilia Kollack
1983 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1984 Boise, ID
*Charlotte Jennings
1985 Richmond, VA
1986 Minneapolis, MN
Paul Johnson
1987 Sacramento, CA
1988 Rochester, NY
Guin Jenanyan
1989 Peoria, IL
1990 Annapolis, MD
Quentin Schultz
1991 Lexington, KY
1992 Oklahoma City, OK
Cathy Cook
1993 Ft. Collins, CO
1994 Portland, OR
Travis Handwerker
1995 Sacramento, CA
1996 Milwaukee, WI
Sharon Davidson
1997 Savannah, GA
1998 Boise, ID
Michael O’Neil
1999 Omaha, NE
2000 Ames, IA
Pat Brownfield
2001 Albuquerque, NM
2002 Sioux Falls, SD
Tim Gutormson
2003 Seattle, WA
2004 Tunica, MS
Diane Mesa
2005 Saskatoon, SK, Canada
2006 Indianapolis, IN
Gil Waibel
2007 Cody, WY
2008 St. Paul, MN
Doug Miller
2009 Fort Collins, CO
2010 St. Louis, MO
*deceased
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