Confined Production Processes for Non-Food Corn - Seed Science ...

D. Second Year Field Management• Use trained personnel for 2nd year field management• Use approved procedures for 2nd year field management• Use dedicated or clean equipment for 2nd yearfield management• Confirm residue management plan• Confirm field coordinates• Confirm following crop field management• Use approved operations for in-fieldresidue management• Conduct preanthesis scouting and removal of volunteers• Confirm and close out field site processes• Prepare and submit regulatory documentationIIII. FIELD PRODUCTIONA. Production Planning• Assign staff with appropriate training and experience• Prepare detailed field production plan consistent withcompliance best management standards• Achieve appropriate resource planning• Acquire necessary regulatory approvalsB. Field Production Management1. Field site selection and preparation (preplanting)• Use trained personnel for preplant subprocessesand cleaning• Use approved procedures for preplant subprocessesand cleaning• Use dedicated or clean equipment forpreplant subprocesses• Conduct field selection for appropriate temporal andspatial isolation• Geographically reference the site coordinates• Establish fallow zone• Affirm necessary regulatory approvals andauthorizations are in place• Confirmation site coordinates• Confirmation overall preplant subprocess compliance2. Planting• Use trained personnel for planting subprocessesand cleaning• Use approved procedures for planting subprocessesand cleaning• Use dedicated or clean equipment forplanting subprocesses• Check that crop is planted with appropriatetemporal isolation• Confirm PMP (female) seed source and purity• Confirm non-PMP (male) seed source and purity• Establish the proportion of males to females• Assure appropriate labels, signage, and records• Confirmation overall planting subprocesses compliance• Prepare and submit regulatory documentation3. Stand management (preanthesis)• Use trained personnel for preanthesis subprocessesand cleaning• Use approved procedures for preanthesis subprocessesand cleaning• Use dedicated or clean equipment forpreanthesis operations• Reconfirm that temporal and spatial isolation standardsare being met• Perform preanthesis identification and removal ofrogue plants• Confirm overall preanthesis subprocesses compliance4. Pollen management (anthesis)• Use trained personnel for pollen managementsubprocesses and cleaning• Use approved procedures for pollen managementsubprocesses and cleaning• Use dedicated or clean equipment for pollenmanagement subprocesses• Institute appropriate pollen controls• Conduct prepollination identification and removal ofoff types/breakers• Conduct postpollination identification and removal ofoff types/breakers• Confirm temporal and spatial isolation standards areachieved throughout the pollen shed interval• Confirm overall pollen managementsubprocesses compliance5. Harvest• Use trained personnel for harvest subprocessesand cleaning• Use approved procedures for harvest subprocessesand cleaning• Use dedicated or clean equipment forharvest subprocesses• Conduct machine harvest in conformance to standards• Conduct hand harvest operations to recovermissed/dropped ears• Document disposition of PMP materials throughharvest subprocesses• Confirm overall harvest subprocesses complianceSummary: Process Descriptions 77