Washington, DC, USA
October 1, 2009

TABLE OF CONTENTS
 

• Editor‘s Notes
• Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Names Rayne Pegg as Administrator of AgriculturalMarketing Service
• Federal Seed Act Cases Settled
• Fall Trueness-to Variety Overview
• Questions and Answers
• Revised Publications Concerning Treated Seed Labeling Requirements andSeed Company Records under the Federal Seed Act
• An Important Note to Our State Seed Control Officials
• Federal Seed Lab Provides New Laboratory Services
• Federal Seed Analysis Certificates Will Soon Have a New Look
• An Important Note to Our Seed Company Customers
• Nomenclature Change for Tomato
• Verification of Blower Air Velocity
• The Seed Unit Continued: Bahiagrass Spikelets
• Verification of Sunflower Varieties Using a Combination of Esterase and Coomassie Stains
• Seed Analysts Meeting in Fort Collins, CO
• 2009 OECD Seed Schemes Meeting Highlights
• Bohn Elected Vice Chair of International Seed Organization
• Meeting of the International Seed Testing Association
• Agricultural Marketing Service Representatives Participate in the 2009 American Seed Trade Association Meeting
• Dr. Richard Payne Recognized by the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies
• Association of American Seed Control Officials Meeting
• Seed Analyst Training in Gastonia, NC
• Seed Segments – A Journey to the Federal Seed Laboratory
• Ag-Discovery Students Visit
• Ryegrass Fluorescence List
• Plant Variety Protection Certificate Status
• Subscription Information
• Calendar of Events
• Staff Directory

Link for Items of Interest in Seed

Website: http://www.ams.usda.gov

Published: October 1, 2009