UTAH CROP IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION

Utah State University 4855 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-4855 (435) 797-2082 fax (435) 797-3376 e-mail:  ucia@mendel.usu.edu

                           APPLICATION FOR STOCK SEED

Grower/Company__________________________            Phone/Cell _____________________

Mailing Address  __________________________            FAX __________________________

                             __________________________        E-mail  ________________________

Variety/Germplasm & Crop ______________________________________________________  

Pounds Requested _________

Acreage ______________      ( ) Dryland                  Proposed Planting Date ________________

                                         ( ) Irrigated      

Proposed Location of Field ____________________________   County ___________________

                                                  (from nearest town)

Does acreage meet land and isolation requirements? ___________________________________

(Refer to Seed Certification Requirements and Standards of appropriate seed certification agency)

            I wish to obtain this stock seed to plant for the production of a class of certified seed.  I have read the following statements of allocation, warranty, and seed increase.  I accept the terms of the warranty and the contractual agreement regarding disposition of seed increase.

Signed _____________________________________     Date ____________________________

OFFICE NOTE: Amount Allocated______________     Date ____________________________

                           Amount Sent __________________     Date ____________________________

STATEMENTS OF ALLOCATION, WARRANTY, AND
SEED INCREASE FOR STOCK SEED

  I.        ALLOCATION

            A.         To ensure consideration by the allocation committee (UCIA and plant germplasm developers associated with the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station), due dates for applications are:  (1) Spring planted varieties, February 20;  (2) Late summer planted varieties, August 1;  (3) Fall planted varieties, Sept. 15.  Late or amended applications or requests for early allocation will be considered as inventory allows. 

B.          Allocation to qualified certified seed producers will generally be on a first come-first served basis.  However, stock seed demand for new varieties/germplasms may greatly exceed the sometimes small seed supply available.  In these cases, growers/companies known to be potentially interested in stock seed will be notified of the opportunity to request an allocation.  Those growers/companies qualified (see C below) will form a pool from which one or more (depending on the seed supply and best interests of the specific variety/germplasm) will be selected randomly by lottery.

C.          Allocation priority will be given to experienced seed growers with favorable soil and climatic conditions for the particular species.  Those with small plot growing experience will be favored for new releases with extremely small amounts of seed available.  Preference may be given to certified seed growers in Utah (for varieties/germplasms released by Utah state agencies) or certified seed growers in any state (for varieties/germplasms released by Federal agencies).

 II.       WARRANTY

            A.         The Utah Crop Improvement Association (UCIA) warrants that stock seed produced under its contractual control has been produced, conditioned, and labeled in compliance with the UCIA Seed Certification Requirements and Standards.  Stock seed distributed by UCIA but produced by another entity is accompanied only by the warranty from the originating entity.

            B.         Without limiting the foregoing, it is expressly agreed that UCIA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, as to seed quality or other factors affecting yield of the resultant crop.  In any case, UCIA liability for loss shall be limited solely to the amount charged for the seed.

III.       SEED INCREASE CONTRACT

A.          The grower agrees to plant the seed the season (see I.A.) following receipt of the seed, or return the seed promptly unless an extension is expressly granted by the UCIA.  The grower also agrees to apply for certification for fields planted with stock seed, and to follow good agronomic practices and be in compliance with seed certification requirements and standards for stand establishment and seed production for the species.  Specifically, progeny shall not be planted within the isolation distance of the stock seed field such that the stock seed field generation would be downgraded.

B.          For varieties applied for or granted Plant Variety Protection (Title 5), any seed crop for which certification is not completed as a class of Certified seed (whether due to field or seed rejection or grower decision) shall not be sold or otherwise distributed as seed.  Such seed crop must be disposed of (with  prior notification of UCIA) by mixing with a like commercial commodity or other method as agreed to by the UCIA.  Other state certification agencies may act as agent for UCIA in this matter.

C.         Check box that applies and initial here:   Grower _____        UCIA ______

~    In order to perpetuate desirable early generation seed lots, UCIA reserves first right to purchase quantities needed (up to 75% of the total production from the first and second harvest of the stand, 50% thereafter) from selected fields planted with such lots.  The price paid by UCIA is negotiable according to market prices for the particular kind and variety/germplasm within six months after harvest.  However, the price paid by UCIA will not exceed 125% of the established market price or 75% of the price per PLS pound charged the grower for the original seed, whichever is less.  The UCIA shall be informed of seed quantity harvested within one week after harvest each year, and UCIA will inform the grower of seed quantity needed (cleaned or uncleaned) within one month after harvest.

~     As an alternate to the above, seed in some instances may be provided to the grower at no charge, but UCIA requires _____ pls pounds of seed returned to UCIA from the grower upon first harvest(s) of the variety/germplasm herein agreed to propagate.

~     No formal increase agreement required (stock seed supply currently adequate).

 IV.      COMPLIANCE

            A.         Stock seed not accepted under the terms of the warranty and the seed increase contract must be returned to UCIA at once in original unopened containers and the amount charged for the seed (less freight and handling costs) will be refunded.

            B.         Failure to abide by the terms of the seed increase contract may disqualify the grower from future allocations of stock seed and/or membership in the Utah Crop Improvement Association.