Oregon
Seed Council|
With a strong, stable foundation, Oregon’s
seed industry will ever continue to grow and flourish. |
The Oregon Seed Council is an industry wide trade association comprised of seed growers, seed marketing firms, brokers, university researchers, and Department of Agriculture staff. The council was formed in the early 1960’s to inform and coordinate activities of producers and marketers on issues of general interest to the grass seed industry. Producer members represent the interest of each of the major species of grass seed produced in Oregon. Seed company members include both large and small businesses to assure a diverse viewpoint of issues affecting the industry,
Subject of interest to the Oregon Seed Council include: import/export regulations, phytosanitary regulation and inspection, research to maintain highest quality seed production, weed and disease control, seed testing standards and methodology, plus many others.
Government agencies such as the Oregon Department of Agriculture, Department of Transportation, and Department of Environmental Quality meet regularly with the Oregon Seed Council to discuss many aspects of the seed industry.
The Oregon Seed Council office is located in Salem, Oregon. Its Board of Directors meets monthly.
The Oregon Seed Trade Association is the statewide organization of seed marketing firms and support industries with similar goals and interests.
Members of the Oregon Seed Trade Association include multinational seed corporations as well as locally owned companies. Virtually all cool season grass seed companies in the United States are located or represented in Oregon.
In addition to marketing seed produced in Oregon, many seed companies contract with foreign corporations to reproduce seed to their specifications. This system ensures quality and quantity of highly adapted seed to overseas distributors. It also recognizes the ability of Oregon’s seed growers to produce the highest quality grass seed in the world.
The Oregon Seed Trade’s office is located in Portland, and its Board of Directors meets bi-monthly.
Major species of grass seed produced in Oregon are represented by a Division of the Oregon Department of Agriculture called a commodity commission. Each commodity commission is supported by growers, and is responsible to advance the understanding and application of its species and the grass seed produced.
Promotion and advertising of their species is part of the purpose of the commodity commissions. They also contribute funds for research concerning their grass seed species.
Each grass seed commodity commission is a member of the Oregon Seed Council and meetings are held quarterly.
Oregon
Seed Council503-585-1157 / Fax 503-585-1292
1193 Royvonne Avenue South, Suite 11
Salem, Oregon 97302