Seed Compliance Support

Between state regulations of seed products and federal oversight of labeling, seed is one of the trickier agricultural products to bring to market.

AgriComply offers comprehensive support for your seed products. We handle the paperwork to get you compliant with the states and the feds, and keep you compliant for the long run.

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Bring Your Seed to Market

Seed Registration

Bring your product to market without the headache. With AgriComply on your side, we make every step of registration across the U.S. a breeze.

Product registration with each state’s Department of Agriculture
Product submission to an accredited seed testing lab
Federal Seed Act-compliant labeling and tagging
Get your seed certified for marketing purposes (optional)

Seed Licensing

AgriCompy can help you apply for seed licenses / permits, as well as any other necessary documentation you’ll need to sell your product across the U.S.

Seed license / permit application with each state’s Department of Agriculture
Application for other other business licenses, permits & tax documents

Seed Packaging & Labeling

With various types of seeds, we will ensure you remain complaint under the Federal Seed Act with high-quality, compliant seed packaging anf labeling.

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Keep Your Seed Compliant

Renewals

AgriComply handles seed license / permit renewal paperwork and talks to the states on your behalf to keep you fully compliant.

Seed license / permit renewals on your behalf
Submission of samples for each state’s testing protocols
We stay on top of renewal dates so you don’t have to

Tonnage Reporting

AgriComply can help you determine what, when, where and how you need to report tonnage and other information to the states.

Coordination of reporting paperwork between your business and the states
We stay on top of reporting dates so you don’t have to

Stay Ahead of the Inspector

Don’t let SRTD’s True-to-Variety tests catch you off guard. AgriComply works with trusted testing laboratory partners to ensure your seed is properly labeled for variety ahead of annual TTV testing.

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Seed Compliance FAQs

Do you need a license to sell seed?

Yes. Seed manufacturers, importers, and retailers all need licenses to sell seed in the United States.

Getting a license to sell seed involves working with each of the 50 U.S. states and submitting a ton of paperwork. You have to remember to renew your license every few years and submit tonnage reporting with every state, too.

Or you could work with AgriComply and let us do the work for you. We offer comprehensive compliance support and make it easy to get your seed license and keep your business compliant every year.

Is seed federally regulated?

Seed is jointly regulated at the federal and state levels.

The USDA’s Federal Seed Act (FSA) sets federal regulations for seed labeling.

At the state level, each state’s Department of Agriculture dictates what type of seed products can be brought to market in that state, and is ultimately responsible for testing and regulating seed products.

What is the Federal Seed Act (FSA)?

The USDA’s Federal Seed Act (FSA) is a truth-in-labeling law that regulates seed shipped in interstate commerce.

The intent of the FSA is to make it easier for consumers to compare seed products that originate from different states. In short, it helps shoppers compare apples to apples — or any other type of seed, for that matter!

Is there a governing body for seed compliance?

There’s no true governing body for seed, but the Federal Seed Act is enforced by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, specifically their Seed Regulatory and Testing Division (SRTD).

SRTD collaborates with state agencies to promote uniformity among state feed laws. They also offer a handful of seed testing services to make sure that the information on your product’s label is accurate.

When you work with AgriComply, we collaborate directly with SRTD to handle regulatory and voluntary seed testing on your behalf.

What information is required on seed labels?

It depends on the type of seed, but in general the Federal Seed Act requires the following information to be present on any seed label:

Seed purity percentage
Germination percentage
Number of noxious weed seeds per pound
Chemical seed treatment (if present)
Kind and varietal identification
Name and address of the interstate shipper

What about seed packets?

Seed packet labels are regulated, too. States require the following information on seed packets, among other details:

Common name of the seed
Lot number or other identifier
Origin of the seed
Germination percentage and test date
Pure seed percentage and other seed details
Name and address of the labeler
Seed variation requests