• Canadian Regulations and Procedures for the Production of Pedigreed Seed Crop, Circular 6
   
• Application for Crop Inspection and Membership in the CSGA
   
• Fee schedule for the current crop year
   
• Locations of local seed crop inspection offices
   
• The application deadline dates
   
• Variety descriptions of the varieties you intend to produce
   
• Rogues and Roguing manual, available on request by contacting the CSGA office
   
• Forage Production manual (if producing forage crops for seed), available on request by contacting the CSGA office
   
• Assignment of Crop Certificate (Form 179) for perennial crops with crop certificates assigned to another party, or the Annual Authorization to Assign Crop Certificates (Form 179A).

2. Purchase pedigreed seed of Foundation or Registered class:

This seed may be purchased in bags or in bulk. The bagged seed must be tagged with official tags. Pedigreed seed purchased in bulk must be accompanied by official pedigree documentation supplied by the seller. The tags and/or documentation must be kept to present to the authorized seed crop inspector and the CSGA on request. This is proof of the pedigree of the seed you sow. A copy of the mechanical purity and germination analysis certificate should also be available to you for this seed.

3. Make sure that the seed is sown on land meeting the requirements of the regulations.

If uncertain of the eligibility of land to produce a pedigreed seed crop, Form 101 – Land Use Verification can be completed and sent to the CSGA prior to seeding. After the CSGA evaluates your land use plan, will receive a written confirmation that your land use plan meets CSGA’s requirements. Isolate the crop according to requirements.

4. The Application for Crop Inspection and Membership must be completed (including maps) and received by the CSGA before the prescribed deadline dates. Crop inspection and membership fees must accompany the application.

5. The crop must be rogued throughout the growing season to remove plants of other varieties, off-types, difficult-to-separate other crop kinds, as well as objectionable weeds.

6. Do not harvest the crop until you are positive that the crop has been inspected by an inspector authorized by the CSGA, such as the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

The inspector must provide you with a copy of the report of crop inspection. The original of this report is used by the CSGA to appraise the crop and determine its eligibility for certification.

7.  Contact the CSGA office at any time if you need guidance or assistance.
 

In addition to the items listed above, a new grower should read carefully and familiarize themselves with: Circular 6, Section 0: Procedures for the Production of Pedigreed Seed Crops, and Circular 6, Section 1: Regulations for all Pedigreed Seed Crops.