National Code of Practice for Seed Labeling and Marketing

National Code of Practice for the Use of Seed Treatments

Best Practice Guidelines – For Management of Adventitious Presence in Canola Varieties

The Australian Seed Federation (ASF), through its membership, has developed a number of documents and protocols to assist industry participants to make informed decisions in relation to the handling and marketing of seed.

National Code of Practice for Seed Labeling and Marketing

The National Code of Practice for Seed Labeling and Marketing strives to ensure that consumers are provided with consistent and accurate information to enable them to make informed decisions about the suitability of seed for sowing. All ASF members have concurred in the promulgation of the Code and accept its provisions.

This Code also acknowledges intellectual property rights and obliges ASF members to adhere to the provisions of the Plant Breeders Rights Act (1994) and the Patents Act 1990 in respect to marketing of material covered by the legislation.

The ASF accepts the right of members to acquire exclusive rights to material from plant breeding organizations or other institutions from within Australia or overseas and have the right to market this material in Australia, acknowledging company's proprietorship over such material.

The ASF also acknowledges and recognizes that companies, through their own entrepreneurial activities, may acquire trademarks or develop customized recognition for products which can be accepted as that company's intellectual property.

The following ASF Members have been authorized to use the National Code of Practice for Seed Labeling and Marketing.

For a copy of the Code please click here

Accredited Members for Seed Labeling and Marketing

 

Company	Account Type	Accredited Until	Website
Agrigrain	Full	08-May-10
South East Seeds	Full	26-Jul-10	www.southeastseeds.com.au
Terranova Seeds	Basic	10-Aug-10	www.tnseeds.com
Australian Grain & Forage Seeds	Full	16-Aug-10	www.agfseeds.com.au
Seed Technology & Marketing	Full	14-Oct-10	www.seedmark.com.au
Australian Seed & Grain	Basic	16-Oct-10	www.austseedgrain.com.au
Irwin Hunter & Co	Basic	29-Oct-10	www.irwinhunter.com.au
Auswest Seeds	Full	20-Nov-10	www.auswestseeds.com.au
Syngenta Seeds	Basic	20-Nov-10	www.syngenta.com.au
HG Turf	Full	11-Dec-10	www.hgturf.com.au
PGG Seeds	Full	22-Feb-11	www.pggseeds.com.au
Vicseeds Production	Full	12-Apr-11	www.vicseeds.com.au
Westranell Horticultural Solutions	Full	29-Apr-11	www.whsseeds.com
Advanced Seed	Full	13-May-11	www.adseed.com.au
Nuseed	Full	1-Jul-11	www.nuseed.com.au
Alfagreen	Full	6-Jul-11	www.alfagreen.com.au
HSR Group	Full	16-Jul-11	www.hsrseeds.com.au
Canola Breeders WA	Full	19-Jul-11	www.cbwa.net.au
Lefroy Valley Seed Company	Full	15-Jan-12	www.lefroyvalley.com
Australian Premium Seeds	Full	14-Feb-12
Unigrain	Full	07-Apr-12	www.unigrain.com.au
Fairbank's Selected Seed Co	Basic	08-May-12	www.fairbanks.com.au
Stephen Pasture Seeds	Full	08-May-12
JARIT Vegetable Seeds	Full	08-May-12	www.jarit.com.au
Royston Petrie Seeds	Basic	08-May-12	www.roystonpetrieseeds.com.au
South Pacific Seeds	Basic	08-May-12	www.southpacificseeds.com.au
Pioneer Hi-Bred Australia	Full	08-May-12	www.pioneer.com/australia
Naracoorte Seed Sales & SA Seed Marketers	Basic	24-May-12	www.sasm.com.au www.naracoorteseeds.com.au
Queensland Agricultural Seeds	Full	27-May-12	www.qaseeds.com.au
Sunland Seeds	Basic	14-Jun-12	www.sunlandseeds.com.au
Bejo Seeds	Basic	14-Jun-12	www.bejo.com.au
Pacific Seeds	Full	14-Jun-12	www.pacificseeds.com
Parkseeds	Full	14-Jun-12
Smyth Seeds	Full	14-Jun-12	www.smythseeds.com.au
Heritage Seeds	Full	23-Jun-12	www.heritageseeds.com.au
Eastern Districts Seed Cleaning Co	Full	27-Jun-12
Seed Solutions	Full	16-Jul-12	www.seedsol.com

National Code of Practice for the Use of Seed Treatments

The National Code of Practice for the Use of Seed Treatments aims to ensure that all treated seed for sowing sold under the ASF logo has been treated safely, accurately and efficiently in accordance with current regulatory and industry best practice methods. This assists  farmers, distributors and regulatory authorities who have high expectations regarding the quality of a seed treatment and its application to the seed. The expectations are that seed treatment will provide high performance and safety in processes and products.

The Australian Seed Federation recognizes that seed treatment supports "Added Seed Value" (e.g. safe emergence, seedling establishment, crop stands, yield and crop quality).

The Code applies to the process of seed treatment application to all sowing seed – not including seed treatment for control of seed storage pests

The following ASF Members have been authorized to use the National Code of Practice for the Use of Seed Treatment.

For a copy of the Code please click here

Accredited Members for Use of Seed Treatments

For more information on the Code/s of Practice please contact the Australian Seed Federation on 02 6282 6822.

Last updated on 3 August 2010

Best Practice Guidelines – For Management of Adventitious Presence in Canola Varieties

The purpose of the Best Practice Guidelines for Management of Adventitious Presence in Canola Varieties is to describe good practice that plant breeders and seed companies can apply to manage the variety development and seed production processes for canola sowing seed to comply with Australian regulatory AP requirements at State, Territory and Federal levels, and to comply with industry trading standards.

The guide focuses on testing strategies, standards and processes and assumes that breeding programs and seed companies will have in place quality management systems to ensure compliance.

For more information on Best Practice Guidelines please contact the Australian Seed Federation on 02 6282 6822.