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Want to know how to contact the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development? On this page you will find phone numbers, email addresses, snail mail addresses, and online contact forms for everything we do here at MDARD. We even have a complaint form for those of you with complaints.
Laws and Regulations pertaining to and governing the actions and policies of the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development.
This area contains information for press and media agencies. Press Releases, Pics, Podcasts & Videos
Animal ID and movement requirements in the State of Michigan
Animal health resources for veterinary professionals.
Diseases affecting, or potentially affecting, animals in Michigan
Information on how to acquire a feed license to manufacture or distribute commercial feed in Michigan.
Rules governing the disposal of Bodies of Dead Animals (BODA).
Materials developed to provide information on how an individual may become a qualified Animal Control Officer.
Information about how MDARD's Agriculture Development Division can help you grow your business in Michigan.
Michigan's Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) was created to help protect our environment and wildlife. Michigan is partnering with the federal government to implement conservation practices of great significance to the state, and valuable to the nation, in matters of soil erosion, water quality, and wildlife habitat.
Programs under the Private Forestlands Initiative, including the Forestry Assistance Program, Qualified Forester Registration, and Qualified Forest Program.
Good migrant labor housing is an essential element in securing an adequate supply of seasonal agricultural workers.
The Cottage Food law, enacted in 2010, allows individuals to manufacture and store certain types of foods in an unlicensed home kitchen.
Find a licensed firm in Michigan, from pesticide businesses to retail establishments, and more.
For the registration of horses, breeders and owners so as to render them eligible for racing and breeder/owner awards.
Retail Motor Fuel Outlet licensing information, applications and forms.
Information on Weights & Measures service person and agency registration, as well as weights and measures advisories.
Each new, existing, and proposed commercial pesticide or fertilizer bulk storage facility is required to register annually with the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Fertilizer License and Registration Requirements, as well as Liming License Requirements
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The goal of the seed program is to ensure that seed offered in Michigan to growers of agricultural crops, landscapers, and private homeowners meets quality standards that have been established by the Michigan Seed Law.
The Michigan Seed Law has established standards for minimum germination levels, the level of purity of each seed component claimed on the label and the levels of impurities (other kinds of seed, weeds, and inert matter). It also requires that seed be free from those noxious weeds that have been identified as particularly harmful to other crops and the environment of our state. In addition to monitoring seed labeler and dealer compliance with Michigan's established standards, the seed program has oversight over the certification process that ensures that the quality and genetic purity of certain plant varieties is maintained. Under Michigan's seed program, the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD) also cooperates with the United States Department of Agriculture in its efforts to assure compliance with the Federal Seed Act and the Plant Variety Protection Act.
MDARD accomplishes the objectives of the seed program through routine sampling and testing of commercially available seed to ensure that all standards and requirements of state and federal seed laws are being met. Seed that does not meet labels guarantees or minimum quality standards is subject to removal from distribution and sale.
MICHIGAN SEED LAW, ACT NO. 329, P.A. of 1965, as amended
Regulation No. 715 - Seed Law Implementation
CERTIFICATION OF SEED - ACT NO. 221, P.A. of 1959, as amended
Regulation No. 623 - Field Seed Certification
Regulation No. 628 - Seed Potato Certification
SEED POTATO ACT, ACT NO. 94, P.A. of 2018
Seed Licensing, Registration, and Other Frequently Asked Questions
Prohibited and Restricted Noxious Weed Seeds
Agricultural Seed - Labeling Requirements
Flower Seed Labeling Requirements (Flower Seed Labeling Fact Sheet)
Facts About: Naming and Labeling Varieties of Seed, Including Labeling Requirements
Vegetable Seed Labeling Requirements (Fact Sheet)
What's In a Name? Varieties & Brands - Understanding the Seed Label Brochure
Potato Grower Registration, Form, Exception Request Form and Recordkeeping Checklist
Seed Potato Advisory Committee
AgBioResearch - Michigan State University
Michigan State University Department of Crop and Soil Sciences (MSU/CSS)
Michigan State University Extension (MSUE)
National Corn Growers Association (NCGA)
Program Specialist: Andria McCubbin
McCubbinA@Michigan.gov 517-599-5748
Email: MDARD-NurseryCE@Michigan.gov