Purchasing Foundation Seed
HOW TO PURCHASE ND FOUNDATION SEED
Foundation seed orders may be placed at any time. Orders can be telephoned, mailed or faxed to any Foundation seed production location or to NDSU Foundation Seedstocks (FSS). See Foundation Seed Production Locations for addresses, phone numbers and Web links. See Foundation Seed Inventory for seed availability. FSS may limit purchases of specific varieties with strong demand or may allocate any varieties for which there is a limited supply. Initial seed increases of newly released ND varieties are handled under Increase Agreements through the ND Seed Increase Program. Following the first year of seed increase of new varieties through this program, Foundation seed is made available to the general public.
Orders accompanied by a 25% deposit from established Certified growers, placed by February 28 of the current year for delivery during the following year, will receive first priority for any available seed. Second priority will be for orders from Certified growers placed by December 1. Individual orders may not exceed 10% of the total available supply of a variety. Orders placed after December 1 will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. All Foundation seed purchases require a signed affidavit that the seed will be grown and field inspected for the purpose of seed production to be sold as Registered or Certified seed. Growers will be notified when their confirmed orders are available for pick-up at the production location. Orders must be prepaid or paid-in-full at time of pick-up. All seed is FOB at the production location.
For public varieties that are not available in North Dakota, contact FSS in Fargo at 701-231-8140. Foundation seed of public varieties from other states or countries may be available to North Dakota growers but must be requested through FSS for purchase, payment and delivery. Approval for any purchases of Foundation or Registered seed of Canadian varieties must be requested through FSS.
Orders for Foundation Grass Seed should be placed directly with the USDA Plant Materials Center in Bismarck or FSS in Fargo. The Research Centers do not handle Foundation grass seed orders.
FOUNDATION SEED PRODUCTION LOCATIONS
| AGRONOMY SEED FARM | CARRINGTON REC |
| 15449 37TH ST. SE | P. O. BOX 219 |
| CASSELTON, ND 58012-9748 | CARRINGTON, ND 58421 |
| PHONE: 701-347-4743 | PHONE: 701-652-2951 |
| FAX: 701-652-2055 | |
| LANGDON REC | NORTH CENTRAL (MINOT) REC |
| 9280 107th Ave. N.E. | 5600 HIGHWAY 83 S. |
| LANGDON, ND 58249 | MINOT, ND 58701 |
| PHONE: 701-256-2582 | PHONE: 701-857-7679 |
| FAX: 701-256-2580 | FAX: 701-857-7676 |
| WILLISTON REC | FOUNDATION SEEDSTOCKS |
| 14120 HIGHWAY 2 | LOFTSGARD HALL ROOM 166 |
| WILLISTON, ND 58801 | NDSU PLANT SCIENCES, DEPT. 7671 |
| PHONE: 701-774-4315 | P. O. BOX 6050, FARGO, ND 58108-6050 |
| FAX: 701-774-4307 | PHONE: 701-231-8140 |
| FAX: 701-231-8474 |
HOW TO PURCHASE FOUNDATION SEED FROM OTHER STATES
Foundation seed of public varieties from any other state is available to North Dakota growers. Orders for Foundation seed of these varieties must be placed with Foundation Seedstocks (FSS) in Fargo. FSS locates a source for the seed, purchases the seed from the appropriate foundation seed program and arranges for transportation to North Dakota. The North Dakota grower purchases the seed from FSS. The grower will be required to pay for the seed in advance of its shipment to North Dakota and will be responsible to take delivery of the seed from a location designated by FSS. Any additional shipping or handling charges for transportation will be added to the cost of the seed. Once any special orders for seed from another state are in transit to North Dakota, the order cannot be cancelled and payment for the seed will not be refunded.
Registered or Certified seed of public varieties from other states can be purchased directly by a North Dakota grower. Such purchases do not require any action from the FSS. FSS can assist grower in locating a source of seed of the desired variety if requested. Grower is responsible for all of his own arrangements for purchase, payment and transportation of the seed with the seed supplier.
HOW DO NON-ND GROWERS PURCHASE FOUNDATION SEED OF ND VARIETIES
Growers from States other than North Dakota who want to purchase Foundation seed of ND varieties must contact and purchase the seed through the Foundation Seed organization in their own state.
Registered or Certified seed of ND public varieties can be purchased by a non-North Dakota grower from a ND seedsman. Such purchases do not require any action from a Foundation Seed organization. FSS can assist the non-ND grower in locating a source of seed of the desired variety if requested. Grower is responsible for all of his own arrangements for purchase, payment and transportation of the seed with the seed supplier.
