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PLEASE
NOTE New AOSA Office contact
information:
Anita Hall, Executive Assistant
AOSA, Inc.
101 East State St., #214
Ithaca, NY 14850 USA
Email:
aosa.office@twcny.rr.com
Phone/fax: 607-256-3313
The
Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA) is an
organization of member laboratories. Members include official state, federal, and university
seed laboratories across the United States and Canada.
Membership is extended to
allied laboratories (those of government agencies and
institutions outside the United States and Canada),
affiliate members (those individuals employed in member
laboratories), associate members (individuals not assigned
to a member laboratory but contribute in a supportive
role), and honorary members (those who have distinguished
themselves in contributions to the Association and /or
industry).
AOSA was formed in 1908 in response to initial
attempts by individual states to develop seed laws. This
was the beginning of regulated seed commerce in the United
States. Initial priorities included, as was defined in the
constitution, an attempt to seek uniformity and accuracy
in methods, results, and reports. It set as its objective
an effort to perfect and make publicly known, through
publication, uniform rules for seed testing.
To assure a high standard of quality, many individuals
within the AOSA member laboratories have acquired AOSA
Certified Seed Analyst status through extensive training
followed by a mandatory certification testing process.
Primary
Functions:
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Establish
the AOSA Rules for Testing Seeds which are generally
adopted by most states as the rules for testing seeds in
their respective states
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Contribute
to the refinement and modification of the rules and
procedures for seed testing
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Ensure
that testing procedures are standardized between
analysts and between laboratories
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Influence
and assist in enforcement of appropriate seed
legislation at state and federal levels
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