Progress 10/01/23 to 09/30/24
Outputs
Target Audience:Target audience is Arkansas rice and soybean seed growers and seed dealers. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Technical staff attends an annual Seed College training course hosted by Iowa State annually. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Advances in our breeding pogram and highlighted through press releases, grower meetings and the annual NERREC and RREC field days. The Director, ACVIP presented at the Arkansas Seed Dealers winter convention. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?AQsorter was [purchased in 2024 tofurther improve the Breeder seed qualtiy. We plan to clean all of the breeder headrow seed, from which Breeder seed is grown, with the Q sorter. This will greatly reduce the likelyhood of a off-type in the program.
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What was accomplished under these goals?
Foundation Grade Seed of sixrice and three soybean cultivars was produced to meet a demand of 2,494units across cultivars. Foundation grade of six commercially available varieties were also grown at the request of the companiesmarketing them.
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Progress 10/01/19 to 09/30/24
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Target Audience:Arkansas seed growers and seed dealers that grow, condition and sell certified rice, soybean and wheat seed. Changes/Problems:A off-type long grain variant was discovered to be present in the variety Taurus. Due to the presence of this variant the Foundation Seed Program cost shared a Q-Soter ( a laboratory tool that is capable of visually sorting individual rice kernels) which it is now using to optically sort all breeder head row and breeder seed. The Q-Sorter was implemented in a limited capacity in 2025 wherein its was utilized to optically sort the breeder seed of Taurus. Beginning in 2026, the tool will be used for all rice varieties as they are harvested. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The Fonudation Seed Program sends two members of its team to technical seed conditioninig training hosted by Iowa State annually. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?
Nothing Reported
What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
The Arkansas Foundation Seed Program during the course of this reporting period produced breeder and foundation grade seeds of an average of ten rice varieties, one wheat variety and three soybean varieties annually. Wheat seed production was dependent on demand and due to poor wheat prices, demand and subsequently the production of wheat seed was very limited from 2019 to 2025. On average the program produced and sold 5,000 45 lbs. units of rice seed and 900 50 lbs. units of soybean seed annually. Additionally, the Director of the Foundation Seed Program presented annually the Arkansas Seed Dealers conference and gave a field day presentation on the importance of certified seed at the 2023 Rice Research and Extension Center Field Day.
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Progress 10/01/22 to 09/30/23
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Target Audience:Mid-South seed growers, seed dealers, and rice producers. Changes/Problems:The Foundaiton Seed Program was absorb by the Arkansas Crop Variety Improvemnt Program upon retire of Dr. Glenn Bathke. Durring the reporting period qualtrics surveys were introduced to improve ease or ordering seed and record keeping. SOPs and JSAs are being reviewed and updated as needed. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Technical staff attends an annual Seed College training course hosted by Iowa State annually. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Advances in our breeding pogram and highlighted through press releases. The Director, ACVIP presented at the rice Research and Extension Center Field day, the Arkansas Seed Dealers summer convention and the Arkansas Seed Growers winter meeting. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Make investments into the seed plant to remediate potiental issues and to purchase a Qsorter to further improve the Breeder seed that we derive Foundation grade seed from.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Foundaiton Grade Seed of six rice and three soybean cultivars was produced to meet a demand of 4,053 units across cultivars.
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Progress 10/01/21 to 09/30/22
Outputs
Target Audience:This project provides the framework for the production of Breeder Seed and Foundation Seed for an average of 10 rice cultivars, 6 soybean cultivars and 2 wheat cultivars each year. This parent seed is sold to licensed seed growers and seed dealers for further increase and commercial retail sales to the farmers in Arkansas and across the US. Changes/Problems:no major changes will be undertaken. What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Three professional staff members graduated from the Iowa State University Seed Quality short course. All employees were involved in 4 safety trainings provided by University of Arkansas. Two employees were trained in pesticide application and received their certification. Five employees attended the online University of Arkansas Rice Field Day in Stuttgart, AR. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Seed is distributed to licensed seed growers and dealers in 12 states with about 80% of the seed sold to Arkansas seedsmen. These growers and dealers then produce certified grade seed to be sold to farmers throughout the United States. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?We expect production of 10 soybean varieties, 11 rice varieties and 1 wheat variety in 2023
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What was accomplished under these goals?
To maintain, produce and distribute the highest quality breeder and foundation seed of improved rice, soybean and wheat varieties to certified seed growers in Arkansas and the US.Seed is distributed to licensed seed growers and dealers in 12 states with about 80% of the seed sold to Arkansas seedsmen. These growers and dealers then produce certified grade seed to be sold to farmers throughout the United States.
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Progress 10/01/20 to 09/30/21
Outputs
Target Audience:This parent seed is sold to licensed seed growers and seed dealers for further increase and commercial retail sales to the farmers in Arkansas and across the US. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Two professional staff members graduated from the Iowa State University Seed Quality short course. All employees were involved in 4 safety trainings provided by University of Arkansas. Two employees were trained in pesticide application and received their certification. Six employees participated in the virtual University of Arkansas Rice field day for the RREC. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Seed is distributed to licensed seed growers and dealers in 10 states with about 90% of the seed sold to Arkansas seedsmen. These growers and dealers then produce certified grade seed that is sold to farmers throughout the United States. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?We expect production of 8 soybean varieties, 12 rice varieties and 1 wheat variety in 2022
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Refinements continue to be made to the new Foundation Seed facility with modifications needed on the seed cleaner, indent cylinder, precision grader and on the small-batch and commercial-lot seed storage tanks. Over 8000 units of rice, 1500 units of wheat and over 4500 units of soybean seed were produced to supply all orders from commercial seedsmen. The Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station produced Foundation and Breeder grade seed of twelve commercial rice varieties, four commercial soybean varieties and one commercial wheat variety. The rice varieties included the long-grained Diamond, Jewel, Ozark, ProGold1, ProGold2, ARoma17, and RU1901231. Medium-grained varieties were Lynx, Tuarus, Titan, Jupiter, and 17AR1127. The short-grained variety RU9601099 as grown on contract. Foundation seed was also produced for several elite lines that have the potential for future release. The soybean varieties included Osage, UA46i20C, UA54i19GT, UA5715GT, plus seven additional elite lines with the potential for future release or licensing. Hilliard wheat was produced. All varieties passed inspection by the Arkansas State Plant Board to ensure certification for the specific seed class.
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Progress 10/01/19 to 09/30/20
Outputs
Target Audience:This parent seed is sold to licensed seed growers and seed dealers for further increase and commercial retail sales to the farmers in Arkansas and across the US. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Three professional staff members graduated from the Iowa State University Seed Quality short course. All employees were involved in 4 safety trainings provided by University of Arkansas. Two employees were trained in pesticide application and received their certification. Five employees attended the online University of Arkansas Rice Field Day in Stuttgart, AR. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Seed is distributed to licensed seed growers and dealers in 12 states with about 80% of the seed sold to Arkansas seedsmen. These growers and dealers then produce certified grade seed to be sold to farmers throughout the United States. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?We expect production of 10 soybean varieties, 11 rice varieties and 1 wheat variety in 2021
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Refinements continue to be made to the new Foundation Seed facility with modifications needed on the conveyance system, seed bagger and on the breeder seed storage tanks. Over 9000 units of rice, 1700 units of wheat and over 4000 units of soybean seed were produced to supply all orders from commercial seedsmen. The Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station produced Foundation and Breeder grade seed of nine commercial rice varieties, six commercial soybean varieties and two commercial wheat varieties. The rice varieties included Diamond, Titan, Jupiter, Jewel, Lynx and ARoma17. UA1099 and 2 varieties licensed to private seed companies. Foundation seed was also produced for several elite lines that have the potential for future release. The soybean varieties included Osage, UA54I19GT, UA5715GT, R16-253, R16-259, and R15-2422 plus four additional elite lines with the potential for future release or licensing. The commercial wheat variety Hilliard was produced, along with two wheat varieties to license. All varieties passed inspection by the Arkansas State Plant Board to ensure certification for the specific seed class.
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