Upcoming Meetings
2013 Board of Directors Summer Meeting
July 1, Medora Rough Riders Hotel, 301 3rd Ave., Medora, ND
2013 District Meetings:
December 4, Ramada - Dickinson
December 5, NCREC - Minot
December 6, Auditorium - Lakota
December 9, Day's Inn (Governor's Inn) - Casselton
2014 Board of Director Annual Meeting
along with Best of the Best:
To be announced
2013 New Variety Information (Watch
for information coming soon)
2013 CCIA Seed Prices
2013
Allocation Summary
Dakota Select Seed
Program Overview
and Guidelines
Varieties
Currently Available
Previously Released Varieties
2012 Allocation
Summary
2011 New Variety Allocations
2010 New Variety Allocations
Current Events
Premier Seed Grower Award
The Premier Seed Grower Award recognizes individuals who have successfully
grown registered or certified seed for several years and have significantly
contributed to the certified seed industry. The recipient of this year’s
Premier Seed Grower Award is Brian O’Toole.
Brian comes from
Crystal, ND where he farms alongside his cousin. They produce HRSW, Winter
wheat, and several varieties of wheat seed, navy beans, black beans, pinto
beans, soybeans, corn and sugarbeets. This honoree grew up farming and after
attending the State School of Science in Wahpeton, ND, he began his own
farming career. He started a trucking business to haul his potatoes to
processing plants in the SE part of the country. In 1996, he took over the
small seed cleaning and conditioning business that his father had started.
Since then the business
has expanded considerably, now conditioning more than 250,000 bushels of wheat
and 150,000 bushels of soybeans annually. He has served on a number of State
and County farm and commodity group boards including the ND Wheat Commission,
Wheat Marketing Center in Portland, Oregon, Agronomy Farm Seed in Casselton,
Chairmen of SBARE Wheat Granting Committee and the Pembina County Farm Bureau.
He is the past President of the ND Crop Improvement and Seed Association,
past President of Crystal Farmers Elevator Co-op and the President of T.E.
O’Toole Farm Seed Co.
Distinguished Service Award
The Distinguished Service Award is an award designed to recognize individuals
for their outstanding contributions to the North Dakota agriculture community
along with their local community. This year the North Dakota Crop Improvement
and Seed Association’s Distinguished Service Award goes to Charles Rau.
Charles started farming
in 1961 with his father a year after entering the North Dakota Army National
Guard. Charles served in the ND Army National Guard until July 1983. He is
an active member of the Salem United Methodist Church. He currently serves on
the church council and has been involved on various other boards in the
church.
During Charles’ farming
career, he and his wife (Lorraine) raised small grains including wheat,
barley, corn, and alfalfa. Charles also raised a Black Angus cow/calf herd.
In addition, his participation in agriculture extended to the Beef Improvement
Program.
Currently, Charles
serves as a director on the Tri-County Fair Board and has served as president
of the Barry-Hoff Post of the American Legion. He is greatly involved in many
community boards. Some of these boards include: Logan County Weed Board,
local 4-H program, local FFA program, and Logan County Livestock and Grain
Association board. Charles also works closely with the Logan County Extension
office. Mr. and Mrs. Rau have also received the NDSU Harvest Bowl award for
Logan County.
Forms
Scholarship
Application Form for Undergraduate Students
Scholarship
Application Form for Incoming Freshmen
2013 CKOFF Reporting Form
(Velva HRSW, Tradition Barley, Innovation Barley, & Celebration Barley)
County Crop/Ag Improvement Officers &
Directors Form
Telephone: (701)-231-8067
Fax: (701)-231-8474
Postal
address:
ND
Crop
Improvement & Seed Association
Loftsgard Hall, Dept. 7670, PO Box 6050
Fargo,
North Dakota 58108-6050
Electronic
mail:
General
Information: ndcisa@ndcropimprovement.org
