California Crop Improvement Association

Apply

Application

How to Apply, Forms, Due Dates, Fees, Acreage Reports

Grow the crop

Certify

Certification

Seed Certification, Fees, Forms, Seed Sampling, Tags, Seed Lot Blends, OECD, Harvesting

Certify the seed

Rules

Standards

General & Crop Standards, California Seed Law, Noxious Weed List, Certification Technical Committee, Variety Certification

How to do it correctly

QA

Quality Assurance Programs

Heritage Grain, LacTracker, Native Seed Program, Rice QA Seed

Uniform quality control system

Maps

Pinning Maps

Pinning maps - Crop Isolation, Alfalfa Isolation, Sweet Corn, Small Seeded

Pin here!

CCIA Request for Research Proposals

The California Crop Improvement Association (CCIA)is requesting alfalfa, beans, and small grains research proposals for 2025-26. Please send your research proposals to Department Chair by April 25, 2025. The proposals will be reviewed and evaluated by CCIA Research Advisory Committees. The CCIA Board of Directors will award research grants at the Board meeting in June. If you received CCIA funding last year, you must complete the Comprehensive Annual Research Report form. Proposals for continuing grants will not be accepted by the CCIA unless a progress report is submitted along with your proposal. Download the Request for Proposals.

If you plan to submit a proposal we would like you to make a short presentation to the board at the meeting on June 26, 2025 in the morning. Please mark your calendar for this meeting. You will be contacted before the meeting date to schedule a presentation time (before noon).