New GoodHemp Varieties Earn Quality Certification
May 6, 2021 Three GoodHemp seed varieties from Arcadia Biosciences, Inc., recently received new certification approvals.
The process began when Rogue, Umpqua, and Santiam all passed the rigorous standards of the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA) variety review board.
“In an emerging industry such as hemp, where variable quality of seed has historically plagued growers, being able to provide the quality assurance that AOSCA certification brings is critical,” says Randy Shultz, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer of Arcadia Biosciences. “We are pleased to be setting the bar for quality, uniformity, and performance in the hemp seed industry and look forward to supporting growers with superior genetics to enable successful outcomes for them and for the industry as a whole.”
The goal of seed certification is to maintain varietal purity to ensure that growers receive the pure, high quality seed they expect, according to Chet Boruff, Chief Executive Officer of AOSCA.
“Hemp varieties that have successfully passed through the AOSCA variety review process are eligible for the production of certified hemp seed, transplants, or clones, following AOSCA standards,” Boruff says. “The variety review is conducted by representatives of seed certifying agencies, academia, the seed industry, and USDA, following requirements established in the U.S Seed Act, to make certain new varieties are distinct, uniform, and stable.”
More recently the three GoodHemp varieties earned approval from Health Canada for their consistency and compliance. GoodHemp seed varieties and genetics are distributed in Canada by Tritium 3H, Inc. (T3H), which specializes in hemp field testing, certified seed production, commercialization, and distribution of industrial hemp varieties. The approval from Health Canada broadens the geographic opportunities for GoodHemp and enables growers to access high-quality seeds through Tritium for the 2021 growing season.
“The Health Canada approval demonstrates the stability and compliance of our cultivars,” says Arcadia CEO Matt Plavan. “We are happy to report we have already shipped the first GoodHemp seed order to Tritium 3H to bring our CBD-dominant, short-day varieties to Canada’s industrial hemp growers for the 2021 planting season.”
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