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​Seed Certification Agencies​

Certification Agencies are independent bodies that inspect and certify seed potatoes on behalf of the seed potato grower community. Certification Agencies all have the same goal of providing a national standard of healthy, disease free varietal pure potato planting stock that meets established tolerances.

USA Certification Agencies

Alaska

Alaska Division of Agriculture

Crop Directory
Primary Contact: Mia Kirk, Natural Resource Manager | 907-761-3866
Secondary Contact: Meret Beutler, Natural Resource Specialist | 907-371-8635
Diagnostic Lab Contact: Tood Steinlage, Agronomist | 907-745-8138 | Diagnostic Website
Tissue Culture Lab Contact: Mickenzie Maxwell​, Microbiologist​ | 907-745-8724 |​ Tissue Culture Website
Address: 1801 S. Margaret Drive, Ste 12, Palmer AK 99645
Fax: 907-745-7112

California

California Crop Improvement Association, Parsons Seed Certification Center

Crop Directory
Primary Contact: Alexander Mkandawire, Potato Certification Manager
Address: One Shields Avenue Davis CA 95616-8540
Phone: 530-752-0544
Fax: 530-752-4735

Colorado

Colorado Potato Certification

Crop Directory
Primary Contact: Andrew Houser, Manager | Michelle Leckler Assistant Manager
Diagnostic Lab Contact: Teresa Almeida, Lab Manager | Diagnostic Website
Tissue Culture Lab Contact: Carolyn Keller
Address: SLV Research Ctr 0249 E Rd 9 N Center, CO 81125
Phone: 719-754-3496

Idaho

Idaho Crop Improvement Association Inc.

Crop Directory
Primary Contact: Alan Westra, SE Area Manager | 208-522-9198
Diagnostic Lab Contact: Lisa Tran, SCL Manager
Address: 1680 Foote Drive Idaho Falls, ID 83402
Fax: 208-529-4358

Maine

Maine Seed Potato Certification Program, Maine Dept. of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry

Crop Directory
Primary Contact:Jeannie Tapley, Executive Director | 207-769-5061
Secondary Contact:  Megan Patterson, Director of Animal and Plant Health
Diagnostic Lab Contact: Andrew Plant, Plant Pathologist | Diagnostic Lab Website
Tissue Culture Lab Contact: Jeannie Tapley, Executive Director
Address: 744 Main Street, Suite 9 Presque Isle, ME 04769
Fax: 207-764-2035

Michigan

Michigan Seed Potato Association

Crop Directory
Primary Contact: Damen Kurzer, Executive Director | 231-301-1392
Secondary Contact: Jeff Howard, Senior Inspector | 989-370-1103
Diagnostic Lab Contact: Stefanie Rhodes, Plant Pathologist | Diagnostic Lab Website
Tissue Culture Lab Contact: David Douches, Director of MSU Potato Breeding and Genetics | 517-884-6946 | Tissue Culture Website
Address: P.O Box 188 9276 County 503 CC Rd Rapid River, MI 49878

Minnesota

The Potato Program: Plant Protection Division: Fruit, Vegetable, and Grain Unit

Crop Directory
Primary Contact: Eric Byre, Plant Protection Program Supervisor | 218-255-0406
Secondary Contact: Nick Milanowski, Section Manager
Third Contact: Mark Abrahamson
Address: 625 Robert Street North Saint Paul, MN 55155-2538
Fax: 218-773-4959

Montana

Montana Seed Potato Certification Program

Crop Directory
Primary Contact: Aritra Roy Choudhury, Director | 406-994-6110
Secondary Contact: Anna Saum, Assistant Manager | 406-994-3150
Diagnostic Lab Contact: Jacob Schow, Laboratory Supervisor | 406-994-3150
Tissue Culture Lab Contact: Elaine Nichols, Tissue Culture Lead
Address: Montana State University P.O. Box 172060 Bozeman, MT 59717-2060
Fax: 406-994-6042

Nebraska

Nebraska Certified Seed Potato Program

Crop Directory
Primary Contact: Jenn Dillinger, Manager | 308-760-3330
Diagnostic Lab Contact: Jenn Dillinger, Manager | 308-760-3330 | Diagnostic Lab Website
Address: P.O. Box 339 100 Depot Street Alliance, NE 69301
Fax: 308-762-7354

New York

New York Seed Improvement Project

Crop Directory
Primary Contact: RJ Richtmyer, Manager | 607-255-9869
Secondary Contact: Genevieve DeClerck, Program Director | 607-255-9869
Address: 103C Leland Lab Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853
Fax: 607-255-6683

Nevada

Nevada Department of Agriculture

Contact: Russ Wilhelm
Address: 405 South 21st Street Sparks, NV 89431
Phone: 775-353-3711
Fax: 775-353-3661

North Dakota

Potato Program, North Dakota State Seed Department

Crop Directory
Primary Contact: Adam Winchester, Director of Potato Programs | 701-960-8232
Secondary Contact: Ken Bertsch, Seed Commissioner | 701-793-8015
Third Contact: Robert Sauter, Supervisor | 701-381-9009
Diagnostic Lab Contact: Presley Mosher, Laboratory Manager | 218-289-1161 | Diagnostic Lab Website
Tissue Culture Lab Contact: Brianna Tufte | Tissue Culture Website
Address: P.O Box 5257 1313 18th St N Fargo, ND 58105
Fax: 701-231-5401

Oregon

Oregon Seed Certification Service

Crop Directory
Primary Contact: Tami Brown, Potato Seed Certification Specialist | 541-602-6566
Secondary Contact: Terry Burr, Winter Grow Out Coordinator | 541-737-4513
Address: OSU 3050 SW Campus Way Corvallis, OR 97331
Fax: 541-737-2624

Utah

Utah Crop Improvement Association

Primary Contact: Michael Bouck, Field Supervisor | 435-797-2082
General Contact: ucia@usu.edu
Address: 4855 Old Main Hill Logan, Utah 84322-4855
Fax: 435-797-3376

Washington

Washington Seed Potato Certification Program

Primary Contact: Benita Matheson, Field Operations Manager | 360-410-1260
Secondary Contact: Scott Brooks, Plant Services Program Manager | 360-485-1235
Address: P.O Box 42560 1111 Washington St SE Olympia, WA 98504
Fax: 360-902-2094

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Seed Potato Certification Program

Crop Directory
Primary Contact: Brooke Babler, Associate Program Director | 608-886-6352
Secondary Contact: Jolene Spurgeon, Administrative Specialist
Third Contact: Amanda Gevens, Administrative Director
Diagnostic Lab Contact: Sarah deVeer, Lab Manager | Diagnostic Lab Website
Tissue Culture Lab Contact: Sarah deVeer, Lab Manager | Tissue Culture Website
Address: 106 Seventh Ave. Antigo WI 54409
General Phone: 719-623-4039
Fax: 715-623-6970

Wyoming

Contact Nebraska Certified Seed Potato

Canadian Certification Agencies