NCDA&CS - Plant Industry Division

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Seed & Fertilizer Section

Certified Nurseries & Plant Collectors of North Carolina

The mission of the Plant Industry Division is to ensure seed and fertilizer and other soil additives offered for sale in North Carolina meet prescribed standards and are truthfully labeled, to protect the state's agriculture and natural environment from introduced plant pests, including insects, diseases and noxious weeds, and to enhance and protect our state's endangered and threatened plants. .

Welcome to the NCDA&CS-Plant Industry Division

Plant Industry Division
Seed Lab staff conduct tests to determine the presence or absence of the fungal endophyte in tall fescue.
Plant Industry Division
Seed Lab staff conduct purity tests on crops to determine percent crop seed, other crop seed, weed seed and inert.
Plant Industry Division
Seed Lab staff conduct germination tests on crops to determine the percent viable seed.
Plant Industry Division
Seed Lab staff prepare for germination tests by planting seed on rolled towels for future evaluation.
Plant Industry Division
Seed samples received by lab staff are registered and tracked during the testing process.

Upcoming Meetings
N.C. Plant Conservation Scientific Committee
Thursday, June 27, in Chapel Hill

NC Apiary Notifications

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services works to assist NC Beekeepers by providing advance notice of aerial pesticide applications. Beekeepers may register their apiary location to receive this information. Notification will take place when aerial applications occur using pesticides that carry a warning label with toxicity to bees. These notifications will occur when applications are within one-half mile of a registered apiary. If you would like to register your apiary, please complete the form at the link below.
www.ncagr.gov/plantindustry/Plant/apiary/documents/
2013Apiary Registration Form

Plant Industry Highlights

Annual Summary of Activities, Fertilizer & Lime Reports

2013 Apiary Registration

2013 Boll Weevil Assessment

Plant Pest Quarantines
First detection of emerald ash borer; quarantine established in Granville, Person, and Vance counties

Emerald Ash Borer Quarantine Questions
EAB FAQs

Reporting Invasive Species
To report an invasive species, please phone our toll-free number at
1-800-206-9333 or report by email: newpest@ncagr.gov

Download the Plant Industry Division brocuhure highlighting the various programs and services offered by the Plant Industry Division.

NCDA&CS Plant Industry Division, Vernon Cox - Director
Mailing Address: 1060 Mail Service Center, Raleigh NC 27699-1060
Physical Address: 216 West Jones Street, Raleigh NC 27603
Phone:(919) 707-3730 | FAX: (919) 733-1041