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Registration limited to 20 attendees. The workshop will be hosted at the OSU Seed Lab. Click Read More

The OSU Seed Lab Book of 100 Common Crops and Weeds has been re-published.

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The eCertification website (Oregon State University Seed Services website) will be unavailable from 6:00PM on December 19 to 8:00am on December 23... Read More

Oregon State University and the OSU Seed Lab will be closed to observe the following Holidays:

Labor Day Sep 2, 2024

Veterans... Read More

The OSU Seed Lab Test Reports of Analysis are Going Paperless! Paper copies of Test Reports of Analysis will no longer be mailed to... Read More

The OSU Seed Lab was featured in the video by Native Seeds: Supplying Restoration on Testing and Certification. Watch the video: Read More

OSU Seed Lab's seed testing prices have been adjusted. Some testing prices have increased, while some have remained the same or decreased to stay... Read More

Oregon State University and the OSU Seed Lab will be closed for Juneteenth – Wednesday, June 19th, 2024.

OSA's Spring Workshop & Professional Development Event will be held Tuesday, April 23 through Friday, April 26 at Chemeketa Community College... Read More

Oregon State University and the OSU Seed Lab will remain closed due to inclement weather on Tuesday January 16th, 2024.... Read More

Effective January 1 the OSU Seed Lab will be increasing prices on average by 3%.

Inflation continues to impact the Lab.

We do... Read More

Oregon State University and the OSU Seed Lab will be closed for New Year's Day on Monday, January 1st, 2024. 

Oregon State University and the OSU Seed Lab will be closed for Christmas on Monday, December 25th, 2023. The lab will... Read More

The OSU Seed Lab will have a table set up at the Oregon Seed League Annual Meeting on December 4th and 5th at the Salem Convention Center. Come... Read More

Oregon State University and the OSU Seed Lab will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 23th and Friday,... Read More

Oregon State University and the OSU Seed Lab will be closed for observance of Veteran's Day on Friday, November 10th,... Read More

OSU Seed Lab would like to announce the hiring of Katie Bewley as our new Quality Manager.  Katie has 5 years of experience at the Lab as a... Read More

Oregon State University and the OSU Seed Lab closed for Labor Day - Monday, September 4, 2023.

Effective July 1 the OSU Seed Lab will be increasing prices by just under 3.5%.

As we are all aware, inflation in the past year was over... Read More

We are happy to announce the Lorinda Hughes has accepted the position of Office Manager at the OSU Seed Lab.  Lorinda has been at the Lab for... Read More

Oregon State University and the OSU Seed Lab will be closed in observance of Juneteenth – Monday, June 19th, 2... Read More

Oregon State University and the OSU Seed Lab will be closed for Memorial Day on Monday, May 29th, 2023.

We'd love to have you join our team! Student, Summer seasonal, and staff positions are currently available: Read More

Friday, May 19, 2023 is the next deadline to submit samples to the OSU Seed Lab for establishing VFL by Growout Method. The... Read More

The Seed Lab is aware of a server issue that prevented customers from being able to access some PDF copies of reports, ISTA... Read More

The OSU Seed Lab will host a... Read More

The 2023 Mega Cool Season Grass Seed Workshop, presented by the Pacific Northwest Seed Technologists and Oregon Seed Association, will take place... Read More

Oregon State University and the OSU Seed Lab will be closed for observance of New Year's Day on Monday, January 2nd,... Read More

Oregon State University and the OSU Seed Lab will be closed for observance of Christmas on Monday, December 26th, 2022.

Oregon State University and the OSU Seed Lab will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 24th and Friday,... Read More

Oregon State University and the OSU Seed Lab will be closed for Veteran's Day on Friday, November 11th, 2022.

Friday, November 4, 2022 is the next deadline to submit samples to the OSU Seed Lab for establishing VFL by Growout Method.... Read More

Congratulations Sabry!

It has really gotten busy in the past couple weeks.  We got off to a lethargic start in July but August sample numbers are making up for... Read More

Oregon State University and the OSU Seed Lab will be closed in observance of Independence Day on Monday,... Read More

Oregon State University and the OSU Seed Lab will be closed in observance of Juneteenth – Friday, June 17th, 2... Read More

Please note that due to the events at Hyslop Farm Day, the OSU Seed Lab will be working with reduced staff on May 25th, 2022. Please check out the... Read More

We've love to have you join our team! Please visit our new Employment page to find current positions: Read More

The OSU Seed Lab will be updating prices effective July 1, 2022.  The adjustment comes after maintaining current prices since 2018. ... Read More

Friday, May 13, 2022 is the deadline to submit samples to the OSU Seed Lab for establishing VFL by Growout Method. The AOSCA... Read More

Oregon State University and the OSU Seed Lab will be closed on Monday January 17th, 2022, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Oregon State University and the OSU Seed Lab has re-opened Wednesday, December 29th, 2021.

Oregon State University and the OSU Seed Lab will remain closed due to inclement weather on Tuesday December 28th,... Read More

Oregon State University and the OSU Seed Lab will be closed for New Year's Eve on Friday, December 31st, 2021.

Oregon State University and the OSU Seed Lab will be closed for Christmas Eve on Friday, December 24th, 2021.

Oregon State University and the OSU Seed Lab will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 25th and Friday,... Read More

Oregon State University and the OSU Seed Lab will be closed for Veteran's Day on Thursday, November 11th, 2021.

Monday, November 1, 2021 is the next deadline to submit samples to the OSU Seed Lab for establishing VFL by Growout Method.... Read More

Oregon State University and the OSU Seed Lab will be closed in observance of Labor Day on Monday, September 6th,... Read More

Oregon State University and the OSU Seed Lab will be closed in observance of Independence Day on Monday,... Read More

Oregon State University and the OSU Seed Lab will be closed in observance of Juneteenth – Friday, June 18th, 2... Read More

The OSU Seed Laboratory will be closed Monday, January 18th, 2021 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Oregon State University and the OSU Seed Lab will be closed Friday, December 25, 2020 and Friday January 1st, 2021.

We wanted to update you concerning the activities at the OSU Seed Lab.

The University reopened Thursday, 17 September.  We had been... Read More

14 September 2020

Dear OSU Seed Lab Customers:

Our hearts go out to everyone that is affected by the wildfires that... Read More

In accordance with the closure of Oregon State University main campus due to prolonged smoke and ash conditions, the OSU Seed Lab will... Read More

The OSU Seed Laboratory will be closed Monday Sept 7th, 2020 in observance of the Labor Day holiday.

If you receive unsolicited seeds, do not open the package or plant the seeds. ASTA is coordinating with USDA's Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and state departments of agriculture to determine the type and origin of seeds that have illegally entered the U.S. from China. (Continued...)

"Despite issues with COVID-19, it should be business as usual at the Oregon State University Seed Lab, at least as far as growers are concerned. Dave Stimpson, manager of the lab, said growers should not see delays in turn-around time for testing." (Continued...)

Due to the closure of the Maryland Department of Agriculture, we have been asked to perform testing to support their sod program. The samples... Read More

Friday May 29, 2020 is the deadline to submit samples to the OSU Seed Lab for establishing VFL by Growout Method. The AOSCA Grass... Read More

Due to Covid-19 mitigation, we will be temporarily changing the Seed Lab office hours to 8:00am to 4:00pm, Mon-Fri. Thank you for your... Read More

UPDATED 3/23/2020

The OSU Seed Lab remains open during the current COVID-19 outbreak.

We are aware of those around us that are... Read More

The USDA has just released an update to the All States Noxious Weeds List.  One of the changes will have an impact on seed test results at... Read More

The OSU Seed Analysts Workshop March 16-18, 2020 (Monday - Wednesday), has been canceled due to the coronavirus.... Read More

Click here for Dave Stimpson's new article in Seed Today: Read More

Read the OSU SEED LAB NEWSLETTER 2019 (vol. 1) which addresses some... Read More

Click here for Sabry Elias' article in the Agricultural Research & Technology Open Access Journal: 

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Click here for Dave Stimpson's new article in Seed Today: 

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Congratulations to Sabry Elias for being selected as the 2016 Crop Science Outstanding Associate Editor! Associate Editors are the foundation of... Read More

Click on the link below to read an article written by our Seed Lab Manager David Stimpson. It is an interesting article about opposition in the... Read More

Reminder: For very high-VFL (variety fluorescence level) perennial ryegrass samples, we will not issue reports based on fluorescence because it is... Read More

• Mosaic Virus detection now available for vegetable, squash, tomato, pepper, cucumber, potato, and other species of seed. Email Read More

We are currently offering thermogradient germination tests at the OSU Seed Lab.

Objectives of the test:

• Identifies the optimum... Read More