Seed Testing Fees
The mission of the OSU Seed Lab is to provide accurate, timely and cost effective seed testing services for NON-Certified, Certified, commercial ISTA seed samples for our customers.
We are a user fee-funded service Lab at OSU and continue to operate only with the fees from services we provide. We do not have funding from the University or the State of Oregon.
We value our customers and we strive to keep costs as low as possible while maintaining our cutting edge high quality services. Fees reflect the amount of work needed for each test. All prices are in US dollars. Whenever possible, the lab service code (for example, "cw") is provided next to the name of the service, as it appears on an invoice.
By submitting samples to the OSU Seed Lab, the customer agrees to the charges and service fees for the testing requested. Invoices are issued around the 10th of each month for testing ordered in the previous month, and full payment is expected within 30 days of receipt of the invoice. Cancellations or altering tests requests, must be received by phone or email prior to test completion. In some cases it will not be possible to cancel testing once it has started. If the invoice is 60 days past due, a late fee of $25/per month may be applied, future testing will be held, and the account will be placed on hold until account is paid.
Cancellations are subject to a prorated testing charge and/or a cancellation fee. Additional hourly charges may apply for samples that require unique preparation or are highly contaminated.
Prices are effective - July 2025 (for Internal OSU and External Customers):