Important information for producers
Informational Brochures
Certified Seed and the Laws on “Brown Bagging”
Information about saving seeds for farmers and industry: While it might seem like a cost saving for farmers to keep and grow their own seed year to year, the costs and risks of replanting “brown bagged” seed are great. Research shows that farmers who use certified seed annually stand to earn more due to the increased yield and forage advantage…
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Texas A&M AgriLife organizations
These internal entities work alongside Texas A&M AgriLife Foundation Seed. They are active in our work to bring genetically pure seed, bred by Texas A&M AgriLife Research, to producers.
Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Texas A&M AgriLife Research is the state’s premier research and technology development agency in agriculture, natural resources and the life sciences.
Research and Extension Center at Vernon
The Texas A&M AgriLife Research & Extension Center at Vernon is located in Vernon, TX, in an area known as the Texas Rolling Plains. The Vernon Research & Extension Center also includes two satellite centers, Chillicothe and Smith-Walker.
Intellectual Property office
The Intellectual Property and Commercialization (IPaC) office is the tech transfer office for Texas A&M AgriLife. Our focus is to help bring Texas A&M AgriLife’s research results to the benefit of the public. We accomplish this by commercially licensing rights to research results to companies that will use, make, and sell products using these rights.