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						Georgia Crop Improvement Association
						Athens, GA, U.S.
					

				

					
		

	
		
 
			
				

					

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						Georgia Crop Improvement Association
					

					

						2425 South Milledge Ave.
						Athens, GA 30605		
					

					

						 
					

					

						Phone: 706-542-2351
						Email: georgiacrop@aol.com
					

					

						Fax: 706-542-9397
						Website: certifiedseed.org
					

					

						Contact Person: Terry Hollifield
					

				



				Year Founded: 2002				
Business Type: Not-for-profit

				
Geographic Range:

				

					

						Activity in: U.S.
					

																			

						South
						AL, FL, GA
					

																				
								


				



				

					

						Activity in: Global Regions
					

										

						Americas
						North America
					

																									
				

					
		


	
		
 
			
				

					

						Georgia Crop Improvement Association 
					

					

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						Top 3 crops:
						1. mixed vegetables, including herbs
						2. tree fruits and vines, nut crops
						3. grain crops and forages
					

					

						Top 3 livestock types:
						1. none
						2. none
						3. none
					

				



						
Inspections and certifications
						

						

						Inspections and certifications by type of clients (total number):
						

						
						

							

								 
								Production Only
								Production & Processing
							

							

								Crop farms
								8
								0
							

							

								Livestock farms
								0
								Not listed
							

							

								Crops and livestock
								0
								0
							

						

						

						Inspections and certifications by type of clients (total number):
						

							

								Processing
								Handling
								Other
							

							

								4
								1
								2 (greenhouses)
							


							
Farm inspections and certifications by size (percentage of certifier's farm total):

							

								

									<5 a
									5-49 a 
									50-179 a
									180-499 a
									500-1000 a
									>1000 a
								

								

									25%
									75% 
									0%
									0%
									0%
									0%
								

							


						
						



						
					
		

	
		
 
			
				

					

						Georgia Crop Improvement Association 
					

					

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							Process highlights for new applications
							 - Not Listed							

							Cost structure
							
							

							Fees set by: Flat fee plus mileage at the rate of .32 per mile                    Farms    $550 plus $5 per acre after the first 20 acres                    Greenhouses $400                    Processing/Handling $350								
Application fee: 
									see above																
								
Annual Fee:
									
Minimum: 
									Not Listed
									
Maximum:
									Not Listed
									


								


								
Overall charges statement:

											
none

									
								
Fees published: Yes									
Format: 
									Printed outlines								
								
Customer can estimate fees from publication:  Yes									


								
Refund Policy:
										

											All funds returned if application cancelled prior to inspection										


					
		

	
		
 
			
				

					

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					Types of Certification
							
State organic registration: Yes							
Other:  Not Listed							

				Other accreditation groups recognized: 
				None Listed



				
Professional organizations
					
OTA, IOIA, Ga Organics, OMRI                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   


					Newsletter/Periodical: Not Listed					
					
					
		Publications
		 - None Listed
							Conferences/Events
		 - None Listed
							Other Services
		 - None Listed
							Other Resource Referrals
		 - None Listed


					Other   - Not Listed						
					
Cooperating partners?
								 - Not Listed						
					
Full-time receptionist? Yes
					
Response Time Commitment: 
							
								ASAP, usually no more than one day                                                                                                                                                                                            
							
						
					
Member records available by email? No					
Member able to complete/access records online? No
					
Transparency steps for farmers/public?
					
A committee approves, rejects or places in pending all applications and there is an appeals process.                                                                                                                                                           

					
					

							Farmer Friendly Services
				
    
			
  1. One stop shopping.  We have our own employed inspector.  Many agency contract out the inspection and the grower has to pay an application fee to the certifier and pay the inspector seperately.

  2. Sample forms that may be used for documentation of practices
		

									Top Five Strengths
				
    
			
  1. 50 years of third party inspection experience

  2. full time staffed office

  3. professional service

  4. affordable service

  5. one stop shopping
		

							
		


	

	
		
 
			
				

					

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							Executive/management/support staff
							
						

						

							Full-time0
						

						

							Part-time2
						

						

							Independent Contractors0
						

						

							Other Staff0
						

						

							Total Paid Staff0
						

					


				
Inspectors used in 2002: 1				
Inspector employment status: 
				Agency employees
				
Qualifications/training for inspectors: 

					
IOIA trained

				
Most recent update by certifier: 01/31/04



					
		

	
	


	
						

						

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