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The Missouri Crop Improvement Association (MCIA) is an independent,
not-for-profit organization providing unbiased, third-party
services in the areas of seed certification, quality assurance
(QA), identity preserved (IP), source identified and organic
inspections. In addition, MCIA operates
a full service laboratory providing testing and analysis services
for seed & grain products.
MCIA was formed in 1904 as a student club at the University
of Missouri. Early work focused on the improvement of corn,
eventually branching out into other crops. MCIA was known
as the Missouri Corn Growers Association from 1904 until 1946,
when the name was changed to the Missouri Seed Improvement
Association. The name was changed to the Missouri Crop Improvement
Association in 2004 in response to the addition of programs and services
that branched out beyond the traditional seed programs.
MCIA is appointed annually by the Director of the Missouri
Agricultural Experiment Station as the official seed certifying
body for the State of Missouri and is the only entity that
may perform official seed certification functions. This appointment
is authorized in section 266.092 of the Missouri Seed Law.
MCIA is an active member of the Association of Official Seed
Certifying Agencies (AOSCA) and holds a seat on that organizations
Board of Directors. AOSCA is the international body charged
with developing and maintaining seed certification standards
and procedures.
Currently, MCIA provides inspection and testing services
on over 800 brands and/or varieties of over 100 different species/crops.
For additional information on MCIA or any of the services
provided, please contact us at:
Missouri Crop Improvement Association
3211 Lemone Industrial Blvd.
Columbia, MO 65201-8245
PH (573) 449-0586
FX (573) 874-3193
E-mail: MOSEED@AOL.COM
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| Officers,
Directors, and Staff |
| Officers |
| President |
Vice-President |
Rennie Davis
45339 Audrain Road 548
Vandalia, MO 63382
(660) 885-7551 |
E. L. Reed
1801 Fairchild
Chillicothe, MO 64601
(660) 646-5602 |
Secretary/
Treasurer |
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Richard Arnett
3211 Lemone Industrial Drive
Columbia, MO 65201-7600
(573) 449-0586 |
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| Directors |
| Region I |
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Rennie Davis
45339 Audrain 548
Vandalia, MO 63382
(573) 594-3222 |
Brian Anderson
201 Ray Young Drive
Columbia, MO 65201
(573) 876-5285 |
| Region II |
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Dan Weber
Rt. 4, Box 130
Marshall, MO 65340
(660) 886-9998 |
E.L. Reed
1801 Fairchild
Chillicothe, MO 64601
(660) 646-5602 |
| Region III |
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Bruce Strobel
1173 NE 1075
Concordia, MO 64020
(660) 463-2895 |
Lynn Andrews
5505 Locust Road
Carthage, MO 64836
(417) 246-5510 |
| Region IV |
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Lawrence Dorroh
2501 Hwy. 84 East
Hayti, MO 63851
(573) 359-2222 |
Hubert Snipes
805 Homecrest
Kennett, MO 63857
(573) 888-5933 |
| At-Large |
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Joe Paulsmeyer
425 Paulsmeyer Road
Silex, MO 63377
(573) 656-3346 |
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| Staff |
| Executive Director |
| Richard Arnett |
| Assistant Director |
| Mark Quisenberry |
| Laboratory Manager/RST |
| Trent Hall |
| Seed Analyst |
| Martha Gore |
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