How will certifiers enforce the commercial availability exception to the organic seed requirement?
MOFGA will look for verification that the grower made an attempt to find organic seed. We will not be forcing the use of varieties that are not wanted. Although the NOP has not adopted it yet, MOFGA will use the recommendation from the NOSB until we are told otherwise. The NOSB recommendation is as follows: Recommended criteria and procedures for assessing organic seeds and planting stock Seeds and planting stock should be handled separately from processing and livestock inputs. The NOSB recommends that certifying agents handle determinations and documentation of commercial availability through the organic farm plan requirements stated in 205.201(a)(2) and the normal verification process. The essential criteria for determining commercial availability are stated in the definition: appropriate form, quality, and quantity. The NOSB recommends that excessive price considerations for organic seeds and planting stock should not be included at this time because no consensus has been reached t
