MF-2498 Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service Economic Issues with Certified and Farmer-Saved Wheat

Recently, several food and agribusiness firms began offering economic incentives for identity-preserved wheat in Kansas. In addition, newly released hard white wheat varieties from K-State Research and Extension must be kept separate from hard red wheat varieties. One key component of the marketing contracts used to purchase this identity-preserved wheat is the need to document the source of the wheat seed. At the present time, all of these contracts require the use of certified seed. This publication provides an overview of economic issues associated with using certified and farmer-saved wheat seed. Overview of Certified and Farmer-Saved Seed Certified seed from public varieties and privat