You can contact Weights and Measures at (225) 925-3780 or (800) 247-1086 or contact us through email: info@ldaf.state.la.us.

LDAF Superior Loblolly Pine seedlings are from our first generation seed orchards. These seed orchards have been tested for superior growth and disease resistance. The growth rates on these seedlings average about 17% increase in growth rates from wild or woods run seedlings.

The Seed Inspection Fee is a regulatory fee on all seed sold in the state, used to defray the cost of regulating the seed industry in Louisiana.

View Steps to the Certification Process on this website.

Certified Seed is high-quality seed of a known variety, which has superior production potential as defined by these important factors:  known genetic source, identity and origin, high genetic purity, high germinating ability, minimum amount of impurities, known presence or absence of certain seed-borne diseases and free of noxious weeds.