Nadine Wilkins (202)720-8998Nadine.wilkins@ams.usda.gov
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14, 2011 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced that Farmers Ag Center, a seed company operating out of Mountain Grove, Mo., has paid $1,800 to settle alleged violations of the Federal Seed Act. The company settled the case in agreement with AMS officials. The company neither admitted nor denied the charges brought against them.
This settlement resolves four cases that involved multiple shipments–one shipment of tall fescue seed to Kentucky and three shipments of tall fescue seed to Tennessee. The alleged violation was false labeling as to variety name.
AMS administers the Federal Seed Act with the assistance of state seed officials. The investigations were completed through joint efforts by AMS and seed regulatory officials in Kentucky and Tennessee. The Federal Seed Act is a truth-in-labeling law designed to protect farmers and consumers who buy seed.
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