Organic Certification

NOP Accredited Organic Certification for Georgia Farmers

GCIA Certified Turfgrass

When only the best will do, ask for ‘Blue Tag’ Certified Sod.

GCIA Food Safety Programs

Food Safety Programs in Cooperation with the Georgia Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association

Welcome to Georgia Crop Improvement Association

The Georgia Crop Improvement Association is an organization of seed producers and turfgrass growers who are interested in growing and making available to the public, through certification, high quality seeds and propagating materials of superior varieties so grown and distributed as to insure genetic purity and identity. 

News Articles

CWD confirmed in third deer; Lowndes added to management area

On Oct. 1, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) notified hunting license holders in Berrien, Lanier and Lowndes counties that a 2 ½ year-old buck in Lanier County tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The landowner, in cooperation with DNR, collected the deer for disease...

Peanut Harvest Update Across the Southeast

Peanut Harvest Progresses in Georgia and Alabama Despite Dry Conditions Peanuts being harvested.Will Jordan image. Peanut farmers across the Southeast are working hard to get their crops in, but a lack of widespread rain continues to challenge progress. According to peanut specialists, rainfall...

Seed Certification

GCIA supervises the production and increase of certified seed, which can full within three classes.

Turfgrass Certification

Certification is the only quality control offered for protection of the consumer, as state and federal laws do not address vegetatively produced crops.

Organic Certification

Our Organic Certification Program is committed to environmentally sound and economically viable production of food.

Become A Member

For a $35 fee, associate members gain access to the following perks:

  • Quarterly Newsletters
  • Spring and Fall Seed Lists
  • Notification of Annual Meeting Date
  • Short Courses such for Soybean/Small Grain Seed and Peanut Seed