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
USDA Announces December 2025 Lending Rates for Agricultural Producers
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced loan interest rates for December 2025, which are effective Dec. 1, 2025. USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation,...
USDA announces $12 billion in payments to U.S. farmers affected by market disruptions
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today, Dec. 8, announced a $12 billion relief package designed to help farmers manage rising production costs and ongoing market disruptions. Most of the funds — up to $11 billion — will flow through the new Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program, aimed at...
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...
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
