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
UGA Researcher Warns Georgia Farmers: The Pasture Mealybug Is Moving Fast and Treatments Are Limited
Tifton, GA | Most Georgia farmers have never heard of the pasture mealybug — but researchers say it has the potential to cause serious damage across the state’s forage industry. Lisa Baxter, State Forage Extension Specialist with the University of Georgia, says while the pest isn’t new to the...
Trump Administration Announces $8 Billion Harvest Fuel Relief Program
(Washington, D.C., October 19, 2026) – Today, President Donald J. Trump, alongside U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will make $8 billion available for one-time payments to American farmers this harvest season to provide relief...
UGA Receives $9M for Peanut Research Lab
Athens, Ga. – The University of Georgia will lead the new Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Peanut, a U.S. Department of State program that brings together U.S. and international scientists to make peanut farming more productive, profitable and safe. The award is for up to five years, with an...
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
