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Certified
Seeds |
The Nevada State
Seed Program works with a diverse seed cropping
program.
Nevada is unique in that it can grow seed crops
in a high desert environment with
irrigation. Areas where seed is grown are
Orovada, Yerington, and Lovelock. The types of
seeds grown in Nevada are:
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Alfalfa
Garlic
Onions
Wheat
Triticale
Barley
Grass Seeds
Potatoe Seeds
Native Seeds
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Alfalfa Seeds:
In Nevada we grow over 5000 acres of high
quality alfalfa seed for domestic and overseas
use. We plant conventional alfalfa varieties
along with hybrid varieties. All alfalfa seed is
grown under irrigation and harvested in timely
manner.
Garlic: Nevada is one of the premier garlic
growing areas in the world. Grown under
irrigation Nevada garlic is the highest quality
garlic in the world. Nevada garlic seed is
checked for nematodes and white rot every year
to establish the highest quality product.
Over 1000 acres is grown each year. Garlic from
Nevada goes all over the USA and the world.
Onions: Though we do not grow onion seed we grow
3000 plus acres of onions. These onions are
inspected for white rot and are shipped all over
the USA and the world.
Wheat: Wheat seed is grown in Nevada for
livestock feed and as a rotational crop under
irrigation and sold as grain.
Triticale: Triticale seed is grown for a high
quality hay and forage for cattle. Triticale has
a wide adaptability to drought conditions. A
cross between rye and durum wheat the
combination gives drought tolerance and high
protein for cattle.
Barley: Barley is mainly grown as a grain crop
and as a rotation crop.
Grass Seeds: High Quality Kentucky Blue Grass is
grown in Nevada under irrigation. Some seeds are
used for sod quality and other seeds are sold to
market.
Potatoe Seeds: Potatoes grown here in Nevada are
shipped all over the USA and the world. Several
thousand acres of commercial potatoes are grown
here each year.
Native Seeds: Native Seeds are for
reestablishing range land from wild fires,
reclamation,
landscaping, highway seeding. This is a growing
business and is rapidly becoming the leading
seed source in Nevada.
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