* If multiple tests are needed, be sure to submit enough seed for all requested tests.
** Prices effective 10/01/2025
Common Tests by Crop Group
Group 1 Germination $25 Purity $24 Seed Count $8
Alfalfa, Buckwheat, Cereals, Clovers, Flax, Hemp, Millet, Radish, Sorghum, Sudangrass, Trefoil, Vetch
Group 2 Germination $30 Purity $24 Seed Count $8
Chickpea, Corn, Field Bean, Field Pea, Lentil, Safflower, Soybean, Sunflower
Group 3 Germination $30 Purity $32 Seed Count $8
Canola, Crambe, Mustard, Sugarbeet, Turnip
Group 4 Germination $32 Purity $35
Blanketflower, Bluegrass, Bromegrass, Coneflower, Crested Wheatgrass, Crown Vetch, False/Maximillian Sunflower, Fescue, Orchardgrass, Prairie Dropseed, Prairie Junegrass, Ryegrass, Sand Dropseed, Timothy
Group 5 Germination $40 Purity $80
Bluestem, Grama, Indiangrass
Group 6 Germination $35 Purity $60
Wheatgrasses, Wildrye
Group 7 Germination $40 Purity $28
Switchgrass
Group 8 Germination $64 Purity $28
Green Needlegrass, Needle and Thread
Other Tests
| Seed Viability Tests | Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Accelerated Aging | (Soybeans, Field Beans, Field Peas) | $27 |
| Tetrazolium | Group 1 crops | $42 |
| All other crops | $45 |
| Purity Tests | Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| Herbicide Trait Bioassay | Clearfield Wheat and Lentil | $100 |
| Glyphosate Tolerant Soybean | $40 | |
| USA All States Noxious | $30 | |
| Canadian Noxious | Group 1 & 2 crops | $30 |
| All other crops | $40 | |
| Other Crop Check | $18 | |
| Seed Count* | *Seed Count added to all purity samples of: Barley, Durum, Wheat, Oat, Rye, Triticale, Chickpea, Field Bean, Lentil, Safflower and Soybean | $8 |
| Test Weight | $10 | |
| Weed Check | $18 | |
| Crop Grading | Mustard only | $40 |
| Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) Red/White Wheat | $18 |
Miscellaneous Charges
Treated Sample
Additional $2.00 added to fee.
Mixture Fees
Sum of individual cost of each component charged for germination and purity tests. Additional separation fee of $4.00 per component added.
Rush Fee
Double the test fee for the kind tested.
Hourly Fee
$50.00 per hour added to samples that are time consuming, dirty, and/or have excessively high inert matter.
Document Fee
$10.00
Revised Testing Fee
$25.00
Sample Size for Testing
Germination
The minimum sample size is at least 800 seeds.
Purity
Small-seeded grasses, white or alsike clover or seeds of similar size (4 oz.)
Sweet clover, red clover, alfalfa, grasses, millet, rape, flax or seeds of similar size (1/2 lb.)
Cereals, soybeans, or seeds of similar size (2 lb.)