Initially, when I am planting someone else's seed, as much information as possible from that seed lot and packet would be recorded. Then when the seed from that harvest is stored it will be placed in a paper bag or envelope with one label inside and one outside. The label would contain; farm name and location, lot number, year, species, cultivar and common name.
When my seed is repackaged for the consumer I would transfer the same information from my label to the seed packet of the consumer. It would just be arranged in a more appealing way, such as the image below for the front of the packet with simply the cultivar name (although I would include species as well) and the farm name. The back of the packet would include year grown, lot number and farm location.
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Hi Carla; I think you have captured the essential things you want to track. As you collate that information into a digital format you can also add other information that you have gathered about the seed, like say, germination test results and the date of those tests. Sometimes, having all that information, in one easy to look at database can simplify thiings and be very useful.
ReplyDeleteHi Carla - I agree with Patrick, you've captured the necessary information for traceability. I particularly like that you've identified the need to record the data from the original supplier of your seed, that's critical. And I strongly support having all your data in one place, including germ test dates and results.
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