The Turf and Seed Section conducts regulatory and service programs, including seed inspection, testing, certification and quality control services, designed to insure the continued availability of high quality seed to Maryland's seed consumers.Seed is the single most important input to any cropping system. 

To be successful, the grower, whether a farmer tilling hundreds of acres or a homeowner with a hundred square foot garden, must begin with quality seed. 

 Cover Crop Seed Sample Testing Form

 Seed Testing Services Request Form