Performance Details
Department of Natural Resources - North Latitude Plant Material Center
Mission
Promote and encourage development of an agriculture industry in Alaska.
Core Services
- Provide plant solutions for erosion control, seed production, and revegetation statewide.
- Provide technical assistance and management efforts against terrestrial and freshwater invasive plants.
- Administer plant material services meeting the needs of Alaska natural resource developers and agricultural industries.
- Administer technical assistance for the Industrial Hemp Program.
Mission Results |
Core Services |
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Performance Detail
A: Result -Ensure that plant materials and industry services are available for Alaskan agricultural and environmental needs statewide. |
A1: Core Service - Provide plant solutions for erosion control, seed production, and revegetation statewide. |
Target #1: Respond to 95% of requests for plant solutions..
Target Last Modified: 11/08/2023 |
A2: Core Service - Provide technical assistance and management efforts against terrestrial and freshwater invasive plants. |
Target #1: Respond to invasive plant inquires and actively manage priority infestations..
Target Last Modified: 11/08/2023 |
A3: Core Service - Administer plant material services meeting the needs of Alaska natural resource developers and agricultural industries. |
Target #1: Meet 95% of requested seed testing, seed cleaning, seed sales, and pathology services requested by Alaskan industries and agencies..
NULL ERRORAnalysis of results and challenges: The Alaska Plant Materials Center (PMC) offers multiple plant material services to include seed cleaning and conditioning, seed testing, plant pathology testing, foundation seed sales, generation zero potato seed sales and seed certifications. The PMC houses the only nationally certified seed testing lab in the state of Alaska. The lab offers a variety of tests including purity, germination, tetrazolium (viability), noxious weed seed, moisture content, seed count and pathological testing services. Alaska State Seed Lab is a vital link between seed growers, seed retailers and customers. The lab ensures that the seed marketed in the state meets state and federal seed laws and industry standards prior to being offered for sale in the state. These services are provided at a fee to the client to cover the cost of the testing, sale of plant materials, or cleaning and conditioning of the seed lot.
Target Last Modified: 11/07/2023 |
A4: Core Service - Administer technical assistance for the Industrial Hemp Program. |
Target #1: Continuing to provide technical assistance about the Industrial hemp program..
Target Last Modified: 11/07/2023 |
Last refreshed: 04/24/2024 05:00 pm