Certified seeds guarantee the conformity and uniformity of: varietal identity, varietal purity thresholds, physiological and sanitary state. Certified seeds have a line of traceability that allow businesses to have a measure of accountability all the way to the final user.

‘EU Certified seeds’ means that the seed is independently measured and evaluated over a three-year period to determine: germination, THC limits, uniformity, uniqueness and purity. When all the conditions are validated, the seed can then be added to the EU plant variety database and publicly sold on the market. The S.O.C. (Service Oficial de Controle et de Certification), is the organization that validates the conformity of hemp seeds in France. The O.E.C.D. system is internationally recognized for the trading of plant varieties in the USA and Europe.

Yes, absolutely! The S.O.C. provides the certificate of origin - an official document, which includes the information for the certification - identity of batch, specific purity, germination rate and health quality. After the certificate of origin is released, the producer of the seeds is able to obtain the labels for seed bags (usually 25 kg = 55 pounds). Each label on the bags includes the batch number from certificate of origin and unique number to ensure that the seeds can be traced to the source.

Controls are carried out at all stages of the seed’s production process, from the field to the freight shipping. Any non-conformity will result in the batch being rejected. Declaring your protection to SEMAE (French Interprofessional Organization for Seeds and Plants) is compulsory to produce seeds. Various criteria must be met to clarify a batch: verification of the parent seed batch, the history of the production plot, the production conditions, compliance with the technical regulations, batch traceability and batch approval.

Good question. Certified seed refers to planting seed, from this seed, crops will be produced by the farmers. In order to have 100% clarity of what they are growing, farmers require certified seed, either AOSCA or OECD. Hemp seeds for human consumption undergo a series of different tests such as: test for THC, heavy metals, pesticides, nutrition, etc. This end use is then referred to as a grain crop.

We happen to have the link right here EU Plant variety database (v.3.4) (europa.eu). European hemp varieties are trialed independently by state institutions (similar to UKZUZ in Czech republic) for 2-3 years. Year 1 is morphology and stability testing. If the variety passes, it goes on to the testing of the utility value. Once approved for their utility value and morphology stability, the variety can be added to the national or EU plant databases. The breeders are required to maintain the qualities of their variety and must be able to pass re-registration every 10 years.

Providing a Certificate of Authenticity or Analysis is common practice in the handling of hemp material for human consumption or extraction processes. This COA will demonstrate the quality of the material after it is grown, but the actual seed certification is going to be categorized under AOSCA or OECD registration. The varieties konopiUS distributes are registered to the EU plant variety database after completing independent, government verification trials which includes proving stability of the variety under 0.2% THC limit. Therefore EU registered hemp sowing seeds have no available COA’s. The farmers who multiply the hemp varieties need to pass their field testing by government authorities for THC as well.

KonopiUS has distribution points in several states. Delivery within the USA takes a few days for smaller orders and potentially two weeks for larger orders. If the order is for large container amounts of seed, the process needs to begin in November to arrange logistics which take place in the beginning of the year.

For the international shipments of living seed, there must be an accompanying document that speaks to the health of seed and that no threat is posed to its final destination. Every country in the world requires this document, hemp is no different. All KonopiUS international shipments have this document.

KonopiUS varieties are not bred for cannabinoid content. Our specialty is fiber and grain genetics. However, all hemp plants have a measurable amount of non delta-9 cannabinoids. Our varieties, depending on their growing conditions, have between 0 - 6% cannabinoid content after dry weighing. THC Delta 9 is under 0.3%.

These terms refer to the reproductive nature of the plant. Monoecious plants have both male and female reproductive organs in one plant. As such there is generally a much higher seed yield and fiber maturity happens all at once. Dioecious plants have only one reproductive organ in the plant. Males typically mature earlier, are smaller, and provide pollen to fertilize the flowers on the larger female plants Monoecious hemp plants that were bred in the 80's in Europe demonstrated higher yields and uniformity of the harvested material. All 11 french varieties konopiUS distributes are monoecious.

The sowing density depends on the purpose of cultivation of hemp and varies greatly based on the final goal. For industrial fiber, a higher density planting in order to obtain stems and have thinner stems might be planted around 50 pounds / acre. In China for their textile quality of fiber they do more than 100 pounds / acre. For grain production it might be between 15-20 pounds / acre as greater plant spacing allows for larger plants that can produce more seeds.

Whether you’re planting hemp for fiber, grain, or dual-purpose, having the appropriate plant populations is critical. A fiber-specific crop will require a very high seeding rate (over 1 million seed / ac) versus a grain-specific crop (400,000 – 500,000 seed / ac). Farmers often like to think in terms of seed weight per acre, for example, 50 lb/ac.Many seeding rate recommendations will be made in pounds per acre. However, there is significant variability in seed size among the diverse fiber and grain hemp varieties. Planting based on seed weight without accounting for grain size may result in over or under planting and not meeting the crop population target. KonopiUS provides for all hemp seed varieties 1,000 seeds weight and germination rate. These two numbers will allow you to accurately calculate the weight of seed needed to meet your desired population

For a short term (less than one year), store the seeds in a dark, cool and dry location. Temperature should be ≤ 65 °F and humidity ≤ 35. For longer storage, (over one year) use ≤ 50°F cool storage with controlled humidity, ≤ 40% humidity.

KonopiUS seeds are sold for production only.

After the seeds have been harvested, the stalk remains. From the stalk the bast fibers may be decorticated by machine, the woody core pulp can be used for a variety of applications from bedding to building. The fiber can be used for industrial applications, the plastic or paper industry. If the collection of stalks is worth your time and efforts, you can roll over all the rest of stalks on the field, break it on smaller parts by discing, apply the digestate or some high nitrogen organic fertilizer and till it in the ground. The hemp stalk is high in carbon material, which together with high nitrogen organic material, create perfect organic fertilizer and help bring organic matter for your soil.

Growing hemp for textile is a long process with many steps what includes many different skills and expertise: 0) determining the quality of straw depends on the further processing 1) apply more dense sowing (80 pounds or more when sowed), 2) early harvest - usually one month before seeds are ready 3) access to the right harvesting equipment 4) stalk retting on the field 5) balling and storing when hemp is retted and dried.

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