Field Services
Non-GMO Testing Update
Results from the Envirologix TotalTrait GMO Soy comb will now include a total GMO estimate value in the final report. This value is the total trait level of the four proteins evaluated in the test: CP4 EPSPS (RoundupReady), PAT/pat (LibertyLink), DMO (Dicamba), and 2mEPSPS (Balance GT/27). The Envirologix kit has shown to produce false-positive results […]
Healthy Fields
Field Services Annual Report by Matt Raymond – Director The Field Services department covers a broad range of seed and grain services. Under our various accreditations, we conduct field inspections for certification, phytosanitary, and weed-free forage programs during the growing season. After inspections end in autumn we move to the greenhouse and lab and spend our […]
Quick Scan GMO Testing
Field Services Update by Matt Raymond Back in 2012 Illinois Crop Improvement purchased the QuickScan System from Envirologix. The QuickScan System is a lateral flow strip reader device that can provide quantitative results. The initial use of the QuickScan system was predominately for mycotoxin testing in our Identity Preserved Grain lab. In addition to the mycotoxin testing […]
Watch for Flags
Field Services Report by Matt Raymond, RGT – Field Services Director Phytosanitary Field Inspections IL Crop’s accreditation to perform phytosanitary field inspections is granted through the National Seed Health System (NSHS). To maintain our phytosanitary field inspection accreditation IL Crop must pass a NSHS re-accreditation audit of our inspection process every three years. NSHS audited our […]
Field Services Report Report
Field Services Report Report by Matt Raymond, RGT – Field Services Director The Field Services department serves two different aspects of the seed industry, field inspections and trait testing. During the traditional crop growing season field inspections compose the majority of the services. Traditional inspections provide an assessment of the purity of the field that is […]