Membership Requirements

Corporations, partnerships or individuals who are regularly engaged in the production or buying and selling of agricultural and horticultural seeds or related products are eligible to become members.

Active Members, $350

Corporations, partnerships or individuals who are regularly engaged in the production of buying and selling of agricultural and/or horticultural seeds. They shall maintain an established place of business, a branch or an agent in one or more of the following states: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, Vermont, West Virginia. Those corporations, partnerships or individuals outside of the fourteen states are eligible as Active Non-Resident Members with full voting rights.  

Associate Membership, $250

Includes corporations, partnerships or individuals who are otherwise closely associated with the seed trade. Associate members shall be entitled to participate in all meetings but shall not be entitled to vote. 

Affiliate Membership, $250

Includes companies with separate identities but with the same or similar ownership as an active member. Affiliate members shall be entitled to participate in all meetings but shall not be entitled to vote.