Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO ASSIST THE MICHIGAN SEED INDUSTRY BY PROVIDING: GENETIC, DISEASE, AGRONOMIC, AND MARKETING INFORMATION, THROUGH FOUNDATION SEED PRODUCTION, FIELD INSPECTION, AND LAB TESTING, TO FACILITATE THE MOVEMENT OF SEED OR PLANT PRODUCTS IN LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS.
SEED RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TESTING, AND CERTIFICATION TO PROMOTE THE PRODUCTION OF SEED STOCK.
PURCHASE AND CERTIFICATION OF FOUNDATION SEED FOR THE ASSOCIATION'S 112 MEMBERS, INCLUDING 35 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. 1,073,787 BUSHELS WERE CERTIFIED IN 2020.
SEED TESTING AND CERTIFICATION FOR THE ASSOCIATION'S 112 MEMBERS, INCLUDING 35 ASSOCIATE MEMBERS. 97,573 ACRES WERE INSPECTED IN 2020 AND OVER 7,700 LAB TESTS WERE PERFORMED.
VARIETY DEVELOPMENT
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Curren J Palmer | MANAGER | 45 | $133,503 |
| Chris Tiedje | FIELD AND LAB DIRECTOR | 45 | $103,229 |
| Chris Schmidt | PRESIDENT | 1 | $375 |
| Larry Metz | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $375 |
| Mark Vollmar | SECRETARY/TREASURER | 1 | $375 |
| Jeff Dreher | DIRECTOR | 1 | $375 |
| Paul Varner | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $375 |
| Alan Moore | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $250 |
| Toby Brown | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $250 |
| Michael Philip | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robin Rosenbaum | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Doug Buhler | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
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public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202131049349300618_public.xml