About Us
Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc. (FFSP), is a not-for-profit corporation and direct support organization of the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station (FAES), an agricultural and natural resources research program of the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS).
FFSP was organized as a not-for-profit corporation in 1957 for the following purposes:
- To provide that there is foundation seed and nursery stocks of the best-known varieties adaptable to the Florida climate and soils available annually to Florida farmers and producers in adequate quantities and at reasonable prices.
- To cooperate with the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Florida in making available new and improved crop seed and nursery stocks by purchase, barter, lease, or gift to Florida farmers and producers; to propagate and increase the same through any agency, and particularly by contracting with producers and institutions; and to disseminate such increased stocks to it's members and others.
If you or your company is interested in applying for membership in Florida Foundation Seed Producers, Inc., please complete the Membership Application (found here) and submit the completed application along with payment for the application fee to FFSP.