And the Winners Are….

The Bridger PMC is pleased to announce the results of the Montana and Wyoming NRCS Field Office seed collection efforts in 2007. Montana field staff contributed 38 collections from 10 counties with a combined weight of 2½ pounds. NRCS personnel from the Miles City Area sent in the majority of the collections, with Robert Kilian at the head of the pack and Kathy Knoblach nipping at his heels. The largest sample was Thermopsis rhombifolia weighing 58 grams submitted from a Great Falls Area group of collectors headed up by Bruce Waage. Wyoming field staff contributed 11 collections from nine counties with a combined weight of ½ pound. Ray Gullion sent in the most collections along with repeated efforts from several other NRCS personnel across the state. The largest sample was submitted as Vicia americana weighing 73 grams from Brian Jensen. Not since 1994 has the PMC received so many seed collections in a year! Field Office seed collections are the fundamental backbone of the plant materials program and the driving force behind all conservation germplasm released to the commercial seed industry. We really appreciate the effort and hope you folks will continue to make collections of plants with promising conservation applications. Annual results will be included in PMC reports and promising material will advance for further testing.

By Susan R. Winslow, PMC Agronomist.

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