Seedbed Preparation and Seeding

Plant Materials Technical Note Number MT-58

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Plant Materials Technical Note Number MT-58 (PDF; 548 KB)

April 2007.
By Larry Holzworth, Plant Materials Specialist, USDA-NRCS, Bozeman, Montana Loren E. Wiesner (Retired), Professor Of Agronomy, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana.

Adapted from Montana Interagency Plant Materials Handbook. June 1990. Extension Bulletin 69. Montana State University, Extension Service, Bozeman, Montana, NRCS Montana Pasture and Hay Planting (Code 512) and Range Planting (Code 550) Conservation Practice Specifications. Idaho Plant Materials Technical Note Number 10 Pasture and Range Seedings, Planning-Installation-Evaluation, (Revised) January 2006.

Principles of Establishment and Seedling Year Management

• Seedbed Preparation
• Equipment for Seeding
• Seeding Depth and Row Spacing
• Date of Seeding
• Recommended Seeding Rates (PLS) and Species
• Companion or Nurse Crops
• Comparing Seed Lots and Cost, Calculating PLS and Seeds per Row Foot Based on PLS Pounds per Acre
• Drills and Seeders
• Drill or Seeder Attachments
• Management of Dryland Seeded Pastures
• Range Seedings
• References

If you have any questions, please contact:

Jim Jacobs, Plant Materials Specialist
Phone: (406) 587-6995
Email: Jim.Jacobs

Ronald Nadwornick, State Resource Conservationist
Phone: (406) 587-6998
Email: Ron.Nadwornick

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Last Modified: 06/24/2008