A06 Cover Crop Seed Mix Specifications.pdf

United States Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management – North Central Montana District

GLASGOW FIELD OFFICE

NORTH VALLEY COVER CROP SEED

VALLEY COUNTY, MONTANA

I. Introduction and Background The BLM-Glasgow Field Office is implementing habitat restoration projects to benefit Greater Sage-grouse by utilizing a multi-phased approach. Various management strategies have been used to date across the 4 proposed units, including prescribed fire, herbicide treatments and initial native seed mixes. The native seed mixes have not grown to date, so the BLM is implementing cover cropping to improve soil health before a second native plant seeding. In the spring of 2021, the BLM plans to seed approximately 1,500 acres with a cover crop.

II. Product Specification:

Awardee will provide seed identified in the 2 seed mixes below. Seed will be provided to the BLM mixed and in tote bags, clearly labeled by seed mix.

Seed Mix 1 - 7,245 PLS pounds:

Species Cultivar PLS pounds Vetch Common VNS 700 Clover Crimson-Dixie 350 Faba Bean VNS 1,750 Millet German GCS 700 Millet Proso (White) 700 Sorghum Sudan 1,050 Corn BMR 84 Day

Grazing

Impact Forage Collards 245 African Cabbage 245 Buckwheat Mancan 350 Sunflower Black Oil Seed 350 Phacelia “Super Bee” 105

Seed Mix 2 – 16,675 PLS pounds:

Species Cultivar PLS pounds Millet German GCS 6,900 Millet Proso (White) 3,450 Sorghum Sudan 2,300 Impact Forage Collards 862.5 Rapeseed Trophy 862.5 Buckwheat Mancan 1,150 Sunflower Black Oil Seed 1,150

III. Delivery Seed mixes will be delivered, in tote bags, to the BLM Glasgow Field Office, 5 Lasar Drive, Glasgow, MT 59230 between May 1 and May 15, 2021.