As everyone is preparing to plant their native grass seed, whether it be for CRP, Wildlife Enchancement, or for your yard the big question of HOW arises. But you need not worry Brett and Rhett have put together a video on the How To for broadcasting native grass seed. Follow the link below for the video.
We at Bamert Seed Company would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy this time with family and friends and take a moment to reflect on all that you have to be thankful for as individuals and a nation.
While enjoying your Thanksgiving festivities take a moment to thank the farmers who provide a bountiful harvest every year. It is through their hard work and dedication which allows us to enjoy an abundance and vast variety of affordable foods.
Recently, Rhett Kerby and Gretchen Adams, represented Bamert Seed Company at the Texas Chapter of The Society for Range Management’s annual meeting. At the annual meeting Bamert Seed Company donated towards the cash prizes awarded to the top two individual winners of the plant identification contest. Congratulations!
Brett & Rhett talking on how to plant your native grass seed!
Bamert Seed Company’s Big Bluestem has been put to the test in North Carolina. In cooperation with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Bamert’s Big Bluestem came to the forefront as the grass to have due to its high yielding capabilities and wildlife benefits.
In many areas producers are seeking alternatives to their introduced pastures. Producers are primarily concerned with lowering the cost of inputs (namely fertilizer) while not sacrificing yield and quality. Bamert’s Big Bluestem does exactly that.
The wildlife benefits to planting Bamert’s Big Bluestem are tremendous. The big bluestem offers nesting cover for ground nesting birds while offering loafing cover for fawns.
Pictured here is Bamert’s Big Bluestem producing 130 5×4 round bales on 25 acres with exceptionally low input costs.
Rhett Kerby, MS Sales and Marketing Manager www.BamertSeed.com
Our Goal:
Bamert Seed Company is a family owned company in search of a Sales Professional. The ideal candidate will have an enthusiastic personality and become a key team member in a company that provides a working environment that promotes and enhances family life and living.
Bamert Seed Company, Inc. is located in Muleshoe, Texas and began producing native seed in 1951. We specialize in native warm season grass seed, forbs, and legumes. We are a major supplier for the conservation, reclamation, restoration, and biofuel industries throughout the United States and internationally. Our mission at Bamert Seed Company is to supply the highest quality native seed while providing friendly, experienced guidance to ensure customer success. The selected candidate must be self-motivated and able to accomplish desired goals and objectives for the team. Experience in the conservation, restoration, or seed industry is desired but not required.
Requirements:
Duties:
Compensation:
Commensurate with experience, the benefits package includes retirement, health insurance, personal time and vacation.
To Apply:
Applications will be available at the following link: Job Application – Sales. Please email along with a cover letter and resume to natives@bamertseed.com or fax it to (806) 272-3114.
Contact Information:
If you are interested in this position or have questions, please contact Rhett Kerby at natives@bamertseed.com or (800) 262-9892.
If you would like this in a printable format click link here. Sales Position
Rhett Kerby, Sales and Marketing Manager, spent the afternoon with Muleshoe FFA students teaching them identifying characteristics of native plants of the Texas Panhandle. Muleshoe FFA will be competing in the wildlife competition in the near future. We wish them best of luck!
2011 was one for the record books! It’s unfortunate those records are not the ones folks like to brag about. The extremely hot, dry, windy days significantly reduced or eliminated native and introduced grass seed yield across most of the major seed producing areas. As a result, prices are up and availability is down for many varieties.
Introduced grasses: There is an industry-wide shortage on many of the introduced grasses, such as kleingrass, WW B Dahl, and wilman lovegrass. But, some growers with irrigated production do have fair supplies.
Native grasses: Indiangrass is by far in the shortest supply; to the point most companies will likely be selling this item in blends only. Little bluestem is in slightly better shape than indiangrass for the time being. As we continue into the planting season I anticipate the availability of little bluestem to become an issue. The availability of switchgrass, sideoats, bristlegrass, big bluestem, sand bluestem, sand lovegrass, green sprangletop is fair (relatively speaking).
Forbs: As we speak, forb supply is as good as any of the grasses. For instance, there are fair supplies of croton, native sunflower, maximillian sunflower, oxeye sunflower, bush sunflower, black-eyed susan, mexican hat, pigweed, kochia, bundleflower, purple prairie clover, purple coneflower, lance leaf coreopsis and englemann daisy.
Annuals for food plots: The millets, such as browntop, japanese and dove prose, are in very short supply. The supply of cowpeas will dwindle quickly, as these are a commonly planted spring food plot item and the production made in wetter parts of the country will be used up rapidly as the planting season gets underway. Milo and other sorghums are also short in supply and will disappear quickly once farmers begin planting. One annual that does have fair availability is sorghum almum.
I highly recommend and advise customers to make their seed purchases early, while seed is available. If you have projects to seed pipelines or right-of-ways, reclaim newly cleaned regrowth pastures, or are planning spring food plots for deer or birds, get in touch with a seed supplier right away and get your spring planting seed booked.
Rhett Kerby, Sales and Marketing Mgr.
Bamert Seed Company
Visit our forum thread here on Whitetail Domains to ask questions and get seed and planting advice.
I have worked with many land owners that often wondered how feral hogs affect quail populations. In Dr. Dale Rollins’ latest news letter he sheds light on the topic…see link below!
Raccoon Grooming Feral Hogs! Who’d thought it! Click on the pic below to find out more about the relationship between Raccoon’s an Hogs!
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